| Type |
35mm focal plane shutter SLR (Single-Lens
Reflex) camera with fixed half-mirror, multi-point autofocus, auto exposure and built-in
high-speed motor drive. RS mode with 6 milliseconds release time lag can be selected
with the main switch. |
| Viewfinder |
Fixed eye-level pentaprism. Gives
approx. 100% vertical and horizontal coverage of actual picture area and 0. 72x magnification
with 50mm lens at infinite at standard diopter (-1) without image blackout. |
| Focusing Screen
(standard) |
New laser-matte screen with fine
spot metering area mark. (Seven optional interchangeable focusing screens are available,
must be exchanged at an Authorized Canon Service Facility). |
| Shutter |
Double shielded vertical-travel focal
plane shutter; all speeds electronically controlled. Release time lag (excluding
AF operation) in "RS" mode: 6 ms (0.006 sec.) (time required to start exposure
by pressing the shutter button completely after sub-mirror operation by pressing
the shutter button halfway). |
| Mirror |
Fixed hard-coated pellicle mirror
(reflection: transmission= 35: 65) |
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| Autotocus |
| AF Working Range |
EV-1 ~ 18 at ISO 100 |
| Autofocus Modes |
One-shot and Al Servo with Focus
Pnediction. (Al Servo is automatically switched to One shot when the main switch
is set to RS mode.) Manual focusing possible. (Electronic manual focusing possible
during continuous exposure.) |
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| Exposure Control |
| AE Modes |
Depth-of-Field AE is not available |
| Metering Range |
Evaluative and partial: EV 1 ~ 20
(normal temp., EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, ISO 100) Fine spot: EV 2 ~ 20 (same conditions
as the above) |
| Exposure Compensation |
AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) can
not be set and performed in RS mode. (If AEB is set with the main switch set to "A",
it is automatically canceled when the main switch is set to "RS ".) |
| Depth-of-Field
Preview |
With depth-of-field preview button.
(By pressing the shutter button halfway in RS mode) |
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| Film Transport |
| Film Rewind |
Automatic (approx. 4.5 sec. with
24-exp. film). Mid-roll rewind possible. |
| Rewind Noise |
60 dB in normal mode, 50 dB in Silent
mode |
| Maximum Film Winding
Speed |
(shutter speed: set to 1/1000 in
the RS mode and to 1/250 sec. for normal mode) |