Canon EOS D30

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Canon EOS D30
Canon EOS D30
Type Single-lens reflex
Sensor CMOS
Maximum resolution 2,160 x 1,440 (3.1 megapixels)
Lens type Interchangeable (EF)
Shutter electronic focal plane
Shutter speed range 30 to 1/4000 s
Exposure Metering TTL, full aperture, zones
Exposure Modes Full auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual
Metering modes Evaluative, Center Weighted, Average
Focus areas 3 points (1 + 1)
Focus modes One-shot, AI-Servo, AI-Focus, Manual
Continuous Shooting up to 3.0 frame/s, max 8 frames
Viewfinder Optical
ASA/ISO range 100-1600 in 1 EV steps
Flash built-in, pop-up
Flash bracketing none
Focus bracketing none
Custom WB 7 presets, including Auto and custom
WB bracketing none
Rear LCD monitor 1.8 in (46 mm), 114,000 pixels
Storage CompactFlash(CF) (Type I or Type II) and MicroDrive(MD)
Battery Li-Ion BP-511 rechargeable
Weight 780 g (body only)
Optional Battery Packs BP-511, BG-ED3 battery grip.

The Canon EOS D30 is a discontinued 3.1 megapixel professional digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera body, initially announced by Canon on May 17, 2000. The EOS-D30 was Canon's first "home grown" digital SLR. Until that point Canon had worked with Kodak to produce the Kodak Pro DCS 520 and Kodak Pro DCS 560 professional digital SLRs, which combined Kodak digital backs and Canon camera bodies.

The D30 was aimed at the prosumer market, and was intended to occupy the gap between the high-end consumer-market Canon Powershot Pro70, and Canon's first home-grown professional digital SLR, the Canon EOS-1D, which was not released until November 2001. Reviews frequently compared the D30 to Nikon's D1, [1] [2] [3] which was aimed at the professional market.

The D30 was superseded in 2002 by the six-megapixel D60.

The EOS D30 featured:

  • 22.7 x 15.1 mm CMOS sensor (APS-C)
  • 3.1 megapixel effective (3.3 megapixel total)
  • Max resolution 2160 x 1440
  • FOV crop (1.6x)
  • Canon EF lens mount (excludes EF-S)
  • 3-point auto focus
  • 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 ISO speed equivalent
  • 30 to 1/4000 s shutter speed and bulb
  • TTL 35 zone SPC metering: evaluative, center weighted, partial
  • Exposure compensation -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps
  • Auto White Balance (plus 5 positions & manual preset)
  • Eye-level pentaprism viewfinder
  • 1.8 in (46 mm) color TFT liquid-crystal monitor
  • E-TTL flash mode
  • Built-in Flash
  • 3 frames per second continuous shooting (max. 8 frames)
  • Dimensions (WxHxD): 150 x 107 x 75 mm
  • Weight (body only): 780 g
  • Optional BG-ED3 battery grip

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  1. ^ Imaging Resource's review of the D30
  2. ^ Steve's Digicams review of the D30
  3. ^ Digital Photography Review's evaluation of the D30
Canon EOS Digital SLR Timeline
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High-end [1] - Full Frame 1Ds 1Ds mk II 1Ds mk III
High-end - APS-H 1D 1D mk II 1D mk II N 1D mk III
Midrange - Full Frame 5D
Midrange - APS-C D30 D60 10D 20D 30D 40D
Astrophotography - APS-C 20Da
Consumer-level - APS-C 300D 350D 400D 450D
Entry-level - APS-C 1000D
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  1. ^ Based on pricing