What are the different levels of the canon rebels?

Question

Like with nikon, the bigger the number, the better the camera, but how does it work with canon?

Answer 1

Outside the US Canon markets their cameras based on numbers, as Nikon does.

In the US Market Canon came up with the "Rebel" name for their entry level digital SLR's.

The original Digital Rebel was called the 300D outside the US. The Rebel XT is the 350D and the Rebel XTi is the 400D.

So you see, the marketing scheme is the same, it is just changed for the US market.

Hope this helps!

Ignacio

Answer 2

With Canon, cameras with just one number are the best. That's their professional stuff. Like the 1Ds and the 5D.
Cameras with TWO numbers are semi-professional cameras. Like the 20D and 30D.
Cameras with THREE numbers are entry level cameras, like the 350D and 400D. (These models are also called digital Rebels in the USA and digital KISS in Japan)
So the more numbers, the CHEAPER.
But then - just to mess with us - within these series, a higher number usually means a better & newer camera. So the 30D is better than the 20D, and the 400D is better than the 350D.

By the way, Nikon isn't 100% consistent either. They use TWO numbers for entry level cameras (D40, D50, D80), THREE numbers for semi-pro cameras (D100, D200) and just like Canon, just ONE number for professional models (D2X, D2H). Again, within each level, a higher number is usually newer & better.

Answer 3

the Canon rebel has only a few models (XT, XTi) if your looking for something higher quality the Canon website shows all the various models