Swedish site Kamera & Bild are suggesting the following specs for the rumoured new Canon entry-level digital SLR, the Rebel XS / 1000D.

No mention of their source but here are the specs they're suggesting along with the equivalent specs of the 450D (Rebel XSi), the Canon PowerShot G9, the Canon Ixus 90 and the Nikon D40X.

	450D	1000D	G9	Ixus 90	D40X
Sensor Mega-Pixels	12.2	10.1	12.1	10.0	10.2
Auto Focus	9 point	7 point	9 point	9 point	3 point
Burst shooting (FPS)	3.5	3	1.5	1.4	3
LCD size	3.0"	2.5"	3.0"	3.0"	2.5"
Live View	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Weight	475g	540g	320g	155g	495g
Price (Amazon.co.uk)	£519.40	£???	£277.23	£200.50	£418.95

Other information includes "Digic III processor" (all the above have that), "menus similar to 450D" and "cheap price" which matches up with the general consensus.

Some of those specs look a bit strange when laid out like that. In terms of distinguishing it from the XSi, the smaller screen will be a big factor so that makes sense and taking out 2 AF points might help a litlle too. But why would it be so heavy? Perhaps this rumoured weight is with the kit lens (the other SLR weights are body-only).

It's a little hard to see how Canon will persuade consumers to buy the 450D if these specs turn out to be correct. Although the differences between the 40D and the 450D are now quite subtle. I suppose they could remove some of the more obscure features such as exposure bracketing for the 1000D.

Labels: EOS 1000D, Rebel XS