Canon EOS Digital
Rebel XS
 vs
Nikon
D3000

General

 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS Nikon D3000
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $347.99 $486.96
Announced
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 June, 2008 July, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CCD
Size
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 APS-C 22.2x14.8mm APS-C 23.6x15.8mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 10.1 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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 1,600 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None 3,200 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Unknown Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 10.1 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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 3888 x 2592 3872 x 2592
Pixel size
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 32.6 µm² 37.2 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.5" 3.0"
Resolution
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 230k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes No

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 169 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes No
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Nikon F

Form factor
Size
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 126x98x65 mm 126x97x64 mm
Depth
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 2.6" 2.5"
Weight
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 502 g 536 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror Pentamirror
Viewfinder size
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 0.50x 0.52x
Coverage
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 95% 95%

Movies
Format
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 None None
Autofocus
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 None None

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown 700 ms
Shutter lag
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 Unknown 262 ms
Battery life
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 Unknown 550 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3 fps 3 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Phase detection
Focus points
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 Unknown 11
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown 1

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 30s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
MMC
SDHC		 SD
SDHC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 62.0 62.0
Color depth
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 22 bits 22.3 bits
Dynamic range
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 10.9 EV 11.1 EV
Low light performance
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 719 ISO 563 ISO