Owners Ratings:
Canon EOS 30D (Overall)

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8.2 million effective pixels
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Average rating (191 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.60
 Features()()()()()() 4.64
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.70
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.68
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.56
 Overall()()()()()() 4.64

Owners Opinions: Canon EOS 30D

NamePostedOpinion preview
photosen28 Aug 09Bought this as soon as its price went down when the 40D came out ...
Olivier Baudoin26 Aug 09Excellent boitier, très robuste, superbes imagesTrès bon ...
andrew openvalley8 Jan 09It's a very good camera that takes beautiful pictures.The noise ...
pjayj15 Jul 08(No text)
sasan nejadi30 May 0830D is very very good,The 30D set the bar high. It is an ...
Lupti24 Apr 08The EOS 30D is in my opinion the best x0D camera in this line. ...
Maxie12 Jan 08As a loyal Canon prosumer, I love this camera. I have big ...
bigbaby98711 Jan 08I actually bought the 400D first, and I really liked that ...
Sir_Snark6 Jan 08I have been using this camera for a little over a year and a ...
2alberto4 Jan 08Coming from Eos 1N (4 lenses) and after 2 positive years of Sony ...
Balle Klorin20 Dec 07(No text)
AlexanderdB7 Oct 07Have this camera now 5 months and I'm 100% satisfied! ...
v5point022 Sep 07This is my first DSLR, initially was planning to buy the 5D but ...
Macazi14 Sep 07Owner of a Canon XT, 20D, 30D and now 40D I have enough elements ...
mcjamez11 Sep 07Well Yesterday was my first day out with my new 30D and I went ...
AlgomaRock5 Sep 0730D is superb! I have had this camera since June 2006. Since ...
AlgomaRock5 Sep 0730D is superb! I have had this camera since June 2006. Since ...
nd196722 Aug 07I bought this camera one month ago for 850 euro. I had eos 5 and ...
yates71721 Aug 07After taking a look at the Nikon's selection of similar cameras ...
saharanights3 Aug 07Takes great pictures even with low light. No problem with it ...
7842003 Aug 07Came from 350dGoodSpot metering8000 shuterpictures stylesl
mark victor2 Aug 07Good camera for the money although not the best. Features and ...
Bent Mathiesen6 Jul 07I have had this camera since January 2007. Taken 500-1000 ...
Melao6 Jul 07Very good image qualityGreat for sport events and outdoors ...
ozigoog30 Jun 07Great cameraLove
drongo9225 Jun 07Very solid!
JonAngelo19 Jun 07(No text)
abolit18 Jun 07This is a good camera for a nice and sunny day. But for indoors ...
luller612 Jun 07Excellent BuiltExtremely sharp, vivid, detailled photos.Fast, and
p11n3 Jun 07i love 30D!
benfok25 May 07I upgraded from the 20D to the 30D. The two cameras are ...
john panaswich20 May 07Excellent camera, solid constructions, flexible, easy to use. ...
Gerry Hanna oldie16 May 07Upgraded from 10D. (used cameras over sixty years) Having ...
FABRI3 May 07Great camera!!Very good body constuction, image quality, battery ...
Kerrys71127 Apr 07The 30D is fine, I upgraded from the 20D so I was use to the ...
Ozan Erkal27 Apr 07now i have this camera for only a week.. i must have shot around ...
Steve Lithgow24 Apr 07(No text)
Heinz Winter19 Apr 07Simply still one of the very best
Claudio Saporito16 Apr 07Bella reflex semiprof.la uso con un 17-85 USM is e un 80-300 do ...
Luiz_Salgado4 Apr 07A Great Camera. In all likelyhood the best ever 8Mpixels camera ...
OldSchoolNewSchool3 Apr 07Great camera. I've used it for about nine months now. The ...
moonflower30 Mar 07All around best digital SLR on the market, save for the 1 series ...
saskalex19 Mar 07Hats off to busy testers like Krutan (19 Jan 07) who takes ...
dopravopat15 Mar 07Good ergonomics, feels natural, good balanced body for my hands. ...
