Camera details
| Name | Canon EOS 30D |
| Format | dSLR |
| Weight | incl battery: 754g |
| Maximum resolution | 3504 x 2336 |
| Other resolutions | 2544 x 1696, 1728 x 1152 |
| Image ratio | 3:2 |
| Effective pixels | 8.2 million |
| Sensor size | 22.5 x 15.0 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Whitebalance override | 6 positions, Kelvin and manual preset |
| Minimum shuttertime | 30 sec + Bulb |
| Maximum shuttertime | 1/8000 sec |
| Built-in flash | yes, popup |
| Built-in flash gain (iso 100) | 12 |
| External flash | E-TTL II |
| Cropfactor | 1.6 |
| Exposure compensation | -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps |
| Lensmount | EF, EF-S |
| Drive | 5 fps or 3 fps |
| Selftimer | 10 secs, with mirror lockup 2 secs |
| Timelapse | Through USB |
| Orentientation Sensor | Yes |
| Storage | Compactflash type I / II |
| Uncompressed format | Canon RAW |
| Compressed format | JPEG (EXIF 2.21) |
| Quality levels | Fine, Normal |
| Iso | 1 |
| LCD | 2,5 |
| LCD resolution | 230,000 |
| USB | USB 2.0 |
| Firewire | N/A |
| Battery charger | Yes |
| Battery | Canon 1390mAh Li-Ion |
| Lightmetering modes | 35 area eval, center weighted, partial, spot |
| AF-points | Multi-BASIS TTL, 9 focus points (diamond shape) |
| AF-modes | One shot, AF-Servo, AF-AI |
| Sensor manufacturer | Canon |
| Image stabilisation | N/A |
| Grip | BG-E2 |
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Reviews for the Canon EOS 30D
Register here to add your own review| Pro: | - Reletively cheap for a camera that is this fast (AF, continuous-mode) - ISO-performance (compared to the 300D almost every camera is better ;-) ) - The batteries of the 300D are copatible with the 30D, so I didn't have to buy new ones. |
| Con: | - LCD: I think it's only reliable to look at the composition of the photo and read off the graphs and settings. I encountered a number of times that a pic looked ok on the LCD (light and contrast), but on the computer it was about twice as dark... - No full-frame sensor |
| Review: | The references I have is my own 300D, the 20D and the 5D. Compared to the 300D it's a better camera in almost everything. It's very strange if you are used to the small LCD of the 300D/20D that the pics and info are readeble :-P The only thing I miss on the 30D is the full-frame sensor. Apart from that the thing does everything I need. |
| Build quality | Performance | Price rating | Overall | Recommended? |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Yes |
| Pro: | Really good ISO-performance, good AF, 2.5" display, _fast_ and very well built. |
| Con: | Would like to have some more customfunctions like the D200 |
| Review: | I bought this body as an upgrade for my 300D, which was a nice camera but lacked a lot of settings. Compared to the 300D, this is a great improvement, both performancewise as wel as the ergonomy. I haven't really encountered any con's with this camera, the only thing that I would like is the programmability of the D200. But otherwise it performs like a beast, it's fast and does the job I require it to do perfectly. I shoot a lot of low-light, and even ISO3200 is perfectly usable :) |
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| Build quality | Performance | Price rating | Overall | Recommended? |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Yes |