Canon 30D Digital Camera User Manual


 
Battery Check
( )
Shutter Speed ( )
Busy ( )
Built-in Flash Recycling ( )
ISO Speed ( )
ISO Speed
WB Correction
White Balance
Auto
Daylight
Shade
Cloudy
Tungsten Light
White Fluorescent Light
Flash
Custom
Color Temperature
Image Recording Quality
Large/Fine
Large/Normal
Medium/Fine
Medium/Normal
Small/Fine
Small/Normal
RAW+Large/Fine
RAW+Large/Normal
RAW+Medium/Fine
RAW+Medium/Normal
RAW+Small/Fine
RAW+Small/Normal
RAW
AF Point Selection ( )
CF Card Full Warning ( )
CF Card Error Warning ( )
No CF Card Warning ( )
Error Code ( )
Cleaning Image Sensor ( )
Aperture Setting ( )
Shots Remaining ( )
Shots Remaining During WB-BKT ( )
Self-Timer Countdown ( )
Bulb Exposure Time ( )
Beeper
Custom Function
Red-Eye Reduction
Flash Exposure Compensation
AE Lock
AEB In-progress
Flash-ready
Improper FE lock warning
High-speed Sync
Indicator (FP Flash)
(
*
— FE Lock)
Flash Exposure Compensation
Aperture Value ( )
AF Points
B
attery Compartment,
C
over and Release Lever
Shutter Button
Main Dial
B
uilt-in Flash AF-assist Beam
Hot Shoe
NOMENCLATURE
LCD PANEL INFORMATION VIEWFINDER INFORMATION
Red-Eye Reduction/
S
elf-Timer Lamp
T
ripod Socket
R
emote Control
Terminal (N3 Type)/
F
lash Sync (PC) Terminal
Lens Release Button
Mode Dial
X
-sync Contact
F
lash Button
S
trap Mount
LCD Panel
Erase Button
LCD Monitor
JUMP Button
INFO Button/Trimming
O
rientation Button
MENU Button
AF Mode/White Balance Selection Button
D
ioptric Adjustment Knob
Drive Mode Selection/ISO Speed Button
Playback Button
SET Button
CF Card Busy Lamp
M
ulti-Controller
A
E/FE Lock Button/Index/
R
educe Button
M
etering Mode Selection/Flash Exposure
Compensation Button
C
F Card Slot Cover
Quick Control Dial
Power Switch
A
F Point Selector/
E
nlarge Button
LCD Panel Illumination Button
Viewfinder Eyepiece
Print/Share Button
Drive Mode ( Single,
Low-speed Continuous,
High-speed Continuous,
Self-Timer )
CF Card Full Warning ( )
CF Card Error Warning ( )
No CF Card Warning ( )
CF Card Writing Status
Exposure Level
Exposure Compensation Amount
AEB Level
Flash Exposure Compensation Amount
Exposure Level
Exposure Compensation Amount
AEB Level
Flash Exposure Compensation Amount
Red-Eye Reduction Lamp On
White Balance Correction
Focusing Screen
Spot Metering Circle
Focus Confirmation Light
During Autofocus
:
Lights when focus is achieved
:
Blinks at 2Hz if focus fails
During Manual Focus
:
Lights when focus is achieved
AF Mode ( ,
, )
Monochrome Shooting
AEB
Metering Mode
Evalutive
Partial
Spot
Center-weighted Average
Shutter Speed ( )
ISO Speed ( , )
FE Lock ( )
Busy ( )
Built-in Flash Recycling ( )
Maximum Burst ( )
D
IGITAL Terminal
V
IDEO OU T Terminal
G
rip
Depth-of-Field Preview Button
NOMENCLATURE
20
21
TYPE
T
ype:
D
igital AF/AE SLR
R
e
c
o
r
din
g M
e
dium:
C
o
mp
a
ctFl
a
sh (CF) C
a
r
d Types I & II
I
m
ag
e
S
en
s
or
Size:
0
.89
x
0.59 in./22.5
x
1
5.0mm (AP
S-C size sensor)
Compatible Lenses: Canon EF lenses, including EF-Slenses. (Focallength conversion
f
a
ctor: Equivalent to approx. 1.6x indicated focal length compared to 35mm format)
L
ens Mount:
C
anon EF mount
IMAGING ELEMENT
Type: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate CMOS sensor
E
ff
ectiv
e Pi
x
els:
A
p
pr
o
x
. 8.2 megapixels
T
o
tal pixels: Ap
p
rox. 8.5 megapixels
A
s
pect
R
a
tio:
2
:3 (V
er
tic
a
l:Horizontal)
C
olor Filter System:
R
GB primary color filters
Low-pass Filter: Fixed position in front of the CMOSsensor
RE
CORDING
SYSTEM
File Format: Design rule for Camera File System2.0, Exif 2.21 compliant
R
ec
or
ding Formats:
JPE
G, RA
W
and RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
provided; RAW and JPEG images are saved as separate files in the CF card
File Size* (on CFCard): JPEG: (1) Large/Fine: Approx. 3.6MB (3504 x 2336), (2) Large/
Norm
al: Approx. 1.8MB (3504 x 2336), (3) Medium/ Fine: Approx. 2.2MB (2544 x 1696),
(4) Medium/Normal: Approx. 1.1MB (2544 x 1696), (5) Small/Fine: Approx. 1.2MB
(1728
x 1152), (6) Small/ Normal: Approx. 0.6MB (1728 x 1152); (7) RAW: Approx.
