Canon D30 vs Canon G15

Below is a in depth review of the Canon D30 vs Canon G15, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Canon. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the D30 (3MP) and G15 (12MP) and the D30 (APS-C) and G15 (1/1.7") offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The D30 was released 13 years before the G15 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon D30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon G15 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the D30 matches up versus the G15 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS D30 & Canon PowerShot G15. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon D30 Gallery & Canon G15 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Canon D30 provides outside measurements of 150mm x 107mm x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") having a weight of 855 grams (1.88 lbs) and the Canon G15 has specifications of 107mm x 76mm x 40mm (4.2" x 3.0" x 1.6") and a weight of 352 grams (0.78 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the D30 and the G15.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the D30 and G15 is 57 and 86 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The visual underneath will provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the D30 and G15.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D30 because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Canon G15 will show more detail as a result of its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots way more aggressively. The older D30 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.