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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark ll £4600 body only
 Canon EOS-1Ds Mark ll
There is only one specification you really need to know about this camera and that is it's 16.7 million pixels which is all crammed into it's full frame image sensor which is equivellent to a frame of 35mm film and is the only camera to offer such an impressive resolution in the professional range.
Picture quality is as good as it gets with file sizes this size, and is very impressive, not to mention the speed of the cameras start up time considering the amount of data it has to process which can be upto 15Mb in RAW mode. Continuos shooting is up to 4 frames per second and will take 32 shots. This may not appear impressive at first when compared to some enthusiuast D-SLRs but once you take into consideration the size of the image sensor it's quite amazing.
As with some of the other Canon's handling could be better, in particular the function setting could be vastly improved as some features require depressing one or two buttons whilst simultaneously turning an imput dial which can be a little fiddly.
Specifications
| Format |
SLR |
| Price (street) |
US$7334 |
| Also known as |
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| Release Status |
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 Max resolution |
4992 x 3328 |
| Low resolution |
3600 x 2400, 3072 x 2048, 2496 x 1664 |
| Image ratio w:h |
3:2 |
| Effective pixels |
16.6 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
17.2 million |
| Sensor size |
36 x 24 mm |
| Sensor type |
CMOS |
| Colour filter array |
RGB |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Canon |
| ISO rating |
100 - 1600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 3200 as option |
| Zoom wide (W) |
n/a |
| Zoom tele (T) |
n/a |
| Digital zoom |
No |
| Image stabilization |
No |
| Auto Focus |
Yes |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Auto focus type |
TTL-AREA-SIR with CMOS sensor |
| Normal focus range |
n/a |
| Macro focus range |
n/a |
| White balance override |
8 positions & manual preset and 3 memories |
| Aperture range |
n/a |
| Min shutter |
30 sec + Bulb |
| Max shutter |
1/8000 sec |
| Built-in Flash |
No |
| Flash guide no. |
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| External flash |
Yes, hot-shoe & sync |
| Flash modes |
External |
| Exposure compensation |
-3 to +3 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps |
| Metering |
21 area eval, partial, spot (center, AF point, multi-spot), center-weighted average |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Focal length multiplier |
1 |
| Lens thread |
Canon EOS EF mount |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes, 4 fps max 32 JPEG, 11 RAW |
| Movie Clips |
No |
| Remote control |
N3 connector |
| Self-timer |
2 or 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
Yes, by cable and PC |
| Orientation sensor |
Yes |
| Storage types |
Compact Flash (Type I or II), SD card |
| Storage included |
None |
| Uncompressed format |
RAW |
| Compressed format |
JPEG (EXIF 2.2) |
| Quality Levels |
Fine, Normal (can have ratios programmed) |
| Viewfinder |
TTL |
| LCD |
2.0 " |
| LCD Pixels |
230,000 |
| Video out |
Yes |
| USB |
Yes |
| Firewire (IEEE 1394) |
Yes |
| Battery / Charger |
Yes |
| Battery |
Canon Ni-MH battery pack & Double Charger |
| Weight (inc. batteries) |
1565 g (55.2 oz) |
| Dimensions |
156 x 158 x 80 mm (6.1 x 6.2 x 3.2 in) |
| Notes |
Professional D-SLR based on EOS-1D/1V |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 December 2007 )
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Friday, 08 December 2006 |
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Nikon D80 £600 body only
 Nikon D80
The D80's faults are very elusive when you consider it's a replacement for the D70s but with borrowed specifications from it's more expensive older brother the D200. The D80 costs about 40% less than the D200 but it has the same autofocus and metering systems not to mention the same impressive 10.2 million pixel image sensor. Don't start to think that due to the price Nikon may have cut corners in build quality as you would be mistaken, it is excellent and there is also a large range of features on offer through it's simple layout and clear menus.
In-camera retouching is included that allows for subtle filtration, red eye removal and even cropping of your images. The automatic white balance could do with improved performance which seems to be lacking with indoor shots but any cast can be easily remedied using your photo imaging software or by simply selecting one of the built in presets. Note if your upgrading the Nikon D80 only accepts SD memory cards.
