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Format Interchangeable lens camera, SLR Interchangeable lens camera, SLR Interchangeable lens camera, SLR
Price (street) $2588.24 $1544.08 $1319.75
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Release Status
Max resolution 5616 x 3744 5184 x 3456 4752 x 3168

4080 x 2720, 2784 x 1856, 5616 x 5184 x 3456, 3888 x 2592, 3456 x
Low resolution 3456 x 2304, 2353 x 1568
3744, 3861 x 2574, 2784 x 1856 2304, 2592 x 1728
Image ratio w:h 3:2 3:2 3:2

Effective pixels 21.0million 18.0million 15.1million

Sensor photo detectors 22.0million 19.0million 15.5million

Sensor size 36 x 24 mm (8.64 cm²) 22.3 x 14.9 mm (3.32 cm²) 22.3 x 14.9 mm (3.32 cm²)

Pixel density 2.4 MP/cm² 5.4 MP/cm² 4.5 MP/cm²

Sensor type CMOS CMOS CMOS

Sensor manufacturer Canon Canon Canon

Auto, 100 - 6400 in 1/3 stops, plus Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600,
ISO rating
50, 12800, 25600 as option 3200, 6400, (12800 with boost) 3200 (H),6400(H1),12800(H2)
Zoom wide (W)

Zoom tele (T)

Digital zoom No No No

Image stabilization No No No

TTL-CT-SIR with 19-point CMOS Multi-BASIS TTL, 9 focus points

Auto Focus TTL-SIR-CT, 9 focus points
sensor (diamond shape, cross-type)
Manual Focus Yes Yes Yes

Normal focus range

Macro focus range

White balance override 6 positions plus manual and kelvin 6 positions plus manual & kelvin 6 positions, Kelvin & manual preset
Aperture range

Min shutter 30sec 30sec 30sec

Max shutter 1/8000sec 1/8000sec 1/8000sec

Built-in Flash No Yes, Pop-up Yes, pop-up

Flash range 12m 13m (ISO 100)

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External flash Yes, hot-shoe & sync Yes, Hot-shoe, E-TTL II Yes, hot-shoe, E-TTL II
Flash modes External Auto, On, Off, Red-eye Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Off
Exposure compensation -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps -5 to +5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps

35 area eval, center weighted, 35 area Eval, Center weighted,

Metering Multi (63 area), Center, Partial, Spot
partial, spot Partial, Spot
Aperture priority Yes Yes Yes

Shutter priority Yes Yes Yes

Focal length multiplier 1 1.6 1.6

Lens thread Canon EF mount Canon EF/EF-S mount Canon EF/EF-S mount
Continuous Drive Yes, 3.9 fps max 78 JPEG, 13 RAW Yes, 8 fps Yes, 6.3 fps or 3 fps

Yes, 1920 x 1080 (HD 30/25/24 fps),

Yes, 1920 x1080 @ 30fps, up to 12
Movie Clips 1280 x 720 (HD 60/50 fps), 640 x No
min, 640 x 480 @ 30fps up to 24 min
480 (60/50 fps)
Remote control Yes, N3 connector Yes, N3 connector Yes, N3 connector
Self-timer Yes, 2 or 10 sec Yes, 2 or 10 sec Yes, 2 or 10 sec
Yes, by USB cable, TC-80N3 remote
Timelapse recording Yes, by cable and PC Yes, by USB cable and PC
controller and PC
Orientation sensor Yes Yes Yes
Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA, Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA,
Storage types Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA
Microdrive Microdrive cards
Storage included None None None
Uncompressed format Yes, RAW, sRAW1, sRAW2 Yes, RAW, mRAW, sRAW Yes, RAW, sRAW1, sRAW2
Quality Levels Fine, Normal Fine, Normal Fine, Normal

Optical (Pentaprism, 98% coverage, Optical (Pentaprism, 100% Optical (Pentaprism, 95% coverage,
Viewfinder
0.71x magnification) coverage, 1x magnification) 0.95x magnification)
LCD 3" 3" 3"

LCD Dots 920,000 920,000 920,000

Live View Yes Yes Yes

USB USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
HDMI Yes Yes Yes

Wireless Yes, (Optional) No No

GPS No No No

Environmentally sealed Yes Yes Yes

Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable
Battery Canon Li-Ion LP-E6 & CR1616 Canon BP-511A Li-Ion & Charger
battery & charger
Weight (inc. batteries) 850g 860g 822g
148 x 111 x 74mm (5.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 146 x 108 x 74mm (5.8 x 4.3 x 2.9
Dimensions 152 x 114 x 75mm (6 x 4.5 x 3 in)
in) in)
Live View with Manual and Auto-
Notes
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Resolution Chart
Colour Patches

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