Canon EOS 30D - 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera Specifications

THE CANON EOS30D:AN EXTRAORDINARYFUSION OFPERFORMANCE, CONVENIENCE ANDVALUECWHITE PAPER

III. CAMERA CONTROLS 10Exposure ControlCustom FunctionsPicture Style and (when the WFT-E1A is in use) Images Failed to Transfer have beennewly added t

III. CAMERA CONTROLS 11White Balancereview, hold down the Print/Share button and press the Magnify button to magnify theimage. Once magnified, the AF

IV. SOFTWARE AND EXTENDED COMPATIBILITY 12SoftwareOne of the many differences between Canon and the other manufacturers of DSLRs isthe completeness, e

IV. SOFTWARE AND EXTENDED COMPATIBILITY 13Digital Photo Professional (DPP) Ver.2.1 is a high-speed RAW image viewing/editingprogram, using Canon’s own

communicate with the computer. No separate driver is required for Windows XP or MacOS X 10.2–10.4 because the OS driver is used.In addition to its st

IV. SOFTWARE AND EXTENDED COMPATIBILITY 15“Off” means there is no color level control; color tones are the same as “On.” With“On,” color levels are a

IV. SOFTWARE AND EXTENDED COMPATIBILITY 16Direct Image TransferAccessoriesThe EOS 30D is the first EOS camera to incorporate direct image transfer to

IV. SOFTWARE AND EXTENDED COMPATIBILITY 17and press photography, sports and entertainment. It allowsimage transfer via wired or wireless LANs complian

The most obvious external difference between the EOS 20D and the EOS 30D is the new2.5-inch, 230,00-pixel TFT liquid-crystal monitor with its 170° wid

V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 19camera more comfortable to grasp.The EOS 30D’s basic internal construction and major parts configuration are

Table of Contents I. OVERVIEW 3II. NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES 5III. CAMERA CONTROLS 6Picture Style 6Noise Reduction 7Files and Folders 7Ease of Operati

V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 20New LensesTo make the camera smaller, the external interface connection circuit board has beenseparated from

V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 21Shutter ReleaseMechanismextend during focusing, suppressing aberration variations at medium and short distan

V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 22Drive Speed and BurstPerformanceViewfinderThe EOS 30D has a new drive mode called “Low-Speed continuous.” I

V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 23AutofocusE-TTL II AutoflashPower Source, ShootingCapacity and Startup Timespot metering feature, the meterin

V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 24With the addition of an“Imminent power exhaustion”step, the battery charge leveldisplay now has 4 increments

VI. SPECIFICATIONS 25TYPEIMAGING ELEMENTRECORDING SYSTEMWHITEBALANCEType:Digital AF/AE SLRRecording Media: CompactFlash (CF) Card Types I & IISens

VI. SPECIFICATIONS 26VIEWFINDERAUTOFOCUSEXPOSURE CONTROLincrements White balance correction: blue/amber bias +/- 9 levels, magenta/green bias+/- 9 lev

VI. SPECIFICATIONS 27SHUTTERFLASHDRIVE SYSTEMLCD MONITORIMAGE PLAYBACKIMAGE PROTECTION AND ERASEwith multi-controller (2) AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketin

VI. SPECIFICATIONS 28MENUSPOWER SOURCEDIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTOPERATING CONDITIONSMenu Categories:(1) Shooting Menu: red, (2) Playback Menu: blue, (3) Se

VI. SPECIFICATIONS 29System Chart

3The new Canon EOS 30D digital SLR is a meaningful upgrade of the widely admired andimmensely successful EOS 20D model. The EOS 20D was among the fir

VII. CONCLUSION 30The EOS 30D is a new camera that stands firmly on the shoulders of the EOS 20D, aswell as the entire Canon EOS System. Because it i

4unusual position of being able to listen to the comments and requests of EOS camerausers and to respond with precision.The EOS 30D retains the best o

II. NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES 5• New 2.5-inch LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 pixels, wide viewing angle andsubstantially improved visibility•

III. CAMERA CONTROLS 6Picture Style Picture Style, introduced on the Canon EOS-1D Mark IIN and the EOS 5D, is Canon’snew and genuinely improved approa

Portrait and Landscape for their respective modes, and Standard for Full Auto, Close-Up,Sports, Night Portrait and Flash Off.Selecting choice [1: Auto

III. CAMERA CONTROLS 8Image RecordingImage Playbackhalfway (as on the EOS 20D), pressing the Playback button, the Menu button or the AELock button wil

III. CAMERA CONTROLS 9MenusThe shooting information on the EOS 30D now includes, usefully, the file size, histogramfor brightness or RGB (brightness o