The camera body is fairly small, making it easy to carry and hold. The control layout is very intuitive which is good for those of us who want to pick up a camera and just start using it.

Like all Canon DSLRs this camera takes great photos and the kit lens that it comes with is a great lens for a DSLR in this price range. It is a DSLR and so has great picture quality, and you can do lots with it especially if you know how to manipulate Raw format.

There is basically no shutter lag at all, fantastic when you are just moving up from a point and shoot that does have a noticable lag. It has fast autofocus and an intuitive menu/user interface.

This camera gives a great photo in Full Auto most of the time. You don’t need to be an expert at all. Just hold still and press. And if you want to learn to use the manual settings then you can get some really awesome shots and use lots of extra effects.