DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE

EOS 60D

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon EOS 60D
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Type
Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash
Recording medium
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
Image sensor size
22.3 mm 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. 18.00 megapixels
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Dust delete 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. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) Medium : Approx. 8.00 megapixels (3456 x 2304) S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.50 megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) RAW : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) M-RAW : Approx. 10.10 megapixels (3888 x 2592) S-RAW : Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728)
Create/select a folder
Possible
Picture Style
Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3
Basic+
Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type
White balance
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (Approx. 2500-10000K), white balance correction, and white balance bracketing possible * 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 pentamirror
Coverage
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 96% (with Eye point approx. 22 mm)
Magnification
Approx. 0.95x (-1 m–1 with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye point
Approx. 22 mm (From eyepiece lens center at-1 m–1)
Built-in dioptric adjustment
Approx.-3.0 – +1.0 m–1 (dpt)
Focusing screen
Interchangeable (Two types sold separately), Ef-A provided
Electronic level
Horizontal level displayed up to ±9° in ±1° increments (For horizontal shooting only)
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)
Focusing 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
Metering modes
63-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) • Partial metering (approx. 6.5% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 2.8% 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, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, bulb exposure
ISO speed (Recommended exposure Index)
Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 – 3200 set automatically Creative Zone modes:ISO 100 – 6400 set manually (1/3-stop increments), ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically, or ISO expansion to “H” (equivalent to ISO 12800)
Exposure compensation
Manual:±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (Can be combined with manual exposure compensation)
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), Flash X-sync at maximum 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.: Approx. 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet) Flash coverage: Approx. 17mm lens angle of view Recycling time approx. 3 sec. Wireless master unit function provided
External flash
EX-series Speedlite (Flash functions settable with the camera)
Flash metering
E-TTL II autoflash
Flash exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
FE lock
Provided
PC terminal
None
Drive mode
Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/ remote control
Continuous shooting speed
Max. approx. 3.7 shots/sec.
Max. burst
JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 58 shots RAW: Approx. 16 shots RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 7 shots * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) and a 4GB card.
Aspect ratio settings:
3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1
Focusing
Live mode, Face detection Live mode (Contrast detection) Quick mode (Phase-difference detection) Manual focusing (Approx. 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 (Mode 1 and 2)
Grid display
Two types
Movie compression
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Variable (average) bit rate
Audio recording format
Linear PCM
Recording format
MOV
Recording size and frame rate
1920×1080 (Full HD): 30p/25p/24p 1280×720 (HD) : 60p/50p 640×480 (SD) : 60p/50p Crop 640×480 (SD) : 60p/50p * 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.00 fps, 24p: 23.976 fps, 60p:59.94 fps, 50p: 50.00 fps
File size
1920×1080 (30p/25p/24p) : Approx. 330 MB/min. 1280×720 (60p/50p) : Approx. 330 MB/min. 640×480 (60p/50p) : Approx. 165 MB/min. Crop 640×480 (60p/50p) : Approx. 165 MB/min.
Focusing
Same as focusing with Live View shooting
Metering modes
Center-weighted average and evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focusing mode
Metering range
EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control
Program AE (exposure compensation possible) for movies, manual exposure
Exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (Still photos: ±5 stops)
ISO speed
Automatically set within ISO 100 – 6400 With manual exposure, ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically/manually
Sound recording
Built-in monaural microphone External stereo microphone terminal provided Sound recording level adjustable, wind filter provided
Grid display
Two types
Type
TFT color liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots
Wide, 3.0-in. (3:2) with approx. 1.04 million dots
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Angle adjustment
Possible
Brightness adjustment
Manual (7 levels)
Electronic level
Horizontal level displayed in 1° increments
Image display formats
Single image, Single image + Info (Basic info, detailed info, 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, by shooting date, by folder, by movie, by stills, by rating
Highlight alert
Overexposed highlights blink
Slide show
All images, by date, by folder, movies, stills, or by rating Three transition effects selectable
Movie playback
Enabled (LCD monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT) Built-in speaker
In-camera RAW image processing
Brightness adjustment, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, noise reduction at high ISO speeds, JPEG recording quality, color space, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, and chromatic aberration correction
Creative filters
Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect
Resize
Possible
Ratings
Provided
Compatible printers
PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable images
JPEG and RAW images
Print ordering
DPOF Version 1.1 compatible
Custom Functions
20
Camera user settings
Register under Mode Dial’s C
My Menu registration
Provided
Copyright information
Entry and inclusion enabled
Audio/video OUT/ Digital terminal
Analog video (Compatible with NTSC/PAL)/stereo audio output For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB equivalent)
HDMI mini OUT terminal
Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible
External microphone IN terminal
3.5mm dia. stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal
For Remote Switch RS-60E3
Wireless remote control
Remote Controller RC-6
Battery
Battery Pack LP-E6 (Quantity 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6 * With Battery Grip BG-E9 attached, size-AA/LR6 batteries can be used
Battery information
Remaining capacity, Shutter count, and Recharge performance displayed
Battery life(Based on CIPA testing standards)
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 1100 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 1000 shots at 0°C/32°F With Live View shooting: Approx. 320 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 280 shots at 0°C/32°F
Movie shooting time
Approx. 2 hours at 23°C/73°F Approx. 1 hr. 40 min. at 0°C/32°F (With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 144.5 x 105.8 x 78.6 mm / 5.7 x 4.2 x 3.1 in.
Weight
Approx. 755 g / 26.6 oz. (CIPA Guidelines), Approx. 675 g / 23.8 oz. (Body only)
Working Temperature range
0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F
Working humidity
85% or less

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