Specifications
| Sensor * |
• 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor
• Nikon DX format (1.5x FOV crop)
• 10.2 million effective pixels
• 10.8 million total pixels
• RGB Color Filter Array
• 12-bit A/D converter |
| Image sizes * |
• 3872 x 2592 (Large, 10.0 MP)
• 2896 x 1944 (Medium, 5.6 MP)
• 1936 x 1296 (Small, 2.5 MP) |
| File formats |
• NEF (12-bit compressed RAW)
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21)
• NEF+JPEG |
| File sizes (approx.) |
• NEF (RAW): 12.4 MB
• JPEG Large / Fine: 4.8 MB
• JPEG Large / Normal: 2.4 MB
• JPEG Medium / Fine: 2.7 MB
• JPEG Medium / Normal: 1.3 MB
• JPEG Small / Fine: 1.2 MB
• JPEG Small / Normal: 0.6 MB |
| Lens mount |
Nikon F mount (with AF coupling & AF contacts) |
| Lens compatibility |
• DX Nikkor : All functions supported
• Type G or D AF Nikkor : All functions supported
• Micro Nikkor 85 mm F2.8D : All functions supported except autofocus and some exposure modes
• Other AF Nikkor*2 : All functions supported except 3D color matrix metering, i-TTL balanced fill-fl ash for digital SLR
• Non-CPU : Can be used in exposure mode M, but exposure meter does not function; electronic range finder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster
*1 IX Nikkor lenses can not be used
*2 Excluding lenses for F3AF
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| Autofocus |
• TTL phase detection
• Nikon Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module *
• Detection range: -1 to +19 EV (ISO 100 equivalent, normal temperature) |
| AF Assist |
• White light lamp
• Approximate range 0.5 to 3.0 m (1.6 - 9.8 ft) |
| Lens servo |
• Single-servo AF (AF-S)
• Continuous-servo AF (AF-C)
• Automatic AF-S/AF-C (AF-A) *
• Manual focus (M) |
| Focus tracking |
Predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status in continuous-servo AF |
| Focus area * |
• Normal: 11 areas, single area or group can be selected
• Wide: focus area can be switched to center wide-frame focus area |
| AF Area mode |
• Single Area AF
• Dynamic Area AF
• Auto Area AF * |
| Focus lock |
Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo AF) or by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| Exposure mode |
• Digital Vari-program
- Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close up, Sports, Night landscape, Night portrait
• Programmed auto (P) with flexible program
• Shutter-priority auto (S)
• Aperture priority auto (A)
• Manual (M) |
| Metering * |
• Three mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering system
• 3D color matrix metering II
• 420-pixel RGB sensor
• Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 6, 8, or 10-mm circle in center of frame
• Spot: Meters 3.5 mm circle (about 2.5% of frame) centered on active focus area
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| Metering range |
• EV 0 to 20 (3D color matrix or center-weighted metering)
• EV 2 to 20 (spot metering) (ISO 100 equivalent, f/1.4 lens, 20 °C) * |
| Meter coupling |
Combined CPU and AI * |
| Exposure compen. |
• +/- 5 EV
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| AE Lock |
Exposure value locked by pressing AE-L/AF-L button |
| AE Bracketing |
• 2 or 3 frames
• +/- 2 EV
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| Sensitivity |
• Auto ISO (customizable)
• ISO 100
• ISO 125
• ISO 160
• ISO 200
• ISO 250
• ISO 320
• ISO 400
• ISO 500
• ISO 640
• ISO 800
• ISO 1000
• ISO 1250
• ISO 1600
• ISO 2000 equiv. (HI 0.3) *
• ISO 2500 equiv. (HI 0.7) *
• ISO 3200 equiv. (HI 1.0) * |
| Auto ISO options * |
• Maximum ISO (200, 400, 800 or 1600)
• Minimum shutter speed (1 to 1/125 sec) |
| Shutter |
• Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter *
• 30 to 1/4000 sec *
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps
• Flash X-Sync: up to 1/200 sec *
• Bulb |
| White balance |
• Auto (TTL white-balance with 420 pixels RGB sensor *)
• Six manual modes with fine-tuning
o Incandescent
o Fluorescent
o Direct sunlight
o Flash
o Cloudy
o Shade
• Kelvin color temperature *
• Preset white balance (immediate or from photo) *
• White balance bracketing possible |
| WB Bracketing |
• 2 or 3 frames
• +/- 1, 2 or 3 mired |
| Color space |
• Ia (sRGB)
• II (Adobe RGB)
• IIIa (sRGB - optimized for landscapes) |
| Image parameters * |
• Preset modes: Normal, Softer, Vivid, More Vivid, Portrait, B&W
• Sharpening: Auto, 6 levels
• Tone: Auto, 5 levels, Custom curve
• Color mode: Ia (sRGB), II (Adobe RGB), IIIa (sRGB)
• Saturation: Auto, 3 levels
• Hue: -9° to +9° |
| High ISO NR * |
• Normal
• Low
• High
• Off |
| Viewfinder * |
• Fixed eye-level pentaprism
• Built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0 to +1.0 m-1)
• Eyepoint: 19.5 mm (at -1.0 m-1)
• Frame coverage 95% (approx.)
