Canon EOS 30D review

Typical price: £1,000

What is it: Semi-professional digital SLR camera with 8.2-megapixel sensor and 64mm LCD

What we think: The EOS 30D should definitely be on your semipro dSLR shortlist

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8.4

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8.0

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	Canon EOS 30D	Canon EOS-1D Mark III	Nikon D3	Canon EOS 7D
Review date	28 Mar 06	5 Jul 07	24 Sep 08	9 Nov 09
Editor's rating	8.4	9.3	9.3	9.2
Price range	£1,000	£2,538.99 - £3,514.97	£3,149.00 - £3,149.00	£1,533.99 - £1,533.99
Review summary	The 8-megapixel Canon EOS 30D should definitely be on your shortlist if you're thinking about buying a semipro dSLR camera Read full review	Canon's EOS-1D Mark III offers a luxurious cocktail of high-resolution, extremely low noise, blazingly fast burst shooting, abundant customisation and a build quality and ergonomic design among the best you'll find in today's camera market Read full review	Nikon's flagship dSLR packs a full-frame 12-megapixel sensor and is a highly versatile imaging powerhouse that lets photographers create images previously impossible to capture. As long as you can get used to this camera's solid weight, it's a definite step up from the D2Xs and produces high-quality photography. This one is definitely aimed at the pros, so amateurs beware Read full review	The Canon EOS 7D offers awesome continuous-shooting speeds, an excellent HD movie mode with full manual controls, class-leading resolution, excellent high-ISO performance, and an all-metal, weather-sealed body. It's got a couple of glitches, but it's a corking camera Read full review
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