8.7MB (3504 x 2336) (Exact file sizes depend on the subject and ISO speed)
Folder Setting: Automatic folder creation/selection
Fi
le Numbering:
(1) C
ontinuous numbering, (2) Auto reset, (3) Manual
reset (new folder created by user)
Color Space: Selectable between sRGB and Adobe RGB
Picture Style: Sixpreset Picture Style settings plus three user-defined custom
Picture Style settings with individual adjustments for Sharpness, Contrast, Color
saturation, 2nd Color tone, Filter effect, Toning effect for black and white images.
Int
er
f
ac
e:
USB 2.0 Hi-
S
peed, NT
SC/P
AL
f
or video output
WHITE BALANCE
Settings: Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White
Fluor
escent Light, Flash), Color Temperature (2,800–10,000K), Custom
(read off white or neutral gray object)
Auto White Balance: Auto white balance with the image sensor
Color Temperature Compensation: White balance bracketing: +/- 3 levels
in 1-level incrementsWhite balance correction: blue/amber bias +/- 9
levels, magenta/green bias +/- 9 levelsWhen 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)
C
o
v
er
age:
Ap
pr
o
x. 95%
vertically and horizontally (Coverage againstJPEG Large)
M
agnific
ation:
0.9x
(-1 diopt
er w
ith 50mm l
ens at infinity)
Eyepoint: Approx. 20mm
B
ui
lt-in Dioptric Correction:
-3.0 t
o +1.0 diopt
er
F
ocusing Screen:
Fi
xed, Precision Matte screen
Mirror: Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratioof 40:60.
No mirror cut-off with lenses up to EF 600mm f/4LUSM)
Viewfinder Information: AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure
(shutter speed, aperture, spot metering circle, exposure level, AElock, exposure
compensation, AEB level, ISO speed), Flash (flash ready, built-in flash recycling,
r
ed-ey
e r
eduction l
amp on, high-
s
peed sy
nc, FE lock, flash exposure compensation,
insufficient flash warning during FE lock), White balance correction, Maximum
burst, busy, CF card full warning, CF card error warning, No CF card warning
D
epth-of
-Fiel
d:
En
ab
l
ed w
ith D
epth-of
-Fiel
d Preview button
Eyepiece Shutter: None
AUTOFOCUS
T
ype:
T
TL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
AF
P
o
int
s:
9
A
F
W
ork
i
n
g
R
ange:
E
V
-0.5–18 (ISO 100 at
68
°
F
/20
°C)
Focusing Modes: One-ShotAF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
(Aut
o
matically selects One-Shot AF or AI Servo AF), Manual Focusing (MF)
A
F Point Selection:
A
utomatic selection, manualselection
Selected AF PointDisplay: Superimposed on viewfinder and LCD panel
A
F-
a
s
s
i
s
t
B
eam:
I
nt
ermitt
ent
f
irin
g
of
b
ui
l
t
-in flash
EXPOSURE CONTROL
M
e
tering Modes: M
a
x. aperture TTLmetering with 35-zone SPC
(
1) E
v
aluativ
e
metering (linked to allAF points),
(
2) Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder), (3) Spot metering
(approx. 3.5% ofviewfinder), (4) Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range: EV 1–20 (ISO 100 at 68°F/20°C with EF50mm f/1.4
US
M
l
en
s)
Expo
s
ur
e C
ontr
o
l Systems:
Pr
ogr
am AE
(shif
t
ab
le),
Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Depth-of-field AE (non-shiftable),
F
u
l
l auto (non-shiftable), Programmed image control modes, Manual
exposure, E-TTLII autoflash Program AE
ISO Speed Range: Equivalent to ISO 100-1600 (in 1/3-stop increments,
ISO s
peed can be expanded to ISO 100–3200)
Exposure Compensation: Up to +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
(1) U
ser-set 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
Type: Vertical-travel focal-plane shutter with all speedselectronically-
controlled
Shutter Speeds: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments),
X
-
sy
nc
at
1/250 sec
.
