Canon EOS 350D Review
Product overview
- Launch price:
- £800
- Launch date:
- 1st December 2006
- Manufacturer link:
- http://www.canon.co.uk/
PhotoRadar rating:
User rating:
In brief:
- 8 Megapixel CMOS Sensor
- Consistent performance through range of shooting conditions
- Low noise in low-light conditions
- Kit lens supplied could be better
Technical Specification
Accessories: Dust cap, Lens capAuto Shut-off: Yes
Battery Type: Rechargeable Li-ion
Camera Type: Digital SLR
Case Included: No
Colour: Black
Connectivity: Composite Video/Audio Output;USB
Continuous Shooting Speed: 3
Dimensions: 127 x 94 x 64
Display Size: 1.8
Display Technology: LCD
Exposure Modes: Aperture-priority;Automatic;Close-Up;Landscape;Manual;Night Portrait;Portrait;Shutter-priority;Sport
Flash: Yes
Flash Features: E-TTL
Flash Modes: Auto;Off;On;Red-Eye Reduction
Focusing Modes: Manual
Image Formats: DPOF;NTSC/Pal Video;RAW
Image Sensor Dimensions: 22.2 x 14.8
Image Sensor Resolution: 8.2
Image Sensor Type: CMOS
ISO Settings: 100;1600;200;400;800
LCD Display: Yes
Lens: Canon EOS EF, EF-S mount
Lens Type: Zoom Lens
Longest Shutter Speed: 30
Max Aperture: 3.5
Max resolution (horizontal pixels): 3456
Max resolution (vertical pixels): 2304
Max. Captured Image Resolution: 3456 x 2304
Memory Card Included: No
Memory Types: Compact flash
Min Aperture: 5.6
Min Shutter Speed: 4000
Movie Mode: Yes
Optical viewfinder: Yes
Optical Zoom: 3
OS Requirements: Apple Mac OS 9.0 or later;Apple Mac OS X 10.1 or later;Microsoft Windows 2000;Microsoft Windows 98;Microsoft Windows 98 SE;Microsoft Windows ME;Microsoft Windows XP
PictBridge: No
Shooting Modes: Landscape;Night ;Portrait;Sports
Waterproof: No
Weight (g): 540
White Balance: Auto;Cloudy;Custom;Fluorescent;Manual;Tungsten
Zoom Adjustment: Manual
MPN: 0210B014
Price (GBP): 800
PhotoRadar review
8MP-sensor replacement for the 300D
Upping the ante from the original EOS 300D, the newer 350D ushers in an 8MP CMOS sensor, along with Canon's excellent DIGIC II image processing engine.
The 350D is also smaller than the 300D, which is a mixed blessing as it can feel a little cramped for larger handed photographers.
Metering performance was extremely consistent in our tests, throughout a wide range of shooting conditions and the seven-point autofocus system was excellent. Another plus point for the combination of the 350D's CMOS sensor (the only camera in the group to have this rather than a CCD), along with DIGIC II, was that image noise was very low throughout the sensitivity range, right from 100 ISO up to 1600 ISO.
On the down side, the 1.8-inch LCD lacks brightness as well as sheer size. Battery life is also only moderate, returning about 600 shots between charges. The biggest disappointment, however, comes in the shape of the kit lens. As well as only offering a lacklustre zoom range at the price, of just 18-55mm, our test sample lacked sharpness and the autofocus was quite slow and noisy in operation. Of course, Canon does offer a huge range of more exotic lenses that you can go for, but at a much higher price.
Many digital photography aficionados rate the EOS 350D right up there alongside sliced bread but, based on the three review samples we've seen over the last year, we're yet to be convinced.
Verdict:
It's a very good camera, but we're yet to be convinced that it's the best around. The kit lens supplied lets this down.
Posted by PhotoRadar on Wednesday, 15th July 2009 at 02:58pm GMT.
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