EOS 100D – in the hand
When I saw the specifications and diagrams showing the size of the EOS 100D I had it in my mind that it was too small, certainly for my hands. Today I had the chance to touch and try the camera and my fears are largely unfounded. The mixture of textures and feel of the rubber grip on the front and rear of the body makes it feel comfortable; in fact I really love it.

EOS 100D with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM in my hands

EOS 100D with EF 50mm f1.2L USM

EOS 100D in the hand – rear view

EOS 100D with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM and Speedlite 600EX-RT
The EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens also has a non-rotating front element, filters don’t rotate as the lens focusses – particularly important for graduated and polarising filters.

EOS 100D photographing EOS 700D
EOS 700D – more than I expected
Having had the chance to study the details of the EOS 700D specifications it’s clearly more than a re-badged EOS 650D. For a really useful start the 9-point AF system has a cross-type AF point at each point – more accurate AF even if you use the outer points.
Update 26-March-2013: Thanks to Gordon from www.cameralabs.com for picking me up on some errors in my airport terminal created post. Actually the EOS 650D already had the full set of cross-type AF points that I had noted as new. Among the few updates – not much left to add to the excellent EOS 650D in my view – thee’s been a few design and feature updates. The new mode dial now rotates all the way round like the one on the EOS 6D, plus the Creative Filters effects can be previewed when shooting with the Live View mode.

EOS 700D with EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Early samples – no image files
As these were early samples of cameras for the announcement only I was not allowed to take and keep any pictures from the EOS 100D or the EOS 700D.