• Viewfinder magnification approx. 0.94x with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1
• Focusing screen: Type B BriteView clear matte screen Mark II with superimposed focus brackets and On-Demand grid lines |
| Viewfinder information * |
• Focus indications
• Metering system
• AE/FV lock indicator
• Flash sync indicator
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• Exposure/Exposure compensation indicator
• ISO sensitivity
• Exposure mode
• Flash output level compensation
• Exposure compensation
• Number of remaining exposures |
| LCD monitor * |
• 2.5" TFT LCD
• 230,000 pixel TFT
• 170 degree viewing angle |
| Built-in flash |
• Auto pop-up in Auto or Scene modes or in Auto mode
• Manual pop-up, electronic release
• Guide number 13 (ISO 100) * |
| Flash control |
• TTL : TTL flash control by 420 pixel RGB sensor *
o Built-in Speedlight: i-TTL balanced fill-flash or standard i-TTL flash (spot metering or mode dial set to M)
o SB-800 or 600: i-TTL balanced fill-flash for digital SLR and standard i-TTL flash for digital SLR
• Auto aperture: Available with SB-800 with CPU lens *
• Non-TTL Auto: Available with Speedlights such as SB-800, 80DX, 28DX, 28, 27, and 22s
• Range-priority manual available with SB-800 |
| Flash Sync Mode |
• Auto
• Fill-in flash
• Red-eye reduction
• Red-eye reduction with Slow Sync
• Slow Sync
• Rear-curtain Sync
• Off |
| Wireless Flash * |
With SB-800, 600, and R200, supports Advanced Wireless Lighting (SB-600 and R200 only support AWL when used as remote flash), Auto FP High-Speed Sync, Flash Color Information Communication, modeling Flash, and FV Lock |
| Flash Sync speed |
1/200 sec * |
| Flash compensation |
• -3 to +1 EV
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps |
| Accessory shoe |
• ISO standard hot-shoe with safety lock |
| Flash Sync Terminal |
No |
| DOF Preview |
When CPU lens is attached, lens aperture can be stopped down to value selected by user (A and M modes) or value selected by camera (other modes) |
| Shooting modes |
• Single frame shooting (S) mode
• Continuous shooting (C) mode: approx. 3 frame per second
• Self-timer
• Delayed remote mode
• Quick-resposne remote mode |
| Continuous buffer * |
• 6 NEF (or JPEG+NEF)
• 23 JPEG Large/Fine
• 100 JPEG any smaller size |
| Self-timer |
• 2, 5, 10 or 20 sec |
| Remote control |
• Remote Cord MC-DC1 (optional, cable)
• Remote Control ML-L3 (optional, Infrared)
• Camera Control Pro software (optional) |
| Text input |
Up to 36 characters of alphanumeric text input is available with LCD monitor and multi-selector; stored in EXIF header |
| Playback functions |
• Full frame
• Thumbnail (4 or 9 segments)
• Zoom (magnified)
• Slideshow (Standard or Pictmotion)
• RGB histogram indication *
• Shooting data
• Highlight point display
• Auto image rotation |
| Delete function |
• Card format
• All photographs
• Selected photographs |
| Retouching * |
• D-Lighting
• Red-eye reduction
• Trimming
• Overlay
• Monochrome and Filter
• Small picture
• Image overlay |
| Languages |
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish |
| Storage * |
• Secure Digital / Secure Digital HC
• FAT / FAT32
• Supports firmware update via SD card |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B connector) *
• Mass storage / PTP selectable
• Video out (NTSC or PAL selectable)
• DC-IN (optional AC adapter) |
| Power |
• Lithium-Ion battery pack EN-EL3e *
• MB-D80 battery pack / vertical grip (optional)
• AC Adapter EH-5 (optional) |
| Working environment |
• 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
• Less than 85% humidity |
| Dimensions * |
132 x 103 x 77 mm (5.2 x 4.1 x 3.0 in) |
| Weight (no battery) |
585 g (1.3 lb) |
| Weight (inc. batt) |
668 g (1.5 lb) |
| Box contents * |
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e, Quick Charger MH-18a, Audio-Video Cable EG-D2, USB Cable UC-E4, Strap, Body cap, Eyepiece Cap DK-5, Rubber Eyecup DK-21, LCD monitor cover BM-7, Accessory shoe cover, PictureProject CD-ROM |