Shutter Release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self-Timer: 10-sec. delay, 2-sec. delay with C.Fn-12-1 (mirror lockup)
R
emot
e C
ontrol:
R
emot
e c
ontrol with N3-type terminal
FLASH
Built-in Flash: Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism
(user must activate flash in P, Av, Tv and M modes)
Flash coverage: Up to 17mm focallength (equivalent to 27mm in 35mm
format)
EOS-dedicated Speedlite: E-TTLII autoflash with EXSeries Speedlites
DRIVE SYSTEM
Driv
e Mode
s:
Sin
gl
e, C
ontinuou
s,
Self
-timer
ContinuousShooting Speed: High-speed approx. 5 fps / low-speed
ap
pr
o
x. 3 fp
s (at a shutter speed of 1/250 sec. or faster)
M
ax. B
ur
s
t During Continuous Shooting:
JPE
G: high-
s
peed ap
prox. 30
frames (Large/Fine), RAW: high-/low-speed approx. 11 frames,
RA
W+JPE
G: high-/low-speed approx. 9 frames
LCD MONITOR
Type: TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor Size: 2.5 in. diagonal with a viewing angle ofapprox. 170˚
vertically and horizontally
Pi
x
el
s:
Ap
pr
o
x. 230,000 pi
x
el
s
Coverage: Approx. 100%
Brightness Adjustment: 5 levels(settable with menu’s “LCD brightness”)
IMAGE PLAYBACK
I
mage Display Format:
(
1) Single image, (2) 9-image index, (3) Magnified
z
o
om (s
i
n
gl
e im
a
g
e) up to 10x, (4) Auto play (5) Auto play right after shooting
H
igh
light
A
l
e
r
t:
I
n the s
in
gl
e
im
a
g
e (INFO) displaymode, the areas with
highlights containing no image information will blink
I
MAGE PROTECTION AND ERASE
P
r
ot
ection:
A
s
in
gl
e
im
a
g
e c
an be pr
o
t
ected or unprotected
Erase: A single image or allimages stored in a CFcard can be erased if
they are unprotected
F
orm
at:
C
omp
l
e
te initialization of CF card available in setup menu
MENUS
Menu Categories: (1) Shooting Menu: red, (2) PlaybackMenu: blue,
(3) Setup Menu: yellow
L
C
D Monit
or Lan
guag
e
:
En
g
li
sh, Germ
an, Fr
e
nc
h
, D
ut
ch, Danish, Finnish,
It
ali
an, Nor
w
e
gi
an, Swedish, Spanish, Russian, Simplified/Traditional
Chinese, Korean, Japanese
Firm
w
ar
e Update:
En
ab
l
ed by the user (in Creative Zone only)
POWER SOURCE
Battery: One Battery PackBP-511A/511/512/514 (lithium-ion
r
echargeable battery)
Number of Shots:
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Dimensions (W x H x D): 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in. / 144 x 105.5 x 73.5mm
W
eight:
24.7 o
z. / 700g (Body only)
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Operating Temperature Range: 32–104°F/0–40°C
Operating Humidity: 85% or less
C
anon, DIGIC
and im
ag
ePROGRAF are registered trademarks, and SELPHY
and PIXMA are trademarks, ofCanon Inc. in the United States and may
al
so be r
egistered trademarks or trademarks in other countries.
