| Type | |
| Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera |
| Recording media | Type I or II CF card, UDMA mode 7-compatible
* Dual CF card slots |
| 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. 18.10 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 |
| Recorded pixels | L (Large) | Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) |
| M1 (Medium1) | Approx. 14.20 megapixels (4608 x 3072) |
| M2 (Medium2) | Approx. 8.00 megapixels (3456 x 2304) |
| S (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) |
| JPEG quality | 10 levels |
| Recording function | Standard, Auto switch card, Record separately, Record 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, Color temperature setting (Approx. 2500-10000K), Personal white balance (5 settings), White balance correction and White balance bracketing possible
* Flash 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 aberration correction | Peripheral illumination correction, chromatic aberration correction |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical / horizontal approx. 100% (with eye point approx. 20mm) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.76x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 20mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1m-1) |
| Built-in dioptric adjustment | Approx. -3.0 - +1.0m-1 (dpt) |
| Eyepiece shutter | Built-in |
| Focusing screen | Ec-C V provided, interchangeable |
| 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, at 23°C / 73°F, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes | One-Shot AF, AI Servo 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 point automatic selection conditions | Depending on EOS iTR AF setting (AF using color and face detection information possible)
*iTR: Intelligent Tracking and Recognition |
| 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 | Approx. 100,000-pixel RGB metering sensor and 252-zone TTL metering at max. aperture
EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) system
• Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
• 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, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure |
| ISO speed (recommended exposure index) | Auto ISO, manually settable within ISO 100 – 51200 (1/3-stop or whole-stop increments) and expandable to L (ISO 50), H1 (ISO 102400), H2 (ISO 204800) |
| 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 | By AE lock button |
| Standard exposure level adjustment | AE microadjustment possible |
| Multiple Exposures |
