Next-generation DSLR technology, made simple
Making great quality photography easier than ever, the EOS 800D lets you shoot amazing photos and movies of the important times in your life. And because it’s a DSLR you’ll love its bright optical viewfinder that shows the world as it really is.
The quality your photography deserves
An APS-C sized, next-generation 24.2-megapixel sensor captures amazing detail, even in difficult conditions.
Be spontaneous. Be creative
The EOS 800D is satisfyingly fast to use, with 6 frames-per-second continuous shooting and a bright optical viewfinder that shows the world in real time. When composing pictures on the camera's Vari-Angle screen, the world's quickest Live View AF system* focuses in as little as 0.03 sec, for pin-sharp results.
Satisfyingly fast to use
Responsive performance and 6fps continuous shooting let you capture the most fleeting moments.
Extend your perspective
Shoot photos and movies from low-down or overhead, using the EOS 800D’s Vari-Angle touch screen to compose the scene. Focus and shoot with a single tap.
Movies made easy
Image stabilised Full HD movies look superb on the web and on your home TV, with moving objects kept in sharp focus.
Simple wireless sharing and control
Connect to your smartphone or tablet in an instant for image sharing and remote camera control
Specifications in detail
Image Sensor
Type
22.3mm x 14.9 mm CMOS
Effective Pixels
Approx. 24.20 megapixels
Total Pixels
Approx. 25.80 megapixels
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed
Sensor Cleaning
EOS integrated cleaning system
Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour
Image Processor
Type
DIGIC 7
Lens
Lens Mount
EF/EF-S
Focal Length
Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
Image Stabilisation
Optical Image Stabilizer on compatible lens
Movie: In-camera 5-axis Digital IS available. Further stabilisation enhancements from lenses compatible with Dynamic IS 1
Focusing
Type
Via optical viewfinder:
TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
Via liveview on LCD screen:
Dual Pixel CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor 2
AF System / Points
Via optical viewfinder:
45 cross-type AF points
(45 f/5.6 cross-type AF points, 27 f/8 points (9 cross-type), centre point is f/2.8 and f/5.6 dual cross-type) 3
Via liveview on LCD screen:
Maximum 49 AF points (Fixed location on 7x7 grid) via camera automatic selection 4
Freely position 1 AF point/ 1 AF Zone (9 points, 3x3 grid) via manual selection 5
AF working range
Via optical viewfinder:
EV -3 - 18 (at 23 °C & ISO 100) with centre AF point & f/2.8 or brighter lenses
Via liveview on LCD screen:
EV -2 - 18 (at 23 °C & ISO 100) with One-Shot AF
AF Modes
AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo (AI Servo II algorithm)
AF Point Selection
Via optical viewfinder:
Automatic selection: 45 point AF
Manual selection: Single point AF
Manual selection: Zone AF
Manual selection: Large Zone AF
Selected AF point display
Indicated by a transmissive LCD in viewfinder and Quick Control screen
Predictive AF
Yes6
AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON Button is pressed.
AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash (effective range up to 4.0 m) or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
Manual Focus
Selected on lens
Exposure Control
Metering modes
Via optical viewfinder:
7560-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor
Metering with the area divided into 63 segments (9 × 7)
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 6.0 % of viewfinder)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 3.5 % of viewfinder)
(4) Center-weighted average metering
Via liveview on LCD screen:
(1) Evaluative metering (315 zones)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 6.0 % of LCD screen)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 2.6 % of LCD screen)
(4) Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range
Via optical viewfinder:
EV 1-20 (at 23 °C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO 100)
Via liveview on LCD screen:
EV 1-20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100, evaluative metering)
AE Lock
Auto: In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE Lock Button in creative zone modes.
Exposure Compensation
+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
AEB
3 shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
ISO Sensitivity
Auto (100-25600), 100-25600 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)
ISO can be expanded to H: 51200
During Movie shooting: Auto (100-12800), 100-12800 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 256007
Shutter
Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
Speed
30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
White Balance
Type
Automatic white balance with the imaging sensor
Settings
AWB (Ambience priority, White priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting.
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber bias +/-9 levels
2. Magenta/ Green bias +/-9 levels
Custom White Balance
Yes, 1 setting can be registered
WB Bracketing
+/-3 levels in single level increments
3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.
Viewfinder
Type
Pentamirror
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 95 %
Magnification
Approx. 0.82x 8
Eyepoint
Approx. 19 mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
Dioptre Correction
-3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)
Focusing Screen
Fixed (Translucent LCD screen for information overlay)
Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF 600mm f/4 IS USM or shorter)
Viewfinder Information
AF information: AF points, focus confirmation, AF area selection mode
Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB.
Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light.
Image information: Card information, maximum burst (1 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+).
Composition information: Grid, Electronic level, Aspect Ratio
Other information: Warning icon, Flicker Detection
Depth of field preview
Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.
