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Digital AF/AE SLR
CompactFlash (CF) Card Type I & II
0.89 x 0.59 in./22.5 x 15.0mm (APS-C size sensor)
Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses)
Canon EF mount
1.6x
High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, CMOS sensor
Approx. 8.20 megapixels
Approx. 8.50 megapixels
3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical)
RGB primary color filters
Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor
JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording provided. The RAW and JPEG images are saved as separate files in the CF card.
JPEG, RAW, Canon .CR2
(1) Large/Fine: Approx. 3.6MB (3,504 x 2,336) (2) Large/Normal: Approx. 1.8MB (3,504 x 2,336) (3) Medium/Fine: Approx. 2.2MB (2,544 x 1,696) (4) Medium/Normal: Approx. 1.1MB (2,544 x 1,696) (5) Small/Fine: Approx. 1.2MB (1,728 x 1,152) (6) Small/Normal: Approx. 0.6MB (1,728 x 1,152) (7) RAW: Approx. 8.7MB (3,504 x 2,336)
Automatic folder creation/selection; up to 9,999 images per folder (new folder can be created with Manual reset option at any time)
(1) Continuous numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual reset (new folder created, with file numbering reverting to 0001)
Selectable between sRGB and Adobe RGB
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, NTSC/PAL for video output
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash), Manual (Custom, or user-set Color Temperature)
Auto white balance with the image sensor
White balance bracketing: +/- 3 stops in 1-stop increments
White balance correction: blue/amber bias +/- 9 magenta/green bias +/- 9 levels
When blue/amber bias and magenta/green bias set with White balance correction, white balance bracketing cannot be set to more than +/- 9 levels
Eye-level SLR with fixed pentaprism
Approx. 95% horizontally and vertically (coverage against JPEG Large)
0.9x (-1 dpt with 50mm lens at infinity)
Approx. 20mm
-3.0 to +1.0 diopter
Fixed, Precision Matte screen (non-interchangeable)
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with lenses up to EF 600mm f/4L USM)
AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure (shutter speed, aperture, spot metering circle, exposure level, AE lock, exposure compensation, AEB level, bulb, ISO speed), Flash (flash ready, red-eye reduction lamp on, high-speed sync, FE lock, FEB shooting, flash exposure compensation, insufficient flash warning during FE lock), White balance correction, Maximum burst, CF card full warning, CF card error warning, No CF card warning
Enabled with depth-of-field preview button (with Speedlite 580Ex, 430Ex, MR-14Ex or MT-24Ex; pressing the depth-of-field preview button fires a modeling flash)
None (eyepiece cover provided on strap)
TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
9 AF points
EV -0.5-18 (ISO 100 at 68°F/20°C)
Autofocus: One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF (automatic switching between One-Shot/Predictive AI Servo AF); Manual Focus (MF)
Automatic selection, Manual selection
Superimposed on viewfinder and LCD panel
Intermittent firing of built-in flash (must be manually raised in P, Tv, Av, M and A-DEP Exposure modes)
Max. aperture TTL metering with 35-zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 9% at center of viewfinder)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 3.5% at center of viewfinder)
(4) Center-weighted average metering
EV 1-20 (ISO 100 at 68°F/20°C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens)
Program AE (shiftable), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Auto Depth-of-field AE (non-shiftable), Full auto (non-shiftable), Programmed image control modes, Manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash program AE
Basic Zone: automatically set by the camera; Creative Zone: equivalent to ISO 100-1,600 (in 1/3-stop increments, ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 100-3,200)
(1) User-set with multi-controller (2) AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing)
Bracketing range: +/- 2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
User-set: Applied with AE lock button
Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled
1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments), x-sync at 1/250 sec
Shutter durability: Approx. 100,000 exposures
Soft-touch electromagnetic release; shutter "lag time" approx. 65 msec.
10 sec. delay, 2 sec. delay with C.Fn-12-1 (mirror lockup)
Remote control with N3-type terminal
Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism
43 ft./13m (ISO 100)
Approx. 3 sec.
Flash-ready indicator lights in viewfinder
17mm lens focal length (equivalent to 27mm in 35mm format)
E-TTL II autoflash
+/-2 stops in 1/3- and 1/2-stop increments
E-TTL II autoflash with Ex Series Speedlites
Provided; not sensitive to flash polarity
Single, Continuous (high-speed approx. 5 fps / low-speed approx. 3 fps), Self-timer
High-speed approx. 5 fps / low-speed approx. 3 fps (at a shutter speed of 1/250 sec. or faster)
JPEG: high-speed approx. 30 frames (Large/Fine)
RAW: high-/low-speed approx. 11 frames
RAW+JPEG: high-/low-speed approx. 9 frames
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
2.5 in. diagonal with a viewing angle of approx. 170° vertically and horizontally
Approx. 230,000 pixels
100%
5 levels provided
Single image, 9-image index, Magnified zoom (approx. 1.5x to 10x), Auto play, Auto play right after shooting
In the single image (INFO) display mode, the areas with highlights containing no image information will blink
A single image can be protected or unprotected
A single image or all images stored in a CF card can be erased if they are unprotected
Enabled with the Print/Share button
CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIxMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printers (via USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU)
Print quantity, style (image, paper, borders, date), trimming
Shooting menu: Red
Playback menu: Blue
Setup menu: Yellow
15 languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
Enabled by the user (in Creative Zone only)
One Lithium-Ion Battery Pack BP-511A/BP-514/BP-511/BP-512
Approx. 1,100 (68°F/20°C, flash off), approx. 900 (32°F/0°C, flash off)
The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when a fully-charged Battery Pack BP-511A is used.
Automatic
Provided; power turns off after set time of 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30 min.
One CR2016 Lithium Battery
32-104°F/0-40°C
85% or less
5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in./144 x 105.5 x 73.5mm
24.7 oz./700g (body only)
Canon 1 year parts and labor warranty











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