Ease of Use
The Canon EOS 1000D is outwardly very similar to its bigger brother, the EOS 450D. 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 plastic outer shell has the same refined finish and there’s a textured area on the hand-grip, but not on the thumb-rest on the rear of the camera. As with the 450D, holding the camera is a little fiddly because the EOS 1000D’s comparatively small body size means that the grip isn’t particularly deep and people with large hands(like me) may find that their little finger has nowhere to go. 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. The Canon EOS 1000D looks and feels more expensive than it is actually is, and is certainly solid enough for an entry-level DSLR.