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Canon EOS D30 Test Review
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OBSOLETE since 2002.
Get the 30D instead.

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INTRODUCTION

The Canon 30D was introduced in April, 2000. It was Canon's first DSLR.

It was obsoleted by the D60 around 2002, the 10D in 2003, the 20D in 2004 and the 30D in 2006.

SPECIFICATIONS

3 MP

PERFORMANCE

Image quality of most DSLRs is about the same. That's not how you select among cameras. Speed of operation and ease-of use are how you choose.

I compared it directly to my $4,000 Nikon D1H and saw no difference in resolution or noise. (Of course if I was not a photographer and shot test charts instead I'm sure I could create a difference, but as a photographer I saw none shooting real photos at all the ISO speeds) Vivid magenta bougainvillea was a little more accurately rendered by the D30 as opposed to my D1H which rendered it a less accurate but brighter red.

I found this camera confusing with more menus than I'd like. I passed on it due to that. Hey, you may be different once you learn it.

It's slower on playback than the Nikons. Each time you move to the next image it's fuzzy on the screen till the camera reads the rest of the file a second later. That sounds trivial, but just like the D60 and 10D it slows down your ability to see what you shot. The Nikon DSLRs let you scroll instantly through what you've shot.

I never could figure out which button to hit to zoom in the playback.

My only concerns are that it's slower on playback than the Nikons. Each time you move to the next image it's fuzzy on the screen till the camera reads the rest of the file a second later. That sounds trivial, but just like the D60 and 10D it slows down your ability to see what you shot. The Nikon DSLRs let you scroll instantly through what you've shot.

I never could figure out which button to hit to zoom in the playback.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Forget it.

Get a 30D or Rebel XTi instead today.

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