Excellent camera for someone just starting out with DSLR and who wants to start taking better images. The real treat in this camera is the ease of use. It gives you an easy transition from simple point and shoots or even if you're just picking up a camera for the first time.

Quick Start-up time; Excellent image quality; Bright LCD; Solid Operation; Lightweight/Portable; Simple controls/menu; Easy to use

Missing features/settings

The Canon EOS 1000D was a fantastic camera, giving frugal shoppers a foothold onto the esteemed EOS range for a breakthrough sub-￡400 price. However, its 2.5in screen, lack of video capture and limited performance mean that it's not such a tempting prospect in 2011.

I use the camera to take photos of musicians and scenery. It is easy to use and takes great photos. Wish the instructions were a little easier to follow but there are enough auxilliary publications to help.

Easy To Use; Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus; Fast Shutter Speed; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; High ISO Performance

Small LCD Screen

we love this camera it takes awesome pictures and is quite easy for any beginner to use with ease and no frustration. the battery life is pretty good and the pictures come out clear.

Easy to Use; Great Zoom; Fast Shutter Speed; Good Battery Life

This camera is fantastic. It's our first one like this and we cant put it down! We use it mostly to take pics of birds at the feeders or our dog. Its great for action shots!

Easy To Use; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; Idiot Proof; Quiet

I buy for my daughter and she like the quality of photo, feature and size of this model. I verified some site that recommends this camera for the prices and quality compare watch oteros brands.

This is a superb camera capable of giving excellent results. The focussing is very fast, with no "hunting" and the built-in flash does not burn out detail, as happens with some cameras. The build quality is good and the camera is light in weight.

Just bought this and am finding it a great piece of equipment. I was recommended this as a starter dslr & can see why, it's simple to use, balanced weight, and can be bought at a good deal as well as being comparatively cheaper than similar spec cameras

simple UI; reasonable weight; good starter

A fine entry level DSLR camera. Gives superb pictures, easy to use, but has plenty of more sophisticated features too. Canon doing what Canon do best. However, the first one was faulty - it came up with a software error message after every shot. But that's why I bought it from John Lewis!

i bought this camera using money i had been given as graduation present, im new to the world of slr but thats ok because stick it on auto and away you go, and as i get more used to it i can start exploring the manual settings... cant wait!