| Type |
35mm
autofocus/autoexposure single-lens reflex camera with focal-plane shutter,
built-in motor drive and built-in flash
Retractable auto pop up, pentaprism flash with 3-zone TTL auto flash system
Liquid-crystal display, automatic calendar with quartz digital clock (effective up to the
year 2019,
self-adjusting for leap years). Features the following formats:
Year, month, day
Day, hour, minute
Blank
Month, day, year and
Day, month, year
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| Compatible Lens |
Canon EF
lenses
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| Lens Mount |
Canon EF mount
with fully electronic signal-transfer system
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| Viewfinder |
Fixed
eye-level pentaprism. Gives 90% picture coverage vertically, and 92% horizontally,
and 0.71x magnification (with 50mm lens focused at infinity)
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| Dioptirc Adjustment |
Adjusted to -1
diopter
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| Focusing Screen |
Fixed, New
Laser-matte screen with focusing points and depth of field preview mark (50E only)
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| Grip |
Battery Pack
BP-50 (sold separately) attachable
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| LCD Panel |
Shutter speed
Aperture value
Film speed
Battery level
Exposure compensation amount, etc
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| Autofocus Control |
A1 Servo AF
One-Shot AF
TTL-CT-SIR (Through-the-Lens Cross-Type Secondary Image Registration) with multiple BASIS
(Base-Stored Image Sensor) with the following 4 possible settings:
A1 Focus AF and Manual focusing
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| Autofocus Working Range |
EV 0-18 (at
ISO 100)
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| Focusing Point Selection |
The focus
point can be selected:
Automatic: Camera-selected
Manual: User-selected with button and dial
Eye-controlled: User-selected by eye movement (EOS 50E Models ONLY)
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| Autofocus Assist Beam |
Built-in
AF-assist beam emitted automatically at the current focusing point area
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| Metering System |
Approx. 9.5
per cent partial metering
TTL metering at maximum aperture with a 6-zone SPC (silicon photocell)
Evaluative metering (linked to focusing point)
Centreweighted averaged metering
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| Metering Range |
EV 1-20 (at
20§C and normal humidity with a 50mm f/1.4 lens, ISO 100
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| Exposure Modes |
Intelligent
Program AE (shiftable)
Shutter speed-priority AE
Aperture-priority AE
Depth-of-field AE (shiftable)
Full Auto (non-shiftable)
Programmed Image Control modes (4 modes: Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports)
Auto flash exposure: E-TTL program flash AE with Speedlite 380EX, TTL program with the
built-in flash, A-TTL program flash AE with other EOS-dedicated Speedlites
Metered manual
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| Camera Shake Warning |
Provided with
Full Auto and Programmed Image Control modes. Shutter speed display blinks if the
shutter speed is slower than the reciprocal of the lens focal length by more than one-half
stop
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| Multiple Exposures |
Adjustable to
a maximum of 9 multiple exposures
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| ISO Film Speed Range |
Adjusts for
ISO speeds ranging from 6-6400 (ISO25-5000 are set automatically for DX-coded film)
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| Exposure Compensation |
±2 stops in
half stops
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| Auto Exposure Bracketing |
±2 stops in
half stops for correct exposure, underexposure, and overexposure in single-frame or
continuous shooting mode
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| Film Loading |
Automatic.
After film is loaded and the back is closed, the film advances to frame 1 automatically
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| Film Advance |
Depending on
the mode selected, the film advances automatically by either a single-frame or
continuously (Approx. 2.5 frames per second max.)
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| Film Rewind |
Automatic at
the end of the roll
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| Flash Type |
Retractable
auto pop up, pentaprism flash 3-zone TTL auto flash system
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| Guide Number |
ISO 100: 13
metres
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| Recycling Time |
Approx. 2
seconds
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| Flash Coverage Angle |
Covers the
angle of view of a 28mm lens
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| Flash Exposure Aperture |
Flash exposure
aperture is automatically set by the TTL Program (AIM) in Programmed Control modes
In Av and manual modes the aperture is manually set
In the TV mode: Automatically set to match the set shutter speed
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| Firing Conditions |
Flash fires
automatically in backlit or low light conditions in the Full Auto, Portrait and Close-up
modes
(In a creative zone mode, forced flash firing with flash button)
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| Flash Sync Speed |
In Programmed
Image Control modes flash sync speed is automatically set between 1/60 and 1/125 second
In AV mode it is automatically set between 30" and 1/125 seconds to match the set
aperture
In the TV and manual modes sync speed can be manually set to 1/125 second or slower
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| Flash Exposure Aperture |
Flash exposure
aperture is automatically set by the TTL Program (AIM) in Programmed Control modes
In Av and manual modes the aperture is manually set
In the TV mode: Automatically set to match the set shutter speed
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| Flash Sync Speed |
In Programmed
Image Control modes flash sync speed is automatically set between 1/60 and 1/125 second
In AV mode it is automatically set between 30" and 1/125 seconds to match the set
aperture
In the TV and manual modes sync speed can be manually set to 1/125 second or slower
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| Flash Contact |
X-sync for
direct connection on hot shoe
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| Custom Functions |
10 custom
functions are provided (11 with EOS 50E models)
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| Self-timer |
Electronically
controlled for 10 second delay
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| Battery |
One 2CR5
lithium battery
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| Battery Check |
Battery level
displayed automatically indicating one of four levels on the LCD panel when Command Dial
is unlocked
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| Power Source |
One lithium
CR2025 battery (battery life of about 3 years)
With Battery Pack BP05B: 4 Size D batteries
With Battery Pack BP-50: 4 Size-AA alkaline batteries or 2CR5 lithium battery
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| Dimensions |
152.5 x 104.5
x 71mm
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| Weight |
Body only:
590g
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| Imprinting Colour |
Orange
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| Clock Precision |
±90
seconds/month at 20°C or below
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| Shutter |
Vertical-travel,
focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled
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| Shutter Speed |
30 to 1/4000
seconds (in half steps) and bulb |
