| Type |
35mm focal plane
shutter SLR (Single-Lens Reflex) camera with multi-point autofocus, auto exposure
and built-in motor drive. |
| Lens Mount |
Canon EF Mount (fully
electronic signal-transfer system). |
| Usable Lenses |
Canon EF lenses. |
| Viewfinder |
Fixed eye-level pentaprism.
Gives approx. 100% vertical and horizontal coverage of actual picture area and 0.72x
magnification with 50mm lens at infinity at standard diopter (-1). |
| Focusing Screen
(standard) |
Laser-matte screen
with fine spot metering area mark. (Seven optional interchangeable screens are available.) |
| Dioptric Adjustment |
- 3 to + 1 dpt |
| Eyepoint |
20mm |
| Shutter |
Vertical-travel focal
plane shutter; all speeds electronically controlled. |
| Release time lag
(excluding AF operation) |
64ms (time required
to start exposure by pressing the shutter button completely after sub-mirror operation
by pressing the shutter button halfway. 200 ms in case that the shutter button is
pressed completely at once.) |
| Shutter Speed |
1/8000 ~ 30 sec.
and bulb. X-sync is 1/250 sec. Can be set in 1/3-stop increments. |
| Mirror |
Quick return half
mirror. (reflection: transmission=63:37) |
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| Autotocus |
| AF Control System |
TTL-CT-SIB (Cross
Type-Secondary ../image Registration) phase-detection type using multi-BASIS (Base-Stored
../image Sensor). |
| Two AF modes |
One-shot and Al Servo
with Focus Prediction. Manual focusing possible. |
| Focusing points |
Five points provided. |
| Focusing point
selection |
Selected automatically
by mere or manually by user. |
| AF Working Range |
EV 0 ~ 18 at ISO
100. |
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| Exposure Control |
| Light metering |
TTL full aperture
metering using a 16-zone SPC (Silicon Photo-Cell). Five metering patterns available:
| 1. 16-zone evaluative
metering |
| 2. Center-weighted
average metering |
| 3. Partial metering
(meters approx. 9% of ../image area) |
| 4. Spot metering
(meters approx. 3.5% of ../image area) |
| 5. Fine spot metering
(meters approx. 2.3% of ../image area) |
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| Metering Range |
Evaluative and partial
metering: EV 0 ~ 20 (normal temp., EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, ISO 100) |
| Fine spot metering |
EV 3 ~ 20 (same conditions
as the above) |
| Usable film speeds |
ISO 6-6400 (ISO 25-5000
when automatically set by DX code) |
| Exposure Modes |
1. Shutter-Priority
AE (1/3, 1/2 or top increments)
2. Aperture-Priority AE (1/3, 1/2 or 1-stop increments)
3. Depth-of-Field AE
4. Intelligent Program AE
5. A-TTL and TTL Program Flash AE
6. Manual
7. Bulb |
| Exposure Compensation |
+- 3 stops in 1/3-stop
or 1/2-stop increments |
| Auto Exposure
Bracketing |
+- 3 stops in 1/3-stop
or 1/2-stop increments |
| Depth-of-Field
Preview |
With depth-of-field
preview button |
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| Film Transport |
| Film Loading |
Automatic |
| Film Wind |
Automatic. |
| Two modes available |
(single exposure) and (continuous
exposure). |
| Maximum Film Winding
Speed |
(shutter speed: 1/250
sec.) |