IMAGEANYW
ARE is a trademark of Canon U.S.A., Inc. Adobe Photoshop is
a registered trademark of Adobe Systems incorporated and its subsidiaries
in each country. All other productsand brand names are registered
trademarks, trademarks or service marks oftheir respective owners.
Configuration No Flash Used 50% with Flash
BP-511A x 1
Normal temp (68°F/20°C)
1100 frames 750 frames
L
o
w t
emp (32
°
F/0
°C) 900 frames 600 frames
w/BG-E2
Normal temp (68°F/20°C)
2200 frames 1400 frames
(BP-511A
x
2)
Low temp (32°F/0°C) 1800 frames 1200 frames
w/BG-E2 (six
Normal temp (68°F/20°C)
400 frames 300 frames
AA Alkaline)
L
o
w t
emp (32
°F/0°C) 200 frames 100 frames
All the specifications above are based on Canon’s testing and measuring
standards.
• The camera’s specifications and physicalappearance are subject to change
without notice.
• TFT monitor and viewfinder images shown in this sales guide are simulated.
SPECIFICATIONS
CP Printer
PictBridge-Compatible Printer
I
nkjet
Direct Compatible Printer
E
F Lens
EF-S
L
ens
Wide Strap
EW-100DGR
Angle Finder C
T
V/Video
W
ireless
Controller
L
C-5
Remote Switch
RS-80N3
Time Remote
Controller
TC-80N3
V
ideo Cable VC-100
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
Data Verification Kit
D
VK-E2 (Ver.2.3)
Personal Computer
Windows XP
(Home Edition/Professional)
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows ME
Windows 98 Second Edition
Mac OS X
PC Card Slot
Wireless LAN Adapter
USB Port
(2.0/1.1)
CF Card Reader
PCMCIA Adapter
CF Cards
M
T-24EX430EXST-E2
220EX
5
80EXMR-14EX
Battery Magazine
B
GM-E2
B
attery Grip
BG-E2
Compact Power
A
dapter
CA-PS400
E
yecup Eb
Eyepiece Extender
EP-EX15
E-series Dioptric
Adjustment Lenses
R
ubber Frame Eb
Battery Pack
BP-511A
Battery Pack
BP-511A, BP-514
AC Adapter
AC-E2
DC Coupler
DR-400
Car Battery
Cable
CB-570
Battery
Charger
CG-570
Compact Power
Adapter
CA-570
A
C Adapter Kit ACK-E2
Wireless File Transmitter
W
FT-E1A
W
ireless LAN
access point
Battery Charger
CG-580 or CB-5L
Date/Time
CR2016 Lithium Battery
EOS Digital Solution Disk
Software Instruction Manual (PDF)
Ethernet Port
Bundled
Accessories
SYSTEM CHART
COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS
AND COMPUTER ENVIRONMENTS
ZoomBrowser EX(Windows),
Camera ImageBrowser (Macintosh),
Software
EOS Utility
Digital Photo Professional
Camera Window MC, RAW
Image
Task, PhotoStitch
System requirements for Windows
System requirements for Macintosh
T
hese software programs are notcompatible with UFS (UNIX File System) formatted disks.
* Upgraded machines not supported
Windows XP (HomeEdition/
OS
Windows XP (Home Edition/Professional), Windows 2000 Professional
), Windows
2
000, Windows 98SE
Computer with the above
O
S preinstalled and a USB port
Computer with the above OS preinstalled*
Computer
a
s a standard feature or an
O
HCI-compliant IEEE1394 port*
CPU
750MHz Pentium III or higher 500MHz Pentium or higher
R
AM
M
inimum 256MB Minimum 512MB Minimum 256MB
Interface
USB 1.1 to 2.0 Hi-Speed or IEEE1394
D
isplay
S
creen resolution: 1024 x768 pixelsor more, Color quality: Medium (16 bit) or more
OS Mac OSX 10.2 to 10.4
Computer with the above OS
Computer with the above OS preinstalled
Computer
preinstalled and a USB port or FireWire
(
IEEE1394) port as a standard feature
CPU
400MHz Power PC G3 or higher Power PC G3, G4, G5
RAM
Minimum 256MB Minimum 512MB Minimum 256MB
Interface
USB 1.1 to 2.0 Hi-Speed or Firewire
(
IEEE1394)
Display
Screen resolution: 1024 x768 pixelsor more, Colors: Thousandsor more