Type
- Type: Digital AF/AE SLR
- Recording Medium: CF Card Type I and II, SD/SDHC Memory Card (1 slot each), and/or External media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Canon WFT-E2A transmitter)
- Image Format: 1.11 x 0.74
- Compatible Lenses: Canon EF, TS-E, and MP-E lenses (except EF-S lenses)
- Lens Mount:Canon EF mount
- Lens Focal Length Conversion Factor*:1.3x
Image Sensor
- Type: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, CMOS sensor
- Pixels:Approx. 10.10 megapixels
- Total Pixels:Approx. 10.70 megapixels
- Aspect Ratio: 3:2 (Horizontal:Vertical)
- Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters
- Low-pass Filter: Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor
Recording System
- Recording Format: DCF 2.0 (Exif 2.21): JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible. Multiple options for recording images on two memory cards, and onto compatible external USB hard drives (via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2A)
- Image Format: JPEG, RAW (Canon .CR2)
- File Size: (1) JPEG/Large: Approx. 10.1MB (3,888 x 2,592) (2) JPEG/Medium 1: Approx. 8.0MB (3,456 x 2,304) (3) JPEG/Medium 2: Approx. 5.3MB (2,816 x 1,880) (4) JPEG/Small: Approx. 2.5MB (1,936 x 1,288) (5) RAW: Approx. 10.1MB (3,888 x 2,592) (6) sRAW: Approx. 2.5MB (1,936 x 1,288)
- Folders: Can be manually created by user, and freely selected for subsequent images.
- File Numbering: (1) Continuous numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual reset (the image numbering is reset to 0001, a new folder is created automatically)
- Color Space: Selectable between sRGB and Adobe RGB
- Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mini-B port. NTSC/PAL for video output
White Balance
- Settings: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, five Custom WB settings, user-set Color Temperature (2,500~10,000K), five Personal White Balance PC-1 to PC-5 (Total 10 WB types)
- Auto White Balance: Auto white balance, taken from imaging sensor
- Color Temperature Compensation: White balance bracketing: Three consecutive images, Up to +/- 3 levels in 1-stop increments White balance correction: blue/amber bias and/or magenta/green bias +/- 9 levels; manually set by user
- When blue/amber bias and magenta/green bias set with White balance correction, white balance bracketing cannot be set together during white balance correction
Viewfinder
- Type: Eye-level SLR with fixed pentaprism
- Coverage: Approx. 100% horizontally and vertically
- Magnification: 0.76x (-1 dpt with 50mm lens at infinity)
- Eyepoint: Approx. 20mm
- Dioptric Adjustment Correction: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
- Mirror: Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 37:63)
- Viewfinder Information: AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure (metering mode, spot metering area, shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, AE lock, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure compensation, exposure warning), Flash (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure level), Image (JPEG recording, RAW recording, shots remaining, white balance correction, memory card information), Battery check
- Depth-of-Field Preview: Enabled with depth-of-field preview button; possible in Live View mode
- Eyepiece Shutter: Built-in
Autofocus
- Type: TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
- AF Points: 19 cross-type AF points (plus 26 Assist AF points)
- AF Working Range: EV -1 ~18 (ISO 100 at 73° F/23° C)
- Focusing Modes: Autofocus (One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF), Manual Focus (MF)
- AF Point Selection: Automatic selection; Manual AF point selection: 19 AF points, Inner 9 AF points (C.Fn III-9-1), Outer 9 AF points (C.Fn III-9-2)
- Selected AF Point Display: Superimposed in viewfinder and on LCD panel
- AF-assist Beam: None. Emitted by EX-series Speedlite or optional ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter
Exposure Control
- Metering Modes: 63-zone TTL full aperture metering / (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) (2) Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of screen, at center) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of screen): Center spot metering; AF point-linked spot metering; Multi-spot metering (max. 8 spot metering entries); Centerweighted average metering
- Metering Range: EV 0-20 (ISO 100 at 73° F/23° C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
- Exposure Control Systems: Program AE (shiftable), Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, E-TTL II program AE (Evaluative flash metering, Averaged flash metering), Manual
- ISO Speed Range: Equivalent to ISO 100-3200 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments), ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 50 and 6400 (via C.Fn I-3)*
- Exposure Compensation: Exposure Compensation (user-set): +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments. Auto Bracketing (AEB): 3 shots, up to +/- 3 stops, in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments, in all exposure modes. Can be changed via C.Fn I-6 to 2, 5, or 7 shots. Bracketing order can be changed via C.Fn I-5.
- AE Lock: Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
Shutter
- Type: Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled
- Shutter Speeds: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), X-sync at 1/300 sec. (with EOS Speedlites; 1/250 maximum with other shoe-mount flashes, and up to 1/60 with studio strobes)
- Shutter Release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
- Self-timer: 10 sec. delay, 2 sec. delay
- Remote Control: Canon N3 type terminal
External Speedlite
- EOS External Flash or Dedicated Speedlites: E-TTL II autoflash with all EX Series Speedlites
- PC Terminal: Provided; accepts third-party flash units with sync line voltages up to 250V maximum
Drive System
- Drive Modes: Single, silent, high-speed continuous (approx. 10 fps), low-speed continuous (approx. 3 fps), 10- or 2-sec. self-timer
- Continuous Shooting Speed: Approx. 10 fps (at a shutter speed of 1/500 sec. or faster in all recording modes); fastest speed can be lowered if desired via C.Fn III-15
- Max. Burst During Continuous Shooting: JPEG: approx. 110 frames (Large/Fine, at standard level 8 compression setting) RAW: approx. 30 frames , RAW+JPEG: approx. 22 frames (Large/Fine)
LCD Monitor
- Type: TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
- Screen Monitor size: 3.0"
- Pixels: Approx. 230,000 pixels
- Coverage: Approx. 100%
- Brightness Control: 7 levels provided
Playback
- Image Display Format:
- Single image, 4-image index, 9-image index, Jump, Magnified zoom (approx. 1.5x to 10x), Histogram, Auto rotate, Rotate
- Live view: view image before shooting on LCD monitor; live histogram and live simulation of exposure level possible with C.Fn IV-16-1
- Highlight Alert: In the single image display and (INFO) display, over-exposed highlight areas will blink
Image Protection and Erase
- Protection: Single image, all images in a folder, or all images in the memory card can be protected or cancel the image protection
- Erase: Single image, all images in a folder, all images in the memory card or check-marked images can be erased or unprotected.
- Direct Printing from the Camera: Possible with compatible PictBridge-enabled printers
- Compatible Printers: CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printers (via USB Interface Cable IFC-200U, included with camera kit)
- Settings: Print quantity, style (image, paper size, paper type, printing effects, layout, date, file number), trimming
Menus
- Menu Categories: (1) Shooting (2) Playback (3) Setup, (4) Custom function/My Menu
- LCD Monitor Language: 18 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
Power Source
- Battery : One dedicated lithium-ion battery LP-E4 / AC power can be supplied via the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4
- Battery Check: Automatic
- Power Saving: Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30 min.
- Back-up Battery: One CR2025 lithium battery
Dimensions and Weight
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1
- Weight: 40.7 oz./1,155g
Operating Environment
- Operating Temperature Range: 32-113° F/0-45° C
- Operating Humidity Range: 85% or less