It's hard to beat a Canon DSLR EOS camera system. From the enthusiastic amateur to the top pro, Canon offers a DSLR to suit your needs, and there's no better place to buy, or compare Canon DSLR cameras than Berger Brothers. 

All Canon DSLR EOS models are single lens reflex cameras, which means there is only one lens, used both for taking and composing the picture. With a point and shoot camera you have separate lenses for both functions, which can result in not getting the photo you're seeing. With a Canon EOS DSLR, you are viewing the scene through the lens, reflected (hence the word reflex) through the viewfinder.

Canon offers an EOS DSLR to suit every photographer's needs. 

To compare Canon DSLR cameras, think first how you'll use it. If you're new to photography and do a lot of traveling, particularly outdoor activities, the Rebel DSLR line might be your ticket. Light, easy to carry and with tons of automatic features, Rebel DSLR cameras make a great step up from point and shoot cameras.

If you're still shooting film, and want to make the transition to a Canon DSLR EOS camera which will allow you to use your current lenses and other equipment, and keep the quality you're used to, you might want to move up to the Canon EOS D50, though keep in mind you won't get the full performance from your lenses. For that you need to step up to a model such as the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, with a full-frame sensor.

If you're on a budget, it's important to compare Canon DSLR cameras carefully. With a point and shoot, the difference in price between cameras can be in the hundreds of dollars. With a DSLR the difference can be in the thousands, and more if you include top-of-the-line lenses.

If you mainly take your photos outdoors in good lighting conditions, you'll find you get beautiful, maybe even professional quality shots with a Rebel DSLR. But if you find yourself frequently in low lighting conditions, you might want to move up to a mid-range or even a pro-level Canon DSLR EOS camera, depending on the quality you're looking for.

Taking pictures of children and other moving subjects can be handled by a Rebel DSLR, but if those children are playing sports on a field at night, or if you're trying to get a clear shot of a moving deer or other wildlife in a dense forest from a good distance, you'll need the speed of the higher end Canon DSLRs, both for the ability to shoot at faster shutter speeds in low light, and the ability to quickly focus and track moving subjects.

Canon's Rebel DSLR cameras make a great starting point

Light, portable and full-featured, these are the cameras which are bringing EOS DSLRs to the masses. The EOS DSLR Rebel XSI is a great value, or you can take a step up to the top of the Rebel line for just $100 more with EOS Rebel T1i EF-S. Like all Canon DSLR EOS cameras, you can buy just the body and pick the lens you want, or purchase the body and lens together in kits.

The Rebel DSLR line is a great starting point for most people, wanting to step up to a more advanced model than their current point and shoot.  The EOS Rebel DSLR T1i EF-S offers great features such as:

• 15.1MP Sensor for fast processing, great detail and accurate color, with smooth tones and gradations

• Good low light shooting ability, from 100-3200 ISO

• Live View Function for stills and video, allows you to compose the shot with the controls you normally have in the viewfinder on the 3" LCD monitor. Zoom in on details and apply the grid overlay to check alignment.

• Creative Auto settings gives you instant access to the settings you use most, all the while learning how to use the advanced features of your camera.

• Shoot HD video at 1920 x 1080

For the hobbyist expecting quality - compare the Canon DSLR EOS 50D

If photography is your hobby, and a serious hobby at that, you'll probably want to go beyond the Rebel DSLR line. Moving up to a Canon EOS 50D allows you to take sharper photos in low light, gives you a faster sync speed for flashes, and in addition, you'll appreciate the more durable, dust-sealed body. The EOS 50D shoots fast subjects, such as wildlife, auto and horse racing and other sports like a charm. The 50D offers more extensive manual controls, essential to getting more accurate color, as well as more complex effects than the Rebel DSLR line.

• New 15.1MP sensor makes for incredibly large prints from an EOS DSLR camera, allows drastic crops and shoots higher ISO ranges, up to 12,800 with less noise, and can shoot in continuous shot mode at up to 6.3 fps.

• 9 Point autofocus system for fast, precision focusing in a Canon DSLR EOS camera.

• Enhanced Live View adds more focusing modes including face detection.