Canon EOS 30D specifications
| List price (body only) |
• US: $ 1,399 • EU: € 1,399 |
|---|---|
| List price (with EF-S 18-55 DC) |
• US: $ 1,499 • EU: € 1,499 |
| Body material | Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor | • 22.5 x 15.0 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 8.5 million total pixels • 8.2 million effective pixels • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Image processor | DIGIC II |
| Image sizes | • 3504 x 2336 (8.2 MP) • 2544 x 1696 (4.3 MP) • 1728 x 1152 (2.0 MP) |
| File formats | • RAW (.CR2) |
| Lenses | • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount • 1.6x field of view crop |
| Focusing | • 9-point TTL • CMOS sensor • AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes | • AI Focus AF • One shot AF • AI Servo AF • Manual focus |
| AF point selection | • Auto • Manual • Home position |
| AF assist | • Stroboscopic flash • 4.0 m range (at center) |
| Metering | • TTL 35 zone SPC • Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes | • Evaluative 35 zone |
| AE lock | • Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock button |
| AE bracketing | • +/- 2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Exposure compen. | • +/-2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Sensitivity (1/3 EV steps) * |
• Auto (100 to 400) |
| Shutter | • Focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/8000 sec • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values | • F1.0 - F91 • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance | • Auto (3000 - 7000 K) • Daylight (5200 K) • Shade (7000 K) • Cloudy (6000 K) • Tungsten (3200 K) • Fluorescent (4000 K) • Flash (6000 K) • Custom (2000 - 10000 K) • Kelvin (2800 - 10000 K in 100 K steps) |
| WB bracketing | • +/-3 levels • 3 images • blue/amber or magenta/green bias |
| WB shift | • Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Picture style * | • Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User 1 • User 2 • User 3 |
| Custom image parameters * | • Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 • Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G • B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level pentaprism • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.9x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) • Eyepoint: 20 mm • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter • Precision matte screen |
| Viewfinder info | • AF points • Focus confirmation light • Shutter speed • Aperture • Manual exposure • AE Lock • Exposure compensation amount • AEB level • Spot metering area * • Flash ready • Red-eye reduction lamp on • High-speed sync • FE Lock • Flash compensation amount • ISO speed (while changing) • WB correction (while changing) • Warnings • Maximum burst for continuous shooting • Buffer space |
| LCD monitor * | • 2.5 " TFT LCD • 230,000 pixels • 5 brightness levels • 10x zoom playback |
| Record review | • Off • On (histogram via INFO button) • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Flash | • Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • FOV coverage up to 17 mm (27 mm equiv.) • Guide number approx 13 • Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • X-Sync: 1/250 sec |
| External flash | • E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites • Wireless multi-flash support • PC Sync |
| Shooting modes | • Auto |
| Drive modes | • Single • Continuous: 5 fps (CH) up to 30 frames or 3 fps (CL) * • Self-timer: 10 secs (or 2 sec with mirror lock-up) |
| Direct printing | • Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge • PictBridge |
| Other features | • Orientation sensor • Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity • LCD panel illumination |
| Auto rotation | • On (playback uses orientation data in file header) • Off |
| Playback mode | • Single image • Single image with info (inc. histogram) • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable) • 9 image index • Auto play • Image rotation • Jump |
| Custom functions | 19 custom functions with 53 settings |
| Menu languages | • English |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Portrait grip | Via BP-E2 battery grip (option) |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Storage | • Compact Flash Type I or II • Microdrive supported • FAT 12/16 and FAT 32 support • No CF card supplied |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion BP-511A rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • Supports BP-511 / BP-511A / BP-512 / BP-514 • CR2016 Lithium battery (date/time backup) • Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions * | 144 x 106 x 74 mm (5.6 x 4.2 x 2.9 in) |
| Weight * | • No battery: 706 g (1.6 lb) • With battery: 785 g (1.7 lb) |
* Specification updates or changes compared to the EOS 20D
