| Type | Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash |
| Recording media | Type I or II CF card, UDMA-compatible |
| Image sensor size | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses)
(35mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6 times the lens focal length) |
| Lens mount | Canon EF mount |
| Image Sensor | Type | CMOS sensor |
| Effective pixels | Approx. 18.00 megapixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Dust delete feature | Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending |
| Recording System | Recording format | Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 |
| Image type | JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original)
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible |
| Recorded pixels | Large : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456)
Medium : Approx. 8.00 megapixels (3456 x 2304)
Small : Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728)
RAW : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456)
M-RAW : Approx. 10.10 megapixels (3888 x 2592)
S-RAW : Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) |
| Create/select a folder | Possible |
| Image Processing | Picture Style | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful,
Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3 |
| White balance | Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (2500-10000K), white balance correction, and white balance bracketing possible
* Color temperature information transmission enabled |
| Noise reduction | Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots |
| Automatic image brightness correction | Auto Lighting Optimizer |
| Highlight tone priority | Provided |
| Lens peripheral illumination correction | Provided |
| Viewfinder | Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 1.0x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye point | Approx. 22 mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1m-1) |
| Built-in dioptric adjustment | -3.0 - +1.0 m-1 (dpt) |
| Focusing screen | Fixed |
| Composition aids | Grid and electronic level |
| Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Depth-of-field preview | Provided |
| Autofocus | Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection |
| AF points | 19 (All cross-type) |
| Metering range | EV -0.5 - 18 (at 23 deg C/73 deg F, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) |
| AF area selection modes | Single point AF, Spot AF, AF point expansion, Zone AF, 19-point AF auto selection |
| AF-assist beam | Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash |
| AF fine adjustment | Enabled with AF Microadjustment
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| Exposure Control | Metering modes | 63-zone TTL full-aperture metering
• Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point)
• Partial metering (approx. 9.4% of viewfinder at center)
• Spot metering (approx. 2.3% of viewfinder at center)
• Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering range | EV 1 - 20 (at 23 deg C/73 deg F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | Program AE (Full Auto, Creative Auto, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, bulb exposure |
ISO speed
(Recommended exposure index) | Auto, Creative Auto: Automatically set within ISO 100 - 3200
P, Tv, Av, M, B: ISO 100 - 6400 (in 1/3-stop increments), Auto, or ISO expansion to ISO 12800 |
| Exposure compensation | Manual and AEB (Settable in combination with manual exposure compensation)
Settable amount: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (AEB ±3 stops) |
| AE lock | Auto: With One-Shot AF and evaluative metering, AE lock is applied when focus is achieved
Manual: By AE lock button |
| Shutter | Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speeds | 1/8000 sec. to 1/60 sec. (Full Auto mode), X-sync at 1/250 sec.
1/8000 sec. to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range.
Available range varies by shooting mode.) |
| Flash | Built-in flash | Retractable, auto pop-up flash
Guide No.: 12/39 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
Flash coverage: 15mm lens angle of view
Recycling time approx. 3 sec.
Wireless master unit function provided |
| External flash | EX-series Speedlite (Functions settable with the camera) |
| Flash metering | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| FE lock | Provided |
| PC terminal | Provided |
| Drive System | Drive modes | Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/remote control |
| Continuous shooting speed | Max. 8 shots per sec. |
| Max. burst | JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 94 (126) shots
RAW : Approx. 15 (15) shots
RAW+JPEG Large/Fine : Approx. 6 (6) shots
* Figures are based on Canon's testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) and a 4GB card.
* Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 4GB card based on Canon's testing standards. |
| Live View Shooting | Focusing | Live mode, Face detection Live mode (Contrast detection)
Quick mode (Phase-difference detection)
Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible) |
| Metering modes | Evaluative metering with the image sensor |
| Metering range | EV 1 - 20 (at 23 deg C/73 deg F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Silent shooting | Provided (Mode 1 and 2) |
| Grid display | Two types |
| Movie Shooting | Movie compression | MPEG-4 AVC
Variable (average) bit rate |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| File type | MOV |
| Recording size and frame rate | 1920x1080 (Full HD): 30p/25p/24p
1280x720 (HD) : 60p/50p
640x480 (SD) : 60p/50p
* 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.0 fps, 24p: 23.976 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, 50p: 50.0 fps |
| File size | 1920x1080 (30p/25p/24p): Approx. 330 MB/min.
1280x720 (60p/50p) : Approx. 330 MB/min.
