Canon 300D Review

Name: Canon EOS 300D
Brand: Canon

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Main Features

6MP - APS-C CMOS Sensor

ISO 100 - 1600

1.80" Fixed Type Screen

Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder

3.0fps continuous shooting

645g. 142 x 99 x 72 mm

Also known as EOS Digital Rebel / EOS Kiss Digital

Replaced by Canon 350D

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Canon 300D Overview

First introduced in September 2003 , Canon EOS 300D is a 6.0MP Entry-Level DSLR camera with a APS-C (22.7 x 15.1 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and Canon EF/EF-S lens mount. 300D is also sold as EOS Digital Rebel / EOS Kiss Digital in some countries. Canon later replaced 300D with 350D. Follow the link to read our in-depth comparison of these cameras:
Compare Canon EOS 300D (EOS Digital Rebel / EOS Kiss Digital) vs Canon 350D

Canon 300D Review - Click for Table of Contents

Overview
Pros and Cons
Lens Mount and Lenses
Sensor and Photography Features
Physical Specs
LCD and Viewfinder
Connectivity, Storage and Battery
Other Features
Photography Type Scores
Alternatives
Popular Comparisons
Frequently Asked Questions
Detailed Specifications

Canon 300D is a member of Canon's Rebel series of cameras. Canon's EOS Rebel series (known as EOS Kiss in Japan / EOS XXXD in other regions) are the all time best selling DSLR camera series in the world, providing perfect starting point for many photography lovers. Below you can see the latest models in this series and how their main specs have changed with each new version.

Canon Rebel Series History

Model	Release Date	Sensor	Dimensions	Weight
Canon T8i Compare	2020	24.0MP - APS-C	131 x 103 x 76mm	515g
Canon SL3 Compare	2019	24.0MP - APS-C	122 x 93 x 70mm	449g
Canon 4000D Compare	2018	18.0MP - APS-C	129 x 102 x 77mm	436g
Canon T7 Compare	2018	24.0MP - APS-C	129 x 101 x 78mm	475g
Canon SL2 Compare	2017	24.0MP - APS-C	122 x 93 x 70mm	453g

Check the link below to compare specs of the latest cameras in this series side-by-side:
Canon T8i vs SL3 vs 4000D vs T7 vs SL2

Alternative Model names found for Canon EOS 300D: 300 D, Digital Rebel, Kiss Digital, EOS Kiss D and EOS Digital Rebel.

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Canon 300D PROs and CONs Review

Now let's get in to more details of our Canon 300D review by analysing its specs and features and listing out its pros and cons compared to average competitor cameras in its class.

PROs

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Flash Sync Port

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CONs

No Wireless Connection

No Sensor shift Image Stabilization

No Articulating Screen

No Full HD Video

No Touch Screen

0.5x magnification - Small Viewfinder

No Face Detection Focusing

Low Resolution Sensor: 6.0MP

Max Sensitivity only ISO 1.600

Only 7 Focus Points

Small LCD Screen ( 1.80")

Low Screen Resolution ( 118kdots )

Slow Continuous Shooting: 3.0fps

No Environmental Sealing

Poor Low Light Performance

No AF Micro Adjustment

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Canon 300D Physical Specs

Canon 300D weighs 645 g (1.42 lb / 22.75 oz) and has external dimensions of 142 x 99 x 72 mm (5.59 x 3.9 x 2.83″). Considering that the average weight of DSLR type cameras is 773g, Canon 300D is a remarkably light camera for its class. With a thickness of 72mm, it has an average thickness for its class.

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In order to give you a better idea about the real life size of Canon 300D, we have added an image of how it looks next to a credit card and an AA type battery.

Physical size of the Canon 300D Body Compared to a Credit Card and an AA Battery

Below you can find the comparison of the weight and thickness of Canon 300D with its main competitors:

Canon 300D Size Compared to Main Competitors

Model	Weight	vs 300D	Thickness	vs 300D
Canon 350D Compare	540g	105g lighter	64mm	8mm thinner
Canon 400D Compare	556g	89g lighter	65mm	7mm thinner
Canon 600D Compare	570g	75g lighter	80mm	8mm thicker
Canon 1000D Compare	502g	143g lighter	65mm	7mm thinner
Canon 700D Compare	580g	65g lighter	79mm	7mm thicker
Canon 500D Compare	520g	125g lighter	62mm	10mm thinner
Canon 1100D Compare	495g	150g lighter	78mm	6mm thicker
Canon 20D Compare	770g	125g heavier	72mm	equal thickness

Weather Sealing

Canon 300D doesn't have any environmental sealings on its body so you got to be extra careful to protect it against water and dust. If you shoot under these conditions very often, consider checking Top DSLR Cameras with Weather Sealing page.

