Canon Rebel XS Digital Camera Review

The Canon Digital Rebel XS is not a new camera by any means, but it’s still an affordable best selling digital camera, even though at the time I write this it’s over seven years old. So why review a seven year  old camera? Because it’s still a good deal for a top selling digital camera that offers enough features and flexibility for most users looking for a digital slr under $500. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on a quality DSLR, regardless of the age.

Let’s start with the megapixels: 10.2 isn’t considered the maximum megapixel count any more and even $100 digital cameras have more megapixels – but if you’re not going to be making  prints the size of a bus, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between a ten megapixel and twelve megapixel digital camera.

At 2.5 inches, the LCD display might be considered a bit small compared to other more modern digital SLR’s but 2.5 inches is still enough to review your photographs on the screen on the back of the Canon Rebel XS. You can also compose your photos and pictures on the screen directly by using the live view technology on the Canon XS

The Auto Light Optimizer feature is pretty advanced, considering this is seven year old technology: What this does is ensures bright areas retain detail, that otherwise would get lost  without this camera detail, and with the use of advanced picture style settings you can choose which settings work best for subject at hand.  Different picture styles can be saved and used again as well. You could have a bright and saturated picture style setting saved for shooting flowers, and more natural looking style for shooting portraits where skin tone should be not as bright as your flower photos.

Combine the integrated cleaning system which shakes any dust off the sensor and then the system automatically detects and deletes any dust that might still remain after you make the photo with the Canon XS. The result is dust free photographs that you can enjoy.

3.0 frames per second  combined with a seven point autofocus system allow for much more flexibility  when shooting with a compact SLR such as the Canon XS. Use the fast frame rate to capture the action and use the autofocu system to automatically shoot with, or select one of the seven points of autofocus you would like to use.

The Canon XS, although a little dated is still a great deal on a digital camera and includes a 15-55mm zoom lens so you’re ready to shoot right out of the box. Although regularily priced at over $600, you can now buy the Canon XS from online resellers such as Amazon, Ritz, B+H and Adorama for much less and under $500.