The Canon EOS 300D, manufactured by

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, was marketed in North America as the EOS Digital Rebel, in Japan as the EOS Kiss Digital, and was also sold as the DS6041. It is a 6.3-

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. It was initially announced on 20 August 2003 at a price point of without lens, with the "kit" lens. It is part of the

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line of cameras. This was a significant milestone in digital cameras, as it was the first digital SLR offered under $1000. The 300D was one of the first digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras that cost less than 1000 euros (£830 at January 2012 exchange rates).

Features

The 300D is often compared to the

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Canon EOS 10D, which features virtually the same

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image sensor and image processing chip. Several 10D features can be unlocked and used in the 300D by using non-official

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. The 300D

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bodies were originally available in North America in silver color only, whereas the Japanese version was also available in black. Later, black versions of the 300D were also released in the US and Europe. The 300D was the first camera to use the Canon EF-S lens mount. It also takes the EF lens mount lenses. Canon introduced the EF-S 18–55mm as the kit lens alongside the 300D. It was available in a USM version in Japan and as a non-USM version elsewhere. Very late production black 300D cameras were available with the USM version in Europe.

References

External links

Official Canon specsSpecs by dpreview.com
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