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Canon EOS 30D with 17mm-to-85mm lens comparison

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Product name	Canon EOS 30D with 17mm-to-85mm lens	Canon EOS 50D (with 28-135mm lens)	Nikon D5000 (with 18-55mm lens)	Canon EOS Rebel T1i (with 18-55mm IS lens)	Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)
Price	$1,498.37	$1,128.88 to $1,599.00	$696.95 to $849.99	$677.95 to $799.99	$549.95 to $882.14
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	3.5 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	March 15, 2006	October 01, 2008	April 29, 2009	April 18, 2009	April 27, 2008
The Bottom Line	An excellent midrange digital SLR, the 30D has given way to its even more excellent successor, the 40D. However, it remains a great choice if you can find it at a good price.	A very good midrange dSLR, the Canon EOS 50D is a compelling--but not necessarily a must-have--choice for Canon upgraders.	Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and great photo quality for the money.	A solid, slightly better-than-basic dSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel T1i delivers photo quality and performance that adequately compensates for most of its annoyances.	It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.
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Lens aperture	F/4.0-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	28 - 135 mm	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	29 - 88 mm	29 - 88 mm
Optical zoom	5 x	4.8 x	3 x	3 x	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 3200 ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-400)	ISO auto ISO 100-12800	ISO 200-3200	ISO 6400 ISO 12800 ISO 100-3200 ISO auto (100-3200)	ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-800)
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Weight	24.7 oz	1.6 lbs	1.2 lbs	16.9 oz	16.8 oz
Effective sensor resolution	8,200,000 pixels	15,100,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels	15,100,000 pixels	12,200,000 pixels
Still image format	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW)	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	3 in	2.7 in	3 in	3 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
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