Canon EOS 30D

Canon EOS 30D
Entry-level DSLR Entry-level DSLR
February, 2006

Summary Canon 30D

Prices Price
Body only Unknown With 17-85mm, 70-300mm lenses $2,434 - $2,557
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 17 Among similar cameras #n/a of 19
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help APS-C 22.5x15.0mm Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Megapixels Help 8.2 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 2.5" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Pros

The Canon 30D vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Thickness Thin Help
2.9"
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second
Lens availability More lenses available Help
162 lenses
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Pentaprism

Cons

The Canon 30D vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Movie format No movies Help
None
Color depth Little color depth Help
21.5 bits
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
8.2 MP
Live view No live view Help
Preview with viewfinder
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
slower focusing
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
95%
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1
Weight Very heavy Help
784 g
Lowest price Very expensive Help
$2,433.88
Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
59.0
Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
10.8 EV
Screen size Very small screen Help
2.5"
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Sensor size Slightly smaller than average sensor Help
APS-C 22.5x15.0mm
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Announced Old Help
February, 2006
Size Slightly large Help
Professional size 144x106x74 mm
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users

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