
Flash pop-up slightly higher (just 5 mm).Smaller and lighter NB-2LH battery (same as PowerShot S60 / S70) which is 48% lighter.Harder rubber finish on hand grip (doesn't feel much like rubber).

Re-designed control layout (drive mode button, new metering mode & AF buttons).Matte plastic finish, standard body color to be black, sliver will also be available.Lighter weight (17% lighter including battery).Image processing time decreased (thanks to DIGIC II).Continuous shooting speed increased (3.0 fps vs.Instant power-on time, faster shutter release, shorter blackout time.DIGIC II image processor (better image quality, faster processing, less power consumption).Second generation CMOS (same generation as rest of current range).


Eighteen months later and just in time for the largest trade show of the year (PMA 2005) Canon has revealed the successor to the 300D, the new, smaller, eight megapixel, EOS 350D (Digital Rebel XT). On 20th August 2003 Canon dropped a bomb into the digital SLR market with the six megapixel sub-$1,000 EOS 300D (Digital Rebel).
