Canon EOS 30D

The Canon EOS 30D is a DSLR camera launched on 04/04/2006.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 30D ranks well below the category average, scoring 39 overall. The Canon EOS 30D weights 784 gr and spans 144 x 106 x 74 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Canon EOS 30D is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 14% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 39, ranks among the worst 46% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 50, ranks among the worst 29% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 18, ranks among the worst 14% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 17% in its category. Canon EOS 30D is not the best choice for Portrait photography; if Portrait is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Landscape - Suboptimal, score 38, ranks 17% in its category. Canon EOS 30D is not the best choice for Landscape photography; if Landscape is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 40, ranks 20% in its category. Canon EOS 30D is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 42, ranks 15% in its category. Canon EOS 30D is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 16% in its category. Canon EOS 30D does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon EOS 30D sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 71.57 CAD and 71.57 CAD, which is well below what you could expect for this camera category.

Overall, Canon EOS 30D is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.