C WHITE PAPER THE CANON EOS 30D: AN EXTRAORDINARY FUSION OF PERFORMANCE, CONVENIENCE AND VALUE
Table of Contents I. OVERVIEW 3 II. NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES 5 III. CAMERA CONTROLS Picture Style Noise Reduction 6 6 7 Files and Folders Ease of Operation Image Recording Image Playback Menus Exposure Control Custom Functions White Balance 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 IV. SOFTWARE AND EXTENDED COMPATIBILITY Software Direct Printing Direct Image Transfer Accessories 12 12 13 16 16 V.
I. OVERVIEW The new Canon EOS 30D digital SLR is a meaningful upgrade of the widely admired and immensely successful EOS 20D model. The EOS 20D was among the first mid-priced DSLRs to gain broad support, not just from advanced amateurs and serious photo hobbyists, but from a wide range of working professionals: wedding and portrait photographers, journalists, sports shooters, press organizations and newspapers.
unusual position of being able to listen to the comments and requests of EOS camera users and to respond with precision. The EOS 30D retains the best of the highly acclaimed basic functions of the EOS 20D: an 8.2 MP CMOS sensor, the DiG!C II Image Processor, 5 fps fast continuous shooting, a multilayer LPF (low pass filter), high-precision 9-point AF, a durable magnesium alloy body, a multi-controller and vast system compatibility. Some changes are shared with other EOS models, such as the 2.
II. NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES • New 2.
III. CAMERA CONTROLS Picture Style Picture Style, introduced on the Canon EOS-1D Mark II N and the EOS 5D, is Canon’s new and genuinely improved approach to selecting presets that reflect most closely the photographic purpose and intent of the user. It consolidates Processing Parameters and Color Matrix and takes them a step further.
Portrait and Landscape for their respective modes, and Standard for Full Auto, Close-Up, Sports, Night Portrait and Flash Off. Noise Reduction Selecting choice [1: Auto] in C.Fn-02, a new setting also available on the EOS 5D, enables auto noise reduction. For exposures of 1 second and longer, the EOS 30D then measures noise levels automatically and applies noise reduction only if it is determined that such a process would be beneficial.
halfway (as on the EOS 20D), pressing the Playback button, the Menu button or the AE Lock button will now also perform the same task. This is another handy improvement. Image Recording The high-speed and high-quality image processing with the DiG!C II Image Processor, together with white balance adjustments, color space selection (sRGB, Adobe RGB), Design rule for Camera File System 2.0, Exif 2.
The shooting information on the EOS 30D now includes, usefully, the file size, histogram for brightness or RGB (brightness only on the EOS 20D) and the AF point used for the shot (when the [AF points] menu option is set to [Display]).
Picture Style and (when the WFT-E1A is in use) Images Failed to Transfer have been newly added to the camera setting information screen. With previous EOS cameras, an error code appeared on the LCD panel. On the EOS 30D, and new to EOS DSLRs, the error code appears on both the LCD panel and the LCD monitor along with appropriate countermeasures, making it much easier for the user to correct any problem which might occur.
review, hold down the Print/Share button and press the Magnify button to magnify the image. Once magnified, the AF point selector enlarges and the AE lock button reduces the image. When option 1 is selected but the image has not been magnified, these two buttons retain their regular functions. C.Fn-02, Long exposure noise reduction, now has 3 options: Off, Auto and On. Please see “Noise Reduction” for a discussion of this feature. Note that, when C.
IV. SOFTWARE AND EXTENDED COMPATIBILITY Software One of the many differences between Canon and the other manufacturers of DSLRs is the completeness, excellence and generosity of the software package Canon includes with each EOS Digital SLR. The EOS Digital Solution Disk Version 12 has the following components (in seven languages): EOS Utility Ver.1.0 integrates and upgrades CameraWindow and EOS Capture, bringing together all the functions that involve communication with the camera.
Digital Photo Professional (DPP) Ver.2.1 is a high-speed RAW image viewing/editing program, using Canon’s own powerful algorithms, which yield the highest quality .CR2 RAW conversions of any application, regardless of cost, and it’s free. Interestingly, the current 2.1 version not only adds support for the EOS 30D but also retroactively extends support back to the EOS D6000 and EOS D2000 from 1998 with the use of specialized data conversion software that transforms the .TIF files to .CR2.
communicate with the computer. No separate driver is required for Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.2–10.4 because the OS driver is used. Direct Printing In addition to its standard PictBridge features, which are compatible with most PictBridge-compliant printers regardless of manufacturer, the EOS 30D supports additional direct printing features exclusively when the camera is connected to a new PIXMA Pro9500 or Pro9000 desktop photo printer, which are being announced simultaneously with the EOS 30D camera.
“Off” means there is no color level control; color tones are the same as “On.” With “On,” color levels are adjusted automatically using Exif information. Canon’s standard “Canon Digital Photo Color” is used for color tones. “Vivid” prints the blue tones of the sky and ocean and the green tones of plants more brightly. “Default” prints according to the settings of the connected printer.
