For instance, you can change ISO sensitivity with either the dial or the navigation buttons, but can only navigate metering choices via the navigation buttons. However, like the XSi, the menus can be-irritatingly-a little inconsistent and sometimes dumb. With My Menu you can build a go-to-list of the most frequently accessed menu settings-in my case, for instance, Format and Live View settings. The biggest operational advantage the XS offers over competitors is My Menu, which, unlike some other features, it inherits from higher-end models. (For more on the camera design, click through the slide show.) None requires two-handed operation when you push the button to change ISO, white balance, metering and so on, the menu persists while you navigate the options.

Almost all the buttons lie under your right hand, and each feels slightly different so that you can grope them without looking. Still, I don't find it as comfortable to hold as most other dSLRs. I can't quite put my finger on the reason it's not especially shallow, and Canon improved it over the XTi's with a more rubbery-feeling cover. Its smooth, plastic body still feels a little on the cheap side, and I'm not crazy about the grip. Though it essentially uses the same body as the XSi, it shaves a couple of ounces of the weight it only weighs 1 pound, 1.6 ounces. Each only comes in a single-lens kit with the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens. As with the XSi, Canon offers two body designs for the XS-an attractive solid black, and a less-attractive, two-tone, silver and black style.

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