Canon 300D Lens Mount and Lenses

Canon 300D has a Canon EF/EF-S lens mount and currently there are 333 native lenses available for this mount. EF mount has the widest and most complete native lens offerings in the DSLR world which helps Canon to protect its place as the number 1 choice amongst professional photographers all over the world.

Canon 300D doesn't have a sensor based image stabilization system but 113 of these lenses already comes with Optical Image Stabilization.

Weather-sealed Lenses for Canon 300D

There are 92 lenses with weather sealing for Canon 300D but bear in mind that 300D body doesn't have weather sealings.

Here are some of the most popular Canon 300D Lenses on Camera Decision:

Popular Canon EF/EF-S Mount Lenses for Canon 300D

Model	Focal Length equiv.	Coverage	Weight	Focusing	Street Price
Canon EF 24-105mm f4L IS USM	38.4-168mm	35mm FF	670gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo
Canon EF 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM	112-480mm	35mm FF	630gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo
Canon EF 75-300mm f4.0-5.6 III	120-480mm	35mm FF	480gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo
Canon EF 35-350mm f3.5-5.6L USM	56-560mm	35mm FF	1385gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo
Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS II USM	112-320mm	35mm FF	1490gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo
Canon EF 50mm f1.8 STM	80mm	35mm FF	159gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo
Canon EF 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 II	128-320mm	35mm FF	250gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo
Canon EF 35-80mm f4.0-5.6 III	56-128mm	35mm FF	175gr	AF	Amazon B&H Photo

Here you can find the lenses that are compatible with 300D classified by suitability to certain photography types:

Check our Canon 300D Lenses page for more detailed lens search.

Canon 300D Sensor and Photography Features

Canon 300D has a 6.0MP APS-C (22.7 x 15.1 mm ) sized CMOS sensor . You can shoot at maximum resolution of 3072 x 2048 pixels with aspect ratios of and 3:2. 300D has a native ISO range of 100 - 1600 and it can save files in RAW format which gives you a wider room for post processing.

Canon 300D is not the highest resolution APS-C camera. Fujifilm X-T5 with its 40.2MP sensor is leading in this class. Check the comparison of Canon 300D vs Fujifilm X-T5 or take a look at Highest resolution DSLR cameras list.

Canon 300D DxOMark Sensor Scores

DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. Canon 300D sensor has been tested by DxO Mark and got an overall score of 55 for its image quality. You can find the details of their analysis of Canon 300D here.

Let's look at how the size of the Canon 300D's APS-C sensor compares with other standard sensor sizes.

Comparison image of Canon 300D Sensor Size with other standard sensors

Canon 300D LCD and Viewfinder

Canon 300D has a Fixed Type 1.80-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 118k dots. At only 1.80", the screen is on the smaller side and 118kdot resolution is lower than most of the recent models in this class.

Unfortunately Canon EOS 300D doesn't have a Selfie friendly screen. If this feature is important for your shooting style, check here the list of Best DSLR Cameras with Selfie Friendly LCD screen.

300D has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder, making it easier to shoot in direct sunlight and in other situations where it might be difficult to view the LCD monitor. The viewfinder has a coverage of 95% and a magnification ratio of 0.5x. 95% coverage means that what you see in your viewfinder while shooting will slightly be different from the actual image.

Canon 300D Connectivity, Storage and Battery

Canon 300D has a USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) port to connect your camera to other devices.

Canon 300D Features Compared to Main Competitors

Model	Max Video	Battery Life	Wi-fi	Bluetooth	NFC
Canon 350D Compare	None	shots	No	No	No
Canon 400D Compare	None	shots	No	No	No
Canon 600D Compare	1920 x 1080	440shots	No	No	No
Canon 1000D Compare	None	500shots	No	No	No
Canon 700D Compare	1920 x 1080	440shots	No	No	No
Canon 500D Compare	1920 x 1080	440shots	No	No	No
Canon 1100D Compare	1280 x 720	700shots	No	No	No
Canon 20D Compare	None	shots	No	No	No

Canon 300D Other Features

Max Shutter speed

Canon 300D can shoot continuously at max speed of 3 fps and has max shutter speed of 1/4000 sec.

Flash

300D has a built-in flash, and it also has a flash shoe to mount your external flashes too.

Focusing

Canon 300D features a Phase Detection autofocusing system. The AF system has 7 points to choose from.

User Manual
You can download Canon 300D's User Manual here

What type of Photography is Canon 300D Good for?

In this section, we review and score Canon 300D in 5 different photography areas.

Canon 300D for Portrait Photography

Canon 300D has a score of 41 for Portrait Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Portrait is important for you, we recommend you to check our Top DSLR Cameras for Portrait Photography list.

Large APS-C (22.7 x 15.1 mm) sensor
Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Good Ergonomics&Handling

Read the details of how we scored Canon 300D for Portrait Photography

Canon 300D for Street Photography

Canon 300D has a score of 43 for Street Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Street is important for you, we recommend you to check our Top DSLR Cameras for Street Photography list.