Direct Image Transfer The EOS 30D is the first EOS camera to incorporate direct image transfer to a computer. New to the EOS line are camera-side controls similar to those used on PowerShot cameras. To perform this task, an EOS 30D, a Windows or Macintosh computer with the EOS Digital Solution Disk Ver.12 installed, and the USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU are required. The transmission protocol is PTP, so select [Print/PC] from the [Communication] menu.
and press photography, sports and entertainment. It allows image transfer via wired or wireless LANs compliant with IEEE 802.11 b/g and 100-BaseT Ethernet. The Data Verification Kit DVK-E2 addresses a substantial issue in digital photography: it allows tampering with image Data Verification Kit data to be detected. The kit is for use in fields in which high DVK-E2 levels of image authentication are required, such as press reporting, law enforcement and insurance work.
V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LCD Monitor The most obvious external difference between the EOS 20D and the EOS 30D is the new 2.5-inch, 230,00-pixel TFT liquid-crystal monitor with its 170° wide viewing angle and six LED backlight modules. This is the same monitor used on the EOS-1D Mark II N and the EOS 5D, both released in the autumn of 2005. Compared with the unit on the EOS 20D, the new monitor has a viewing 85° angle 1.
camera more comfortable to grasp. The EOS 30D’s basic internal construction and major parts configuration are the same as those of the EOS 20D. However, parts count data reveal the extent to which the EOS 30D has been reconsidered. The number of circuit boards, 28, is the same as in the EOS 20D, but lead wires have been reduced from 19 to 15. Optical parts count is the same, 20, but mechanical parts have risen from 301 to 338 and electrical parts have risen from 826 to 898.
To make the camera smaller, the external interface connection circuit board has been separated from the digital control board and both sides are used. It has the USB port (MINI B), conforming to USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, and the video OUT terminal. The double-sided flash circuit board is the same as the unit in the EOS 20D. It has the flash circuitry, electronic X circuit and the camera orientation circuit. The power source circuit board has four layers.
extend during focusing, suppressing aberration variations at medium and short distances and achieving excellent imaging performance over the entire imaging area. In sum, wedding, portrait and sports shooters (primarily), as well as fashion photographers and anyone else with an interest in excellent and unique optics, will find the EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM an alluring and sophisticated tool. W It is expected to retail for $2,099. EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM EF–S 17–55mm f/2.
Drive Speed and Burst Performance The EOS 30D has a new drive mode called “Low-Speed continuous.” Its maximum speed is 3 fps. This feature has been added in response to users’ interest in specifying the number of continuous shooting frames and their request for longer continuous shooting even if fewer frames per second is the consequence. Users now have a choice of four drive modes; the other three are single, high-speed continuous and self- timer.
spot metering feature, the metering zone mark in the center of the viewfinder has been changed to a spot metering circle which is smaller than the partial metering circle in the EOS 20D. The quick-return mirror affords a viewfinder blackout time of only 110 ms at shutter speeds of 1/60 second and faster. Mirror lockup of up to 30 seconds is set with C.Fn-12-1. There is no mirror cut-off with lenses up to EF 600mm f/4L USM, a professional specification.
Battery Level Indicator With the addition of an Almost completely Completely Fully charged Low charge discharged discharged “Imminent power exhaustion” 30D step, the battery charge level display now has 4 increments, 20D like the EOS-1 Series cameras and the EOS 5D, so remaining charge can be indicated more precisely. The EOS 30D can be powered by BP-511A/514/511/512 battery packs. The Battery Grip BG-E2 can accommodate two of these battery packs or six AA-size batteries, doubling shooting capacity.
VI. SPECIFICATIONS TYPE Type: Digital AF/AE SLR Recording Media: CompactFlash (CF) Card Types I & II Sensor Size: 0.89 x 0.59 in./22.5 x 15.0mm (APS-C size sensor) Compatible Lenses: Canon EF lenses, including EF-S lenses. (Focal length conversion factor: Equivalent to approx. 1.6x indicated focal length compared to 35mm format) Lens Mount: Canon EF mount IMAGING ELEMENT RECORDING SYSTEM Type: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate CMOS sensor Effective Pixels: Approx. 8.
increments White balance correction: blue/amber bias +/- 9 levels, magenta/green bias +/- 9 levels When blue/amber bias and magenta/green bias set together with White balance correction, white balance bracketing cannot be set to more than +/- 9 levels VIEWFINDER Type: Eye-level SLR (with fixed pentaprism) Coverage: Approx. 95% vertically and horizontally (Coverage against JPEG Large) Magnification: 0.9x (-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity) Eyepoint: Approx. 20mm Built-in Dioptric Adjustment: : -3.
with multi-controller (2) AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) AE Lock: Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved / User-set: Applied with AE lock button SHUTTER FLASH Type: Vertical-travel focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically-controlled Shutter Speeds: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments), X-sync at 1/250 sec. Shutter Release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release Self-Timer: 10-sec. delay, 2-sec. delay with C.
MENUS POWER SOURCE DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT OPERATING CONDITIONS Menu Categories: (1) Shooting Menu: red, (2) Playback Menu: blue, (3) Setup Menu: yellow LCD Monitor Language: English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Russian, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese Firmware Update: Enabled by the user (in Creative Zone only) Battery: One Battery Pack BP-511A/511/512/514 (lithium-ion rechargeable battery) Number of Shots: Dimensions (W x H x D): 5.
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VII. CONCLUSION The EOS 30D is a new camera that stands firmly on the shoulders of the EOS 20D, as well as the entire Canon EOS System. Because it is based on the highly successful 20D, customers will understand that they are investing in an established, reliable product. As the digital photography business matures, people are developing a more sophisticated appreciation of matters such as long-term reliability, component consistency and complementary system characteristics.
