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Canon EOS 20D digital camera specifications
Canon EOS 20D
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Announced 19-Aug-04
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Format
SLR
Price (street)
Also known as
Release Status
Discontinued
Max resolution
3504 x 2336
Low resolution
2544 x 1696, 1728 x 1152
Image ratio w:h
3:2
Effective pixels
8.2 million
Sensor photo detectors
8.5 million
Sensor size
22.5 x 15.0 mm
Sensor type
CMOS
Colour filter array
R
G
B
Sensor manufacturer
Canon
ISO rating
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (H)
Zoom wide (W)
n/a
Zoom tele (T)
n/a
Digital zoom
No
Image stabilization
No
Auto Focus
Yes
Manual Focus
Yes
Auto focus type
Multi-BASIS TTL, 9 focus points (diamond shape)
Normal focus range
n/a
Macro focus range
n/a
White balance override
6 positions, Kelvin & manual preset
Aperture range
n/a
Min shutter
30 sec + Bulb
Max shutter
1/8000 sec
Built-in Flash
Yes, pop-up
Flash guide no.
12 m
(39.3 ft)
@ ISO 100
External flash
Yes, hot-shoe, E-TTL II
Flash modes
Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Off
Exposure compensation
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps
Metering
35 area eval, center weighted, partial
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Focal length multiplier
1.6
Lens thread
Canon EOS EF, EF-S mount
Continuous Drive
Yes, 5 fps up to 23 JPEG images
Movie Clips
No
Remote control
N3 connector
Self-timer
10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up)
Timelapse recording
Yes, by USB cable and PC
Orientation sensor
Yes
Storage types
Compact Flash (Type I or II)
Storage included
None
Uncompressed format
RAW
Compressed format
JPEG (EXIF 2.21)
Quality Levels
Fine, Normal
Viewfinder
Optical (Pentaprism, 95% coverage, 0.9x magnification)
LCD
1.8 "
LCD Pixels
118,000
Video out
Yes
USB
Yes, 2.0
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
No
Battery / Charger
Yes
Battery
Canon 1390mAh Li-Ion & Charger
Weight (inc. batteries)
770 g
(27.2 oz)
Dimensions
144 x 106 x 72 mm
(5.7 x 4.2 x 2.8 in)
Notes
Resolution Chart
Colour Patches