| Optional accessories * |
Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D80, Magnifying Eyepiece DK-21M, AC Adapter EH-5, Wireless Remote Control ML-L3, Remote Cord MC-DC1, Speedlight SB-800/SB-600/R200, Capture NX, Camera Control Pro. |
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Pentax K10D £749 body only
 Pentax K10D
The Pentax K10d has a solid body with no fewer than 72 dust and water seals, with the biggest sensor on a Pentax to date, a full 10.2 million pixels, which uses 22 bit technology unlike the regular 16 bit, so in theory it should deliver smoother graduations of colour. There is a shake reduction system and a new dust removal function which will clean the sensor avoiding picture blobs which can happen when dust enters the camera during lens changes. Image write speeds are very impressive and are said to be fast enough to allow for unlimited shooting using jpeg files at three frames per second.
There are plenty of features to satisfy enthusiast photographers and exsisting Pentax users may well be temted to upgrade especially when you discover the K10d accepts old manual Pentax optics although there functionality is limited.
Specifications
| List price (US) |
• Body only: $899
• Kit with 18-55 mm lens: $999 |
| Body build |
• High-impact plastic with metal sub-structure
• Dust and weather resistant seals throughout |
| Sensor |
• 10.2 million effective pixels
• 10.75 million total pixels
• 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in low-pass filter
• 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Shake Reduction |
• CCD-shift system
• Permanent magnets and electronic magnet coils
• Can compensate in x, y direction and rotational |
| Dust removal |
• SP coating
• Dust removal by shaking sensor (using SR unit) |
| Image processor |
• PRIME
• "22-bit ADC"
• DDR2 buffer RAM |
| Image sizes |
• 3872 x 2592 (10.0 MP)
• 3008 x 2000 (6.0 MP)
• 1824 x 1216 (2.2 MP) |
| Image formats |
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Best / Better / Good
• RAW (PEF or DNG) + JPEG
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| Lens mount |
• Pentax KAF2 bayonet mount
• Pentax KAF2, KAF or KA mount lenses |
| FOV crop |
1.5x |
| Focusing |
• 11-point TTL sensor (SAFOX VIII)
• Center 9-points are sensitive to both horiz and vert. detail
• AF working range: 0 to 19 EV (at 20°C, F1.4 lens) |
| Focus modes |
• AF Single
• AF Continuous
• Manual focus |
| AF point selection |
• Auto
• Select
• Center point |
| AF assist |
Stroboscopic flash |
| Metering |
• 16 segment sensor
• Metering range: EV 0.0 - 21 EV (ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes |
• Multi-segment
• Center-weighted average
• Spot
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| AE lock |
• Button
• Locked for 20 sec or continuous with shutter half-press |
| AE bracketing |
• 3 or 5 images
• 0.3 - 2.0 EV increments |
| Other bracketing |
• White balance
• Sharpness
• Saturation
• Contrast |
| Exposure compen. |
• +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps
• +/- 3.0 EV in 1/2 EV steps |
Sensitivity
(shown in 1/3 EV steps, also available in 1/2 or 1 EV steps) |
• Auto (user defined range)
• ISO 100
• ISO 125
• ISO 160
• ISO 200
• ISO 250
• ISO 320
• ISO 400
• ISO 500
• ISO 640
• ISO 800
• ISO 1000
• ISO 1250
• ISO 1600
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| Shutter |
• Vertical-run focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/4000 sec
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps
• Flash X-Sync: 1/180 sec
• Bulb |
| Aperture values |
• 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used
• Ability to use lens aperture ring |
| Preview function |
• Depth-of-field Optical (lens stopped down)
