But Grunin at CNET calls the T3's features "uninspiring," and recommends stepping up to Canon's next level. For example, the EOS Rebel T2i (*Est. $650 with kit lens) offers spot metering, a tool that helps the camera correctly photograph high-contrast scenes like the moon on a dark night.

Impressive image quality; Compact and lightweight; Easy for beginners to use; Exposure bracketing

"Claustrophobic" optical viewfinder; Shoots only 720p HD video

+Excellent image quality and detail, very low noise at high ISOs and long exposures which makes it ideal for astrophotography.Reliable metering in all conditions; HD video quality is pretty good. Nice button layout and ergonomics. -Lacks sensor cleaning function, spot metering and full hd video.

Excellent image quality; very low noise at high ISOs; HD video

Slow burst speed in raw; no sensor cleaning; no spot metering

This is my first foray into DSLR and this camera is making it very easy for me and is making me take more photos than ever before. The lens is a decent all purpose zoom very quick to zoom in and out from your subject, and focuses very quickly.

A fine entry level DSLR camera. Gives superb pictures, easy to use, but has plenty of more sophisticated features too. Canon doing what Canon do best. However, the first one was faulty - it came up with a software error message after every shot. But that's why I bought it from John Lewis!

I use the camera to take photos of musicians and scenery. It is easy to use and takes great photos. Wish the instructions were a little easier to follow but there are enough auxilliary publications to help.

Easy To Use; Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus; Fast Shutter Speed; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; High ISO Performance

Small LCD Screen

Although the price for DSLR camera's are more expensive that the point and shoot's, dont be afraid to get one. they have much more capabilities!

This is my first DSLR camera! I took this out of the box, and the feel was very comfortable; The camera takes very good pictures and has plenty of modes to get that perfect shot; I never knew that photos could be such a high quality; I was used to the point and shoot cameras, now im a huge DSLR fan.

It's been almost a year or so since I am using this camera and all I can say over the time my love for this baby keeps getting increased.You can do almost all the things which you can do with some of the most expensive SLR's.Picture quality is simply amazing without any compromise on any front.Even

The EOS 1100D follows on from the 1000D as Canon's budget digital SLR aimed, like the Nikon D3100 , at those trading up from a compact camera for the first time.

This camera is fantastic. It's our first one like this and we cant put it down! We use it mostly to take pics of birds at the feeders or our dog. Its great for action shots!

Easy To Use; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; Idiot Proof; Quiet

We were worried this camera would be to complicated and we would not be able to get decent pictures, we started out using the auto settings and then experimented from there, our only regret is we did not buy one sooner when our kids were younger.