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Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS

Portability
57
Imaging
39
Features
36
Overall
37
Canon EOS D30 front
 
Canon PowerShot SD980 IS front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
28
Overall
32

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS Key Specs

Canon D30
(Full Review)
  • 3MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 1.8" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Canon EF Mount
  • 855g - 150 x 107 x 75mm
  • Introduced October 2000
Canon SD980 IS
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.8-5.9) lens
  • 150g - 100 x 53 x 23mm
  • Revealed August 2009
  • Additionally Known as Digital IXUS 200 IS
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Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS Overview

Lets look closer at the Canon D30 and Canon SD980 IS, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are produced by Canon. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the D30 (3MP) and SD980 IS (12MP) and the D30 (APS-C) and SD980 IS (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizing.

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The D30 was brought out 9 years before the SD980 IS and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon D30 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon SD980 IS being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple view of how the D30 scores vs the SD980 IS in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon D30 over the Canon SD980 IS

 D30 SD980 IS 
Manually focus Dial exact focusing

Reasons to pick Canon SD980 IS over the Canon D30

 SD980 IS D30 
RevealedAugust 2009October 2000More recent by 107 months
Screen sizing3"1.8"Bigger screen (+1.2")
Screen resolution230k120kClearer screen (+110k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Canon D30 and Canon SD980 IS

 D30 SD980 IS 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither features selfie screen

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS Physical Comparison

When you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon D30 enjoys outer measurements of 150mm x 107mm x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") and a weight of 855 grams (1.88 lbs) whilst the Canon SD980 IS has sizing of 100mm x 53mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the D30 against the SD980 IS.

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D30 and SD980 IS is 57 and 95 respectively.

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS top view buttons comparison

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it can be tough to see the difference between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The graphic here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the D30 and SD980 IS.

As you have seen, both the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The D30 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Canon SD980 IS will give you extra detail having its extra 9 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older D30 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS sensor size comparison

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS Screen and ViewFinder

Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Canon D30
Portrait photography with Canon SD980 IS
47
manual focus
sensor size is good (APS-C)
exports RAW files
no liveview feature
low resolution (3MP)
21
lack of manual focus
no external flash support
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Street Comparison

Canon D30 Street photography information
Canon SD980 IS Street photography information
50
sensor size is good (APS-C)
exports RAW files
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
57
built in image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon D30
Sports photography with Canon SD980 IS
36
sensor size is good (APS-C)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
no liveview feature
very slow continuous shooting (3.0 fps)
no image stabilization
low resolution (3MP)
25
built in image stabilization (Optical)
very slow continuous shooting (1.0 frames per second)
no shutter priority mode
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Canon D30 Travel photography advice
Canon SD980 IS Travel photography advice
40
flash built-in
missing Time Lapse mode
low resolution (3MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
58
built-in flash
really wide (24mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
low MP (12MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon D30 Landscape photography advice
Canon SD980 IS Landscape photography advice
43
manual focus
interchangeable lenses (Canon EF mount)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
exports RAW files
screen is somewhat small (1.8")
no liveview feature
no image stabilization
low resolution (3MP)
missing Time Lapse mode
38
really wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lack of manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon D30 Vlogging factors
Canon SD980 IS Vlogging factors
9
no video recording
31
really wide (24mm)
touchscreen enabled
built in image stabilization (Optical)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 pixels)
lack of microphone support
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Canon D30 vs Canon SD980 IS Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon D30 and Canon SD980 IS
 Canon EOS D30Canon PowerShot SD980 IS
General Information
Brand Canon Canon
Model Canon EOS D30 Canon PowerShot SD980 IS
Other name - Digital IXUS 200 IS
Type Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2000-10-10 2009-08-19
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor - Digic 4
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 22.7 x 15.1mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 342.8mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 3MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Full resolution 2160 x 1440 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 1600 1600
Lowest native ISO 100 80
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 3 9
Lens
Lens mount Canon EF fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-120mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture - f/2.8-5.9
Macro focus range - 3cm
Available lenses 250 -
Focal length multiplier 1.6 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 1.8 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 120 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.55x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 seconds 15 seconds
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/3000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 3.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 12.00 m (ISO 100) 6.50 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Off Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize 1/200 seconds -
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions - 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)
Max video resolution None 1280x720
Video format - H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 855 grams (1.88 lb) 150 grams (0.33 lb)
Dimensions 150 x 107 x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") 100 x 53 x 23mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery model - NB-6L
Self timer Yes (10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage Compact Flash (Type I or II) SD, SDHC, MMC, MMCplus, HC MMCplus
Card slots One One
Launch cost $3,500 -