The Canon EOS 100D is the smallest DSLR available with an optical viewfinder, and appears to be Canons answer to DSLR-style mirrorless cameras, being roughly the same size as the Micro Four Thirds Panasonic Lumix G6 , as well as roughly the same price, although the G6 features a swivelling touch...

Excellent image quality; Excellent colour; Excellent noise performance; Very good build quality and design; Optical viewfinder; Q-button gives quick access; Smallest DSLR available; Great touchscreen; Improved live view focus speeds

Relatively high price; Relatively large lenses; RAW not available in some modes; 4-way controller could be better implemented; Shorter battery life (due to reduced size battery; Lacks panoramic mode; Wi-Fi would have been nice

When Canon came to update the EOS 650D DSLR it did something not entirely expected: while the inevitable EOS 700D surfaced, so too did the brand new EOS 100D, a shrunken DSLR some 25 per cent smaller and 28 per cent lighter than the DSLR. A whole new category is born. Well, sort of.

Small size; autofocus is swift; no compromise to image quality; live view responsive; touchscreen; engineering marvel in many respects; battery life lasted well

Small size; less advanced AF system than 700D and similar Canon models; less featured than 700D and similar models; viewfinder settings not particularly bright; some viewfinder AF point bleed

The Canon EOS 100D marks something of a sea change for Canon as a response to the growing popularity of Compact System Cameras (CSCs). The model slots in to the company's EOS range of DSLRs – between the EOS 1100D and the Canon EOS 600D / EOS 700D – and bears the distinction of being both the...

Good design including rubberised handgrip; Creative filters feature live preview; Strikingly small body

Similar price to the Canon EOS 700D; AF system only features one cross-type point; Small design means small battery

The Canon EOS 100D (called the Digital Rebel SL1 in North America) is the smallest and lightest APS-C DSLR ever made. The 18 megapixel 100D / SL1 offers a ‘Hybrid CMOS AF II' system with 80% frame coverage, a 3" ClearView II capacitive touchscreen LCD screen, a 63-zone metering sensor, 9 AF points,...

Canon has miniaturised the digital SLR with the EOS 100D. If you want a small camera, but absolutely have to have a proper viewfinder, this is your best bet at the moment. It's surprisingly usable given its tiny dimensions, although its 18-megapixel sensor is getting on in age.

Canon makes few serious sacrifices to deliver the most compact and lightweight DSLR yet

A good and compact Canon SLR, but at current prices it's overshadowed by its 700D sibling

The camera and lens have been reviewed elsewhere in great detail.

I use an EOS-6D as well as the EOS-100D. Much of the time the EOS-100D is preferred because of its weight and size.

Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Lightweight; Simple Controls

Absolutely amazing camera regarding quality of photo's,ease of use etc. However it is very vulnerable to water ingress. I got caught in a rain shower and the camera got very slightly wet, and I honestly mean VERY SLIGHTLY. It would not turn on after that.

A fantastic DSLR for amateur photographers - I would definitely recommend this. Great kit lens and a telephoto lens. Good value for money.