A Digital S.L.R. Engineered to Be Easy on Beginners
Now that there is some sort of digital camera in almost every pocket, from phonecams to point-and-shoot models, Canon wants everyone to kick things up a notch.
The XS will cost $700 and comes with an 18-55 millimeter image-stabilized zoom lens. Competing DSLR’s for under $1,000 use older CCD sensor technology, but the XS, like other Canon models, uses higher-sensitivity CMOS light-gathering chips, which make better pictures but are especially good in dim conditions and at handling rapid action.
To keep costs down, the camera has a 2.5-inch screen and a 10-megapixel sensor instead of the slightly larger versions used in its upscale siblings. But unlike some DSLR’s it offers an on-screen live view of the subject, to comfort those who are used to composing shots on a compact camera’s back. MARTY KATZ
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