Bruno Mosconi14 Mar 07Absolutely notable!
RonStev3 Mar 07Upgraded from 10D to 30D about 6mths ago.Have just been to an ...
nilpixel27 Feb 07GREAT CAMERA : )
j_nienaber23 Feb 07I have been a film SLR user since the early 1970s. I bought a ...
rekin23 Feb 07Great camera.
barnowl14 Feb 07A good camera but let down by the sloppy, poor quality kit lens. ...
pirinchov10 Feb 07It is not good work for Canon.
PhotoPhilDe4 Feb 07I have it since 6 weeks now and have done already more than 1500 ...
Donavan31 Jan 07In the last few months, I went from a Canon 350D to a Nikon D80 ...
Qasim30 Jan 07Need Suggestion
PhotoMark128 Jan 07This camera has revolutionized the way I take pictures.Having ...
threelegsdog27 Jan 07I am agree that 30D is better than D80, low noise, sharpness, ...
Liu Zhong27 Jan 07Compare the Canon 30D's image quality with Nikon D80', I have a ...
Rob Wartena24 Jan 07I have it since April 2006, bought it (incl 17-85 mm IS lens) in ...
Krutan19 Jan 07I bought may 30D in April 06 and this is what I think after 80 ...
MarkLand17 Jan 07Upgraded from 10D for speed 6 months ago and got what I wanted ...
boriszulj4 Jan 07Have it for three months now. Excellent camera producing great ...
Bagger30 Dec 06Had the camera a week. It's damn expensive here in South Africa ...
Christopher Ebert15 Dec 06I purchased the 30d about 3 weeks ago and I am very happy with ...
luna7711 Dec 06very good machine :)
tynn daez6 Dec 06hi to everyone! its been 2 weeks since i surf this site and the ...
FreddieHoops3 Dec 06Bought a 30D about a week and a half ago, and have already shot ...
jensendl21 Nov 06I purchased the 30D in April of 06 and have to date taken over ...
MarkNicholas5 Nov 06Have now had the camera almost a week and can only state that ...
B Bratica5 Nov 06just picked one of these up, since the rebates makes it a better ...
shamanjp29 Oct 06I recently sold my 10D and 20D and purchased a 30D. I shoot ...
Jon Tatooles18 Oct 06While I can feel a new 10 MP revision coming on the horizon, I ...
Oak and Acorn10 Oct 06Excellent camera.
krzy_016 Oct 06(No text)
riversen5 Oct 06This is a great camera that I highly recommend. I have made the ...
Glenn NK25 Sep 06Edit: 11 Feb 07Four months and 4,000 pictures later, and I now ...
Leoncel16 Sep 06I was always a Nikon (film cameras) user and fan, until I ...
gullevek12 Sep 06I upgraded from the 350D as I outgrew the camera. I love the ...
Luca Monterzino9 Sep 06(No text)
Markus Richter5 Sep 06I was thinking about a D200, but the ability to work at ISO 1600 ...
carles serrano5 Sep 06(No text)
OliveB973 Sep 06Upgraded from an already excellent 20D.I love the big 230.000 px ...
stant2 Sep 06Today i bought it and it is my first DSLR. I love it. It is easy ...
noiseless1 Sep 06Great! Upgrade from the 350D which is a Great camera to become ...
Frank Sinkavich24 Aug 06Having owned a 300D and a 20D I made the move up to the 30D. It ...
Dave Ellis24 Aug 06Having used the 350D for a year the only problems I had with ...
damyanmp15 Aug 06Excellent camera. :) I've had it for last 2 weeks now and I'm ...
