<s>
is	O
a	O
consumer-level	O
35mm	O
single-lens	B-Algorithm
reflex	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Canon	O
of	O
Japan	O
from	O
April	O
1999	O
until	O
September	O
2002	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Yasuhiro	O
Morishita	O
,	O
the	O
camera	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
500N	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
for	O
Canon	O
,	O
selling	O
exceedingly	O
well	O
and	O
dominating	O
its	O
market	O
sector	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
300V	O
(	O
Rebel	O
Ti	O
,	O
Kiss	O
5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
300	I-Algorithm
won	O
European	O
Imaging	O
and	O
Sound	O
Association	O
Award	O
1999-2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
low-priced	O
SLRs	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
300	I-Algorithm
used	O
a	O
pentamirror	O
viewfinder	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
pentaprism	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
polycarbonate	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
autofocus	O
capabilities	O
of	O
this	O
camera	O
were	O
identical	O
to	O
Canon	O
's	O
much	O
more	O
expensive	O
Elan	B-Algorithm
7	I-Algorithm
with	O
six	O
single-line	O
CMOS	O
sensors	O
surrounding	O
a	O
central	O
cross-type	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
300	I-Algorithm
should	O
not	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
later	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
300D	I-Algorithm
(	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
Digital	I-Algorithm
Rebel	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
Kiss	I-Algorithm
Digital	I-Algorithm
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
popular	O
entry-level	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
from	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
