Canon EOS 1000D

Canon EOS 1000D

Canon EOS 1000D
Canon EOS 1000D
Announced: 22 Jul 2008
Sensor Resolution: 10Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-1600
Weight: 502g
Physical Dimensions: 126 x 98 x 65 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
41
Overall Score
45
Image Quality
35
Speed Performance
25
Versatility
57
Comfort
Portrait

39

Portrait
Landscape

39

Landscape
Sport

40

Sport
Street

46

Street
Everyday

45

Everyday
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prospros

  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Canon EOS 1000D is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Warning - Canon EOS 1000D battery has only 500.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.
  • Unfortunately, Canon EOS 1000D does not support wireless connection

Canon EOS 1000D and its rivals

Review compare Canon EOS 1000D with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Canon EOS 1000D Canon
EOS 1000D
41 39 39 40 46 45

Canon EOS 1000D: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Canon EOS 1000D is a DSLR camera launched on 07/22/2008.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 1000D ranks well below the category average, scoring 41 overall. The Canon EOS 1000D weights 502 gr and spans 126 x 98 x 65 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Canon EOS 1000D is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 15% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 18% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 57, ranks among the worst 48% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 25, ranks among the worst 24% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 22% in its category. Canon EOS 1000D is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Landscape - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 19% in its category. Canon EOS 1000D is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 18% in its category. Canon EOS 1000D is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 46, ranks 22% in its category. Canon EOS 1000D is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 80% of its category. Canon EOS 1000D works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Canon EOS 1000D technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

22.2 x 14.8 mm

Sensor Area

328.56 mm2

Sensor Resolution

10 Mp

Max Image Resolution

3888 x 2592

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Canon EF/EF-S

Number of Lenses

292

Focal Length Multiplier

1.6

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

2.5"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.51

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

13.0

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Red-eye reduction
Off

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

62

DxO Color Depth

22

DxO Dynamic Range

10.9

DxO Low Light ISO

719

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

7

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

502g

Physical Dimensions

126 x 98 x 65 mm

Battery Life

500

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up))

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC MMC card

Storage Slots

1

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