launch
Announced
Jun 8, 2012
Body type
Camera subcategory
Compact SLR
Sensor
Effective pixels
18 megapixels
Max resolution
5184 x 3456
Sensor size
APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Sensor type
CMOS
Processor
Digic 5
Image ratio w:h
1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Other resolutions
5184 x 2912, 4608 x 3456,3456 x 3456, 3456 x 2304, 3456 x 1944, 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1728, 2592 x 1456, 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 2304, 1920 x 1280, 1920 x 1080, 1728 x 1728, 1696 x 1280, 1280 x 1280, 720 x 480, 720 x 400, 640 x 480, 480 x 480
Sensor photo detectors
19 megapixels
Image
ISO
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (25600 with boost)
Boosted ISO (maximum)
25600
White balance presets
6
Custom white balance
Yes (1)
Image stabilization
No
Uncompressed format
RAW
JPEG quality levels
Fine, Normal
Boosted ISO (minimum)
—
Photography features
Minimum shutter speed
30 sec
Maximum shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Manual exposure mode
Yes
Subject / scene modes
Yes
Built-in flash
Yes (Pop-up)
Flash range
13.00 m
External flash
Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus Sync connector)
Flash modes
Auto, On, Off, Red-eye
Continuous drive
5.0 fps
Self-timer
Yes (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10))
Metering modes
- Multi
- Center-weighted
- Spot
- Partial
Exposure compensation
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
AE Bracketing
±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
WB Bracketing
Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCD
Fully articulated
Screen size
3″
Screen dots
1,040,000
Touch screen
Yes
Screen type
Clear View II TFT LCD
Live view
Yes
Viewfinder type
Optical (pentamirror)
Viewfinder coverage
95%
Viewfinder magnification
0.85×
Videography features
Resolutions
1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (60, 50 fps)
File Format
H.264, Motion JPEG
Microphone
Stereo
Speaker
Mono
Videography notes
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Optics & Focus
Autofocus
- Contrast Detect (sensor)
- Phase Detect
- Multi-area
- Selective single-point
- Single
- Continuous
- Face Detection
- Live View
Digital zoom
No
Manual focus
Yes
Number of focus points
9
Lens mount
Canon EF/EF-S
Focal length multiplier
1.6×
Physical
Weight (inc. batteries)
575 g (1.27 lb / 20.28 oz)
Dimensions
133 x 100 x 79 mm (5.24 x 3.94 x 3.11″)
Environmentally sealed
No
Battery
Battery Pack
Battery details
Lithium-Ion LP-E8 rechargeable battery & charger
Battery Life (CIPA)
440
Storage
Storage types
SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage included
None
Connectivity
USB
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
HDMI
Yes (HDMI mini)
Wireless
Eye-Fi Connected
Remote control
Yes (E3 connector, InfraRed)
Wireless notes
—
Other features
Orientation sensor
Yes
Timelapse recording
Yes (by USB cable and PC)
GPS
Optional
GPS notes
via GPE2
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