Major Specifications

Type

 

 

 

 

 

Type:

35mm AF/AE single-lens reflex with focal-plane shutter and

 

built-in motor drive.

 

 

Picture size:

24 mm 36 mm

 

 

Compatible lenses:

Canon EF lenses

 

 

Lens mount:

Canon EF mount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

Type:

Eye-level pentaprism

 

 

Picture coverage:

97 percent vertically and horizontally

 

 

Magnification:

0.72x (–1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity)

 

 

Standard diopter:

–1 diopter. (19.5mm eye relief)

 

 

Focusing screen:

Interchangeable (9 types), Standard focusing screen: Ec-N.

Mirror:

Quick-return half mirror (Transmission:reflection ratio of

 

37:63). No vignetting with EF 1200mm f/5.6 lens or a shorter

 

lens.

 

 

 

Viewfinder information:

(1)

On the screen: Area AF ellipse, center spot metering

 

 

circle

 

 

 

 

(2)

Below the screen: Shutter speed, aperture,

(blinks at

 

 

2 Hz during AE lock and AEB),

(lights when Eye

 

 

Control is enabled or blinks when Eye Control fails),

 

 

(lights during flash-ready and blinks during unsuitable FE

 

 

lock),

(lights during high sync speed),

(exposure

 

 

compensation and flash exposure compensation), (in-

 

 

focus indicator (Light when focus is achieved and blinks

 

 

at 8 Hz if AF fails)

 

 

 

(3)

Right of screen: Exposure level scale (±3 stops in ±1/3-

 

 

stop increments), exposure level indicator (1 AE mode

 

 

and exposure compensation amount, 2 AE lock and

 

 

real-time metering indicator, 3 Manual exposure level, 4

 

 

AEB amount, 5 Background exposure with flash), flash

 

 

exposure level (1 Flash exposure compensation amount,

 

 

1 Reverse highlight with FE lock, 1 FEB amount), Multi-

 

 

spot metering, frame counter.

 

 

Depth-of-field Preview:

Enabled with depth-of-field preview button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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