NOMENCLATURE
Hot Shoe
Built-in Flash
Main Dial
Shutter Button
Red-Eye Reduction/
Self-Timer Lamp
Grip
Battery Compartment,
Cover and Release Lever
Dioptric Adjustment Knob
Viewfinder Eyepiece
Print/Share Button
MENU Button
LCD Monitor
INFO Button/Trimming Orientation Button
JUMP Button
Erase Button
Playback Button
Picture Style Selection Button
LCD Panel Illumination Button
Hot Shoe
Flash-sync Contacts
Mode Dial
Strap Mount
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LCD PANEL INFORMATION
X-sync Contact
Shutter Speed (
)
Busy (
)
Built-in Flash Recycling (
)
Flash Button
Flash Exposure Compensation
White Balance
DIGITAL Terminal
Auto
VIDEO OUT Terminal
Daylight
Shade
Cloudy
Lens Release Button
Tungsten Light
Remote Control
White Fluorescent Light
Terminal (N3 Type)/
Flash
Flash Sync (PC) Terminal
Custom
Color Temperature
Depth-of-Field Preview Button
Tripod Socket
Image Recording Quality
Large/Fine
RAW+Large/Fine
Large/Normal
RAW+Large/Normal
AF Start Button
Medium/Fine
RAW+Medium/Fine
Medium/Normal
RAW+Medium/Normal
Small/Fine
RAW+Small/Fine
AE Lock/FE Lock Button/
Small/Normal
RAW+Small/Normal
Index/Reduce Button
RAW
Battery Check
AF Point Selection/Enlarge Button
(
)
Beeper
Multi-Controller
SET Button
VIEWFINDER INFORMATION
CF Card Slot Cover
AF Points
Quick Control Dial
Access Lamp
Focusing Screen
Power Switch
High-speed Sync
Metering Mode Selection/
Indicator (FP Flash)
White Balance Selector Button
(
*
— FE Lock)
AE Lock
AF Mode Selection/
AEB In-progress
Drive Mode Selection Button
Flash-ready/
Improper FE Lock Warning
Flash Exposure Compensation active
ISO Speed/
CF Card Full Warning (
)
Flash Exposure Comensation Button
CF Card Error Warning (
)
No CF Card Warning (
)
Shutter Speed (
)
FE Lock (
)
Busy (
)
LCD Panel
Built-in Flash Recycling (
)
AF Point Selection (
)
CF Card Full Warning (
)
CF Card Error Warning (
)
No CF Card Warning (
)
Error Code (
)
Cleaning Image Sensor (
)
Aperture Setting (
)
Shots Remaining (
)
Shots Remaining During WB-BKT (
)
Self-Timer Countdown
(
)
Bulb Exposure Time (
)
WB Correction/
WB-BKT White Balance
AF Mode (
,
,
)
Drive Mode (
Single,
Low-speed Continuous,
High-speed Continuous,
Self-timer, Self-timer 2-sec.
sRAW+Large/Fine
sRAW+Large/Normal
AEB
sRAW+Medium/Fine
sRAW+Medium/Normal
Metering Mode (
Evaluative,
Partial,
Spot,
sRAW+Small/Fine
sRAW+Small/Normal
Center-weighted Average)
sRAW
ISO Speed (
)
Monochrome Shooting
Custom Function
Spot Metering Circle
Focus Confirmation Light
• During One-Shot Autofocus: Lights when
focus is achieved, blinks at 2Hz if focus fails
• During Manual Focus:
Lights when focus is achieved
Maximum Burst (
)
White Balance Correction
ISO Speed (
, )
Monochrome shooting
Exposure Level
• Exposure Compensation Amount
• AEB Level
• Red-Eye Reduction Lamp On
Aperture Value (
)
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COMPATIBLE OPERATING SYSTEMS
SYSTEM CHART
AND COMPUTER ENVIRONMENTS
ZoomBrowser EX,
Digital Photo
Camera Window MC,
Software
EOS Utility
Picture Style Editor
Professional
RAW Image Task,
Eyepiece Extender
PhotoStitch
EP-EX15
Windows
220EX
ST-E2
430EX
580EX
MR-14EX
Windows Vista (all versions for 32-bit or 64-bit systems except the Starter Edition),
OS
Rubber Frame Eb
Windows XP SP2 (Home Edition/Professional), Windows 2000 SP4
PC equipped with an
OHCI-compliant IEEE
E-series Dioptric
1394 port or USB port
Adjustment Lenses
Bundled
Model
PC with one of the above OS pre-installed*
as a standard feature
Accessories
and one of the above
OS pre-installed*
Eyecup Eb
Vista
Pentium 1.3GHz or higher
CPU
XP, 2000
Pentium 750MHz or higher
Pentium 500MHz or higher
Vista
Minimum 512MB
Minimum 1GB
Minimum 512MB
Wide Strap
RAM
EW-100DGR
XP, 2000
Minimum 256MB
Minimum 512MB
Minimum 256MB
USB 1.1 to 2.0
Angle Finder C
Interface
—
Hi-Speed, IEEE 1394
Display
Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels or more; Colors: Medium (16-bit) or more
Macintosh
Battery Charger
Battery Pack
Date/Time
Battery Magazine
OS
Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.4**
CG-580 or CB-5L
BP-511A
CR2016 Lithium Battery
BGM-E2
Macintosh equipped