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Large APS-C (22.7 x 15.1 mm) sensor

Read the details of how we scored Canon 300D for Street Photography

Canon 300D for Sports Photography

Canon 300D has a score of 70 for Sports Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. If you are looking for a camera that is better suited to Sports Photography, we recommend you to check our Top 10 DSLR Cameras for Sports Photography list.

Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
Good Ergonomics&Handling

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Read the details of how we scored Canon 300D for Sports Photography

Canon 300D for Daily Photography

Canon 300D has a score of 54 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily is important for you, we recommend you to check our Top DSLR Cameras for Daily Photography list.

Large APS-C (22.7 x 15.1 mm) sensor

Read the details of how we scored Canon 300D for Daily Photography

Canon 300D for Landscape Photography

Canon 300D has a score of 29 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape We strongly recommend you to check our Top DSLR Cameras for Landscape Photography list and consider these alternatives over the300D.

Large APS-C (22.7 x 15.1 mm) sensor

Read the details of how we scored Canon 300D for Landscape Photography

Canon 300D Alternatives

In this section, we analyse how Canon 300D compares with other DSLR cameras within a similar price range.

Read a more detailed analysis of Canon 300D alternatives.

Popular Comparisons of Canon 300D

Here are the eight most popular comparisons of the Canon 300D amongst Camera Decision readers.

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Canon 300D Alternatives in Mirrorless Cameras

It would also be interesting to compare Canon 300D with Mirrorless Cameras. Below we have listed 4 highest ranked Mirrorless cameras in Canon 300D's price range.

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Canon 300D Conclusion and Scores

Currently, Canon 300D has an Overall Score of 41/100 which is based on our evaluation of 69 different technical parameters. Our scores are dynamically updated whenever a new camera is added to our database or when we change our ranking algorithm and the maximum score is always 100. Canon EOS 300D is ranked #179 out of 209 in DSLR cameras (Top 20 DSLR), and ranked #679 out of 1260 in all Cameras (Top 20 Overall).

#679 out of 1260 in Top Ranking Cameras
#179 out of 209 in Top Ranking DSLR Cameras
#77 out of 82 in Top Ranking Entry-Level DSLR Cameras
#234 out of 270 in Top Ranking APS-C Sensor Cameras
#36 out of 38 in Top Ranking Canon1 Lens Mount Cameras
#345 out of 379 in Largest Viewfinder Magnification Cameras (0.5x)
#71 out of 143 in Lightest DSLR Cameras with APS-C sensor(645g)
#356 out of 918 in Top Ranking Cameras with Fixed Type Screen
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Frequently Asked Questions about Canon 300D

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Does the Canon 300D have Weather Sealing?
Does the Canon 300D have built-in GPS?
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is the Canon 300D a Full Frame (FF) camera?
Does the Canon 300D have Touch Screen?
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What is the Max Continuous Shooting Speed (fps) of Canon 300D?
What is the Weight of Canon 300D?
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Canon EOS 300D Detailed Specifications

General
Brand	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 300D
Also known as	EOS Digital Rebel / EOS Kiss Digital
Announced	2003-09-04
Body Type	Compact SLR
Lens
Manual Focus
Lens Mount	Canon EF/EF-S
Number of Lenses	333
Focal Length Multiplier	1.6×
Macro Focus Range	n/a
Screen
Screen Type	Fixed Type
Screen Size	1.80"
Screen Resolution	118k dots
Live View
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder Resolution	no electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	95%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.5x
Photography Features
Min Shutter Speed	30s
Max Mechanical Shutter Speed	1/4000s
Max Continuous Shooting	3.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation	Yes
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range	12.00 m (ISO 100)
Max Flash Sync	1/200s
Flash Modes	Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Off
External Flash
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
Exposure Modes
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
DxO Sensor Scores
DxO Overall Score	55
DxO Color Depth	21.0
DxO Dynamic Range	10.8
DxO Low Light ISO	544
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Sensor
Sensor Type	CMOS
Sensor Size	APS-C
Sensor Dimensions	22.7 x 15.1 mm
Sensor Area	342.77mm²
Sensor Resolution	6 megapixels
Max Image Resolution	3072 x 2048
Max Native ISO	1,600
Min Native ISO	100
RAW Support
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points	7
Number of Cross Focus Points	Unknown
Video Features
Max Video Resolution	None
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Connectivity
Wireless Connectivity	None
HDMI
USB	USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec)
Physical
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Weight	645g
Physical Dimensions	142 x 99 x 72mm
Other Features
Self Timer	Yes (10 sec)
Timelapse Recording
GPS	None
Storage Type	Compact Flash (Type I or II)
Storage Slots	1