The Canon EOS D30 is a discontinued 3.1-

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professional

digital single lens reflex camera A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor. The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between a ...

(DSLR) body, initially announced by Canon on May 17, 2000. It is part of the

Canon EOS Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus single-lens reflex camera (SLR) and mirrorless camera series produced by Canon Inc. Introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650, all EOS cameras used 35 mm film until October 1996 when the EOS ...

line of cameras and uses the

EF lens mount The EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital cameras. EF stands for "Electro-Focus": automatic focusing on EF lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens. Mechanically, it i ...

. The EOS D30 was Canon's first "home grown" digital SLR. Before that point Canon had a contract with

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to rebrand the Kodak 2-megapixel DCS 520 as

Canon EOS D2000 The Canon EOS D2000 (a Canon branded Kodak DCS 520) is a 2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera developed by Kodak on a Canon EOS-1N body. It was released in March 1998. It features a CCD sensor and can shoot at 3.5 frames per second. ...

and the 6-megapixel DCS 560 as Canon EOS D6000 digital SLRs, which combined Kodak digital backs and Canon camera bodies. The D30 was succeeded by the 6.3-megapixel D60 in 2002.

Features

* 22.7 x 15.1 mm

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sensor (APS-C) * 3.1 megapixel effective (3.3 megapixel total) * Max resolution 2160 x 1440 * FOV crop (1.6x) * Canon EF lens mount (excludes

EF-S The Canon EF-S lens mount is a derivative of the EF lens mount created for a subset of Canon digital single-lens reflex cameras with APS-C sized image sensors. It was released in 2003. Cameras with the EF-S mount are backward compatible with the ...

) * 3-point auto focus * 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 ISO speed equivalent * 30 to 1/4000 s shutter speed and bulb * TTL 35 zone SPC metering: evaluative, center weighted, partial * Exposure compensation -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps * Auto

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(plus 5 positions & manual preset) * Eye-level pentaprism viewfinder * 1.8 in (46 mm) color TFT liquid-crystal monitor * E-TTL flash mode * Built-in Flash * 3 frames per second continuous shooting (max. 8 frames) * Dimensions (WxHxD): 150 x 107 x 75 mm * Weight (body only): 780 g * Optional BG-ED3 battery grip

References

External links

D30 page at Canon U.S.A.
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