with a FireWire (IEEE
1394) port or USB port
Model
Macintosh with one of the above OS pre-installed*
as a standard feature
Battery Grip
Battery Pack
and one of the above
Compact Power
BG-E2
BP-511A, BP-514
Adapter
OS installed*
CA-PS400
CPU
400MHz PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel Processor***
RAM
Minimum 256MB
Minimum 512MB
Minimum 256MB
USB 1.1 to 2.0
Interface
—
Hi-Speed, IEEE 1394
AC Adapter
DC Coupler
Car Battery
Battery
Compact Power
AC-E2
DR-400
Cable
Charger
Adapter
Display
Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels or more; Colors: Thousands or more
CB-570
CG-570
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2
CA-570
*Upgraded machines not supported. **The Macintosh UFS (UNIX File System) format is not supported. ***To run
EOS Utility on Macintosh machines equipped with Intel Processors, Mac OS X 10.4.7 or later must be installed.
SPECIFICATIONS
TYPE
AUTOFOCUS
Type: Digital AF/AE SLR
Type: TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
Recording Media: CF Card Type I and II and external media (USB v.2.0
AF Points: 9 cross-type AF points (f/2.8 at center)
hard drive, via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A)
AF Working Range: EV -1 ~18 (ISO 100 at 73°F/23°C)
Image Sensor Size: 0.87 x 0.58 in./22.2 x 14.8mm (APS-C size sensor)
Focusing Modes: Autofocus (One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI
Compatible Lenses: Canon EF, EF-S, TS-E, and MP-E lenses
Focus AF), Manual Focus (MF)
Lens Mount: Canon EF mount
AF Point Selection: Automatic selection, Manual AF point selection
Lens Focal Length Conversion Factor: 1.6x
AF-assist Beam: Intermittent firing of built-in flash
IMAGE SENSOR
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Type: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, CMOS sensor
Metering Modes: 35-zone TTL full aperture metering: (1) Evaluative
Effective Pixels: Approx. 10.10 megapixels
metering (linked to all AF points), (2) Partial metering (approx. 9% of
Total pixels: Approx. 10.50 megapixels
viewfinder), (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder), (4) Center-
Aspect Ratio: 3:2 (Horizontal: Vertical)
weighted average metering
Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters
Metering Range: EV 0–20 (ISO 100 at 73°F/23°C with EF 50mm f/1.4
Low-pass Filter: Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor
USM lens, ISO 100)
Dust Delete Feature: (1) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, (2) Dust Delete Data,
Exposure Control Systems: Program AE (shiftable), Shutter-priority AE,
(3) Manual Sensor Cleaning
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
RECORDING SYSTEM
ISO Speed Range: Equivalent to ISO 100–1600* (in 1/3-stop or whole
Recording Formats: DCF 2.0 (Exif 2.21): JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG simul-
stop increments), ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 3200 (* Standard
taneous recording possible. Multiple options for recording images on a
output sensitivity. Recommended exposure index)
memory card, and onto compatible external USB hard drives (via optional
Exposure Compensation: Exposure Compensation (user-set): +/-3 stops
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A)
in 1/3- or 1/2-half increments
File Size on CF card: (1) JPEG/Large: Approx. 3.5MB (3,888 x 2,592),
AE Lock: Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when
(2) JPEG/Medium: Approx. 2.1MB (2,816 x 1,880), (3) JPEG/Small:
focus is achieved, Manual (user-set): By AE lock button in all metering modes
Approx. 1.2MB (1,936 x 1,288), (4) RAW: Approx. 12.4MB (3,888 x
2,592), (5) sRAW: Approx. 7.1MB (1,936 x 1,288)
SHUTTER
File Numbering: (1) Continuous numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual
reset (the image numbering is reset to 0001, a new folder is created and
Type: Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds
selected automatically)
electronically controlled
Color Space: Selectable between sRGB and Adobe RGB
Shutter Speeds: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), X-sync at 1/250 sec.
