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PRODUCT INFO

Type
Digital, AF/AE single-lens reflex camera with built-in flash
Recording Media
SD, SDHC and SDXC Memory Cards

Not compliant to UHS-I (Ultra High Speed) standards.
Compatible with Eye-Fi Cards.
Multimedia cards (MMC) cannot be used. (A card error will be displayed.)
Image Format
Approx. 22.3mm x 14.9mm
Compatible Lenses
Canon EF Lenses (including EF-S lenses, excluding EF-M lenses)
Lens Mount
Canon EF mount
Type
CMOS Sensor
Pixels
Effective pixels: Approx. 18.00 megapixels
Total pixels: Approx. 18.70 megapixels
Pixel Unit
Approx. 4.30 µm square
Aspect Ratio
3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical)
Color Filter System
RGB primary color filters
Low Pass Filter
Fixed position in front of the image sensor
Dust Deletion Feature
  1. Dust Delete Data acquisition and appending
    • The coordinates of the dust adhering to the low-pass filter are detected by a test shot and appended to subsequent images.
    • The dust coordinate data appended to the image is used by the provided software to automatically erase the dust spots.
  2. Manual cleaning
    • Self Cleaning Sensor Unit not provided.
Recording Format
Design Rule for Camera File System 2.0 and EXIF 2.3
File Size
Large: Approx. 17.90 Megapixels (5184 x 3456)
Medium: Approx. 8.00 Megapixels (3456 x 2304)
Small 1: Approx. 4.50 Megapixels (2592 x 1728)
Small 2: Approx. 2.50 Megapixels (1920 x 1280)
Small 3: Approx. 0.35 Megapixels (720 x 480)
RAW: Approx. 17.90 Megapixels (5184 x 3456)
Backup Recording
N/A
File Numbering
The following three types of file numbering method can be set:
  1. Continuous numbering
    • The numbering of captured images will continue even after you replace the card. (The numbering continues even when the folder changes.)
  2. Auto reset
    • When you replace the card, the numbering will be reset to start from 0001. If the new card already contains images, the numbering will continue from the last recorded image in the card.
  3. Manual reset
    • Rest the file number to 0001, and creates a new folder automatically.
Color Space
sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture Style
  1. Auto
  2. Standard
  3. Portrait
  4. Landscape
  5. Neutral
  6. Faithful
  7. Monochrome
  8. User Defined 1-3
    1. In Basic Zone modes, "Auto" is set automatically.
    2. In Creative Zone modes, you can select and set the Picture Style.
    3. Default settings for [User Defined 1-3] are [Auto].
Auto White Balance
Auto white balance with the image sensor
Color Temperature Compensation
Blue/amber bias: ±9 levels
Magenta/green bias: ±9 levels

Corrected in reference to the current WB mode's color temperature.
Color Temperature Information Transmission
Provided
Type
Eye-level single lens reflex (with fixed pentamirror)
Coverage
Approx. 95% vertically and horizontally (with Eye point approx. 21mm)
Magnification
Approx. 0.8x / 22.4° (-1m-1 (dpt) with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye Point
Approx. 21 mm (At -1m-1 from the eyepiece lens center)
Dioptric Adjustment Correction
Adjustable from approx. -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 (dpt)
Focusing Screen
Fixed
Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (Transmittance: reflectance ratio of 40:60)
Viewfinder Information
  1. AF information (AF points and focus confirmation)
  2. Exposure information (Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, Exposure level, exposure warning)
  3. Flash information (Flash ready, flash exposure compensation, high-speed sync, FE lock, red-eye reduction light)
  4. Image information (Highlight tone priority, Monochrome shooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, SD card information)
Depth Of Field Preview
Enabled with Custom Function
Type
TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
AF Points
9 points
Cross-type AF sensitive to f/5.6 with center AF point
AF Working Range
With One-Shot AF
EV 0-18 (center AF point)
EV 1-18 (other AF points)
(at room temperature and ISO 100, based on Canon's testing standards)
Focusing Modes
  1. Autofocus
    1. One-Shot AF
    2. Predictive AI Servo AF
    3. AI Focus AF
      • Switches between One-Shot AF and AI Servo AF automatically.
  2. Manual focus
AF Point Selection
  1. Manual selection
  2. Auto selection
    • AF point selection for Basic Zone modes is fixed to Automatic selection.
Selected AF Point Display
Indicated by superimposed display in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor.
AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash

Effective range:
Center: Approx. 13.1 ft. / 4.0m
Periphery: Approx. 11.5 ft. / 3.5m


