Canon has hit a home run with their Canon EOS Rebel T3. The most affordable dSLR in their ranks, the T3 offers outstanding performance, ergonomics, and image quality for a price that is hard to beat by its competition. We here at Steve's give the T3 a huge "thumbs up"!

Lightweight and compact body available in four colors; Black, Red, Metalic Gray, and Brown, Loads of useful exposure options for Any user, Image quality is excellent, both indoors and out, Flash button in comfortable location, Button customization for various controls; like the flash and Set buttons...

No full HD video mode; Exposure can be a bit strong at times when shooting in the automatic exposure modes in bright sunlight; No rubberized grip like the T3i; LCD is a bit small (2.7-inches); but usable; Live View shooting performance is still quite sluggish; Autofocus during Live View is very...

A cheap and cheerful entry-level snapper but its competitors could serve you better

Quality shines through in stills; Light and portable

Compacts do more with less; Slow; noisy autofocus in video

Spiritual successor to the Rebel XS line, minus many features of other Canon DSLRs

Good color accuracy for the price; Excellent noise performance

Not a huge array of manual controls; Upgrade from the kit lens ASAP

Overall, Canon EOS 1100D works great as an entry level DSLR camera and promises to deliver unmatchable performance with its cutting edge technology and various enthralling features.

LCD screen is not very bright; lacks in-built cleaning system and manual video settings

What follows is a quick overview of the video capabilities of the Canon EOS Rebel T3. Read our comprehensive analysis and testing results in greater detail at DigitalCameraInfo.com . Introduction The EOS Rebel T3 is a budget DSLR from Canon that offers a 720p HD video record mode.

I need a SLR camera and this is an efficient one providing both automatic and manual functions. The larger LCD panel and video features are an improvement over my previously owned Canon Rebel

Easy To Use; Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus; Fast Shutter Speed; Good Image Quality; Large Clear LCD

Short Battery Life

The Rebel T3 is a very attractively priced entry-level DSLR that provides solid performance and value. Its resolving power, low noise, relatively speedy AF, and well-designed controls should help ease novice shooters into the world of DSLRs.

Although it occupies the entry-level position in Canon's SLR lineup, the Rebel T3 has a fairly rich feature set, and offers a significant step forwards from the earlier Rebel XS. Handling is good, with a comfortable grip, although those with larger hands may find the handgrip just slightly shallow...

Good ergonomics; varied button-shapes make it easy to operate by feel, Solid build for a plastic-bodied camera, Generally good image quality for its class, Reasonably wide sensitivity range for an entry-level model, Excellent detail from RAW files, Accurate color, Creative Auto mode replaces photo

Control dial is very stiff; and not ideally angled for comfort; Flash button is easy to miss; since it lacks a screen-printed label; New viewfinder has slightly less magnification; much narrower diopter adjustment range; Very warm auto white balance when shooting indoors; Burst speeds lower than

I've had it for a day and I love it. Its a great base camera, I plan on buying bigger lenses in the future because this one is quite minimal.

For a long time, Canon has been focusing on DSLR cameras aimed at the prosumer target audience. However, the trend has slowly changed with Canon launching competitive DSLR cameras for the lower price segment. The EOS 400D and then, the EOS 1000D were all designed for this market.