Amazing Camera...even for a camera dummy

I have been so impressed with my Canon Rebel! I am NOT a camera enthusiast or artsy photographer, I'm just a mom who wants to take great pictures of my kids and family.

This brings me to my absolute, hands-down favorite feature about the Canon Rebel: You press that shutter button and it takes that picture with NO delay...I repeat NO delay. All the frustrating years I've attempted to catch that perfect shot of children smiling, running, jumping are now a thing of the past.

My second favorite thing is the auto-focus (dummy-proof) red lights. I'm not sure what this is called exactly, but when you press the shutter button half-way down and look into the eye of the camers you'll see red lights flash where the camera is going to focus. This is so helpful in avoiding that great shot being focused on what is behind your subject, and not your subject.

Other things I love about my Canon Rebel. The Automatic picture taking mode, the quick start-up, it sits comfortably in my hands, eventhough it's a large camera. I only have the 18-55 mm lens right now, but I love the fact that I can upgrade and change lenses as I want to.

The battery life has been really amazing. I am shocked that such a large camera can be so easy on the batteries. I can actually shoot an entire 1 GB card before I have to even think about changing the batteries.

I also love that just about everything is adjustable on this camera. The menu is extensive and the options are endless. It also comes with a great manual and software. Taking the time to read through the manual, with camera in hand, is highly suggested.

I would definitely go for the 10 megapixels. The quality is amazing. You can do fun things like zoom way in on somebody's eye or teeth and it doesn't get pixelated at all. Really incredible.

The only cons I can think of is the memory format is compact flash, and it seems like those are getting harder to find and do cost more than the SD cards. It is also a large camera, making it hard to just slip in your purse and take to the park, etc.