Body material
Plastic (Stainless Steel chassis)

Sensor
• 10.1 million effective pixels• 10.5 million total pixels• 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor• RGB Color Filter Array• Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit• 3:2 aspect ratio

Dust reduction
• Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted)• Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces• Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later)

Image sizes
• 3888 x 2592 (L)• 2816 x 1880 (M) • 1936 x 1288 (S)

Output formats
• JRAW (.CR2) + JPEG Large/Fine• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal

Image processor
DIGIC III

Lenses
• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount• 1.6x field of view crop

Focus modes
• Auto Focus• Manual Focus (switch on lens)

Auto Focus
• 7-point CMOS sensor with F5.6 cross type at center• AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)

AF modes
• AI Focus• One shot• AI Servo

AF point selection
• Auto• Manual

AF assist
Flash strobe

Shooting modes
• Auto• Program AE (P)• Shutter priority AE (Tv)• Aperture priority AE (Av)• Manual (M)• Auto depth-of-field• Portrait• Landscape• Close-up• Sports• Night portrait• Flash off

Metering
• TTL 35-zone SPC• Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)

Metering modes
• Evaluative 35-zone• Partial 9% at center• Center-weighted average

AE Lock
AE lock button

AE Bracketing
• +/- 2.0 EV• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments

Exposure compen.
• +/- 2.0 EV• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments

Sensitivity
• Auto (100 - 800)• ISO 100• ISO 200• ISO 400• ISO 800• ISO 1600

Shutter
• Focal-plane shutter• 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps)• Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec• Bulb

Aperture values
• F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps)• Actual aperture range depends on lens used

White balance
• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom

WB Bracketing
+/-3 levels• 3 images• Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias

WB fine-tuning
• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9)• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)

Color space
• sRGB• Adobe RGB

Picture style
• Standard• Portrait• Landscape• Neutral• Faithful• Monochrome• User 1 • User 2• User 3

Custom image parameters
• Sharpness: 0 to 7• Contrast: -4 to +4• Saturation: -4 to +4• Color tone: -4 to +4• B&W filter: None, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green• B&W tone: None, Sepia, Blue, Purple, Green

Drive modes
• Single• Continuous: 3.0 fps JPEG to card capacity1.5 fps for5 RAW frames or 4 RAW+JPEG• Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up) • Self-timer continuous

Mirror lockup
Yes (custom function)

Viewfinder
• Pentamirror• 95% frame coverage• Magnification: 0.81x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity)• Eyepoint: 21 mm• Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter• Fixed precision matte

Viewfinder info
• AF information (AF points focus confirmation light)• Shutter speed• Aperture value• ISO speed (always displayed)• AE lock• Exposure level/compensation• Exposure warning• AEB• Flash ready• High-speed sync• FE lock• Flash exposure compensation• Red-eye reduction light• White balance correction• SD card information• Monochrome shooting• Maximum burst

DOF preview
Yes, button

LCD monitor
• 2.5" TFT LCD• 230,000 pixels• Wide viewing angle (160° horizontal and vertical) • 7 brightness levels• Up to 10x zoom playback

LCD Live view
• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor• 100% frame coverage• Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor• Best view or exposure simulation • Grid optional (thirds)• Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point)• Optional Auto-focus with mirror-down / mirror-up sequence• Two modes; normal and quieter • Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB)• Manual focus only

Camera settings display
• Shutter speed• Aperture• Sensitivity (ISO)• Exposure mode• Meter / Exposure compenation• Bracketing• Flash compensation • White balance & fine tuning • Metering mode• Custom function set• Auto focus mode • Drive mode• Auto focus areas• Black & white mode • Beep• Red-eye reduction • Image size / quality• Battery status• Frames remaining

Record review
• Uses last play mode • Magnification possible • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold

Flash
• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash• Guide number approx 13• Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction• X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps)• Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.)

External flash
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites• Hot-shoe

Other features
• Orientation sensor

Auto rotation
• On (playback uses orientation data in file header)• Off

Playback mode
• Single image• Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB )• Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable)• 4 and 9 image index• Auto play• Image rotation• Jump (by 10, 100 or date)

Custom functions
12 custom functions with 32 settings

Menu languages
• English• German• French• Dutch• Danish• Portuguese• Finnish• Italian• Norwegian• Swedish• Spanish• Greek• Simplified Chinese• Japanese• Traditional Chinese• Korean• Russian• Polish• Hungarian• Czech

Firmware
User upgradable

Connectivity
• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) mini-B• Video out (PAL / NTSC)• E3 type wired remote control

Storage
SD / SDHC card

Power
• Lithium-Ion LP-E5 rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1050 mAh)• Optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit
Battery Grip
Yes, BG-E5

Direct printing
• Canon Selphy Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function• Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge • PictBridge

Dimensions
126 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 in)

Weight (with battery)
500 g (1.1 lb)

Software
• Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser • PhotoStitch• EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture; Windows & Mac except Mac Intel) • Digital Photo Professional (Windows / Mac)