Canon EOS 1000D Review

The Canon EOS 1000D is designed to compete with the lowest specification DSLRs however, with the 18-55mm IS lens, comes in at £579.99.

Typical rivals are the Olympus E-420 at £379 with the 14-42mm lens boasts 10Mp, 3 AF points, sensitivity range of ISO100-1600 and the compactness that a 4/3rds system can bring.

Alternatively the Pentax K200D at £499 with the 18-55mm lens will offer you 10.2Mp, 11 AF points, sensitivity range of ISO100-1600 along with the well-known weather proofing and dust alert system.

Specification

* Resolution: 10.1Mp

* Sensor type: CMOS

* Image size: 3888x2592

* Aspect ratio: 3:2

* Sensor size: 22.2x14.8mm

* Autofocus points: 7

* Crop factor: 1.6x

* Lens mount: Canon EF/EF-S

* Metering system: 35-zone TTL

* Drive: 3fps

* Sensitivity: ISO100-1600

* Screen size: 2.5in

* Card format: SD/SDHC

* Battery model: LP-E5

* Weight: 450g

* Size: 126.1x97.5x61.9mm

* Autofocus system: TTL-CT-SIR

* Screen resolution: 230,000dots (76,000 pixels)

* File formats: JPEG, RAW

* Connectivity: USB 2.0

* Flash type: In-built, Hotshoe

* Flash metering: E-TTL II

* Flash sync speed: 1/200

* Image stabilisation: No (lens based)

* Integrated cleaning: Yes

* Live view: Yes

* Buffer depth: 5(RAW) 514(JPEG)

* Shutter speed: 30sec - 1/4000sec

* Viewfinder coverage: 95%

Overall performance from the test camera was in line with previous Canon DSLR cameras we’ve reviewed. Autofocusing was fast and accurate under most conditions, although there were times when the camera selected an unsuitable focusing point and we had to resort to manual over-ride (the user manual warns you to expect this). In dim lighting, ‘hunting’ was negligible without the AF-assist light (which uses the built-in flash and only operates when the flash is up.

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