Canon EOS 30D - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Canon has today announced a series of rebates on the Canon EOS 30D and the Canon EOS 5D digital SLR's, along with savings on a number of Canon EF lenses and other Canon accessories including the Canon 430EX and Canon 580EX external speedlight flash ...

Review summary: The addition of spot metering is welcome and, indeed, overdue

Pros: Excellent build quality, Excellent exposure, contrast and colour rendition, Very good autofocus and exposure systems

Cons: Fine detail rendition soemtimes disappointing

Verdict: In keeping with its more serious intentions, the 30D is altogether bigger and chunkier than the EOS 350D, its entry-level stablemate. As with other 'serious' SLRs, there are two control dials rather than one: the first on the front of the handgrip, ...

Review summary: The 8.2-megapixel sibling of the popular EOS 20D has a large LCD and a pleasing interface.

Pros: High quality RAW conversion, Excellent interface

Cons: Software's RAW conversion is slow, Auto-bracketing limited to three stops

Pros: Excellent image quality.Starts in 0.15 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.

Cons: 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.

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

Verdict: My brother, sitting next to me at the dinner table, waves his hand in my general direction."Hey, let me give that a try," he says.I'm snapping a few photos of family and friends with a new Canon camera, the EOS 30D. It's a digital version...