PhotoKhan24 Jul 06Excellent camera. Not only does it live up to my expectations ...
alexandru robert agrapine12 Jul 06there's a month now since i bough the camera, and the files that ...
suisujin11 Jul 06(No text)
Rob729 Jul 06Im coming from a 300D and i'm impressed with* VERY Quick ...
steve sutic9 Jul 06speed and quality are unbelivable and batery life extrodinary. ...
ThomasBricker8 Jul 06I own the Canon 30D and Nikon D70.The 30D is a good camera for ...
Vladimer8 Jul 06(No text)
boomerakl3 Jul 06Picked up my 30d on Saturday, this was an upgrade from the ...
fstoponepointfour30 Jun 06I had a week to play with this before a 3 week holiday in Bali. ...
jeanmarcb27 Jun 06Pros:The quality in low light is stunning. Even at 3200 ISO, the ...
RBernar626 Jun 06Impressive piece of technology!
PsiBurn21 Jun 06My first foray into dSLR's, and I couldn't be any happier.Lots to
KJ6QB19 Jun 06This is actually my first Digital SLR although I have owned many ...
bluby15 Jun 06Worthy successor to the 20D, even if only a minor upgrade.My ...
Ivar Thorolfsson11 Jun 06I got the 30D a week ago. Upgraded from the 300d.All I can say ...
Gates Nanakhon9 Jun 06After I start take picture for 4 years with SONY P72 and F828 I ...
David Eliasson5 Jun 06I own the 20D. I tried a 30D with a Canon EF-S 17-85mm lens and ...
Edward_abc31 May 06A good update from Reble, not a must for 20D users.After 15 ...
pobz30 May 06Not all the great in comparison to the 20D. The 20D is a better ...
wheelsdudepbase29 May 06Let me just say that this camera is a real photo tool. I have ...
ndl28 May 06Buy it ! (but WAIT for the $ to drop !)Just bought and shot with ...
pckidz27 May 06I own this camera along with three lenses - Sigma 18-200, Canon ...
Wryte26 May 06The Canon 30D is just awesome! When I was shooting film I used a ...
crimson8426 May 06This is my first dslr camera,but I previously owned an SLR and a ...
Peter Dhaeze26 May 06Image quality and handling as good as the 20D, but with the ...
gerardniers22 May 06looks as a nice camera, but I couldn't test this one due to an ...
fbb6122 May 06Coming from a Nikon D70 i wanted to buy the D200.The Problem in ...
brconflict20 May 06Coming from a Digital Rebel XT, I can name off a few features ...
mojoxp18 May 06This Camera is phenominal well woth the wait. Although 20D very ...
digitalpassion15 May 06I came from a Canon 300D and the main improvment that I have ...
bookerreese110 May 06owned 300d before i got the 30d today.its like comparing ...
dale fan9 May 06I think this Camera is Great, it is my first DSLR and I love it. ...
digitalrebelman8 May 06Everything great...but wow, the price tag is a little steep I ...
FRANK MABRY SR4 May 06I have owned the Canon Digital Rebel,the 20D,ID Mark ll and now ...
Mike C4 May 06This camera worked perfectly out of the box. It doesn't quite ...
MKA4 May 06I purchased the 30D after unfortunately having my 300D stolen. ...
Victor Noe Chavez Diaz Gonzalez3 May 06I moved from a 10D to a 30D the only thing I can say is: I love ...
dPeter2 May 06This is my third dSLR. I had two 20D before this and sold my ...
rshimi11 May 06I was a professional photographer for well over 10 years, but ...
Rick Hammel1 May 06I just got the camera last week and I have already filled a 1g ...
Von Jauns30 Apr 06I've used bascially every digital SLR Canon has created ...
mike bustad30 Apr 06I started out with the 300 then to the 10D, 20D and imo this is ...
VinceC28 Apr 06I own the camera and will post one review only. I came from a ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Yes, vote weighting to offset the stupid trolls.
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
snackwells26 Apr 06Bar none, foremost this camera is a real workhorse, versatile, ...