Eyepiece shutter
On strap
LCD Monitor
Type
Vari angle touchscreen 7.7 cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040 K sRGB dots
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Viewing Angle (horizontally/vertically)
Approx 170°
Coating
Anti smudge
Brightness Adjustment
Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options
(1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings
(3) Electronic Level
Flash
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
12
Built-in Flash Coverage
up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: approx. 28mm)
Built-in Flash recycle time
Approx. 3 seconds
Modes
Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter
Red-Eye Correction
Yes - with red-eye reduction lamp
X-sync
1/200 sec
Flash Exposure Compensation
'+/- 2 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
Flash Exposure Bracketing
Yes, with compatible External Flash
Flash Exposure Lock
Yes
Second Curtain Synchronisation
Yes
HotShoe / PC terminal
Yes/ No
External Flash Compatibility
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless optical multi-flash support
External Flash Control
via camera menu screen
Shooting
Modes
Scene Intelligent Auto (Stills and Movie), No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, SCN(Group Photo,Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Food, Kids, Candlelight), Creative filters, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie)
Picture Styles
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
Colour Space
sRGB and Adobe RGB
Image Processing
Highlight Tone Priority
Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
Long exposure noise reduction
High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)
Multi Shot Noise Reduction
Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination, Chromatic aberration correction, Distortion correction, Diffraction correction
Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect, HDR art standard, HDR art vivid, HDR art bold, HDR art embossed)
Multi-exposure
RAW image processing - during image Playback only
Resize to M or S1, S2
Drive modes
Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote)
Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 6fps. (speed maintained until card is full) (JPEG) 910(with UHS-I card), 27 images (RAW)(with UHS-I card)) 1112
Live View Mode
Coverage
Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)
Frame Rate 29.97 fps
Focusing
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single)
One-shot AF and Servo AF selectable for Stills and Movie
Metering
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor.
Evaluative metering, partial metering, spot metering, center-weighted average metering.
Display Options
Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Electronic level,
File Type
Still Image Type
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0)
RAW: 14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
RAW, RAW + L possible.
Image Size
JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 3984 x 2656, (S1) 2976 x 1984, (S2) 2400x1600,
JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328x4000, (M) 3552x2664, (S1) 2656x1992, (S2) 2112x1600,
JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000x3368, (M) 3984x2240, (S1) 2976x1680, (S2) 2400x1344,
JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000x4000, (M) 2656x2656, (S1) 1984x1984, (S2) 1600x1600,
RAW: (RAW) 6000x4000
Movie Type
MP4 (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM / AAC, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)
Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) inter frame
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame
1280 x 720 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame
640 x 480 (29.97, 25) inter-frame
640 x 480 (29.97, 25) lite interframe
Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB (If file size exceeds 4GB a new file will be created automatically)
Folders New folders can be manually created and selected
File Numbering
(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset
Other Features
Custom Functions
15 Custom Functions
Metadata Tag
User copyright information (can be set in camera)
Image rating (0-5 stars)
LCD Panel / Illumination Yes / Yes
Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes
Playback zoom 1.5x - 10x
Display Formats
(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index
(4) 9 image index
(5) 36 image index
(6) 100 image index
(7) Jump Display
Slide Show
Choose images with Image Search
Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10/20 seconds
Repeat: On/Off
Background music: On/Off
Transition effect: Off, Slide in 1, Slide in 2, Fade 1, Fade 2, Fade 3
Histogram
Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes
Highlight Alert Yes
Image Erase/Protection
Erase: Select image, select range, all images in folder, all images on a card, all found images (during image search)
Protection: Single image, select range, all images in folder, all images on a card, all found images (during image search)
Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu (x5)
(2) Playback menu (x3)
(3) Setup menu (x4)
(4) Display Options menu
(5) My Menu
Menu Languages
25 Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese
Firmware Update
Update possible by the user.
Interface
Computer
Hi-Speed USB
Other
Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack)
Direct Print
Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
PictBridge Yes
Storage
Type
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)
Supported Operating System
PC & Macintosh
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 (With Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is installed) 13
Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12
Software
Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional 4 (RAW Image Processing)
Other
EOS Utility
EOS Lens Registration Tool
EOS Web Service Registration Tool
EOS Sample Music
Picture Style Editor
Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices
Power Source
Batteries
1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17
Battery life
Viewfinder: Approx. 600 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 14
Viewfinder: Approx. 550 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Live View: Approve 270 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Live View: Approve 230 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Battery Indicator 4 levels
Power saving
Power turns off after 10/30 (10 sec viewfinder/30 sec live view, functions, image playback etc) sec, 30 sec, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 15 mins.
Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter AC-E6(N), DC coupler: DR-E18, Battery charger LC-E17
Accessories
Viewfinder
Eyecup Ef
Rubber Frame Ef
E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lenses
Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II
Magnifier MG-Ef
Angle Finder C
Case Semi Hard case EH26-L / EH27-L
Wireless File Transmitter
Built in Wi-Fi transmission
Connectivity to Smart devices is possible with Android version 4.0-4.4/5.0-5.1 or iOS 7.1/8-8.3.
NFC connectivity is possible only with compatible Android devices
Bluetooth® (Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology) 15 16
Lenses
All EF and EF-S lenses
Flash
Canon Speedlites (90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III-RT, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
Remote Controller / Switch
Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6, Remote Controller BR-E1
Other
Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1, Hand Strap E2, GP-E2
Warranty one year by Canon Jordan at Canon Authorized Service Center
What's in the box
EOS 800D Body
Eyecup EF
Camera Cover R-F-3
Wide Strap EW-400D
Battery Pack LP-E17
Battery Charger LC-E17E
AC Power Cable (Eur)
User Manual Kit
