Canon Digital Rebel XS 1000D - a new entry level DSLR

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New Entry-Level Canon Digital Rebel XS (1000D) DSLR Coming?



The most recent software update to Canon's Digital Photo Professional contained a reference in the help file to a previously unheard of DSLR, the Canon Rebel XS, aka 1000D.

The old and crusty Rebel XTi is currently still hanging around as Canon's most entry-level DSLR (below the XSi)—the XS might be the fresh pony to supplant it as the very bottom end. No specs yet, so no hard indication other than the naming convention, but we'll probably hear more as we approach Photokina.

Source: Bob Atkins via Photography Bay

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But...that's just the XSi with the i scribbled out in paint...you can even see a tiny little corner of the i on the bottom left-hand side of the scribble

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Originally Posted by plummy

But...that's just the XSi with the i scribbled out in paint...you can even see a tiny little corner of the i on the bottom left-hand side of the scribble

I noticed that too.

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Canon Digital Rebel XS/1000D Entry-Level DSLR Specs (Like an XTi + Live View)

More supposed info on the supra-entry level Rebel XS (1000D) DSLR Canon's rumored to be cooking up as a replacement for the XTi: The specs are just like the XTi, but with Live View tacked on. A 10.1MP sensor with a Digic III processor, 7-point AF, 3FPS bursts, 2.5-inch LCD (what, no screen love?), XSi-esque menus and Live View. And of course a "cheap price." We're thinking it'll go toe-to-toe with Sony's a300 on price (less than $700 for the kit), if not a bit lower, since the specs and positioning are comparable—XSi to a350, XS to a300 and D60. If this thing is real, expect more at Photokina in a few months.

Source: Photography Bay