EOS 50D

Manufacturer specifications

Type

Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash

Recording media

Type I or II CF card, UDMA-compatible

Image sensor size

22.3 x 14.9 mm

Compatible Lenses

Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses) (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx.1.6 times the lens focal length)

Lens Mount

Canon EF mount

Type

CMOS sensor

Effective pixels

Approx. 15.10 megapixels

Aspect Ratio

3:2

Dust deletion feature

Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending

Recording format

Design rule for Camera File System 2.0

Image type

JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original) RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible

Recorded pixels

Large: Approx. 15.10 megapixels (4752 x 3168) Medium: Approx. 8.00 megapixels (3456 x 2304) Small: Approx. 3.70 megapixels (2352 x 1568) RAW: Approx. 15.10 megapixels (4752 x 3168) sRAW1: Approx. 7.10 megapixels (3267 x 2178) sRAW2: Approx. 3.80 megapixels (2376 x 1584)

Create/select a folder

Possible

Picture Styles

Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3

white balance

Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (2500-10000K) White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Color temperature information transmission enabled

Noise reduction

Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots

Automatic image brightness correction

Auto Lighting Optimizer

Highlight tone priority

Provided

Lens peripheral illumination correction

Provided

Type

Eye-level pentaprism

Coverage

Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95%

Magnification

Approx. 0.95x (-1 m-1 with 50 mm lens at infinity)

Eyepoint

Approx. 22 mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1m-1)

Built-in dioptric adjustment

-3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)

Focusing screen

Interchangeable (2 types sold separately), Ef-A standard focusing screen provided

Mirror

Quick-return type

Depth-of-field preview

Provided

Type

TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection

AF points

9 (All cross-type)

Metering range

EV -0.5 – 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100)

Focus modes

One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)

AF-assist beam

Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash

AF Microadjustment

AF Microadjustment possible

Metering modes

35-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point) • Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering

Metering range

EV 1 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure control

Program AE (Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure

ISO speed (Recommended Exposure Index)

Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 – 1600 set automatically Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 – 3200 (in 1/3-stop increments), Auto, or ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 6400 or ISO 12800

Exposure compensation

Manual and AEB (Settable in combination with manual exposure compensation) Settable amount: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

AE lock

Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: By AE lock button

Type

Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter

Shutter speeds

1/8000 sec. to 1/60 sec. (Full Auto mode), X-sync at 1/250 sec. 1/8000 sec.to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)

Built-in flash

Retractable, auto pop-up flash Guide No.: 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet) Flash coverage: 17mm lens angle of view Recycling time approx. 3 sec.

External flash

EX-series Speedlite (Functions settable with the camera)

Flash metering

E-TTL II autoflash

Flash exposure compensation

±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

FE lock

Provided

PC terminal

Provided

Drive modes

Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, and Self-timer (10 sec. or 2 sec. delay)

Continuous shooting speed

High-speed: Max. approx. 6.3 shots/sec., Low-speed: Max. approx. 3 shots/sec.

Maximum burst (High-speed continuous shooting)

JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 60 shots (Approx. 90 shots), RAW: Approx. 16 shots (Approx. 16 shots) RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 10 shots (Approx. 10 shots) * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using a 2GB card. *Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 2GB card based on Canon’s testing standards

Focusing

Quick mode (Phase-difference detection) Live mode, Face detection live mode (Contrast detection) Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible)

Metering modes

Evaluative metering with the image sensor

Metering range

EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Silent shooting

Provided

Type

TFT color liquid-crystal monitor (Brightness adjustable to 7 levels)

Monitor size and dots

3-in. with approx. 920,000 dots (VGA)

Coverage

Approx. 100%

Interface languages

25

Image display formats

Single, Single + Info (Image-recording quality, shooting information, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index, image rotate possible

Zoom magnification

Approx. 1.5x – 10x

Image browsing methods

Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, jump by screen, by shooting date, by folder

Highlight alert

Overexposed highlights blink

Compatible printers

PictBridge-compatible printers

Printable images

JPEG and RAW images

Print ordering

DPOF Version 1.1 compatible

Custom Functions

25

Camera user settings

Register under Mode Dial’s C1 and C2 positions

My Menu registration

Provided

Digital terminal

For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB)

Video output terminal

φ3.5mm mini-jack (NTSC/PAL selectable)

HDMI mini OUT terminal

Type C

Remote control terminal

Compatible with remote control via N3 Type

Extension system terminal

For connection to Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3/E3A

Battery

Battery Pack BP-511A (Qty. 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2 * With Battery Grip BG-E2N or BG-E2 attached, size-AA/LR6 batteries can be used

Battery life (Based on CIPA testing standards)

With 50% flash use and normal shooting At 23°C/73°F, approx. 640 shots. At 0°C/32°F, approx. 540 shots With 50% flash use and Live View shooting At 23°C/73°F, approx. 170 shots. At 0°C/32°F, approx. 130 shots

Dimensions (W x H x D)

145.5 x 107.8 x 73.5 mm / 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9 in.

Weight

Approx. 730 g / 25.7 oz. (body only)

Working temperature range

0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F

Working humidity

85% or less