With an EOS-dedicated Speedlite attached, the Speedlite's AF-assist beam is emitted instead.
Metering Modes
Dual-layer metering sensor with the area divided into 63 zones.
  1. Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
  2. Partial metering at the center of the viewfinder (approx. 10% of viewfinder)
  3. Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range
EV 1-20 (room temperature, ISO 100, evaluative metering)
Exposure Control Systems
Creative Zone
  1. Program AE (Shiftable)
  2. Shutter-priority AE
  3. Aperture-priority AE
  4. Manual exposure (including bulb)
Basic Zone
  1. Scene Intelligent Auto (Program AE/non-shiftable)
  2. Flash Off
  3. Creative Auto
  4. Portrait
  5. Landscape
  6. Close-up
  7. Sports
  8. Food
  9. Night Portrait
AE Lock
  1. Auto AE lock
    • In the One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering, AE lock takes effect when focus is achieved.
  2. Manual AE lock
    • In the P, Tv, Av, and M modes, enabled with the AE lock button. (Press again to update.)
    • Enabled in all metering modes.
Type
Vertical-travel shutter with electronic first-curtain control and mechanical second-curtain control
Shutter Speeds
1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb (Total shutter speed range)
X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Settable in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments.
Shutter Release
Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self Timer
10-sec. or 2-sec. Delay
Shutter Lag Time
  1. During SW-1 ON, time lag between SW-2 ON and start of exposure: approx. 0.12 sec.
  2. Time lag between simultaneous SW-1/SW-2 ON and start of exposure: Approx. 0.24 sec.
Type
Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentamirror
Flash Metering System
E-TTL II autoflash (Evaluative, Average), FE lock
Guide Number
Approx. 30.2 ft./9.2m (at ISO 100)
Recycling Time
Approx. 2 sec.
Flash Coverage
Up to approx. 17mm focal length (equivalent to approx. 28mm in 135 format)
FE Lock
Possible
Flash Exposure Compensation
Up to ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Flash exposure compensation for built-in flash and external Speedlite can be set with the camera.
Flash Metering
E-TTL II autoflash (evaluative flash metering and average flash metering), FE lock
Flash Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments
Drive Modes
  1. Single shooting
  2. Continuous shooting
    • Max. approx. 3.0 fps
    • Shutter speed 1/500 sec., Maximum aperture
    • Continuous shooting speed may become slower depending on the shutter speed, aperture, subject condition, brightness, lens kind, flash use, battery remaining capacity, etc.
  3. 10-sec. self-timer
  4. 2-sec. self-timer
  5. Continuous shooting after 10-sec. self-timer
    • 2 to 10 shots
Continuous Shooting Speed
Max. approx. 3.0 fps
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering (315-zone) AE lock possible. The active metering timer can be changed.
Metering Range
EV 0-20 (room temperature, ISO 100)
Grid Display
One of two types of grids can be selected and displayed on the screen.
  1. Grid 1:2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines
  2. Grid 2:5 vertical and 3 horizontal lines
Exposure Simulation
Provided
Silent Shooting
Not provided
File Format
MOV:
Movie: MPEG4 AVC/H.264
* Variable (average) bit rate
Audio: Linear PCM
File Size
[Full HD]
1920 x 1080 (30 fps/24 fps): 340 MB/min.
[HD]
1280 x 720 (60 fps): 340 MB/min.
[SD]
640 x 480 (30 fps): 90 MB/min.
Frame Rates
1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30 fps (29.97 fps) / 24 fps (23.98 fps)
1280 x 720 (HD): 60 fps (59.94 fps)
640 x 480 (SD): 30 fps (29.97 fps)
Focusing
  1. Contrast AF
  2. Manual focus
    • Magnify the image by 5x or 10x and focus manually.
Exposure Compensation
Possible (±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments)
Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor Size
3.0-inch (Screen aspect ratio of 4:3)
Approx. 7.5cm diagonal (approx. 6.0cm wide, approx. 4.5cm high)
Pixels
Approx. 920,000 dots
Coverage
Approx. 170° vertically and horizontally
Brightness Control
Adjustable to one of seven levels
Coating
Not provided
Interface Languages
25 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
Display Format
  1. Single image display
    • Basic information
    • Basic information + image quality / image file number
    • Shooting information
    • Histogram display
  2. Index display; 4 or 9 images
Highlight Alert
On the detailed information and histogram displays, highlight areas with no image data will blink.
Items
When you press the Quick Control button while shooting images, you can set various functions. The functions that can be set vary depending on whether the shooting mode is viewfinder shooting, Live View shooting or movie shooting.
Protection
Erase protection can be applied or canceled for a single image, all images in a folder or all images in the card.
Erase
Erase unprotected image(s) with selection from Single image, Selected images, All images on folder or All images in a card.
Compatible Printers
PictBridge-compatible and Wi-Fi equipped printers
Printable Images
RAW and JPEG images compliant to Design rule for Camera File System.
Movies cannot be printed.
DPOF
Complies to DPOF Version 1.1
Custom Functions
11 Custom Functions with 33 settings settable with the camera
Custom Controls
Not Provided
Camera User Settings
Not Provided
My Menu Registration
Up to six kinds of function settings can be selected and registered from the Menu options or any of the top-tier menu options of Custom Functions.
USB Terminal
Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)

For computer communication and PictBridge
For connection with the GPS receiver GP-E2
Video Out Terminal
HDMI Type C (Resolution switches automatically)
Video output: (Switches automatically to 1, 2, 3 or 4 to suit the TV set.)
  1. 1080/60i
  2. 1080/50i
  3. 480/60p
  4. 576/50p
Extension System Terminal
Compatible with Remote Switch RS-60E3
Gigabit-Ethernet
Compatible

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Battery
Battery Pack LP-E10 x 1

The camera can be powered by an AC power supply by using the household power outlet accessories (sold separately).
Battery Check
Automatic battery check when the power switch is turned ON.
Battery level indicated in one of the four levels on LCD monitor.
Power Saving
Power turns off after the set time of non-operation elapses
* [Auto power off] settable to 30 sec., 1 min., 2 min., 4 min., 8 min., 15 min. or disable
Date/Time Battery
Built-in secondary battery
Maintains date/time for about 3 months when fully charged
Start-up Time
Approx. 0.1 sec. (Based on CIPA testing standards)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 5.08 x 3.99 x 3.06 in. / 129.0 x 101.3 x 77.6mmIn CIPA guidelines.
Weight
Approx. 17.11 oz. / 485g (In accordance with CIPA guidelines)Approx. 15.52 oz. / 440g (Body only)
Working Temperature Range
32-104°F/0-40°C
Working Humidity Range
85% or less
All data are based on Canon's Standard Test Method. Subject to change without notice.
If a problem occurs with a non-Canon lens attached to the camera, consult the lens maker.
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