Body material |
Magnesium alloy |
Sensor * |
• 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed
low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 10.5 million total pixels •
10.1 million effective pixels • 5.7 µm pixel pitch
• 3:2 aspect ratio |
Image processor * |
DIGIC III |
A/D conversion * |
14 bit |
Image sizes * |
• 3888 x 2592 (L; 10.1 MP) • 2816 x 1880 (M;
5.3 MP) • 1936 x 1288 (S; 2.5 MP) |
File formats |
• RAW (.CR2; 14-bit *) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine
/ Normal • RAW + JPEG (separate files) • sRAW
(2.5 MP) * |
File sizes (approx.) * |
• JPEG L/Fine: 3.5 MB • JPEG M/Fine: 2.1 MB • JPEG S/Fine: 1.2 MB •
RAW: 12.4 MB • sRAW: 7.1 MB |
Lenses |
• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount • 1.6x field of view crop |
Dust reduction * |
• "EOS Integrated Cleaning System" • Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in
front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown - can be
disabled) • Dust Delete Data - Data from a test shot is used to 'map' dust
spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software |
Auto focus |
• 9-point TTL CMOS sensor • All points cross-type for lenses of F5.6 or
faster * • Center point additionally sensitive with
lenses of F2.8 or faster * • AF working range: -0.5
- 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100) |
Focus modes |
• One shot AF • AI Servo AF • AI Focus AF • Manual focus |
AF point selection |
• Auto • Manual |
AF assist |
• Stroboscopic flash • 4.0 m range (at center) |
Metering |
• TTL 35 zone SPC • Metering range: EV 0.0 - 20 EV
* |
Metering modes |
• Evaluative 35 zone • Partial (9% at center) • Spot metering (approx.
3.8% at center *) •
Center-weighted average |
AE lock |
• Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock
button |
Exposure compensation |
• +/-2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
Exposure bracketing |
• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
Sensitivity |
• Auto ISO (see below) * • ISO 100 - 1600 •
0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • ISO 3200 (Enhanced
H) |
Auto ISO * |
• P, Av, A-Dep: ISO 400 - 800 (will drop to ISO 100 to avoid
over-exposure) • Tv: ISO 400 (will use 100 - 800 if required) • M: ISO
400 • Scene modes (apart from Sport and Portrait): ISO 100 - 800 • Sport
scene mode: ISO 400 - 800 • Portrait scene mode: ISO 100 • With flash
(all modes): ISO 400 |
Shutter |
• Focal-plane shutter • 100,000 exposure durability • 30 - 1/8000
sec • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec •
Bulb |
Aperture values |
• F1.0 - F91 • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Actual aperture range
depends on lens used |
Noise reduction |
• Long exposure (1 sec or longer) • Optional for High ISO (default Off)
|
White balance |
• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten •
Fluorescent • Flash • Custom • Kelvin (2500 *
- 10000 K in 100 K steps) |
WB bracketing |
• +/-3 levels • 3 images • Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias
|
WB shift |
• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
Picture style |
• Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful •
Monochrome • User def. 1 • User def. 2 • User def. 3 |
Custom image parameters |
• Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 •
Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G • B&W tone: N,
S, B, P, G |
Color space |
• sRGB • Adobe RGB |
Viewfinder |
• Eye-level pentaprism • 95% frame coverage • Magnification:
0.95x * (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) •
Eyepoint: 22 mm * • Interchangeable focusing screen
Ef-A standard (2 other types optional) * • Dioptric
adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter |
Focusing screens (optional) |
• Ef-A (Standard Precision Matte - included) • Ef-D (Precision Matte
with grid) • Ef-S (Super Precision Matte for easier manual focus) |
Mirror |
• Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio 40:60) • Mirror
lock-up (once or multiple exposures) |
Viewfinder info |
• AF points • Focus confirmation light • ISO sensitivity * • Shutter speed • Aperture • Manual
exposure • AE Lock • Exposure compensation amount • AEB level • Spot
