Image Sensor
- Type - 22.2 x 14.8mm CMOS
- Effective pixels - Approx 12.2M
- Total Pixels - Approx 12.4M
- Aspect Ratio - 3:2
- Low-pass filter - Built-in/Fixed with Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
- Colour filter type - Primary colour
Image Process
Lens
- Lens Mount - EF/EF-S
- Focal Length - 1.6x Multiplication with EF lens fitted
Focusing
- Type - TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
- AF System / Points - 9 AF points (Cross type f/2.8 at centre)
- AF Working Range - EV -0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
- AF Modes - AI Focus / one Shot / AI servo
- AF Point selection - Automatic selection, Manual selection
- Selected AF Point Display -Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor
- Predictive AF - Yes
- AF Lock - Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode
- AF Assist Beam - Intermittent firing of built-in flash
- Manual Focus - Selected on Lens
Exposure Control
- Metering Modes - TTL full aperture metering with 35-zone SPC / (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) / (2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder) /3) Spot metering at center (approx. 4% of viewfinder) / (4) Center weighted average metering
- Metering Range - EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
- AE Lock - Auto: Operates in 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved / Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes
- Exposure Compensation - +/- 3 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
- AEB - +/- 3 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
- ISO speed equivilant - AUTO(100-800), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (in 1/3-stop increments) / ISO 200-1600 in Highlight Tone Priority (C.Fn II -3)
Shutter
- Type - Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
- Settings - AWB, DaylightShade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom. / White balance compensation, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom. / White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9 / 2. Magenta/ Green +/-9
- WB bracketing - +/-3 levels in single level increments 3 bracketed images per shutter release. Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.
LCD Monitor
- Monitor - 3.0" TFT, approx. 230K dots
- Coverage - 100%
- Brightness - Adjustable to one of seven levels
Flash
- Modes - Auto, Manual Flash On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction
- HotShoe / PC terminal - Yes / No
- X-sync - 1/200sec
- ed-eye reduction - Yes
- Flash exposure compensation - Yes
- Flash exposure lock - Yes
- Second curtain sychtronisation - Yes
- Built-in flash range - Coverage up to 17mm focal length (27mm equivalent)
- Guide number (ISO 100 meters) - 13
- External flash - E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support
Shooting
- Modes - Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP
- Photo effects - Monochrome (selected from the "Picture Style" menu) with options for Filters and Toning Effects.
- Drive modes - single / continuous
- Continuous shooting - Max. Approx. 3.5fps. (speed maintained for up to 53 images (JPEG)¹, 6 images (RAW))²
RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION
- Image Size - (LF) 4272x2848, (LN) 4272x2848, (MF) 3088x2056, (MN) 3088x2056, (SF) 2256x1504, (SN) 2256x1504, (RAW) 4272x2848
- Compression - Fine, Normal, RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition)
Interface
- computer - USB 2.0 Hi-speed (Mini-B)
- Other - Video output (PAL/NTSC)
Memory Card
- Type - SD card, SDHC card
supported operating systems
- PC Macintosh - Windows 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP2) / Vista (excl. Starter Edition) / OS X v10.3-10.4
Power source
- Batteries - 1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E5
- Battery Life - Approx. 500 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
- Batter Check - Automatic
- Power Saving - Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins.
- AC Power supply - Optional, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E5
