Canon EOS 450D with 18-55mm lens Reviews: Digital SLR Camera

+ Great upgrade from my 350D
HDSD Card is great improvement
LCD Screen is larger and much more useful than the 350D
The live view function is great

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+ All round excellent camera

- None yet

+ This camerea has a large screen and is Good for anyone who wants to start pgotography.

- I have a little bit of a problem at night.

+ Superb camera!

- Live view is a little slow.

+ Large number of features give excellent versatility. Image stabilisation is excellent.

- Chromatic aberration is excessive in my opinion but can be easily removed from raw files in supplied software

+ Very easy to start using a soon as you open the box - with a little background reading and research the more dvanced settings are easy to apply and achieve great photos in all conditions and lights. Photo quality is excellent with actual size allowing photos to be blown up or zoomed and rerun quality. This was my first digital SLR and I'm looking forward to learning even more about photography with this camera. t

- Changing settings quickly is near impossible if the auto settings are failing to give you the photo you wanted - so if your object is moving or easily disturbed this can be a problem. The lens supplied can be quite limiting but there is a good selection of affordable lenses which the camera performs extremly well with.

+ Light and easy to use; battery lasts a long time.

- Anoying flash pops up too frequently, best left in the "no flas" mode.

+ Sturdy build with good quality materials used.

- My first digital SLR and a little confusing..

+ Light and easy to use.

- Could do with a larger viewing screen and to take pictures from screen.

+ Easy menu. Lots of good features without spending a lot of money. Good camera for experienced film SLR owner testing the water with digital.

- Plastic build, feels cheap, but hay its works well and its the images that count right.

+ all

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+ All good

- None bad

+ I have'nt really had a chance to use it properly yet, but so far everything seems very good. Its my first digital slr so I'm no expert on tech stuff. Can't wait to get stuck in.

- In my humble opinion, haven't come across any yet.

+ This camera is really easy to use for a beginner, and is really fast if you want to take picture after picture.

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+ There are so many options that it can seem quite daunting getting to grips with it (however that's much the same as any other digital SLR), but in reality it's the number of options that make it such a great camera.

- The lens is comes with is a bit limited so already I'm thinking of buying a good zoom lens.

+ I really love this camera as the first SLR camera for anyone. Its picture quality is greate and even my mom can take pictures in Auto mode since it is that simple. The LCD display is good size and there are menu options to check the picture quality promtly. However I have to say that there is lot more for me to learn about this camera. I'm not an expert yet, but I want to be soon.

- It would have been far better if the video capturing is possible with this as it is with EOS 500D. I realize this only after I placed my order. Bit of a reckless research on selecting the camera.

+ size

- image quality could be better

+ Ease of use, not difficult to upgrade from a film SLR

- Haven't found any

+ Good- easy access to controls especially ISO and white balance.

- None to date but looking for decent telephoto zoom lens

+ easy to use, quality product

- none found so far!!

+ High resolution camera at avery reasonable price. Adequate kit lens, with good range of others available. Live view feature a bonus at this end of the market.

- Good build quality overall, but a little 'plasticy'

+ Good low-end SLR - perfect for beginners!

- None so far!

+ Extremely light weight. Great quality

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+ ease of use as first foray into DSLR's after looking at Nikon D60 find this has the edge. Plus it is light and image reproduction very good for price

- haven't found any yet

+ Good quality camera but the kit lens is just a tad too soft around the edges at times - still capable of great results though!

- maybe a tad pricey compared to the likes of the Sonys.

+ Easy to use on auto settings. Excellent viewing screen and quality. Overall, a real pleasure to shoot photos with.

- On auto settings, light and colour are not picked up as well as I would have hoped

+ Easy in use. Good for amateur or professional photographer.

- I didnt find yet

+ Great camera for the money... very easy to use great for someone looking to upgrade from a standard digital camera..

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+ Easy to use and take good quality images without having to individual settings. Battery life good. Well weighted camera

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+ Good all round performance, image quality very good in all conditions.

- None so far.

+ very good quality imagery, large screen, high pixel count for good definition, easy to use straight away

- better grip needed for guys

+ Easy to use, quite lightweight. Good size screen

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+ With very little effort it can be used as a point and shoot camera with great results.

- A second lens is essential for shooting anything more than a few yards away.

+ Easy to use for a beginner, great features, and can accommodate the experienced photographer also.
Easy to travel with.

- I don't have any at this time.

+ Comprehensive specification

- Lens cap difficult to remove. The Pentax one is better because the release buttons are longer and stick out further so you can hold them more easily

+ Very easy to use for a novice photographer starting out and wanting to experiment.
Has so many features i have yet to use them all but soes all i want and more
Great that i can add to it as i become more proficient with lenses etc.

