Canon 12 Megapixels Rebel T3 DSLR Camera Review by MacWorld With Rating 3.5/5

"The T3's image quality is quite good, with excellent color reproduction that's both natural and accurate, without being dull. Photographers who prefer punchier color, can always adjust saturation or intensity using a selected picture style or ambience option. Exposure accuracy is also one of the T3's strengths and the camera earned a word score of Superior for Color and Exposure during lab tests. I tested the camera with the image-stabilized 18-55mm kit lens and while images were generally sharp, the camera earned only a Fair rating. But unless you plan to make really large prints, sharpness shouldn't be an issue. Distortion was given a word score of Good, which is more than well deserved as I noticed very little distortion at wide angle. It's also important to note that the T3 is equipped with a Peripheral Illumination Correction feature, which identifies the lens used (not all lenses may be supported, though) and automatically corrects for vignetting. Also notable is that there was little to no purple fringing along high contrast edges in my test shots. High ISO performance was quite good. Image noise was kept pretty much under control up to about ISO 800. After that, ISO 1600 exhibited some degradation but images are still usable. In a pinch, ISO 3200 can be used for snapshot-sized prints and the Web. Video and audio quality both earned word scores of Very Good. Although limited in options (720p only), the T3 captured family-and-friends worthy footage, with good color rendition. Video capture isn't quite as good as still capture in low light, but it's fine for casual movies.

The Canon EOS Rebel T3 is a solid albeit unexciting, entry-level DSLR that is-for the most part-easy to use. Beginner photographers or those who want a little help along the way will appreciate the camera's on-board Feature Guide; enthusiasts who are comfortable with DSLR features can easily disable the guide if it becomes a nuisance. The competition is pretty stiff in this category, though, so it's a good idea to shop around. If you can find a T3i for a reasonable price, you might want to spend the extra money for faster performance, a better LCD, advanced video options and more."