Canon Digital Cameras just added a new EOS Rebel camera called the XS or the 1000D
. This Digital camera is a new entry level DSLR camera that has been launched at a very good price of around Rs.22000 in order to compete with Nikon's D60 and other Digital Cameras in this range by companies like Pentax, Olympus, and Sony.
This new Canon Digital Camera has a few features common with the canon Rebel XTi that was launched in the year 2006. It has a 10.1-megapixel image sensor and a 2.5-inch LCD, however the Rebel XSi has a 12.1 mega pixel sensor and a 3-inch LCD display.
The 1000D has returned with a 7-point AF sensor which is used in the Rebel XT, where as there is a 9-point AF sensor in the XTi and XSi. The canon Rebel XS also uses a slightly older 12-bit processing system when compared to the XSi's 14-bit system, and has also eliminated the infrared remote control sensor on the front and the proximity sensors under the viewfinder on the back.
Sony digital camera prices are a little on the higher side because they specialize in offering very eye-pleasing and ultra-slim compact cameras which come under the T series and W series of cameras and also have feature-loaded and high-end cameras with fixed-lenses called the H series. Sony acquired Konica-Minolta's dSLR division a few years ago and since then they have made and entry into the dSLR market with their own Alpha series of DSLR cameras.
Even though when compared they do not manage to compare to up to Canon or Nikon dSLRs. Even then sony cameras are always attractive thanks to their unique features. From the year 2010 almost all sony cameras would now support SD and SDHC memory cards along with Sony's own Memory Stick format.