• Digital (shot taken without saving, previewed on LCD) |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Fluorescent (Daylight, Neutral, White)
• Tungsten
• Flash
• Manual
• Color temperature (3 memories) - Kelvin or Mired |
| WB shift |
• Blue (-7) To Amber (+7)
• Magenta (-7) to Green (+7) |
| Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
| Image tone |
• Natural
• Bright |
| Image parameters |
• Saturation: -3 to +3
• Sharpness: -3 to +3
• Contrast: -3 to +3 |
| Viewfinder |
• Eye-level pentaprism
• 95% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.95x (with 50 mm F1.4 lens at infinity)
• Dioptre adjustment: -2.5 to +1.5 dioptre
• Natural Bright Matte II focusing screen |
| Viewfinder info |
• AF points
• Focus confirmation light
• Flash ready
• Shutter speed
• Sensitivity (while changed or in Sv mode)
• Aperture
• E-dial enabled
• AE lock
• Remaining shots
• EV compensation
• Flash compensation
• Manual focus
• ISO warning
• Shake Reduction
• Metering / EV bar |
| Flash |
• Manual release pop-up
• P-TTL with serial control
• Guide number approx 11 (ISO 100)
• FOV coverage up to 18 mm
• Flash sync speed: 1/180 sec
• Flash compensation -2.0 to +1.0 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 EV increments
• ISO range: ISO 100 to 1600
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| External flash |
• Hot shoe with X-contact
• Designed for Pentax dedicated flashes
• Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, High-speed sync, Wireless sync |
| Shooting modes |
• Auto (Green mode)
• Hyper-program (P)
• Sensitivity priority (Sv)
• Shutter priority (Tv)
• Aperture priority (Av)
• Shutter & Aperture priority (TAv)
• Hyper-manual (M)
• Bulb (B)
• Flash X-Sync (X)
• User defined (USER)
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| Drive modes |
• Single
• Continuous: 3 fps, unlimited JPEG, 9 images RAW
• Self-timer: 2 or 12 sec (automatic mirror-up)
• Remote control: immediate, 3 sec delay |
| LCD monitor |
• 2.5 " TFT LCD (140° viewing angle)
• 210,000 pixels
• -7 to +7 brightness level adjustment
• 20x zoom playback |
| Instant review |
• Off, 1 sec, 3 sec, 5 sec
• Histogram on/off
• Bright / Dark areas on/off |
| Other features |
• Multiple exposure (2 to 9 images, with Auto EV adjust)
• Orientation sensor
• LCD panel illumination |
| Playback rotation |
• On
• Off |
| Playback features |
• Single image, no overlay
• Single image, basic overlay
• Single image with histogram (brightness or RGB)
• Single image with detailed shooting info and histogram
• 4 / 9 / 16 image index
• Folder view
• Image magnification up to 20x
• Optional blinking low- / high-lights |
| Playback retouching |
• RAW to JPEG (with parameters)
• Filters: B&W, Sepia, Color, Soft, Slim, Brightness |
| Custom functions |
32 functions |
| Menu languages |
• English
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Italian
• Swedish
• Dutch
• Russian
• Korean
• Traditional Chinese
• Simplified Chinese
• Japanese
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| Firmware |
User upgradable |
| Battery grip |
Optional D-BG2 |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Video out
• DC-IN
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| Storage |
• Secure Digital (SD) / Secure Digital HC (SDHC)
• FAT / FAT32 |
| Power |
• Lithium-Ion D-LI50 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)
• Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions |
142 x 101 x 70 mm (5.6 x 4.0 x 2.8 in) |
| Weight |
• No battery: 717 g (1.6 lb)
• With battery: 793 (1.7 lb) |
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Olympus E-400 £700 with Zuiko Digital 14-42mm Lens
 Olympus E-400
The Olympus E-400 is the lightest camera in this class, weighing in at just 420g. This gives some cause for concern, is it robust? Especially when you find out it's constructed from plastic, regardless it is appealing in it's current spec as it is the smallest and lightest digital SLR in the world.
