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| Type | |
| Type | Digital AF SLR (Single plate CMOS sensor /Direct Imaging) |
| Price | US: US$2,199 (Full Kit) or US$1,999 (Body only, no battery, charger etc.) |
| Recording medium | Type I and II CF card |
| Image format | 22.7 x 15.1 mm |
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses (all) (due to max. aperture metering, stopped-down shooting not possible) |
| Lens mount | Canon EF mount |
| FOV crop | Approx. 1.6x (also known as focal length multiplier) |
| Imaging Element | |
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| Type | High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor |
| Pixels | Effective pixels: Approx. 6.3 megapixels Total pixels: Approx. 6.52 megapixels (3152 x 2068) |
| Sensor size | 24.9 x 18.1 mm |
| Effective size | 22.7 x 15.1 mm |
| Pixel size | 7.4 x 7.4 µm |
| Aspect ratio | 2:3 |
| Color filter system | RGB primary colors |
| Low-pass filter | Built-in, fixed, in front of the sensor |
| Recording System | |
| Recording format | Design rule for Camera File system |
| Image format | RAW and JPEG |
| RAW+JPEG | Simultaneous recording; a JPEG-Middle/Fine file is also simultaneously recorded within the (.crw) file. The JPEG-Middle/Fine file can be extracted from the RAW file and saved (.jpg) with the dedicated driver (provided). |
| Provided File size | • Large/Fine: approx.
2.5MB (3072x2048 pixels) • Large/Normal: approx. 1.3MB (3072x2048 pixels) • Middle/Fine: approx. 1.4MB (2048x1360 pixels) • Middle/Normal: approx. 0.7MB (2048x1360 pixels) • Small/Fine: approx. 0.9MB (1536x1024 pixels) • Small/Normal: approx. 0.5MB (1536x1024 pixels) • RAW: approx. 7.4MB (3072x2048 pixels) Exact file sizes depend on the subject and ISO speed. |
| Folders setting | Automatic |
| File numbering | • Consecutive numbering • Auto reset |
| Image-processing | Besides the standard processing
parameters applied by the camera automatically during the image recording,
the user can create and register up to three sets of parameters (contrast,
sharpness, color saturation, color tone). * The parameters can be set with the on-screen menu (not with the dedicated software). |
| External interface | |
| Digital terminal | USB Ver. 1.1 |
| Video output terminal | NTSC/PAL |
| Remote control terminal | N3-type terminal |
| PC termninal | Provided |
| Color temperature | |
| White Balance | • Auto • Daylight • Cloudy • Tungsten light • Fluorescent light • Flash • Manual |
| Auto white balance | Auto white balance with the CMOS sensor |
| Custom white balance | 1 custom white balance settings can be registered |
| White balance bracketing | Not provided |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | SLR type, eye-level type with eyesight correction (fixed pentaprism and no condenser lens) |
| Coverage | Approx. 95% vertically and horizontally with respect to the effective pixels |
| Magnification | 0.88x (-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eyepoint | 20 mm |
| Built-in dioptric correction | -3.0 - +1.0 diopter |
| Focusing screen | Fixed, New Laser Matte screen |
| Mirror | Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60 (no mirror cut-off with EF 600mm f4 or shorter lens) |
| Viewfinder information | • On the screen • AF points • Partial metering circle (6.1 mm dia., approx. 9.5%) • Below the screen • Numerals and letters displayed by 7-segment LCD (yellowish-green) • Shutter speed (If unsuitable, it blinks at 2 Hz as a warning.), bulb, FEL indicator • Aperture (If unsuitable, it blinks at 2 Hz as a warning.) • Max. burst during continuous shooting: Max. 8 • Shots remaining (Displayed when the CF card has room for 8 or fewer images) • Busy (buSY) • CF card full warning (FuLL CF) • CF card error warning (Err CF) • No CF card warning (with C.Fn-15-1/CF) • LCD mask (yellowish-green) display • AE lock/FE lock icon, AEB in-progress indicator (blinks at 2 Hz) • Exposure level (+/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments) • 1: AE exposure compensation amount • 2: Manual exposure level • 3: AEB level • 4: Red-eye reduction lamp on time display • 5: Flash exposure compensation amount • Flash exposure compensation icon • Flash icon on: Flash ready • Flash icon blinking: Flash exposure beyond range warning during FE lock • High-speed sync (FP flash) • AF focus confirmation light (blinks at 2 Hz when focus cannot be achieved), MF focus confirmation light * Not possible to turn off the viewfinder information display. |
