Canon EOS 30D Instruction Manual

Specifications

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AF-assist beam:

Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
Effective range: Approx. 4.0m/13.1ft. at center, approx. 
3.5m/11.5ft. at periphery

Metering modes:

35-zone TTL full aperture metering
• Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point)
• Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at center)
• Spot metering (approx. 3.5% of viewfinder at center)
• Center-weighted average metering

Metering range:

EV 1-20 (at 20°C/68°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, 
ISO 100)

Exposure control:

Program AE (Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, 
Sports, Night Portrait, Flash Off, Program), shutter-
priority AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, 
manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash

ISO speed:

Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 - 400 set automatically
Creative Zone modes: Equivalent to ISO 100 - 1600 (in 

1/3-stop increments), ISO speed 
can be expanded to ISO 3200.

Exposure compensation: Manual: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be 

combined with AEB)

AEB: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

AE lock:

Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative 

metering when focus is achieved.

Manual: By AE lock button in all metering modes.

Type:

Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter

Shutter speeds:

1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments), bulb 
X-sync at 1/250 sec.

Shutter release:

Soft-touch electromagnetic release

Self-timer:

10-sec. delay

Remote control:

Remote control with N3 type terminal

Type:

Retractable, auto pop-up flash

Flash metering:

E-TTL II autoflash

Guide No.:

13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)

Recycle time:

Approx. 3 sec.

Flash-ready indicator:

Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder