The camera has a magnesium alloy body over stainless steel, in place of the D60's plastic over stainless steel. The camera is much more rounded looking than the D60 - more reminiscent of the EOS 1D and 1Ds. Size-wise, the EOS 10D is very similar to the EOS D60, and weight is also near-identical, but at a glance it is obvious that the 10D has an all-new body. Yes, there will continue to be specialised cameras with significantly higher resolutions, but the change of name suggests a move away from the megapixel race towards considering other equally important areas of camera design. 6 megapixels is a level that is useful to most users, but doesn't overtax their computers, storage and lenses - nor the capabilities of the technology itself.

Digital SLRs are reaching the point where for the average user, the benefits of further increased resolutions (ability to print photos larger or crop them more) are outweighed by the disadvantages (comparitively higher noise, lower ISO ratings, higher costs, more strenuous lens requirements, increased storage demands, and increased computer requirements to edit the photos). Following in the footsteps of two extremely popular cameras (the EOS D30 and D60), the 10D's change of naming schema suggests a shift in strategy at Canon. The reason for Canon's discontinuation of the EOS D60 has become apparent, and that reason is a camera that not only improves on the past camera in literally dozens of areas, but does so with a reduced price-tag to boot. First there were rumors, then there were leaked photos - now Canon's latest digital SLR is here!

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