Picture Style: Six preset Picture Style settings plus three user-defined
Shutter Release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
custom Picture Style settings with individual adjustments for Sharpness,
Self-Timer: 10 sec. delay, 2 sec. delay
Contrast, Saturation, Color tone; Filter effect, Toning effect for black &
Remote Control: Canon N3 type terminal
white images
BUILT-IN FLASH
WHITE BALANCE
Type: Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism
Settings: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White
Guide Number: 43 (feet)/13 (meters), at ISO 100
Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom WB setting, user-set Color Temperature
Recycling Time: Approx. 3 sec.
(2,500~10,000K)
Flash-ready Indicator: Flash-ready indicator lights in viewfinder
Auto White Balance: Auto white balance, taken from imaging sensor
Flash Coverage: 17mm lens focal length (equivalent to 27mm in 35mm format)
Color Temperature Compensation: White balance bracketing: Three
Flash Metering System: E-TTL II autoflash
consecutive files written from one exposure, Up to +/- 3 levels in 1-step
Flash Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3- and 1/2-stop increments
increments; White balance shift: blue/amber bias and/or magenta/green
bias +/- 9 levels; manually set by user
DRIVE SYSTEM
Drive Modes: Single, silent, high-speed continuous (approx. 6.5 fps),
VIEWFINDER
low-speed continuous (approx. 3 fps), 10- or 2-sec. self-timer
Type: Eye-level SLR with fixed pentaprism
Continuous Shooting Speed: Approx. 6.5 fps (in One-Shot AF and AI
Coverage: Approx. 95% horizontally and vertically
Servo AF modes)
Magnification: 0.95x (-1 dpt with 50mm lens at infinity)
Max. Burst During Continuous Shooting: JPEG: approx. 75 frames
Eyepoint: Approx. 22mm
(Large/Fine); RAW: approx. 17 frames (both during high-speed
Dioptric Adjustment Correction: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
continuous shooting)
Mirror: Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60)
Viewfinder Information: AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure
LCD MONITOR
(shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, spot metering
Type: TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
circle, exposure warning), Flash (flash ready, flash exposure compensation,
high-speed sync, FE lock, red-eye reduction light), Image (monochrome
Monitor Size: 3.0 in.
shooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, CF card information)
Pixels: Approx. 230,000 pixels
Depth-of-Field Preview: Enabled with depth-of-field preview button;
Coverage: Approx. 100%
possible in Live View Function
Brightness Control: 7 levels provided
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CF Cards
Data Verification Kit
DVK-E2 (Ver.2.3)
MT-24EX
PCMCIA Adapter
Personal Computer
CF Card Reader
PC Card Slot
Windows XP
(Home Edition/Professional)
USB Port
Windows 2000 Professional
(2.0/1.1)
Windows ME
Windows 98 Second Edition
Mac OS X
Wireless LAN Adapter
Ethernet Port
•EOS Digital Solution Disk
•Software Instruction Manual (PDF)
Interface Cable IFC-400PCU
Wireless File Transmitter
Wireless LAN
WFT-E1A
access point
Video Cable VC-100
PictBridge-Compatible Printer
Time Remote
Remote Switch
EF-S
Controller
RS-80N3
Lens
TC-80N3
CP Printer
Wireless
Inkjet
Controller
Direct Compatible Printer
EF Lens
LC-5
TV/Video
PLAYBACK
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 Function: 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
IMAGE PROTECTION AND ERASE
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
MENUS
Menu Categories: (1) Shooting (2) Playback (3) Setup (4) Custom
function/My Menu
LCD Monitor Languages: 18 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish,
Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek,
Russian, Polish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
POWER SOURCE
Battery: One dedicated Battery Pack BP-511A, AC power can be
supplied via the optional AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2
Number of Possible Shots: Normal shooting: approx. 1100 shots
(approx. 800 shots with 50% flash use) at 73°F/23°C, Approx. 950
shots (approx. 700 shots with 50% flash use) at 32°F/0°C; tests
comply with CIPA test standards
Battery Check: Automatic
Power Saving: Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30 min.
Back-up Battery: One CR2016 lithium battery. Battery life approx.
5 years
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
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 CONDITIONS
Operating Temperature Range: 32–104°F/0–40°C
Operating Humidity: 85% or less
• All the specifications above are based on Canon's Standard Test Method.
• The camera's specifications and physical appearance are subject to change
without notice.
• LCD monitor images shown in this brochure are simulated.
© 2007 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon, DIGIC, EOS and PIXMA are registered
trademarks and imagePROGRAF is a trademark of Canon Inc. in the United
States, and may also be registered trademarks or trademarks in other
countries. IMAGEANYWARE is a trademark of Canon. All other products and
brand names are registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of
their respective owners.