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Testseek.com have collected 53 expert reviews of the Canon EOS 30D and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon EOS 30D.
 
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The editors liked

  • Excellent resolution
  • Very good per-pixel sharpness
  • Good tonal and color response
  • Same as EOS 20D Parameter 1 in Standard PS
  • Now with four metering modes
  • Spot metering very welcome
  • Trademark Canon CMOS noise free images
  • Remain detailed even at high...
  • – Just like the 20D – a good
  • 8.2-megapixel workhorse – Excellent image quality – 2.5-inch
  • 230
  • 000-pixel LCD – Quick Dial and four-way controller for quick
  • Flexible navigation – 5 fps burst rate
  • Great image quality and color fidelity.
  • Great response times
  • Model has good balance
  • Great image quality
  • Good collection of add-on components
  • Excellent low-light performance
  • Fast and responsive
  • Straightforward controls
  • Nice balance of features for both experienced and rookie photographers.
  • Excellent image quality
  • Starts in 015 sec
  • New 100
  • 000 cycle shutter
  • True Spot metering
  • 1/3 EV increments to ISO settings
  • Burst mode of 30 frames at 5 fps
  • 19 Custom functions
  • Magnesium alloy body
  • Improved battery life
  • Excellent interface
  • Large LCD screen
  • New spot meter
  • Lower price than its predecessor.
  • High quality RAW conversion
  • Low noise
  • High quality images
  • Good build quality and handling
  • 5fps continuous shooting
  • 2.5in screen and spot-metering

The editors didn't like

  • Average automatic white balance performance
  • Still very poor under incandescent light
  • AI Servo (continuous AF) interference banding issue (certain lenses
  • High sensitivities)
  • Same old CF compartment door shuts camera down issue
  • Picture Style difference...
  • Just like the 20D – no improvements in imaging performance Important controls require menu access Default Picture Style
  • "Standard
  • " oversharpens and oversaturates heavily Viewfinder accuracy is relatively poor Lacks commander flash capability (Niko...
  • A little pricey.
  • Cameras age limits value
  • Key add-ons drive cost upward quickly
  • Resolution could be higher
  • Pop-up flash casts shadow with some lenses
  • Viewfinder provides only 95 percent view
  • Average battery life
  • 1.6X lens-conversion factor.
  • New Spot metering cannot be tied to focus point
  • New Print/Share button should have been customizable
  • Design of power switch still requires the use of both hands
  • Auto-bracketing limited to three stops
  • No external bracketing control.
  • Softwares RAW conversion is slow
  • Autobracketing limited to three stops
  • Not a big step-up from the 20D
  • No voice recording
  • No GPS connectivity
  • Nikon D200 a tempting alternative

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  Published: 2006-11-14, review by: Kenrockwell.com

  • Abstract:  The 30D was introduced in February 2006 to replace the Canon 20D. The 20D dropped in price and remains available. Like all Canons, the colors an...

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  Published: 2006-11-01, review by: Megapixel.net

  • Excellent image quality, Starts in 015 sec, New 100,000 cycle shutter, True Spot metering, 1/3 EV increments to ISO settings, Burst mode of 30 frames at 5 fps, 19 Custom functions, Magnesium alloy body, Improved battery life
  • New Spot metering cannot be tied to focus point, New Print/Share button should have been customizable, Design of power switch still requires the use of both hands
  • The Canon EOS 30D takes up where the 20D left off. Strikingly similar to the camera it replaces, the EOS 30D offers a larger LCD monitor, refinements in areas such as metering, burst speed and duty cycle of the shutter mechanism, and a number of minor ...

 
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  Published: 2006-10-26, review by: Businessweek.com

  • Abstract:  This digital SLR camera offers many more customizable settings than its brethren, but are they worth the extra expense?

 
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  Published: 2006-10-20, review by: thinkcamera.com

  • Abstract:  Canon DSLRs are tricky - do you want and entry level, a pro spec or a mid range model? Even in the middle ground there are options - go with the full frame 5D or the smaller, cheaper 30D? In fact it may be a lot more complicated than that. When we tes...

 
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  Published: 2006-09-28, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Abstract:  An update of sorts for Canons pro-sumer camera

 
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  Published: 2006-09-01, review by: The-digital-picture.com

  • Abstract:  The Canon EOS 30D has the perfect price point and features including excellent image quality to become the favorite Digital SLR for a significant number of photographers - amateur and professional alike. An incremental upgrade from the hugely popular C...

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  Published: 2006-08-31, review by: maclife.com

  • Great image quality and color fidelity.
  • A little pricey.
  • If you can afford the EOS 30D, buy it. If you need to save for it, then be patient - eating ramen for a month to save up the extra cash is worth it. You wont be disappointed with the EOS 30D. ...

 
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  Published: 2006-08-01, review by: shutterbug.com

  • Abstract:  Some of the noticeable differences from the 20D are a larger LCD monitor (2.5?) that while larger is still a tough read in direct sunlight; Picture Style menus for image effects that to this writer are much more straightforward than the Parameters on t...

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  Published: 2006-07-01, review by: cameralabs.com

  • Low noise, high quality images, Good build quality and handling, 5fps continuous shooting, 2.5in screen and spot-metering
  • Not a big step-up from the 20D, No voice recording, No GPS connectivity, Nikon D200 a tempting alternative
  • Canon EOS 30D verdict When Canon announced the EOS 30D would employ the same sensor as its predecessor, it was hard not to be both surprised and a little disappointed. After all, for its previous generations of digital SLRs, Canon lead the market by a...

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  Published: 2006-06-01, Author: Cliff , review by: trustedreviews.com

  • Abstract:  Although digital SLRs have been around since the mid-1990s, when Kodak produced digital adaptations of high-end Canon and Nikon 35mm SLRs, it is only since the launch in 2000 of the beautiful but deeply flawed Contax N Digital, that the market for “consum...

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