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Canon PowerShot D30 real-world samples gallery

Published Jun 11, 2014 | dpreview staff

Waterproof to 25m/82 ft, the Canon PowerShot D30 is capable of diving deeper than its current competitors. The 12.1 megapixel D30 also features a 28-140mm equiv. lens and built-in GPS. In addition to its impressive waterproof specification, it's coldproof to -10° C/14° F and shockproof to 2m/ 6.5 ft. We've been using it to see how well it performs in the real world, both on land and under the waves.

Watch this space for our 2014 waterproof/tough camera roundup but until then...

Visit our Canon PowerShot D30 samples gallery

Tags: sample-gallery, canon, waterproof-roundup-2014

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eddie_cam

Time for Sony to come up with an RX-W. Micro-sensored waterproof cams are so dated ...

Jun 13, 2014permalink

plantdoc

I have the d20 and I think the ultra compact folded optics lens is limitation for IQ. Also the video has an odd jitter and wobble. Curious to see the full review

Jun 12, 2014permalink

photoguy622

The Canon looks to be the best of the bunch so far, and that's not saying much. It seems Canon takes a light handed approach to noise reduction, which is appreciated, even if it means more noise.

I do wish they could find a way to digitally remove fringing.

Jun 11, 2014permalink

oselimg

Oh dear!!! All the underwater photographs were taken on short telephoto setting. Reveal the name of the photographer please. Couldn't have someone from Dpreview at least tell the "photographer" that underwater photography is very much prone to haze if telephoto lens is used? As if someone tried deliberately to make pictures look bad.

Jun 11, 2014*permalink

DStudio

Blame the photographer - it couldn't be the camera! Indeed, Jeff must have suddenly gained competence when he used the other three cameras, right?

In fact, this probably has more to do with Canon's tendency to saturate the colors less - supposedly for a more "natural" look - where photos look more like they were all taken at noon in summer. The effect underwater with tropical fish just isn't very good.

Jun 11, 2014*permalink

Rob Bernhard

The "cold proof" bit is an odd rating. What does that really mean? I already operate regular cameras at temps far lower than 14 deg F without incident. Unless I've missed something, the rugged camera market does not make any claims about longer battery life or more responsive screens in cold situations, so why do any of these companies assign a temperature rating as a part of the marketing materials (as opposed to the operating manual)?

Jun 11, 2014permalink

Revenant

Most cameras will work a bit below the freezing point, but the manufacturers don't guarantee that they will. So if a regular camera fails because it was used at those temperatures, it's the user's fault. Otoh, if the camera is labelled as cold proof down to a certain temperature, and it fails above that, then the repairs will be covered by warranty.

Jun 11, 2014permalink

Rob Bernhard

@Revenant,
Call me a pessimist, but I highly doubt any of these manufacturers would accept a warranty claim based on temperature.

Jun 11, 2014permalink

Flying Snail

D30 ? Sounds like an old Nikon entry-level DSLR.

Jun 11, 2014permalink

Richard Shih

Don't you mean Canon prosumer DSLR? http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canond30

Jun 11, 2014permalink

DStudio

That was my first thought when I saw the post, Richard - I actually wondered if it WAS about the old camera, even though that didn't make sense!

Jun 11, 2014permalink

Richard Shih

Feel free to peruse the old reviews and chuckle at the mention of "class-leading 3fps" and "mind-boggling 5MP sensors". ;)

Jun 11, 2014permalink

Rodrigo Ayres Bordin

Hi! Are all the underwater samples done without flash? For underwater pics, you could add the depth they were taken...

Jun 11, 2014permalink

Jeff Keller

For some of the cameras the flash was used. I never needed it with the Canon, so I never forced it on.

Jun 11, 2014permalink


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