DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE

EOS 7D

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon EOS 7D
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 Media
Type I or II CF card, UDMA-compatible
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. 1.6x the lens focal length)
Lens Mount
Canon EF mount
Type
CMOS sensor
Effective pixels
Approx. 18.0 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
(1) Large: Approx. 17.90 Megapixels (5,184 x 3,456) (2) Medium: Approx. 8.00 Megapixels (3,456 x 2,304) (3) Small: Approx. 4.50 Megapixels (2,592 x 1,728) (4) RAW: Approx. 17.90 Megapixels (5,184 x 3,456) (5) M-RAW: Approx. 10.10 Megapixels (3,888 x 2,592) (6) S-RAW: Approx. 4.50 Megapixels (2,592 x 1,728)
Create/select a folder
Possible
Picture Style
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 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 pentaprism
Coverage
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100%
Magnification
Approx. 1.0x (-1m-1 with 50 mm lens at infinity)
Eyepoint
Approx. 22 mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1m-1)
Built-in Dioptric Adjustment
-3.0 to +1.0m-1 (diopter)
Focusing screen
Fixed
Composition aids
Grid and electronic level
Mirror
Quick-return type
Depth-of-Field Preview
Provided
Type
TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
AF Points
19 (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 area selection modes
Single point AF, Spot AF, AF point expansion, Zone AF, 19-point AF auto selection
AF-assist beam
Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
AF fine adjustment
Enabled with AF Microadjustment
Metering Modes
63-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point) • Partial metering (approx. 9.4% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 2.3% 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, Creative Auto, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, bulb exposure
ISO Speed (Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto, Creative Auto: Automatically set within ISO 100 – 3200 P, Tv, Av, M, B: ISO 100 – 6400 (in 1/3-stop increments), Auto, or ISO expansion to ISO 12800
Exposure Compensation
Manual and AEB (Settable in combination with manual exposure compensation) Settable amount: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (AEB ±3 stops)
AE Lock
Auto: With One-Shot AF and evaluative metering, AE lock is applied 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.: 12/39 (ISO 100, in meters/feet) Flash coverage: 15mm lens angle of view Recycling time approx. 3 sec. Wireless master unit function provided
External flash
EX-series Speedlite (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
Provided
Drive Modes
Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/remote control
Continuous Shooting Speed
Max. 8 shots per sec.
Max. burst
JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 94 (126) shots RAW: Approx. 15 (15) shots RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 6 (6) shots * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) and a 4GB card. * Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 4GB card based on Canon’s testing standards.
Focusing
Live mode, Face detection Live mode (Contrast detection) Quick mode (Phase-difference detection),Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible)
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering with the image sensor
Metering Range
EV 1 – 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 Variable (average) bit rate
Audio recording format
Linear PCM
File type
MOV
Recording size and frame rate
1920×1080 (Full HD): 30p/25p/24p 1280×720 (HD) : 60p/50p 640×480 (SD) : 60p/50p * 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.0 fps, 24p: 23.976 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, 50p: 50.0 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.
Focusing
Same as focusing with Live View shooting
Metering modes
Evaluative and center-weighted average metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the AF 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 and manual exposure
ISO speed
Automatically set within ISO 100 – 6400, expandable to 12800 With manual exposure, ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically/manually
Sound recording
Built-in monaural microphone External stereo microphone terminal provided
Grid display
Two types
Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots
3-in. with approx. 920,000 dots (VGA)
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Brightness adjustment
Auto, Manual
Electronic level
Provided
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, by shooting date, by folder, by movie, by stills
Highlight alert
Overexposed highlights blink
Slide show
All images, by folder, by date, movies, or stills
Movie playback
Enabled (LCD monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT) Built-in speaker
Compatible Printers
PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable Images
JPEG and RAW images
Print ordering
DPOF Version 1.1 compatible
Custom Functions
27
Camera User Settings
Register under Mode Dial’s C1, C2 and C3 positions
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)
External microphone IN terminal
3.5mm dia. stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal
Compatible with N3-type remote control
Wireless remote control
Compatible with Remote Controller RC-1/RC-5
Extension System Terminal
For connection to Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E5A/B/C/D
Battery
Battery Pack LP-E6 (Quantity 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6 * With Battery Grip BG-E7 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. 800 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 750 shots at 0°C/32°F With Live View shooting: Approx. 220 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 210 shots at 0°C/32°F
Maximum movie shooting time
Approx. 1 hr. 20 min. at 23°C/73°F Approx. 1 hr. 10 min. at 0°C/32°F (With fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
148.2 x 110.7 x 73.5 mm / 5.8 x 4.4 x 2.9 in.
Weight
Approx. 820 g / 28.9 oz. (body only)
Working Temperature Range
0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F
Working Humidity
85% or less

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