metering area • Flash ready • Red-eye reduction
lamp on • High-speed sync • FE Lock • Flash compensation amount •
ISO speed (while changing) • WB correction (while changing) • B&W
mode icon * • Warnings • Maximum burst for
continuous shooting • Buffer space |
LCD monitor * |
• 3.0 " TFT LCD • 230,000 pixels • 7 brightness levels |
LCD Live view * |
• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor • 100% frame
coverage • Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor • Best
view or exposure simulation • Grid optional (thirds) • Magnify optional
(5x or 10x at AF point) • Optional Auto-focus with mirror-down / mirror-up
sequence • Two modes; normal and quieter • Remote live view using EOS
Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT) • Manual focus only
|
Record review |
• Off • On (histogram via INFO button) • Display mode same as last
used Play mode • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
Playback modes * |
1. Single image with exposure, file number, storage slot 2. As 1 but also
image count and quality 3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and
luminance histogram 4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and
RGB histograms
|
Playback features |
• Optional blinking highlight alert * •
Optional AF point display * • Magnified view (up to
10x) • 2x2 * or 3x3 thumbnail index • Jump (by
1, 10, 100 images / by screen or date) • Delete / Protect |
Flash |
• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • FOV coverage up to 17 mm (27 mm
equiv.) • Guide number approx 13 m / 43 ft (ISO 100) • Cycle time approx.
3 sec • Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments •
X-Sync: 1/250 sec |
External flash |
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites • In-camera flash
configuration (currently only 580 EX II) * •
Wireless multi-flash support • PC Sync |
Shooting modes |
• Auto • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture
priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) • Auto depth-of-field • Portrait •
Landscape • Close-up • Sports • Night portrait • Flash off •
Camera user settings 1 * • Camera user settings
2 * • Camera user settings 3
* |
Drive modes |
• Single • High-speed continuous: 6.5 fps * •
Low-speed continuous: 3 fps • Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (3 sec with mirror
lock-up) |
Burst buffer * |
• Large/Fine JPEG: 75 frames • RAW: 17 frames • RAW+JPEG: 14
frames |
Orientation sensor |
Yes |
Auto rotation * |
• On (recorded and LCD display) • On (recorded only) • Off |
Custom functions * |
24 custom functions in 4 groups |
Menu languages * |
• English • German • French • Dutch • Danish • Portuguese
• Finnish • Italian • Norwegian • Swedish • Spanish •
Greek • Russian • Polish • Simplified Chinese • Traditional
Chinese • Korean • Japanese |
Firmware |
User upgradable |
Portrait grip |
• Optional WFT-E3/E3A * • Optional BP-E2N
battery grip * • Optional BP-E2 battery
grip |
Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • Video out • N3 type wired remote control • PC
Sync flash terminal • Communication terminal on base for WFT-E3/E3A * |
Storage |
• Compact Flash Type I or II (inc. FAT32) • Canon Original Data Security
Kit supported ("Original Image Data") • No CF card supplied |
Power |
• Lithium-Ion BP-511A rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) •
Supports BP-511 / BP-511A / BP-512 / BP-514 • CR2016 Lithium battery
(date/time backup) • Optional AC adapter |
Wireless connectivity * (optional WFT-E3/E3A)
|
• Mounts on base of camera and also acts as vertical grip • Has its own
BP-511A battery • Wireless 802.11b / 802.11g • Wireless security: WEP,
TKIP/AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK • Wireless methods: Infrastructure or Ad Hoc
• Wired ethernet (100 Base-TX) • Transfer: FTP, PTP (remote control by
computer), HTTP (view / remote fire) • USB host capable: External hard
drives, flash drives • USB comms: GPS devices (records coordinates and
altitude in image header) |
Dimensions * |
146 x 108 x 74 mm (5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in) |
Weight * |
• No battery: 740 g (1.6 lb) • With battery: 822
g (1.8 lb) |