The E-400 specifications are top notch with a 10 megapixel image sensor, a wide range of exposure modes, and the supersonic wave filter technology seen on other Olympus models which clean the sensor everytime you switch the camera on.
The E-400 has a FourThirds lens mount which is becoming increasingly popular among lens manufactorers, making it a simple task to obtain new pieces for your kit without having to pay the hefty own brand prices.
Specifications
| Body material |
Plastic |
| Sensor |
• 4/3 type CCD
• 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area
• 10.8 million total pixels
• 10.0 million effective pixels
• RGB (Primary) color filter array
• Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter)
• Supersonic Wave Filter (dust protection) |
| Image processor |
TruePic Turbo |
| Image sizes |
• 3648 x 2736
• 3200 x 2400 (3:2)
• 2560 x 1920
• 1600 x 1200
• 1280 x 960
• 1024 x 768
• 640 x 480 |
| File formats |
• RAW
• RAW + JPEG
• JPEG (EXIF 2.2) - (1/2.7 SHQ, 1/4 HQ, 1/8 or 1/12 SQ) |
| Lenses |
• 4/3 standard lens mount
• Range of ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available
• Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV |
| Auto focus |
• 3-point TTL phase difference detection
• Detection range: 0 to 19 EV (ISO 100) |
| Focus area selection |
• Automatic
• Manual |
| Focus modes |
• Single shot AF
• Single shot AF + MF
• Continuous AF
• Manual focus |
| Manual focus |
Focus by wire (on lens) |
| AF assist lamp |
Yes, flash strobe (flash must be raised) |
| Shooting modes |
• Auto
• Program AE (with shift)
• Aperture priority AE
• Shutter priority AE
• Manual
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Macro
• Sports
• Night Scene & Portrait
• Scene |
| Additional scene modes |
• Beach and Snow
• Candle
• Children
• Documents
• Fireworks
• High Key
• Image Stabilisation Mode
• Landscape
• Landscape & Portrait
• Low Key
• Macro
• Nature Macro
• Night Scene
• Night Scene & Portrait
• Portrait
• Sports
• Sunset
• Underwater Macro
• Underwater Wide |
| Sensitivity |
• Auto (ISO 100 - 1600)
• ISO 100
• ISO 125
• ISO 160
• ISO 200
• ISO 250
• ISO 320
• ISO 400
• ISO 500
• ISO 640
• ISO 800 *
• ISO 1000 *
• ISO 1250 *
• ISO 1600 *
* Warning message shown
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| Metering system |
• 49-zone multi-pattern
• Range: 1 to 20 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100) |
| Metering modes |
• Digital ESP
• Center-Weighted Average
• Spot
• Highlight based spot
• Shadow based spot |
| AE Lock |
• AE/AF lock button
• With shutter release half-press |
| AE Bracketing |
• 3 frames
• 1/3, 1/2, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Exposure steps |
1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV |
| Exposure compen. |
• -5.0 to +5.0 EV
• 1/3 EV steps |
| Shutter speed |
60 - 1/4000 sec |
| White balance |
• Auto
• Overcast
• Shade
• Tungsten
• Sunlight
• Fluorescent 1
• Fluorescent 2
• Fluorescent 3
• Manual 'one-touch'
• Kelvin (3000 - 7500 K, 7 steps) |
| WB fine tuning |
• Red - Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each)
• Green - Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) |
| Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
