Canon EOS 30D SLR Review

Sample Photos

All images captures in Program AE, ISO 100, AWB, Standard Picture Style unless otherwise noted.
Image ending in CR2 is RAW converted to JPG by DPP and processed with sharpening=7.
Lens Legend: 24-105 = Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L, 70-200 = Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L non-IS
400 = Canon 400mm f/5.6 L, 1.4x = Canon Extender 1.4x

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IMG_0071.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 4,752.20 Kb	IMG_0078.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 4,796.44 Kb, Portrait Picture Style	IMG_0083.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 4,688.01 Kb, Landscape Picture Style
IMG_0092.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 3,623.75 Kb, Neutral Picture Style	IMG_0096.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 3,629.80 Kb, Faithful Picture Style	IMG_0102.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 3,940.64 Kb, Monochrome Picture Style
IMG_8923.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336, 30 secs, NR 2,214.74 Kb	IMG_0326.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 4,362.56 Kb, Sharpness 4	IMG_0480.JPG, 400 3504x2336, Tv 1/1250, ISO 400 3,196.67 Kb, Sharpness 4
IMG_0623.JPG, 70-200 3504x2336, Tv 1/400, ISO 3200 4,306.07 Kb, Sharpness 6	IMG_1306.JPG, 70-200 3504x2336, Av f/2.8, ISO 320 2,046.24 Kb, Portrait Picture Style	IMG_1494.JPG, 70-200 3504x2336, Av f/2.8, ISO 800 3,297.46 Kb, Portrait Picture Style
IMG_8162.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336, Tv 1/200 2,513.14 Kb, Sharpness 4	IMG_8184.JPG, 400 3504x2336, Tv 1/1000, ISO 200 2,729.44 Kb, Sharpness 4	IMG_8337.JPG, 70-200 3504x2336, Tv 1/250, ISO 1600 2,914.52 Kb, Sharpness 4
IMG_8406.JPG, 70-200 3504x2336, Tv 1/250, ISO 1600 2,410.25 Kb, Sharpness 4	IMG_8457.JPG, 70-200 3504x2336, Tv 1/250, ISO 3200 3,996.67 Kb, Sharpness 4	IMG_8618.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 4,334.82 Kb
IMG_8626.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 4,614.71 Kb, Landscape Picture Style	IMG_8626_CR2.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336, RAW conv to JPEG 9,658.59 Kb, Sharpness 7	IMG_8648.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 4,909.56 Kb, Landscape Picture Style
IMG_8666.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 3,888.37 Kb	IMG_8677.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 3,483.34 Kb	IMG_8692.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 2,805.00 Kb
IMG_8702.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336, Portrait Mode 2,798.22 Kb, Red eye flash	IMG_8703.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336 2,894.63 Kb, Fill flash	IMG_8707.JPG, 24-105 3504x2336, Portrait Mode 2,584.39 Kb

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Sensitivity Samples

IMG_8669.JPG 3504x2336 2,258.10 Kb, ISO 100	IMG_8670.JPG 3504x2336 2,558.35 Kb, ISO 200	IMG_8671.JPG 3504x2336 2,936.13 Kb, ISO 400
IMG_8672.JPG 3504x2336 3,267.75 Kb, ISO 800	IMG_8673.JPG 3504x2336 3,494.75 Kb, ISO 1600	IMG_8674.JPG 3504x2336 4,273.42 Kb, ISO 3200

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The following samples compare the Nikon D200 equipped with the AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm 1:3.5-5.6 G ED lens and the Canon 30D with EF 24-105mm f/4 L lens. All images were captured on the same date at approximately the same time using each camera's programmed auto exposure mode. Both cameras were set to ISO 100 and AWB, with the D200 set for Normal Image Optimization and the 30D set to Standard Picture Style.

DSC_0002.JPG 3872x2592 5,851.83 Kb D200	DSC_0016.JPG 3872x2592 4,275.63 Kb D200	DSC_4454.JPG 3872x2592 6,888.96 Kb D200
IMG_0023.JPG 3504x2336 3,964.47 Kb 30D	IMG_0063.JPG 3504x2336 2,797.29 Kb 30D	IMG_8618.JPG 3504x2336 4,334.82 Kb 30D

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