Kiss me: Canon Inc. sparked a revolution in digital photography five years ago when it created the EOS Kiss Digital, justly acclaimed as the first digital SLR camera priced for the average consumer.
In effect, Canon created a whole new market: the entry-level DSLR. But product evolution is a ruthless beast and Canon's early advantage noticeably evaporated when competitors Nikon (D40X), Pentax (200D) and Olympus (E-410) entered the game with less expensive kits.
The just-released Kiss Digital F shows that the line has some pucker power left. The 10.1-megapixel camera is a little brother to Canon's popular 12-megapixel EOS Kiss Digital X2. It includes the Digic III image processor, Live View (which enables the rear LCD screen to function as the viewfinder — a big step for DSLRs) and dust-prevention system found in the X2.