Type | Digital AF/AE SLR | Recording Medium | CF Card Type I and II and external media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A) | Image Format | 0.87 x 0.58 in./22.2 x 14.8mm (APS-C size sensor) | Compatible Lenses | Canon EF, EF-S, TS-E, and MP-E lenses | Lens Mount | Canon EF mount | Lens Focal Length Conversion Factor* | 1.6x | Type | High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, CMOS sensor | Pixels | Approx. 10.10 megapixels | Total Pixels | Approx. 10.50 megapixels | Aspect Ratio | 3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical) | Color Filter System | RGB primary color filters | Low-pass Filter | Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor | Recording Format | DCF 2.0 (Exif 2.21): JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible. Multiple options for recording images on a memory card. | Image Format | JPEG, RAW (Canon CR2) | File Size | - JPEG/Large: Approx. 3.5MB (3,888 x 2,592)
- JPEG/Medium: Approx. 2.1MB (2,816 x 1,880)
- JPEG/Small: Approx. 1.2MB (1,936 x 1,288)
- RAW: Approx. 12.4MB (3,888 x 2,592)
- sRAW: Approx. 7.1MB (1,936 x 1,288)
| Folders | Automatically created by camera; can be user-created with "Manual Reset" file naming setting | File Numbering | - Continuous numbering
- Auto reset
- Manual reset (the image numbering is reset to 0001, a new folder is created automatically)
| Color Space | Selectable between sRGB and Adobe RGB | Interface | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mini-B port. NTSC/PAL for video output | Settings | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom WB setting, user-set Color Temperature (2,500 ~ 10,000K) | Auto White Balance | Auto white balance, taken from imaging sensor | Personal White Balance | White balance bracketing: Three consecutive images written to CF card for each firing of shutter; Up to +/- 3 levels in 1-step increments White balance shift: blue/amber bias and/or magenta/green bias +/- up to 9 levels; manually set by user | Type | Eye-level SLR with solid glass pentaprism | Coverage | Approx. 95% horizontally and vertically | Magnification | 0.95x (-1 dpt with 50mm lens at infinity) | Eyepoint | Approx. 22mm | Dioptric Adjustment Correction | -3.0 to +1.0 diopter | Mirror | Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60) | Viewfinder Information | AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure (shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, spot metering circle, exposure warning), Flash (flash ready, flash exposure compensation, high-speed sync, FE lock, red-eye reduction light), Image (monochrome shooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, CF card information) | Depth-of-Field Preview | Enabled with depth-of-field preview button; possible in Live View Function | Eyepiece Shutter | None | Type | TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor | AF Points | 9 cross-type AF points, including center AF point; fully functional with f/5.6 or faster lenses
Additional high-precision, diagonal cross-type sensor at Center AF point, used with lenses f/2.8 or faster | AF Working Range | EV -0.5 ~18 (ISO 100 at 73 Deg F/23 Deg C) | Focusing Modes | Autofocus (One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF), Manual Focus (MF) | AF Point Selection | Automatic selection, Manual AF point selection | Selected AF Point Display | Superimposed red illumination in viewfinder; also visible on top or rear LCD panel when AF point select button is pressed | AF-assist Beam | Intermittent firing of built-in flash | Metering Modes | 35-zone TTL full aperture metering - Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
- Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder)
- Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder)
- Center-weighted average metering
| Metering Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100 at 73 Deg F/23 Deg C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) | Exposure Control Systems | Program AE (shiftable), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Auto Depth-of-field AE (non-shiftable), Full auto (non-shiftable), Programmed image control modes, Manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash program AE | ISO Speed Range | Equivalent to ISO 100-1600 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments), ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 3200
Standard output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index. | Exposure Compensation | Exposure Compensation (user-set): +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-half increments | AE Lock | Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual (user-set): By AE lock button in all metering modes | Type | Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled | Shutter Speeds | 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), X-sync at 1/250 sec. | Shutter Release | Soft-touch electromagnetic release | Self-timer | 10 sec. delay, 2 sec. delay | Remote Control | Canon N3 type terminal | Type | Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism | Guide Number | 13/43 (ISO 100 in meters/feet) | Recycling Time | Approx. 3 sec. | Flash-ready Indicator | Flash-ready indicator lights in viewfinder | Flash Coverage | 17mm lens focal length (equivalent to 27mm in 35mm format) | Flash Metering System | E-TTL II autoflash | Flash Exposure Compensation | +/-2 stops in 1/3- and 1/2-stop increments;
Can be set on EOS 40D body or with most EX-series speedlites | Type | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor | Screen Monitor size | 3.0 in. | Pixels | Approx. 230,000 pixels | Coverage | Approx. 100% | Brightness Control | 7 levels provided | Image Display Format | Single image, 4-image index, 9-image index, Jump, Magnified zoom (approx. 1.5x to 10x), Histogram, AF point display, Auto rotate, Rotate Live View: View image before shooting on LCD monitor; live histogram and live simulation of exposure level possible with C.Fn IV-7-1 | Highlight Alert | In the single image display and (INFO) display, over-exposed highlight areas will blink | Protection | Single image or all images in the memory card can be protected or cancel the image protection | Erase | Single image, select images, all images in a CF card or unprotected images | Direct Printing from the Camera | Enabled with the Print/Share button | Compatible Printers | CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printers (via USB Interface Cable IFC-200U, included with camera kit) | Settings | Print quantity, style (image, paper size, paper type, printing effects, layout), trimming, tilt correction (compatibility varies, depending upon printer in use) | Menu Categories | - Shooting
- Playback
- Setup
- Custom function/My Menu
| LCD Monitor Language | 18 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese) | Battery | One dedicated Battery Pack BP-511A AC power can be supplied via the optional AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2 | Number of Shots | Normal shooting, at 73 Deg F/23 Deg C: No flash: approx. 1100 images 50% flash use: approx. 800 images
at 32Deg F/0 Deg C: No flash: approx. 950 images 50% flash use: approx. 700 images
(tests comply with CIPA industry test standards)
The above figures apply when one fully-charged Battery Pack BP-511A is used | Battery Check | Automatic | Power Saving | Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30 min. | Back-up Battery | One CR2016 coin-type lithium battery. Battery life approx. 5 years | Dimensions (W x H x D) | 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in./145.5 x 107.8 x 73.5mm | Weight | 26.1 oz./740g | Operating Temperature Range | 32-104 Deg F/0-40 Deg C | Operating Humidity Range | 85% or less | | |