| Depth-of-field preview | Enabled with depth-of-field preview button |
| Eyepiece shutter | None |
| Autofocus | |
| Type | Multi-Basis, TTL-CT-SIR (TTL secondary phase difference detection) |
| AF points | 3 |
| AF working range | EV 0.5-18 (at normal temperature and ISO 100, with the standard chart) |
| Focusing modes | • One-Shot AF • Predictive AI Servo AF • One-Shot/Predictive AI Servo AF switching • Manual focusing (MF) |
| AF point selection | • Automatic selection • Manual selection |
| Selected AF point display | Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD panel |
| AF-assist beam | • Beam emission: Lamp Effective range: Approx. 3.8 m (at center), beam coverage: 28mm (135 equivalent) lens angle covered • Conditions for emission: Emitted automatically under low light (EV 4 or lower at ISO 100) • Emitted in shooting modes except Landscape and Sports. • Emission can be disabled with C.Fn-5 (including external Speedlite). • Emissions: 6 times in three bursts • Emission stops when focus is achieved. • Light source: Halogen krypton lamp • With EX-, EZ-, and E-series Speedlites • With 550EX, 540EZ, and ST-E2: The external Speedlite's AF-assist light will be emitted regardless of AF point selection mode (automatic or manual). • With other EOS-dedicated Speedlites: When the center AF point has been selected, the external Speedlite's AF-assist light will be emitted. If a peripheral AF point is selected, the camera's AF-assist light will be emitted. |
| Exposure | |
| Exposure Control | TTL full aperture metering
with 35-zone SPC. Three metering modes provided: 1) Evaluative metering 2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9.5% of viewfinder) 3) Centerweighted average metering * In Full Auto and Programmed Image Control modes: 1) is set automatically. (1) and 2) cannot be set) * In the Creative Zone modes, 1), 2), or 3) can be set. |
| Shooting modes | • Intelligent Program
AE (shiftable) • Shutter-priority AE (No safety shift) • Aperture-priority AE (No safety shift) • Depth-of-field AE (A-DEP, shiftable) • Full Auto (Intelligent Program AE/non-shiftable) • Programmed Image Control modes (5) • Portrait • Landscape • Close-up • Sports • Night Scene • Manual • E-TTL autoflash program AE • High-speed flash (FP flash), FE lock • No A-TTL/TTL autoflash program AE |
| ISO speed range |
The following ISO speeds are selectable with the on-screen menu: |
| Exposure compensation | • AEB (Auto Exposure
Bracketing) +/- 2 stops in 1/2- or 1/3-stop increments • Manual exposure compensation • Flash exposure compensation |
| Bracketing methods | Shutter speed or aperture |
| AE lock | • Auto AE lock – works
in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering. AE lock takes affect
when focus is achieved. • Manual – By AE lock button • Sets AE lock at any time. • AE lock button does not work in the Full Auto and Programmed Image Control modes. • Regardless of the metering mode, center partial metering will be used. • During AE lock, pressing the AE lock button again renews the AE lock. • When the built-in flash or an external Speedlite is used, the AE lock button works as an FE lock button. |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled |
| Shutter speeds | • 1/4000 to 30 sec. (1/3-
and 1/2-stop increments), • Bulb • X-sync at 1/200 sec |
| Shutter release | Soft-touch electromagnetic release (No cable-release socket) |
| Noise reduction | None |
| Self-timer | Electronically-controlled 10-sec. delay |
| Remote control | Remote Switch N3-type terminal provided. |
| Flash (built-in) | |
| Type | Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism with serial control, E-TTL autoflash |
