| Type | |
| Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF / AE camera |
| Recording Media | CF card (Type I, UDMA mode 7-compatible), SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card |
| Image sensor size | Approx. 36 x 24mm |
| Compatible Lenses | Canon EF lenses (except EF-S lenses)
(35 mm-equivalent lens focal length will be as indicated on the lens) |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF mount |
| Image Sensor | |
| Type | CMOS sensor |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 22.30 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 enabled |
| Recording Pixels | L (Large): | Approx. 22.10 megapixels (5760 x 3840) |
| M (Medium): | Approx. 9.80 megapixels (3840 x 2560) |
| S1 (Small 1): | Approx. 5.50 megapixels (2880 x 1920) |
| S2 (Small 2): | Approx. 2.50 megapixels (1920 x 1280) |
| S3 (Small 3): | Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) |
| RAW: | Approx. 22.10 megapixels (5760 x 3840) |
| M-RAW: | Approx. 10.50 megapixels (3960 x 2640) |
| S-RAW: | Approx. 5.50 megapixels (2880 x 1920) |
| Recording function | Standard, Auto switch card, Rec. separately, Rec. to multiple |
| Create / Select a Folder | Possible |
| File name | Preset code, User setting 1, User setting 2 |
| File numbering | Continuous, auto reset, manual reset |
| Image Processing During Shooting | |
| Picture Style | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3 |
| 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
* Flash 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 | Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical / Horizontal Approx. 100% (with Eye point Approx. 21mm) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.71x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1m-1) |
| Build-in Dioptric adjustment | Approx. -3.0 - +1.0m-1 (dpt) |
| Focusing Screen | Fixed |
| AF status indicator | Provided |
| Grid display | Provided |
| Electronic level | Horizontal: | 1° increments, ±6° |
| Vertical: | 1° increments, ±4° |
| * During horizontal shooting |
| Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Depth-of-field Preview | Provided |
| Autofocus | |
| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection |
| AF Points | 61 points (Up to 41 cross-type points)
* Number of available AF points and cross-type points vary depending on the lens. |
| Focusing Brightness Range | EV -2 - 18 (with center f/2.8 AF point, 23°C / 73°F, ISO 100) |
| Focusing Modes | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) |
| AF Area Selection Modes | Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual selection), AF point expansion (manual selection; up, down, left, and right), AF point expansion (manual selection; surround), Zone AF (manual selection), Auto selection of 61 AF points |
| AF Configuration Tool | Case 1 - 6 |
| AI Servo Characteristics | Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration / deceleration tracking, AF point auto switching |
| AF Fine Adjustment | AF Microadjustment (All lenses by same amount or Adjust by lens) |
| AF-assist Beam | Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite |
| Exposure Control | |
| Metering Modes | 63-zone TTL full-aperture metering
| • | Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) | | • | Partial metering (Approx. 6.2% of viewfinder at center) | | • | Spot metering (Approx. 1.5% of viewfinder at center) | | • | Center-weighted average metering |
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| Metering Range | EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure Control | Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Program), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure |
| ISO Speed (Recommended exposure index) | Scene Intelligent Auto: ISO 100 - 12800 set automatically P, Tv, Av, M, B: Auto ISO, ISO 100 - 25600 (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), or ISO expansion to L (50), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) |
| ISO Speed Settings | ISO speed range, Auto ISO range, and Auto ISO minimum shutter speed settable |
| 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: |
