| Body material |
Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor * |
• 36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor • Full 35 mm size frame • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 22.0 million total pixels • 21.1 million effective pixels • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Lenses |
• Canon EF lens mount (does not support EF-S lenses) • No field of view crop (1.0x) |
| Dust reduction |
• "EOS Integrated Cleaning System" • Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown - can be disabled) • Dust Delete Data - Data from a test shot is used to 'map' dust spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software |
| Image processor * |
DIGIC 4 |
| A/D conversion |
14 bit |
| Image sizes (JPEG) * |
• 5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP) • 4080 x 2720 (11.1 MP) • 2784 x 1856 (5.2 MP) |
| Image sizes (RAW) * |
• 5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP) • 3861 x 2574 (10.0 MP) • 2784 x 1856 (5.2 MP) |
| File formats * |
• RAW (.CR2; 14-bit) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal • RAW + JPEG (separate files) • sRAW1, sRAW2 (see above) * |
| Auto focus |
• 9-point TTL CMOS sensor • 6 "Invisible Assist AF points" • Centre point cross type F5.6 or faster • Center point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster • AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes |
• One shot AF • AI Servo AF • AI Focus AF • Manual focus |
| AF micro adjustment * |
• Adjust all lenses by same amount (effectively body adjustment) • Adjust up to 20 lenses individually |
| AF point selection |
• Auto • Manual |
| Predictive AF |
• As close as 8 m (with 300 mm F2.8L lens at 50 kph) |
| AF assist |
No (only with external flash) |
| Metering |
• TTL full aperture metering 35 zone SPC • Metering range: 1.0 - 20 EV |
| Metering modes |
• Evaluative 35 zone (linked to any AF point) • Partial (8% at center) • Spot metering (approx. 3.5% at center) • Center-weighted average |
| AE lock |
• Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock button |
| Exposure compensation |
• +/-2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Exposure bracketing |
• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Sensitivity * |
• ISO 100 - 6400 • 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • Auto ISO (100-3200) • Expansion options:
ISO 50 (L1)
ISO 12800 (H1)
ISO 25600 (H2) |
| Shutter |
• Focal-plane shutter • 150,000 exposure durability • 30 - 1/8000 sec • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values |
• F1.0 - F91 • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance |
• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom • Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K in 100 K steps) |
| WB bracketing |
• +/-3 levels • 3 images • Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias |
| WB shift |
• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Picture style |
• Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User def. 1 • User def. 2 • User def. 3 |
| Custom image parameters |
• Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 • Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G • B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Image processing options * |
• Highlight tone priority • Auto lighting optimizer (4 settings) • Long exposure noise reduction • High ISO noise reduction (4 settings) • Auto correction of lens peripheral illumination (vignetting) |
| Color space |
• sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Viewfinder * |
• Eye-level pentaprism • 98% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.71x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) • Eyepoint: Approx. 21 mm • Interchangeable focusing screen (3 other types optional) • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter |
| Mirror |
• Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio 40:60) • Mirror lock-up (once or multiple exposures) |
| Viewfinder info * |
• AF information:
AF points
Focus confirmation light • Exposure information:
Shutter speed
Aperture value
ISO speed (always displayed)
AE lock
Exposure level/compensation
Spot metering circle
Exposure warning
AEB • Flash information:
Flash ready
High-speed sync
FE lock
Flash exposure compensation • Image information:
White balance correction
CF card information
Monochrome shooting
Maximum burst (2 digit display)
Highlight tone priority (D+) |
| LCD monitor * |
• 3.0 " TFT LCD • 920,000 pixels • Automatic 3 level brightness adjustment plus 7 manual levels • 170 ° viewing angle • Dual anti-reflection ('Clear View') |
| LCD Live view * |
• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor • 100% frame coverage • 30 fps • Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor • Best view or exposure simulation • Silent mode • Grid optional (x2) • Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point) • Three AF modes - Live mode / Quick mode / Face Detection • Live histogram (Luminance or RGB) • Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT) |
| Movie recording * |
• Available optionally during Live view mode • 1920 x 1080 (16:9) up to 12 mins (Quicktime 1080p H.264; 38.6 Mbits/sec) • 640 x 480 (4:3) up to 24 mins (Quicktime 480p H.264; 17.3 Mbits/sec) • Max file size 4 GB • Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video, PCM sound) • 30 fps |
| Record review |
• Off • On (histogram via INFO button) • Display mode same as last used Play mode • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Playback modes |
1. Single image with exposure, file number, storage slot 2. As 1 but also image count and quality 3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram 4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and RGB histograms |
| Playback features |
• Optional blinking highlight alert • Optional AF point display • Magnified view (up to 10x) • 2x2 or 3x3 thumbnail index • Jump (by 1, 10, 100 images, screen, date, folder, movies, stills)* • Delete / Protect |
| Flash |
• No built-in flash unit • E-TTL II auto flash / metered manual • Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Hot-shoe & PC Terminal |
| External flash |
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites • In-camera flash configuration (currently only 580 EX II) • Wireless multi-flash support • PC Sync |
| Shooting modes |
• Auto • Creative Auto * • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) • Custom 1 • Custom 2 * • Custom 3 * |
| Drive modes |
• Single • Continuous: 3.9 fps * • Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up) |
| Burst buffer |
• Large/Fine JPEG: 78 frames (310 with UDMA card) * • RAW: 13 frames * |
| Orientation sensor |
Yes |
| Auto rotation |
• On (recorded and LCD display) • On (recorded only) • Off |
| Custom functions * |
25 custom functions with 71 settings in 4 groups |
| Menu languages * |
• 25 Languages • English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese |
| Firmware |
User upgradable |
| Portrait grip |
• Optional WFT-E4 (WiFi / LAN / USB mass storage) • Optional BG-E6 battery grip |
| Connectivity * |
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • AV out (video & audio *) • HDMI connector * • Microphone input * • PC Sync flash terminal • Communication terminal on base for WFT-E4 • InfraRed * |
| Storage * |
• Compact Flash Type I or II (inc. FAT32) • Supports UDMA cards * • Copyright metatag support • Canon Original Data Security Kit supported ("Original Image Data") |
| Power * |
• Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • CR1616 for date & settings • Approx. 850 shots at 20°C • Battery indication 6 levels & percentage (memorized) |
| Dimensions * |
152 x 114 x 75 mm (6.0 x 4.5 x 2.9 in) |
| Weight * |
• No battery: 810 g (1.8 lb) |