'A low price boosts the Canon EOS Digital Rebel's appeal for amateur film-SLR photographers going digital and high-end snapshooters who want to experiment more.
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'Compact and lightweight'
'For less than $1,000 ($899.99 list with an EF-S 18-to-55mm IS lens), you get a 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor that takes fantastic pictures and a big, high-res VGA screen, along with high-definition video capture, which until now you couldn't get in a sub-$1K D-SLR
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'the camera should be a good physical fit for everyone'
'Kodak's $279.95 EasyShare V1253 packs a surprising amount of capability into a small point-and-shoot package'
'Its three-tabbed menu system can get a little confusing, though; in addition to Setup, there are two Capture menus labeled Capture and Capture +, so you may have to scroll through both to find the functions you want.'
'The camera offers a good range of automatic and manual
on Secure Digital cards.'
'It can also be a little tricky to operate the camera in near darkness as the mode dial is rather small and isn't mirrored on the LCD during operation.'
'The V550 not only looks good, it is a genuinely capable digital camera that produces consistently super images by providing users with a well thought out array of easy to access picture perfecting tweaks and adjustments.'
'the KODAK EASYSHARE V550 digital camera is perfect for nearly every social occasion.'
'it is an attractive product with the features most people are interested in.'
'Image noise remained at bay at lower ISO settings but got very nasty at ISO 800, rendering images generally unusable.'