| Type |
35mm focal plane shutter SLR (Single-Lens
Reflex) autofocus/autoexposure camera,
With built-in motor drive
Retractable, auto pop-up, TTL automatic exposure flash housed in the pentaprism
By pass-control system |
| Usable Lenses |
Canon EF lenses |
| Lens Mount |
Canon EF mount (electronic signal
transfer system) |
| Viewfinder |
Fixed eye-level pentaprism
Gives 90% vertical and horizontal coverage of actual picture area
x0.7 magnification with 50mm lens at infinity |
| Standard Diopter |
Adjust to -1 |
| Focusing Screen |
Fixed, full-surface new laser matte
screen with focus point indicators, and partial metering circle |
| Shutter |
Vertical Travel, focale plane shutter
with all speeds electronically controlled |
| AF Control System |
TTL-SIR (Secondary Image Registration)
phase detection type using wide area 3-point Cross-type BASIS (1+1).
Two autofocus modes One-shot AI Servo with Focus Prediction
Automatically switches to One-shot or AI Servo according to subject movement
Each of the three focusing points can be manually selected |
| AF Working Range |
EV 1.5-18 at ISO 100 |
| AF Auxiliary Light |
Built-in AF auxiliary light fires
automatically when necessary
Automatically emitted when the shutter button is pressed half-way if necessary
Effective distance range: 16.43ft/5m |
| Light metering |
TTL full-aperture metering using
a 6-zone SPC (Silicon Photocell)
Two metering patterns available: 6-zone evaluative metering
Central partial metering which covers approx. 9.5% of finder area |
| Metering Range |
EV 2-20 with 50mm f/1.4 lens at ISO
100 |
| Shooting modes |
Green Zone (Full Auto)
Programmed Image Control (Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night scene)
Intelligent Program AE
Shutter-priority AE
Aperture-priority AE
Metered Manual
Auto Depth-of-field AE |