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Rating: - Excellent camera
I bought this camera two weeks ago before leaving on a vacation. It was easy to learn to use, and I was very pleased with the results. Its automatic features make it an excellent camera for a beginner, but it has enough special features and manual settings to satisfy a more advanced photographer. The autofocus is very fast and you can use the seven focus points to place your subject wherever you like. The special exposure controls allow you to experiment, but you also get beautiful results when you put the camera in its fully automatic mode or when you use one of its seven preset image controls (i.e., closeup, portrait, or landscape with or without flash). The controls are easy to use and the camera is configured so you can get a good grip and hold it steady. I tried all of the settings in a variety of conditions and out of 240 shots, only 4 were not so good due to operator error. The indoor shots in low lighting were impressive and far better than any I have ever achieved with previous cameras, and the outdoor shots were great.While the camera is not as light weight or as small as my old point and shoot, it is not too heavy or big to carry around for long periods of time, and the superior results more than compensate for the extra weight and size. As noted by other reviewers, it does not have a date feature but that was ok with me since I don't like having a date imprinted on my photos and have never used this feature with my previous cameras.
Rating:  - Better Than Rebel 2000
The Rebel Ti is replacing the Rebel 2000 and has a couple features that make it a little better.1) The lens mount is metal instead of plastic. This makes the camera a little better made, and should last longer than the cheap plastic mounts as this area takes a lot of wear from changing lenses etc. 2) The pop-up flash sits higher. This reduces the chance of red eye because the angle between the flash and the lens is greater. 3) Faster continuous shooting speed at 2.5 frames per second, and faster AF (AutoFocus) One strange feature is that the lens is "backwards" compared to other cameras. You turn to the left to zoom in and to the right to zoom out instead of vice versa, so this may take a little getting used to if you have shot with other SLR cameras. All in all a decent camera for the entry level user.
Rating: - I love this camera
i had a point-and-shoot canon for years and it FINALLY died. i am so happy because i convinced my husband that we should buy a SLR camera to photograph our new baby with so we could take close-up shots and not end up with blurry memories. i have only used the autofocus mode so far and the first roll of film i got back was worth the cost of the camera. it was the first roll of film i have ever had developed where all of the pictures were fantastic! crisp, clear and fully focused no matter how close i was. i am/was thrilled. i feel so much more confident now with my picture taking because instead of dreading picking up my developed roll, i can be almost SURE the roll will be great. don't waste your memories to anything else!P.S. Yes, when i bought this camera it did say it was a date camera and i thought that was a great price for the date body. it's not the end of the world that it isn't the date body, but Amazon did falsely advertise this camera and that is not good business. ...
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