Canon EOS 1100D/Rebel T3

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Canon EOS 1100D/Rebel T3 the one of the best Canon DSLRs. Now this Model has the beauty price about £300/US$400/AU$400 (with 18-55mm kit lens). Canon EOS 1100D/Rebel T3 can take the pictures with 12.2 MP quality, recording video Full HD 720p.

Launched in early 2011 as a successor to the 1000D, the Canon 1100D raised the game for entry-level Canon DSLRs, ushering in video shooting, a higher resolution image sensor, a later generation Digic 4 image processor capable of producing 14-bit colour depth raw files, and a larger LCD. The 1100D even boasts iFCL (intelligent Focus Colour Luminance) metering, first introduced on the 7D.

However, the camera has been on sale for a long time, and the features and specifications that made the Canon 1100D look so impressive for a beginner's DSLR back then now seem rather pedestrian. Sure, you get video shooting, but it's only 720p, whereas all other current Canon DSLRs deliver Full HD 1080p video. Similarly, with all the other EOS DSLRs offering at least 18MP image sensors, its 12.2MP sensor is lacking in resolution. And while the LCD is bigger than that on the 1000D, it's only a 2.7-inch screen with a low resolution.

Another improvement over the 1000D is that, as on the 100D and 600D, there's a nine-point autofocus system, with one cross-type point at the centre - this resolves detail in both the horizontal and vertical planes, enabling greater accuracy, especially with targets that are tricky to lock on to. However, the centre AF points on the 100D and 600D enable greater sensitivity when used with lenses that have an aperture of f/2.8 or wider, whereas the 1100D is limited to f/5.6; in practical terms, it struggles to autofocus in very dull lighting, even at wide-aperture lens.

One of the 1100D's big plus points is that it's simple to use, even for complete beginners. However, it looks a bit of a poor relation in comparison to Canon's newer models.

Some sample images which were taken by Canon 1100D:

30secs at f/8, ISO 200