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| Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF / AE camera with built-in flash |
| Recording media | SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Image sensor size | 22.3 x 14.9mm |
| 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 |
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| Type | CMOS sensor |
| Effective pixels | Approx. 18.00 megapixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Dust delete feature | Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending |
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| 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) |
| S1 (Small 1): | Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) |
| S2 (Small 2): | Approx. 2.50 megapixels (1920 x 1280) |
| S3 (Small 3): | Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) |
| 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 |
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| Picture style | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3 |
| Basic+ | Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type |
| White balance | Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Colour temperature setting (Approx. 2500 - 10000K),
white balance correction, and white balance bracketing possible
* Colour 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 |
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| Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical / Horizontal approx. 96%
(with Eye point approx. 22mm) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.95x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye point | Approx. 22mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1m-1) |
| Built-in dioptric adjustment | -3.0 - +1.0m-1 diopter |
| Focusing screen | Interchangeable (Two types sold separately), Ef-A provided |
| Electronic level | Horizontal level displayed up to ±9° in ±1° increments
(For horizontal shooting only) |
| Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Depth-of-field preview | Provided |
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| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection |
| AF points | 9 (All cross-type) |
| Metering range | EV -0.5 - 18 (at 23°C / 73°F, ISO 100) |
| Focusing modes | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) |
| AF-assist beam | Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash |
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| Metering modes | 63-zone TTL full aperture metering
• Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
• Partial metering (Approx. 6.5% of viewfinder at center)
• Spot metering (Approx. 2.8% of viewfinder at center)
• Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | Program AE (Full Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, bulb exposure |
ISO speed
(Recommended exposure index) | Basic Zone modes:
| ISO 100 - 3200 set automatically |
| Creative Zone modes: | ISO 100 - 6400 set manually
(1/3-stop increments),
ISO 100 - 6400 set automatically,
or ISO expansion to “H”
(equivalent to ISO 12800) |
| Exposure compensation | Manual:
| ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| AEB: | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
(Can be combined with manual exposure compensation) |
| AE lock | Auto:
| Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved |
| Manual: | By AE lock button |
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| Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speeds | 1/8000sec. to 1/60sec. (Full Auto mode),
Flash X-sync at maximum 1/250sec.
1/8000sec. to 30secs., bulb
(Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.) |
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| Built-in flash | Retractable, auto pop-up flash |
| Guide No.: | Approx. 13 / 43 (ISO 100, in meters / feet) |
| Flash coverage: | Approx. 17mm lens angle of view |
Recycling time approx. 3secs.
Wireless master unit function provided |
| External flash | EX-series Speedlite (Flash 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 | None |
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| 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. approx. 5.3shots/sec. |
| Max. burst | JPEG Large / Fine:
| Approx. 58 shots |
| RAW: | Approx. 16 shots |
| RAW + JPEG Large / Fine: | Approx. 7 shots |
| * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) and a 4GB card. |
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| Aspect ratio settings | 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 |
| Focusing | Live mode, Face detection Live mode (Contrast detection)
Quick mode (Phase-difference detection)
Manual focusing (Approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) |
| Metering modes | Evaluative metering with the image sensor |
| Metering range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Silent shooting | Provided (Mode 1 and 2) |
| Grid display | Two types |
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| Movie compression | MPEG-4 AVC / H. 264
Variable (average) bit rate |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| Recording format | MOV |
| Recording size and frame rate | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): | 30p / 25p / 24p |
| 1280 x 720 (HD): | 60p / 50p |
| 640 x 480 (SD): | 60p / 50p |
| Crop 640 x 480 (SD): | 60p / 50p |
* 30p: 29.97fps, 25p: 25.00fps, 24p: 23.976fps,
60p: 59.94fps, 50p: 50.00fps |
| File size | 1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p): | Approx. 330MB/min. |
| 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p): | Approx. 330MB/min. |
| 640 x 480 (60p / 50p): | Approx. 165MB/min. |
| Crop 640 x 480 (60p / 50p): | Approx. 165MB/min. |
| Focusing | Same as focusing with Live View shooting |
| Metering modes | Center-weighted average and evaluative metering with the image sensor
* Automatically set by the focusing mode. |
| Metering range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | Program AE (exposure compensation possible) for movies, manual exposure |
| Exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (Still photos: ±5 stops) |
ISO speed
(Recommended exposure index) | Automatically set within ISO 100 - 6400
With manual exposure, ISO 100 - 6400 set automatically / manually |
| Sound recording | Built-in monaural microphone
External stereo microphone terminal provided
Sound recording level adjustable, wind filter provided |
| Grid display | Two types |
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| Type | TFT colour, liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor size and dots | Wide, 3.0-in. (3:2) with approx. 1.04 million dots |
| Coverage | Approx.100% |
| Angle adjustment | Possible |
| Brightness adjustment | Manual (7 levels) |
| Electronic level | Horizontal level displayed in 1° increments |
| Interface languages | 25 |
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| Image display formats | Single image, Single image + Info (Basic info, detailed info, 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, by rating |
| Highlight alert | Overexposed highlights blink |
| Slide show | All images, by date, by folder, movies, stills, or by rating
Three transition effects selectable |
| Movie playback | Enabled (LCD monitor, video / audio OUT, HDMI OUT)
Built-in speaker |
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| In-camera RAW image processing | Brightness adjustment, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, noise reduction at high ISO speeds, JPEG recording quality, colour space, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, and chromatic aberration correction |
| Creative filters | Grainy B&W, Soft focus, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect |
| Resize | Possible |
| Ratings | Provided |
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| Compatible printers | PictBridge-compatible printers |
| Printable images | JPEG and RAW images |
| Print ordering | DPOF Version 1.1 compatible |
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| Custom functions | 20 |
| Camera user settings | Register under Mode Dial’s C |
| My Menu registration | Possible |
| Copyright information | Entry and inclusion enabled |
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| 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), CEC-compatible |
| External microphone IN terminal | 3.5mm dia. stereo mini-jack |
| Remote control terminal | For Remote Switch RS-60E3 |
| Wireless remote control | Remote Controller RC-6 |
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| Battery | Battery Pack LP-E6 (Quantity 1)
* AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6
* With Battery Grip BG-E9 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. 1100 shots at 23°C / 73°F,
approx. 1000 shots at 0°C / 32°F |
| With Live View shooting: | Approx. 320 shots at 23°C / 73°F,
approx. 280 shots at 0°C / 32°F |
| Movie shooting time | Approx. 2 hours at 23°C / 73°F
Approx. 1hr. 40mins. at 0°C / 32°F
(With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6) |
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| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 144.5 x 105.8 x 78.6mm / 5.7 x 4.2 x 3.1in. |
| Weight | Approx. 755g / 26.6oz. (CIPA Guidelines)
Approx. 675g / 23.8oz. (Body only) |
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| Working temperature range | 0°C - 40°C / 32°F - 104°F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |
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