DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE

EOS Rebel SL1

Canon

Regional names: EOS Kiss X7 / EOS 100D.

Catalogue announcement:

Canon EOS Rebel SL1
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
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card * Compatible with UHS-I
Image sensor size
Approx. 22.3 x 14.9 mm
Compatible lenses
Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses) * Excluding EF-M lenses (35 mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6 times 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 (DCF) 2.0
Image type
JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original)RAW+JPEG Large simultaneous recording possible
Recorded pixels
L (Large) :Approx. 17.9 megapixels (5184 x 3456) M (Medium) : Approx. 8.0 megapixels (3456 x 2304) S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 4.5 megapixels (2592 x 1728) S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.5 megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) RAW : Approx. 17.9 megapixels (5184 x 3456)
Picture Style
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3
Basic+
Ambience-based shots, Light/scene-based shots
Extra Effect Shot
Possible (in <CA> mode)
White balance
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom White balance correction and White balance bracketing possible * Flash color temperature information transmission enabled
Noise reduction
Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots
Automatic imagebrightness correction
Auto Lighting Optimizer
Highlight tone priority
Provided
Lens aberration correction
Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction
Type
Eye-level pentamirror
Coverage
Vertical / Horizontal approx. 95% (with Eye point approx. 19 mm)
Magnification
Approx. 0.87x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye Point
Approx. 19 mm (from the eyepiece lens center at -1m-1)
Built-in dioptric adjustment
Approx. -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)
Focusing screen
Fixed, Precision Matte
Mirror
Quick-return type
Depth-of-field preview
Provided
Type
TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
AF points
9-point AF (Center point: cross-type and vertical line-sensitive to f/2.8)
Focusing brightness range
EV -0.5 – 18 (Center AF point, at room temperature, ISO 100)
AF operation
One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
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. 9% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering
Metering brightness range
EV 1 – 20 (at room temperature with EF50mm f/1.8 II lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control
Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Special scene modes (Kids, Food, Candlelight, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Program), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure
ISO speed(Recommended exposure index)
Basic Zone modes*: ISO 100 – ISO 6400 set automatically * Landscape: ISO 100 – ISO 1600, <SCN> Handheld Night Scene: ISO 100 – ISO 12800 Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 – ISO 12800 set manually (whole-stop increments), ISO 100 – ISO 6400 set automatically, maximum ISO speed settable for ISO Auto, or ISO expansion to "H" (equivalent to ISO 25600)
Exposure compensation
Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (Can be combined with manual exposure compensation)
AE lock
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: By AE lock button
Type
Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds
1/4000 sec. to 30 sec. (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.), Bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Built-in flash
Retractable, auto pop-up flash Guide No.: Approx. 9.4 / 30.8 (ISO 100, in meters/feet) Flash coverage: Approx. 18mm lens angle of view Recycling time approx. 3 sec.
External flash
EX-series Speedlite (Flash functions settable with the camera)
Flash metering
E-TTL II autoflash
Flash exposure compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments
FE lock
Provided
PC terminal
None
Drive mode
Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting, Self-timer with 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay and 10-sec. delay with continuous shooting
Continuous shooting speed
Continuous shooting: Max. approx. 4 shots/sec.Silent continuous shooting: Max. approx. 2.5 shots/sec.
Max. burst (Approx.)
JPEG Large/Fine: 28 (1140) shotsRAW: 7 (8) shotsRAW+JPEG Large/Fine: 4 (4) shots * Figures in parentheses apply to an UHS-I compatible 8 GB card based on Canon’s testing standards. * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using an 8 GB card.
Aspect ratio settings
3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1
Focus methods
Hybrid CMOS AF II System* (Face+Tracking, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single), Phase-difference detection (Quick mode),Manual focus (approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) * Focusing brightness range: EV 1 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Continuous AF
Provided
Touch shutter
Provided
Metering modes
Real-time metering with image sensor Evaluative metering (315 zones), Partial metering (approx. 10% of Live View screen), Spot metering (approx. 2.6% of Live View screen), Center-weighted average metering
Metering brightness range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Creative filter
Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect
Grid display
Two types
Recording format
MOV
Movie
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264Variable (average) bit rate
Audio
Linear PCM
Recording size and frame rate
1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p / 25p / 24p 1280 x 720 (HD) : 60p / 50p 640 x 480 (SD) : 30p / 25p * 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.00 fps, 24p: 23.98 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, 50p: 50.00 fps
File size
1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p): Approx. 330 MB / min. 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p) : Approx. 330 MB / min. 640 x 480 (30p / 25p) : Approx. 82.5 MB / min.
Focusing
Hybrid CMOS AF II System* (Face+Tracking, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single) Manual focus (approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) * Focusing brightness range: EV 1 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Metering modes
Center-weighted average and evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focusing mode
Servo AF
Provided
Metering brightness range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control
Program AE for movies and manual exposure
Exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments (Still photos: ±5 stops)
ISO speed(Recommended exposure index)
With auto-exposure shooting: ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically With manual exposure: ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically/manually, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 12800)
Video snapshots
Settable to 2 sec. / 4 sec. / 8 sec.
Miniature effect movie
Possible
Sound recording
Built-in monaural microphone External stereo microphone terminal provided Sound recording level adjustable, wind filter provided, attenuator provided
Grid display
Two types
Type
TFT color liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots
Wide, 7.7 cm (3.0-in.) (3:2) with approx. 1.04 million dots
Brightness adjustment
Manual (7 levels)
Touch screen technology
Capacitive sensing
Feature guide
Displayable
Image display formats
Single image display, Single image + Info display (Basic info, shooting info, histogram), image index (4/9/36/100)
Zoom magnification
Approx. 1.5x – 10x
Highlight alert
Overexposed highlights blink
Image browsing methods
Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating
Image rotate
Possible
Ratings
Provided
Movie playback
Enabled (LCD monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT)Built-in speaker
Image protect
Possible
Slide show
All images, by date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating Five transition effects selectable
Background music:
Selectable for slide shows and movie playback
Creative filters
Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect
Resize
Possible
Cropping
Possible
Compatible printers
PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable images
JPEG and RAW images
Print ordering
DPOF Version 1.1 compatible
Custom Functions
8
My Menu registration
Possible
Copyright information
Entry and inclusion enabled
Audio/video OUT/Digital terminal
Analog video (compatible with NTSC/PAL)/stereo audio output Computer communication, Direct printing (Hi-Speed USB equivalent), GPS Receiver GP-E2 connection
HDMI mini OUT terminal
Type C (auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible
External microphoneIN terminal
3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal
For Remote Switch RS-60E3
Wireless remote control
Compatible with Remote Controller RC-6
Eye-Fi card
Compatible
Battery
Battery Pack LP-E12 (Quantity 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E15
Number of possible shots(Based on CIPA testing standards)
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 380 shots at room temperature (23°C / 73°F), approx. 350 shots at low temperatures (0°C / 32°F) With Live View shooting: Approx. 150 shots at room temperature (23°C / 73°F), approx. 140 shots at low temperatures (0°C / 32°F)
Movie shooting time
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min. at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Approx. 1 hr. at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) (with a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E12)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx.116.8 x 90.7 x 69.4 mm / 4.60 x 3.57 x 2.74 in.
Weight
Approx. 407 g / 14.36 oz. (CIPA Guidelines),Approx. 370 g / 13.06 oz. (Body only)
Working temperature range
0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F
Working humidity
85% or less

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