Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR (Body)
Canon EOS 7D (Body) (Price Is Subject To Change Without Notice)
Built to match the passion of photographers. With an 18MP sensor, 8fps shooting, ISO12800, Intelligent Viewfinder and Full HD 1080 movies, the EOS 7D offers performance with unprecedented versatility.
Features :
18 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor :
The EOS 7D offers superb resolution thanks to its 18MP CMOS sensor. Offering the photographer the choice of flexibility and creativity.
8 frames per second :
Shoot 18MP 14-bit images at 8 fps as standard, in a burst of up to 126 large JPEGs; photographers can capture both detail and action.
High ISO :
For handheld shooting in low light, the EOS 7D offers ISO speeds of up to 6400. Expandable to ISO 12800, for low light scenes where using flash is undesirable.
100% Viewfinder coverage :
The 100% coverage viewfinder with 1.0x magnification provides the most complete and natural view of your subject. The Intelligent viewfinder offers shooting information never before seen in an EOS, including the Dual Axis Electronic Level to ensure perfect horizons.
19-point cross-type AF system :
A newly designed AF sensor with Zone and Spot AF modes gives the photographer new ways to select AF points. All points are cross type with the centre point offering both f/2.8 and f/5.6 sensors.
iFCL metering system :
A new 63-zone dual layer metering sensor analyses Focus, Colour and Luminance information, providing accurate and consistent metering.
DIGIC 4 :
Canon’s Dual “DIGIC 4” provides the EOS 7D with the power to deliver outstanding colour reproduction from its high resolution CMOS sensor. DIGIC 4 also delivers 14 bit processing, excellent noise reduction, long battery life, Face Detection AF and Full HD movie recording.
Full HD movie recording :
Complementing outstanding still imaging capabilities with Full HD 1080 video recording including selectable frame rates and full manual control.
Integrated Speedlite Transmitter :
EOS 7D includes the ability to control multiple Speedlites without an ST-E2 or 580EX II, and includes a built-in 15mm wide angle flash. Expand your flash photography.
3.0” Clear View II LCD :
The 3.0” Clear View II LCD features 920,000 dot resolution, a wide viewing angle and new solid structure for improved image viewing in bright conditions. Live View displays real-time images on the LCD, offering three auto focus modes.
Magnesium alloy body with environmental protection :
The magnesium alloy body offers weather sealing equivalent to the acclaimed EOS-1N, EOS Integrated Cleaning System and 150,000 release shutter durability. The EOS 7D has been designed from the ground up to be used by the most demanding photographers.
The above SRP is Canon's Suggested Retail Price including VAT, prices may vary from high street stores.
Specification :
IMAGE SENSOR :
Type 22.3mm x 14.9mm CMOS
Effective Pixels Approx. 18.00 megapixels
Total Pixels Approx. 19.00 megapixels
Aspect Ratio 3.2
Low-Pass Filter Built-in/Fixed
Sensor Cleaning EOS integrated cleaning system with fluorine coating
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR :
Type Dual "DIGIC 4"
LENS :
Lens Mount EF/EF-S
Focal Length Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
FOCUSING :
Type TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
AF System/ Points 19 cross-type AF points (f/2.8 at centre)
AF Working Range EV -0.5 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
AF Modes AI Focus, One Shot, AI Servo
AF Point Selection :
Automatic selection: 19 point AF
Manual selection: Single point AF
Manual selection: Spot AF
Manual selection: AF point Expansion
Manual selection: Zone AF
AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting
Selected AF Point Display Indicated by a transmissive LCD in viewfinder and on top LCD panel and Quick Control screen
Predictive AF Yes, up to 8m¹
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 or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
Manual Focus Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode
AF Microadjustment
C.Fn III-5
+/- 20 steps
Adjust all lenses by same amount
Adjust up to 20 lenses individually
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering Modes
TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone Dual Layer SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 9.4% of viewfinder at centre)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 2.3% viewfinder at centre)
(4) Centre weighted average metering
Metering Range
EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
AE Lock
Auto: In 1-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 (100-3200), 100-6400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)
ISO can be expanded to H: 12800
SHUTTER
Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
Speed
30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
WHITE BALANCE
Type
Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
Settings
AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting.
