The most obvious external difference between the 1000D and the 450D is the smaller 2.5 inch LCD screen, but the vertical row of 5 buttons as found on the EOS 400D have still been removed and dispersed around the rest of the camera. Small body size means that the grip isn't particularlyÄeep and people with large hands (like me) may find that their As with the 450D, holding the camera is a little fiddly because the EOS 1000D's comparatively The plastic outer shell has the same refined finishĪnd there's a textured area on the hand-grip, but not on the thumb-rest on the rear of the camera. It's actually very slightly smaller (126.1 x 97.5 x 61.9 mm), and also slightly lighter in weight at 450g, but the differences are almost imperceptible. The Canon EOS 1000D is outwardly very similar to its bigger brother, the EOS 450D. Support PhotographyBLOG: Buy the Canon EOS 1000D from What does all the borrowing and downgrading ultimately add up to? Mark Goldstein tested the Canon EOS 1000D to find out. On the other hand, the Canon 1000D still has quite a lot in common with the 450D - the same Live View system, with not one but two different modes including contrast detection AF, SD cards instead of CompactFlash, and the EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS kit lens, which should help dispel some of the criticism aimed at Canon for not offering an affordable image stabilisation solution. Canon have carefully downgraded most of the key headline features to differentiate between the 1000D and 450D - 10 and 12 megapixels, 7 and 9 autofocus points, 2.5 and 3 inch LCD screen, 3.0 and 3.5 fps shooting, respectively. It has an almost identical body and control layout to its bigger brother, the EOS 450d, whilst sharing the same 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, 2.5 inch LCD screen and 3.0fps continuous shooting mode (in JPEG) as the EOS 400D. The 1000D inherits features from both the more expensive EOS 450D and the older EOS 400D cameras. The Canon EOS 1000D (also known as the Digital Rebel XS) is the new entry-level model in Canon's extensive range of digital SLR camera.