| Image parameters |
• Color mode (Natural, Vivid, Muted)
• Saturation (5 levels)
• Contrast (5 levels)
• Sharpness (5 levels)
• Monochrome (B&W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue) - filter (Ye, Or, Re, Gr)
• Graduation (High Key, Normal, Low Key) |
| Drive modes |
• Single
• Continuous |
| Continuous |
• 3.0 fps
• JPEG: Approx. 20 frames @ HQ 1/8
• RAW: 4 frames maximum |
| Self-timer |
• 2 sec
• 12 sec |
| Flash |
• Pop-up
• TTL auto / manual
• Guide no. 10
• Sync modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction,
Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in, Off
• Flash power: Up to +/- 2EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps |
| External flash |
Hot shoe |
| Viewfinder |
• Eye-level optical single-lens
• Field of view 95%
• Magnification 0.92x with a 50mm lens and -1 dioptre
• Eye point 16 mm at -1 dioptre
• Dioptre adjustment -3 to +1 dioptre
• Focusing screen: Fixed type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen)
• Mirror: Quick return mirror
• DOF preview: press left arrow button |
| Viewfinder info |
• AF frame (super impose)
• AE lock
• AF confirmation mark
• Metering mode
• Exposure mode
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• White balance
• Exposure compensation value indicator
• Flash
• Battery check
• Record mode
• Number of storable still pictures |
| Orientation sensor |
Yes |
| LCD monitor |
• 2.5" TFT LCD monitor (wide viewing angle)
• 215,000 pixels |
| Playback functions |
• Single
• Magnify (2 - 14x)
• Index (4, 9, 16, 25 frames)
• Calendar view
• Rotation
• Light box view
• Slide show
• Histogram (Lum / RGB)
• Highlight & Shadow point warning |
| Playback information |
• Exposure mode
• Metering mode
• Shutter speed
• Aperture value
• Exposure compensation level
• ISO
• Colour space
• White balance mode
• White balance compensation level
• Focal length
• Focus area
• File type
• Picture mode
• File name
• Image size
• Recorded card type |
| Editing |
• RAW development
• JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize) |
| Storage |
• Compact Flash (Type I and II)
• xD Picture card |
| Connectivity |
• USB 1.1
• Video Out (NTSC / PAL) |
| Vertical / portrait grip |
Unknown |
| Power |
Lithium-Ion rechargeable |
| Dimensions |
130 x 91 x 53 mm (5.1 x 3.6 x 2.1 in) |
| Weight (no batt) |
380 g (13.4 oz |
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Friday, 08 December 2006 |
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Canon EOS 30D
 Canon EOS 30D
The 30D's build quality doesn't quite match up to the Nikons in this catagory, but will still take quite a beating. Body styling is comfortable with a good chunky hand grip giving you confidence when handling, there is a 2.5 lcd rear mounted screen which is a vast improvement on the 20D's.
The 30D's image quality is ok and now includes a 3.5% spot-metering option. Colours are punchy but there is no real improvement over the 20D. If your looking to change cameras and Canon is the option you've decided to take then the 30D is a good buy, but if you're a 20D user then there is insufficient improvement to warrent the upgrade.
List price
(body only) |
• US: $ 1,399
• EU: € 1,399 |
List price
(with EF-S 18-55 DC) |
• US: $ ?
