EOS stands for Electro Optical Systems. EOS is the Digital SLR camera system which was introduced more than 2 decades before (1987) but gained huge popularity due to entry level DSLR cameras for beginner photographers.
There are four main types of DSLR camera’s introduced by Canon since 1987. Most of the Entry level type is launched in late 2008 onwards.
- Entry-level /consumer oriented DSLR camera at much cheaper price. The series always start with 3 to 4 digit series number (EOS 350D, EOS 300X, EOS 1000D and etc)
- Advanced amateur /midrange: Much more expensive than entry level cameras and focus on day to day digital photography (EOS 33V, EOS 40D – they have 2 digits only as their series identifier)
- High-end (example include EOS 3, EOS 5)
- Professional Types: Full Frame Digital SLR, fast performance, 100 % viewfinder. Â Model number always start and contain only one digit (such as EOS-1D and EOS-1V) Read the rest of this entry »