Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)

7 years with a Canon F1 followed by 4 or 5 P&S digital cameras didn't prepare me for the control flexibility of this camera. When the settings are right, the results are stunning. If you're going to leave it on full auto all the time, you aren't going to get the quality images the camera is capable of.

Mine came with two lenses, an 18-55mm and a 55-250mm IS lens. The picture quality is pretty good, although I'm not that impressed with its AF capability. Its pictures aren't as sharp as my 4 year old Canon PowerShot 50 (point and shoot).

Its Live View feature is also puzzling, I can not figure out how to use it. It never seem to focus!!!

But it has all the right features, and they are easily accessible. Its interfaces are very intuitive to me.

I considered purchasing a Nikon D90, but its very pricy, and seems a bit larger as well. Its ISO range is much better (200-3200), but not worth the extra $500 to me.

I upgraded from an earlier version of this line to the XSi and have been very happy with both cameras. My primary use of the camera is nature photos to display in my home. I chose to upgrade for the greater number of pixels so I can increase the size of my prints. The camera is simple enough for a beginner and deep enough for a student of photography. Cannon support is good and accessories are easy to find. I would definitely buy this camera again and recommend it to all of my friends.

This camera takes some very beautiful pictures. You can read the other pros because they're all the same and I'm just going to list the few (small) cons.

1. If you switch the colors from RBG to Adobe, the camera will name your pictures _MG_1234 instead of IMG_1234. I don't know why they decided to do this but it makes sorting pictures by filename a difficult challenge. You'll be sitting there going "Where the hell is picture 4563 at?"

2. By default the camera loves the flash. Not on the manual settings but on the automatic settings. It'll pop it up for just about everything. I know it uses the flash for the Autofocus but the focusing works just fine when the camera is on a manual mode and the flash is down.

Those are the two minor annoyances that I've ran into. I still would not trade this camera for another brand. If you never plan on changing colors or you're not crazy obsessive over your flash, then you'll love this camera. I know I do. Another thing that I greatly enjoy about it is the BULB setting on Full Manual. It allows some amazing night shots of the stars or landscapes, just be sure to use a tripod and a remote shutter release.

I love this camera.

This is my first slr camera, but I absolutely love it.
I've been playing around with all the features, the quality is amazing. Some people complain about the size of the camera, but I have rather small hands which I suppose has worked to my advantage. Basically, it's fantastic.