• EU: € 1,499 |
| Body material |
Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor |
• 22.5 x 15.0 mm CMOS sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter
• 8.5 million total pixels
• 8.2 million effective pixels
• 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Image processor |
DIGIC II |
| Image sizes |
• 3504 x 2336 (8.2 MP)
• 2544 x 1696 (4.3 MP)
• 1728 x 1152 (2.0 MP) |
| File formats |
• RAW (.CR2)
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal
• RAW + JPEG (separate files)
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| Lenses |
• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount
• 1.6x field of view crop |
| Focusing |
• 9-point TTL
• CMOS sensor
• AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes |
• AI Focus AF
• One shot AF
• AI Servo AF
• Manual focus |
| AF point selection |
• Auto
• Manual
• Home position |
| AF assist |
• Stroboscopic flash
• 4.0 m range (at center) |
| Metering |
• TTL 35 zone SPC
• Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes |
• Evaluative 35 zone
• Partial (9% at center)
• Spot metering (approx. 3.5% at center) *
• Center-weighted average
• Metering range: 1 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100)
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| AE lock |
• Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering
• Manual: AE lock button |
| AE bracketing |
• +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Exposure compen. |
• +/-2.0 EV
• 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
Sensitivity
(1/3 EV steps) * |
• Auto (100 to 400)
• ISO 100
• ISO 125
• ISO 160
• ISO 200
• ISO 250
• ISO 320
• ISO 400
• ISO 500
• ISO 640
• ISO 800
• ISO 1000
• ISO 1250
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200 (Enhanced H)
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| Shutter |
• Focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/8000 sec
• 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
• Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec
• Soft touch electromagnetic release *
• Bulb |
| Aperture values |
• F1.0 - F91
• 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance |
• Auto (3000 - 7000 K)
• Daylight (5200 K)
• Shade (7000 K)
• Cloudy (6000 K)
• Tungsten (3200 K)
• Fluorescent (4000 K)
• Flash (6000 K)
• Custom (2000 - 10000 K)
• Kelvin (2800 - 10000 K in 100 K steps) |
| WB bracketing |
• +/-3 levels
• 3 images
• blue/amber or magenta/green bias |
| WB shift |
• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9)
• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Color space |
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB |
| Picture style * |
• Standard
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Neutral
• Faithful
• Monochrome
• User 1
• User 2
• User 3 |
| Custom image parameters * |
• Sharpness: 0 to 7
• Contrast: -4 to +4
• Saturation: -4 to +4
• Color tone: -4 to +4
• B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G
• B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Viewfinder |
• Eye-level pentaprism
• 95% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.9x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity)
• Eyepoint: 20 mm
• Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
• Precision matte screen |
| Viewfinder info |
• AF points
• Focus confirmation light
• Shutter speed
• Aperture
• Manual exposure
• AE Lock
• Exposure compensation amount
• AEB level
• Partial metering area
• Flash ready
• Red-eye reduction lamp on
• High-speed sync
• FE Lock
• Flash compensation amount
• Warnings
• Maximum burst for continuous shooting
• Buffer space |
| LCD monitor * |
• 2.5 " TFT LCD
• 230,000 pixels
• 5 brightness levels
• 10x zoom playback |
| Record review |
• Off
• On (histogram via INFO button)
• 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Flash |
• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash
• FOV coverage up to 17 mm (27 mm equiv.)
• Guide number approx 13
• Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
• X-Sync: 1/250 sec |
| External flash |
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites
• Wireless multi-flash support
• PC Sync |
| Shooting modes |
• Auto
• Program AE (P)
• Shutter priority AE (Tv)
• Aperture priority AE (Av)
• Manual (M)
• Auto depth-of-field
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Close-up
• Sports
• Night portrait
• Flash off
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| Drive modes |
• Single
• Continuous: 5 fps (CH) up to 30 frames or 3 fps (CL) *
• Self-timer: 10 secs (or 3 sec with mirror lock-up) |
| Direct printing |
• Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
• PictBridge |
| Other features |
• Orientation sensor
• Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity
• LCD panel illumination |
| Auto rotation |
• On (playback uses orientation data in file header)
• Off |
| Playback mode |
• Single image
• Single image with info (inc. histogram)
• Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable)
• 9 image index
• Auto play
• Image rotation
• Jump |
| Custom functions |
19 custom functions with 53 settings |
| Menu languages |
• English
• German
• French
• Dutch
• Danish
• Finnish
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Spanish
• Simplified Chinese
• Japanese
• Traditional Chinese
• Korean
• Russian
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| Firmware |
User upgradable |
| Portrait grip |
Via BP-E2 battery grip (option) |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Video out
• N3 type wired remote control
• PC Sync flash terminal
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| Storage |
• Compact Flash Type I or II
• Microdrive supported
• FAT 12/16 and FAT 32 support
• No CF card supplied |
| Power |
• Lithium-Ion BP-511A rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)
• Supports BP-511 / BP-511A / BP-512 / BP-514
• CR2016 Lithium battery (date/time backup)
• Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions |
144 x 106 x 74 mm (5.6 x 4.2 x 2.9 in) * |
| Weight (no batt) |
700 g (1.5 lb) * |
* Specification updates or changes compared to the EOS 20D
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