Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Canon EOS 30D Announced
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "NEWS" @ 09:00 AM
"Canon has today announced the EOS 30D, a mild evolution of the EOS 20D. Headline changes are a subtly redesigned body, spot metering, selectable continuous shooting speed, 100,000 shutter cycle life, a larger LCD monitor and the expected switch from simple image parameters to Canon's preferred PictureStyles. From an imaging pipeline point of view this camera has the same sensor and image processor and the default PictureStyle matches the EOS 20D's default image parameters (hence expect exactly the same imaging performance). Good news also comes in the form of a slightly lower price than the EOS 20D. We're just waiting for the name confusion to begin, it's not the six year old Canon EOS D30."
I am a little surprised that Canon didn't change the sensor and image processor at all. Although the price drop will be most welcome. Two other features - 100-3200 ISO range and the simultaneous RAW and JPEG recording - impressed me. With 4GB CF cards relatively affordable, the latter feature seems wonderful.
I am a little surprised that Canon didn't change the sensor and image processor at all. Although the price drop will be most welcome. Two other features - 100-3200 ISO range and the simultaneous RAW and JPEG recording - impressed me. With 4GB CF cards relatively affordable, the latter feature seems wonderful.
