Picture This!: I Got the Canon Rebel T3!!

I got it! :D On christmas morning I was aware that I would be getting the Canon Rebel but my parents didn't tell me which one I would be getting (There is the Canon Rebel T2i, T3, and T3i) So there was still an element of surprise as I unwrapped that BEAUTIFUL square box. So this camera goes for around $400 for just the body and with a kit I believe around $500-600 total sooo it's a pretty nice camera..

Features:
12.2 MP
Comes with 18-55mm lens
ISO 100-6400 for shooting in dim to bright light
HD video recording & in-camera movie editing tools
2.7 inch wide LCD monitor with Live View option
Compatible with the full line of Canon EF & EF-S lenses.

Above information taken from the Canon Site

I've already taken a bunch of pictures when it snowed the day after christmas and they came out really nicely, I'm very satisfied with the quality.. Couldn't ask for more <3 I'll probably put a few Pictures of the Post on here for everyone to see (: But before that i want to see what others said about the Canon Rebel T3.. positive & negative :p

Reviewers Pros:

excellent image quality(35)
Nice features/settings(35)
easy to use(34)
good battery life(31)
Simple controls/menu(30)

Reviewers Cons

noisy(3)
Poor build quality(3)
body feels cheap (too plastic-y)(1)
Complicated controls/menu(1)
Difficult to use(1)

As you can see the numbers beside the comments are the amoun tof people who made such comments, much more positive! I personally must say I love the build, I think it's a beautiful camera.. I also think it's really easy to use, good battery life, but I must say the shutter is pretty loud & the flash sounds like a tazer when it's focusing haha. But I don't typically photograph animals so scaring them off with a flash or shutter isn't a problem for me at the moment..

These reviews were also taken from the Canon Site, linked above.

Pics of the Post! :DD

First: This is the camera itself!

Beautiful, right? :D

Second: A couple of pictures I took!

Stream

My brothers friend in the woods (:

He's in the dorky stage of life.. Aren't we all? :P

Moose tracks! We hiked past here & then about 15 mins later we had turned back and came to this spot and saw moose tracks that hadn't been there before! D: