EliteAvaitor:I'm looking into either the rebel xt or the S3 IS. How is your rebel xt. I know you said you love it, but size is one of my main concerns. Is it a hassle? Would it just be annoying to bring to social occasions where your walking alot (I don't want a tacky camera bag

). Also how is the picture quality without a tripod? Just standing and shooting in moderatly low light conditions, is there any motion blurring? I know that the S3 has the image stabilization, DSLR is dependent on lenses.
It's a little big for social occasions: I wouldn't bring it to a party. It's not bad for walking since most likely you'll have a strap for it. It's pretty good without a tripod, but you really don't want to take any pictures in low light without one. The shutter stays open longer, letting in more light, so the more you shake the more it'll blur. But I love the Rebel XT; it's great. Amazing picture quality and I love how I can take three shots a second (that depends on if the camera is changing settings). It's good both on the manual settings and the automatic settings: those really depend on your preferences.
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