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.
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
Pentaprism
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 100%
Magnification
Approx. 1.0x¹
Eyepoint
Approx. 22mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
Dioptre Correction
-3 to +1 (1/m) (dioptre)
Focusing Screen
Fixed (Transmissive LCD screen)
Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)
LCD MONITOR
Type
3.0" Clear View II TFT, approx. 920K dots
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)
Approx 160°
Coating
Anti-reflection and Solid Structure
Brightness Adjustment
Auto: Using extenal amibent light sensor
Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options
(1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings
(3) Dual Axis Electronic Level
FLASH
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters) 12
Built-in Flash Coverage up to 15mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
Built-in Flash Recycle Time Approx. 3 seconds
Modes Auto, Manual flash, Multi flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
X-Sync 1/250sec
Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 3EV 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/ Yes
External Flash Compatibility E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wirless multi-flash support
External Flash Control Via camera menu screen
SHOOTING
Modes
Auto (Stills and Movie), Creative Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Custom (x3)
Picture Styles
Standard, Portrait, Landscape, 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)
Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination
Drive Modes
Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote)
Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 8fps. (speed maintained for up to 126 images (JPEG)¹ (with UDMA card), 15 images (RAW))²
LIVE VIEW MODE
Type
Electronic viewfinder with image sensor
Coverage
Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)
Frame Rate
30 fps
Focusing
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face detection mode
Metering
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed
Display Options
Grid overlay (x2), Histogram
FILE TYPE
Still Image Type
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG, M-RAW + JPEG, S-RAW + JPEG possible.
Image Size
JPEG: (L) 5184x3456, (M) 3456x2304, (S) 2592x1728
RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456, (M-RAW) 3888x2592, (S-RAW) 2592x1728
Movie Type
MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)
Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)
Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB
Folders
New folders can be manually created and selected
File Numbering
(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset
OTHER FEATURES
Custom Functions
27 Custom Fubctions with 70 settings
Metadata Tag
User copyright information (can be set in camera)
LCD Panel / Illumination
Yes / Yes
Water/ Dust Resistance
Yes (equal to EOS-1N)
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) Magnified view
Slide Show
Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills
Playback time: 1/2/3/5 seconds
Repeat: On/Off
Histogram
Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes
Highlight Alert
Yes
Image Erase/Protection
Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time
Data Verification
Original image verification data can be appended to the image (OSK-E3 required for verification)
Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu (x4)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) Custom Functions 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
HDMI mini output, Video output (PAL/ NTSC), Extension system terminal (for WFT-E5), External microphone (Stereo mini jack)
DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
PictBridge
Yes
STORAGE
Type
CompactFlash Type I/ II (Microdrive compatible, UDMA compatible), external storage with WFT-E5
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh
Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition)
OS X v10.4-10.5
SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing
ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional
Other
PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*, Original Data Security Tools*), Picture Style Editor
* Requires optional accessory
POWER SOURCE
Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 (supplied), 1xCR1616 for date & settings
Battery Life
Approx. 800 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
Approx. 750 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Battery Indicator
6 levels + percentage
Power Saving
Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins.
Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Body Materials
Magnesium Alloy body covers
Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD)
148.2 x 110.7 x 73.5mm
Weight (Body Only)
Approx. 820g
ACCESSORIES
Viewfinder
Eyecup Eg, Dioptric adjustment lens Eg, Anti-Fog Eyepiece Eg
Case
EH20-L
Wireless File Transmitter
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E5
Lenses
All EF and EF-S lenses
Flash
Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)
Battery Grip
BG-E7
Remote Controller/ Switch
Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-1/RC-5