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+ Easy to use. Takes good photos. Can use old lenses on a new camera.

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+ all good

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+ Good size for easy transportation

- Really bad focusing with the kit lense for the type of photography I do. I tryed canon out and didn't like it I would go with nikon year after year becasuse in my eyes the cameras are far better quality

+ Easy to use for beginer with great image quality

- Buying memory card seperately

+ lots of features, good image quality, relatively easy to use and handle

- none so far!

+ EXCELLENT CAMERA WITH AN EXCELLENT NAME YOU CAN TRUST.....CANON BUILT TO LAST VERY EASY TO USE ON AUTO SETTINGS....EXCELLENT RANGE OF LENSES AVAILABLE FOR THIS CAMERA

- SLIGHTLY DEARER TO BUY IN THE UK THAN IN THE USA WHERE I FIRST SO THIS CAMERA

+ Ease of use

- Cost
Lense feels a bit plasticky

+ Easy to use and does everything I want to do

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+ great size, not too heavy, lots of functions and good battery life.

- live view could be easier to use for the not as experienced user. video recording would have been a nice add on as well.

+ fantastic photos, multi imaging facilities, image stabilsing lense, superb build quality

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+ Light ; simple to use ; many options available to both experienced and novice photographers. Images are first class.

- Can't think of any.

+ I'm a novice photographer and for me it has everything I need to get started and hopefully will continue to be a good camera once I get a bit better.

- It's quite heavy, but that's me comparing it to my previous camera which was a digital compact.

+ Very pleased with it - ticks all the boxes I wanted

- None so far

+ Everything is perfect

- I haven't

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- No Video mode.

+ Great Pictures with clarity, as a novice I fund it easy to use

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+ well designed, ease of use, and excellant graphic quality

- nothing major

+ Excellent camera - can be used like a compact (point and shoot) and is even better when on manual

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+ Fantastic build and great picture quality make this camera unbelievable value for money at this price point. I would recommend without hesitation.

- Can be a bit daunting at first but once you're familiar with the controls and setup it soon becomes second nature.

+ NB. This is graded from the point of view of a complete novice in the DSLR world. Having said that, it appears to be good for a DSLR beginner and is at a reasonable price. The instruction manual is easy to follow and I was able to start using the non pre-set functions pretty quickly and to good effect.

- None discovered yet.

+ ease of use, not too complicated to work out, light, quality, big screen,

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+ Amazing camera. I love it.

- It was expensive but the package deal made it a better offer.

+ Easy to use from the moment you open the box. Automatic feature will always guarantee stunning pictures. On-screen display is self -explanatory with crucial parametres always highlighted/blinking. The manual instruction provided is surprisingly easy to understand and gives you a good start to play around with the camera. The lens AF70-300mm provided within the begginer pack is excellent.

- Some functions might sound difficult for novices (like me), but after buying a DVD (on a famous auction website) designed to give you lessons and examples of the various capabilities of the Canon EOS450D, all the major functions are easy to operate.

+ looks good and easy to use for beginers, the battery seems to last quite a while too

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+ Great price, excellent camera very pleased

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+ Very easy to use and very light

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+ Solid camera with lots of adjustments for the beginner and for the more experienced photographer.

- I guess this camera is imported from asia?

+ Light weight and easy to handle, camera feels solid and good quality

- Can be a little confusing with all the different menus.

+ ease of use light weight

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+ Lens form non-digital film camera I peviously had works perfectly with canon digital range

- Not bag and memory card as a package

+ Great value for money and great quality.

- Small size for some people

+ Easy to use and great pictures

- Not supplied with a memory card so you cant use the camera till you have one.

+ Great size and shape and easy to hold!
Doesnt weight a lot either!
Picture quality is excellent!

- None that i can think of!

+ high performence of quality

- not easy to bring

+ Easy to use right out of the box. Just put it on auto and point and shoot for excellent quality images. Once you get to know the camera it has everything you would expect from a competent SLR.

- Haven't come across any yet.

+ arrived in time, god product and very recommonded.

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+ feels quite solid. 1st dslr so still on a steep learning curve.

- none yet discovered although the standard fitted 18-55 lense feels a bit limited.

+ superb photos

- no video

+ Loaded with features good value for money

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+ Excellent results, user friendly, extremely comfortable in the hand.

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+ Great camera easy to use and with an intuitive menu layout for readily used functions. Camera well built and a nice weight.

- I found that the colour saturation had to be increased to reproduce a realistic result from the standard setting. Should be sold with a memory card and screen protector inclusive and would have prefered a choice of is lenses to be sold as a package with slightly larger focal ranges.

+ Very easy to use

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