| Type |  | 
| 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
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| Image sensor size | Approx. 22.3 x 14.9mm | 
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses) * Excluding EF-M lenses
 (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6 times the lens focal length)
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| Lens mount | Canon EF mount | 
| Image Sensor |  | 
| Type | CMOS sensor | 
| Effective pixels | Approx. 18.00 megapixels | 
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 
| Dust delete feature | Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending | 
| Recording System |  | 
| 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
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| Recording pixels | L (Large): | Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) | 
| M (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) | 
| Image Processing During Shooting |  | 
| Picture style | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome User Def. 1 - 3
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| Basic+ | Ambience-based shots, Light / scene-based shots | 
| White balance | Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Flash colour temperature information transmission enabled
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| Noise reduction | Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots | 
| Auto image brightness correction | Auto Lighting Optimizer | 
| Highlight tone priority | Provided | 
| Lens peripheral illumination correction | Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction | 
| Viewfinder |  | 
| Type | Eye-level pentamirror | 
| Coverage | Vertical / Horizontal approx. 95% (with Eye point approx. 19mm) | 
| Magnification | Approx. 0.85x (-1m-¹ with 50mm lens at infinity) | 
| Eyepoint | Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1m-¹) | 
| Built-in dioptric adjustment | Approx. -3.0 - +1.0m-¹ (dpt) | 
| Focusing screen | Fixed, Precision Matte | 
| Mirror | Quick-return type | 
| Depth-of-field preview | Provided | 
| Autofocus |  | 
| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection | 
| AF points | Nine cross-type AF points (Cross-type AF sensitive to f/2.8 with center AF point) | 
| Focusing brightness range | EV -0.5 - 18 (center AF point, at 23°C / 73°F, 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 | 
| Exposure Control |  | 
| Metering modes | 63-zone TTL full-aperture metering (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
 (2) Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at center)
 (3) Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center)
 (4) Center-weighted average metering
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| Metering brightness range | EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F 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 (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 *Portrait: ISO 100,
 Handheld Night Scene: ISO 100 - ISO 12800 set automatically
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| 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: | With AE lock button | 
| Shutter |  | 
| Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter | 
| Shutter speeds | 1/4000sec. to 30secs. (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.), Bulb, X-sync at 1/200sec. | 
| Flash |  | 
| 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. 3secs. | 
| Wireless master function provided | 
| 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- or 1/2-stop increments | 
| FE lock | Provided | 
| PC terminal | None | 
| Drive System |  | 
| Drive mode | Single shooting, continuous shooting, self-timer with 10-secs. or 2-secs. delay and 10-secs. delay with continuous shooting | 
| Continuous shooting speed | Max. approx. 5.0 shots/sec. | 
| Max. burst (Approx.): | JPEG Large / Fine: | 22 (30) shots | 
| RAW: |