| Guide No. | Guide No. 12 (at ISO 100 in meters) |
| Recycling time | Approx. 3 sec. |
| Flash ready indicator | Flash-ready icon lights on in viewfinder • When the flash is not ready, the flash-ready icon is off and the shutter release is locked. |
| Flash coverage | Up to 18mm lens angle (equivalent to 28mm in 135 format) |
| Flash button | Provided |
| Firing conditions | • In P, Tv, Av, A-DEP,
M modes: • Press the flash button to pop-up and fire the flash for all shots. • In Full Auto, Portrait, Close-up, and Night Scene modes: • Pops up and fires automatically in low light or backlit conditions. |
| Flash sync speed | Max. X-sync speed 1/200 sec. |
| Flash metering system | E-TTL autoflash (preflash metering and linked to AF points) |
| Flash exposure compen. | Up to +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments. |
| * Flash exposure compensation can be set with the camera for built-in and external Speedlite. | |
| Red-eye reduction | With the built-in flash, the flash is fired after the red-eye reduction lamp lights. |
| External Speedlite | |
| Flash sync contacts | • Hot shoe: X-sync contacts • Lower side terminal: PC terminal (JIS B-type socket) • Screw lock and shock protection feature provided on the hot shoe. |
| Flash auto | Enabled with the camera's Program
AE mode • With EX-series Speedlites: E-TTL autoflash • With built-in flash: E-TTL autoflash • With EZ-, E-, EG-, ML-, and TL-series Speedlites: Autoflash not possible. |
| Wireless flash | Enabled with the 550EX, 420EX, MR-14EX, MT-24EX, or ST-E2 |
| Flash exposure compen. | Settable with the camera or external Speedlite |
| FEB | Settable with the 550EX, MR-14EX, or MT-24EX. |
| Modeling flash | With the 550EX, 420EX, MR-14EX, or MT-24EX, press the depth-of-field preview button (fires at 70 Hz for 1 sec.). |
| PC terminal | Provided |
| Drive System | |
| Drive modes | • Single frame • Continuous • Self-timer (10 sec) |
| Continuous | Approx. 3 fps (at 1/250 sec or faster shutter speed) |
| Max burst | 8 shots |
| LCD Monitor | |
| Type | TFT Color, liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor size | 1.8 in |
| Pixels | Approx. 114,000 pixels |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% (effective pixels) |
| Brightness control | 2-level adjustment provided |
| Image Playback | |
| Image display format |
• Single image |
| Highlight alert | In the single image (Info.) display mode, the highlight portions which do not contain image information will blink. |
| Image Protection and Erase | |
| Protection | A single image can be protected or unprotected |
| Erase | One image or all images in the CF card can be erased (except protected images) at one time. |
| Menus | |
| Menu categories | 24 menus (8 shooting menus, 4 playback menus, 12 setup menus) |
| LCD monitor language | Japanese, English, French or German can be selected. |
| Firmware update | Updating by the user is not possible (??) |
| Custom functions | 14 Custom Functions with 38 settings settable with the camera. |
| Personal functions | None |
| Power source | |
| Battery | One Battery Pack BP-511 (lithium ion rechargeable battery) |
| Number of shots | At 20°C/68F: Approx. 620 (When a fully charged battery pack, EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, image review ON, image review time of 2 sec., and Large/Fine recording format |
| Battery check | Automatic battery check when the
main switch is turned on. The battery level is indicated by one of three levels on the LCD panel. |
| Dimensions and Weight | |
| Dimensions | 150 x 107 x 75 mm (5.9 x 4.2 x 3.0 in) |
| Weight (inc. battery) | 855 g (1.9 lb) - body only |
| Operating Conditions | |
| Operating Conditions | Working Temperature range 0°C to 40°C |
| Operating Humidity | 85% or less |
| Major accessories | • Battery Pack BP-511 • Compact Power Adapter CA-PS400 • DC Coupler DR-400 • Interface Cable IFC-200PCU • Video Cable VC-100 • Battery Grip BG-ED3 • Dedicated strap |
From:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonEOSD60/
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