Canon EOS 300

Canon EOS 300
Overview
Type	35mm SLR
Lens
Lens mount	Canon EF lens mount
Focusing
Focus	TTL Phase Detection Autofocus (7 zone)
Exposure/metering
Exposure	PASM autoexposure ; 35 zone evaluative metering
Flash
Flash	Built-in flash
Shutter
Frame rate	1.5 frame/s
General
Dimensions	140 x 90 x 58.5 mm, 335g [1]

Last updated September 23, 2019

The Canon EOS 300 (EOS Kiss III in Japan, EOS Rebel 2000 in North America)^[2] is a consumer-level 35mm single-lens reflex camera, produced by Canon of Japan from April 1999 until September 2002 as part of their EOS system.^[1] Designed under the supervision of Yasuhiro Morishita, the camera was intended as a replacement for the Canon EOS 500N.^[3] The camera was a success for Canon, selling exceedingly well and dominating its market sector until it was replaced by the EOS 300V (Rebel Ti, Kiss 5).^[4]^[5] Canon EOS 300 won European Imaging and Sound Association Award 1999-2000. Like other low-priced SLRs of the time, the EOS 300 used a pentamirror viewfinder instead of a pentaprism, and had a polycarbonate body.^[6]

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The EOS 300 should not be confused with the later Canon EOS 300D (EOS Digital Rebel in the US and EOS Kiss Digital in Japan), a popular entry-level digital SLR from 2003.

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References

1 2 "EOS REBEL 2000". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
↑ NK Guy (2007). "Using the Canon EOS Rebel 2000/EOS 300/Kiss III/Kiss IIIL cameras - an unofficial manual". photonotes.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2008-02-22.Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help); Cite web requires |website= (help)
↑ Canon. "Design Room: EOS Rebel 2000 – EOS 300 – EOS Kiss III". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2008-02-22.Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help)
↑ Dennis, Matthew (2004). The PIP Expanded Guide to Canon EOS 300/Rebel 2000. Sterling. ISBN 1-86108-338-6. … one of the most popular cameras ever …
↑ p. 9, The PIP Expanded Guide to the Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT, James Beattie and Tracy Hallett, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2006, ISBN 1-86108-482-X.
↑ Budget SLRs come into their own Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine , Herbert Keppler, Popular Photography, February 2002. Accessed on line February 22, 2008.
↑ PopPhoto staff (2001). "CANON EOS Rebel 2000" (PDF). Popular Photography magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-23.Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help); Cite web requires |website= (help)

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[museum-1] 1 2 "EOS REBEL 2000". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2017-05-12.

[2] NK Guy (2007). "Using the Canon EOS Rebel 2000/EOS 300/Kiss III/Kiss IIIL cameras - an unofficial manual". photonotes.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2008-02-22.Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help); Cite web requires |website= (help)

[design-3] Canon. "Design Room: EOS Rebel 2000 – EOS 300 – EOS Kiss III". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2008-02-22.Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help)

[4] Dennis, Matthew (2004). The PIP Expanded Guide to Canon EOS 300/Rebel 2000. Sterling. ISBN 1-86108-338-6. … one of the most popular cameras ever …

[5] . 9, The PIP Expanded Guide to the Canon EOS 350D/Digital Rebel XT, James Beattie and Tracy Hallett, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2006, ISBN 1-86108-482-X.

[6] Budget SLRs come into their own Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine , Herbert Keppler, Popular Photography, February 2002. Accessed on line February 22, 2008.

[7] PopPhoto staff (2001). "CANON EOS Rebel 2000" (PDF). Popular Photography magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-23.Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help); Cite web requires |website= (help)