640x480 (60p/50p) : Approx. 165 MB/min. |
| Focusing | Same as focusing with Live View shooting |
| Metering modes | Evaluative and center-weighted average metering with the image sensor
* Automatically set by the AF mode |
| Metering range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23 deg C/73 deg F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | Program AE (exposure compensation possible) for movies and manual exposure |
| ISO speed | Automatically set within ISO 100 - 6400, expandable to 12800
With manual exposure, ISO 100 - 6400 set automatically/manually |
| Sound recording | Built-in monaural microphone
External stereo microphone terminal provided |
| Grid display | Two types |
| LCD Monitor | Type | TFT color liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor size and dots | 3-in. with approx. 920,000 dots (VGA) |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% |
| Brightness adjustment | Auto, manual |
| Electronic level | Provided |
| Interface language | 25 |
| Image Playback | Image display formats | Single, Single + Info (Image-recording quality, shooting information, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index, image rotate possible |
| Zoom magnification | Approx. 1.5x - 10x |
| Image browsing methods | Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movie, by stills |
| Highlight alert | Overexposed highlights blink |
| Slide show | All images, by folder, by date, movies, or stills |
| Movie playback | Enabled (LCD monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT)
Built-in speaker |
| Direct Printing | Compatible printers | PictBridge-compatible printers |
| Printable images | JPEG and RAW images |
| Print ordering | DPOF Version 1.1 compatible |
| Custom Functions | Custom Functions | 27 |
| Camera user settings | Register under Mode Dial’s C1, C2, and C3 positions |
| My Menu registration | Provided |
| Copyright information | Entry and inclusion enabled |
| Interface | Audio/video OUT/Digital terminal | Analog video (Compatible with NTSC/PAL)/stereo audio output
For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB equivalent) |
| HDMI mini OUT terminal | Type C (Auto switching of resolution) |
| External microphone IN terminal | 3.5mm dia. stereo mini-jack |
| Remote control terminal | Compatible with N3-type remote control |
| Wireless remote control | Compatible with Remote Controller RC-1/RC-5 |
| Extension system terminal | For connection to Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E5A/B/C/D |
| Power Source | Battery | Battery Pack LP-E6 (Quantity 1)
* AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6
* With Battery Grip BG-E7 attached, size-AA/LR6 batteries can be used |
| Battery information | Remaining capacity, Shutter count, and Recharge performance displayed |
Battery life
(Based on CIPA testing standards) | With viewfinder shooting:
Approx. 800 shots at 23 deg C/73 deg F, approx. 750 shots at 0 deg C/32 deg F
With Live View shooting:
Approx. 220 shots at 23 deg C/73 deg F, approx. 210 shots at 0 deg C/32 deg F |
| Maximum movie shooting time | Approx. 1 hr. 20 min. at 23 deg C/73 deg F
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min. at 0 deg C/32 deg F
(With fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6) |
| Dimensions and Weight | Dimensions (W x H x D) | 148.2 x 110.7 x 73.5 mm / 5.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 820 g / 28.9 oz. (body only) |
| Operation Environment | Working temperature range | 0 deg C - 40 deg C / 32 deg F - 104 deg F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |
| Battery Pack LP-E6 | Type | Rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
| Rated voltage | 7.2 V DC |
| Battery capacity | 1800 mAh |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 38.4 x 21 x 56.8 mm / 1.5 x 0.8 x 2.2 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 80 g / 2.8 oz. |
| Battery Charger LC-E6 | Compatible battery | Battery Pack LP-E6 |
| Recharging time | Approx. 2 hr. 30 min. |
| Rated input | 100 - 240 V AC (50/60 Hz) |
| Rated output | 8.4 V DC/1.2A |
| Working temperature range | 5 deg C - 40 deg C / 41 deg F - 104 deg F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 69 x 33 x 93 mm / 2.7 x 1.3 x 3.7 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 130 g / 4.6 oz. |
| Battery Charger LC-E6E | Compatible battery | Battery Pack LP-E6 |
| Power cord length | Approx. 1 m / 3.3 ft. |
| Recharging time | Approx. 2 hours 30 min. |
| Rated input | 100 - 240 V AC (50/60 Hz) |
| Rated output | 8.4 V DC/1.2A |
| Working temperature range | 5 deg C - 40 deg C / 41 deg F - 104 deg F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 69 x 33 x 93 mm / 2.7 x 1.3 x 3.7 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 125 g / 4.4 oz. (excluding power cord) |
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