Wedge226 Apr 06(No text)
burokhuli23 Apr 06When I got my hand on the 30D, I immediately loved the ERGO on ...
HEIDI J23 Apr 06I LOVE THE 30D.I HAD THE 20D AND LOVED THAT AS WELL.VERY EASY TO ...
abhorsen22 Apr 06Best DSLR on the market currently for the amateur photographer. ...
Jared67221 Apr 06I have been using this camera for a few weeks now. I don't ...
John200618 Apr 06(No text)
DigitalG6 Apr 06Hi,This is my first digital SLR from Canon. The 30D (Kit) is a ...
Ted5 Apr 06I'm coming from the 300D...Wow, what an Upgrade!!! I looked at ...
FerretSnapper4 Apr 06This is my primary camera now, the 20D is my secondary. The 30D ...
FerretSnapper4 Apr 06This is my primary camera now, the 20D is my secondary. The 30D ...
Edward Azuar3 Apr 06Wonderful camera. My 300D served me well, but this upgrade is ...
sososowhat3 Apr 06I'm upgrading from a 10D and have had the 30D for about a ...
Ken D3 Apr 06This is a post I made to the EOS list:Well, I'm on day 5, somewh
monterey2 Apr 06Everything DP said was a con was fixed. Solid 5's
JustinGuo1 Apr 06Great DSLR camera. Value for money.
cyclrmike31 Mar 06(No text)
davide cardello31 Mar 06perfetta ,ottima,eccellente,una delle migliori fotocamere ...
TassieD31 Mar 06I havw found this camera to be a great addition to my 350D. The ...
satorib30 Mar 06At the end of the day it's all about image quality and the 30D ...
Asim Q28 Mar 06EOS 30D? It’s my babyI am 100% satisfied with the upgrade from ...
James L Wilson28 Mar 06WOW - Canon EOS-30D Best yet for anyone ! One of the reasons ...
Christian W26 Mar 06Coming from the EOS 20D, i knew what was awaiting me when buying ...
Antoine Khater25 Mar 06I come from a 10D and I love the 30D, the big LCD is a GREAT ...
eric_j_h24 Mar 06Okay, I'll get this out of the way first. I actually own a 30D ...
mikegray24 Mar 06Great to hold with the battery grip.2.5 LCD is much better to ...
SuperFinken23 Mar 06The 30D is a solid camera. The large LCD makes it easier to ...
Philos3123 Mar 06(No text)
ArturAN23 Mar 06I am also in the process to choose and buy a new dslr and this ...
Locw222 Mar 06I am in the process of selecting a prosumer digital camera.My ...
chicagobilly20 Mar 06I was very excited to see a canon coming out that would be ...
Airmanos20 Mar 06I just got it, and I must say that this camera is much much ...
Leafian18 Mar 06I finally took the plunge and entered the wonderful world of ...
Johnny Novice17 Mar 06Very solid and good hand feel compared with my original 350D. ...
jll8815 Mar 06full marks all the way ,got mine today in toronto very fast ...
jll8815 Mar 06full marks all the way ,got mine today in toronto vrey fast ...
Wirelezz15 Mar 0630D in Toronto everywhere !!Great Pictures.Lot queiter on the ...
Masgal14 Mar 06You can by this camera at ...
DrunkSaru13 Mar 06This probably isnt the best review, but better than whats up. I ...
automatic12 Mar 06Please could all the reviewers of this camera advise where it ...
Gordiflon11 Mar 06Excellent camera!
jml266511 Mar 06Finally got my hands on it, worth every penny,
Alan11 Mar 06Have recently bought the 30D, find it sensational!
be9997 Mar 06(No text)
thomas22797 Mar 06Looks like a good camera once it comes out, not sure why the ...
digitalintro5 Mar 06An update worth the wait. Its what the 20D should have been. The ...
justdavephotographycom5 Mar 06Great camera - Have the 20d and now the 30d and i find it alot ...

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