great value for the money

I own a canon xsi Im a photography student and I must say this camera has helped me a lot for this past couple of year, but I know it lacks in so many areas which i would like to discuss, one is shutter speed, many time you need to capture an emotion a moment right away and this camera often displays the "BUSY" message, as a photographer that's missing a special moment to capture, second the screen it would be nice if the screen would move like the canon t3i but i guess what you pay is what you get, overall i would rate this camera an 8 out of 10, because it's a great product.

A great start into the DSLR community!

Product arrived promptly and in great condition. All parts included and intact. Very clean and well kept from previous owner. All basic parts on camera body function correctly, and all other lenses/ flashes seem to be in working order as well. Filters and other extras were all present and accounted for. Have used the product and am satisfied with the photo quality and the effects created by various filters and lenses. Have taken some great nature shots and hope to learn much from this camera as an aspiring amateur photographer.

Quality product for the right price. You won't regret the purchase.

Buying this camera was an upgrade from all the point-and-shoot cameras I've owned before. While they've served their purpose over the years, and have gotten us through a lot of wonderful memories, I can honestly say I'm even more excited about the next decade of memories I hope to capture with this camera.

This camera is quick. My wife was capturing images of seagulls and pelicans at the beach today, and while not every image was perfect, I would say that at least 3/4 of them were pretty close. We haven't even tried the sport setting, yet the camera seems to handle the action just fine on other settings.

Coming from years of experience with point-and-shoot cameras and disposables, it was refreshing to see the first batch of prints from a high-quality camera. I notice that the colors and lighting are coming through much richer than I'm used to. I've always wanted a camera that gives you that nice, blurred background effect and depth of field - now I have one! My wife says that it makes all of our pictures look more professional.

Now that I have a camera with modular lenses, I can go out and buy new lenses that suit different situations. For example, a long distance lens that can handle vast landscape shots or a close distance lens that can capture the minutia of a flower petal.

The only negative that I can pin down so far regarding the functionality of the camera is that it can be a bit noisy at times. It's not obnoxiously loud, but when the camera auto-focuses, it will whine if you're too close. But I guess that just depends on what lens you're using. I still have a lot to learn about how to properly use a fancy camera like this.

As a final note, the battery on the camera seems to last a long time, and I bought this camera used! On my last camera, I used rechargeable batteries and had to change them out frequently. This camera used a rechargeable battery pack and I haven't had to charge it, even after using it twice for over two hours of run-time each.