Canon EOS 7D Body

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 8m
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 Micro adjustment: 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. 1.0 x
Eyepoint: Approx. 22 mm (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)
Viewfinder Information: AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light.
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: White balance correction, CF card information, monochrome shooting, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+).
Composition information: Grid, Dual Axis Electronic level
Depth of Field Preview: Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.
Eyepiece Shutter: On strap

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, wireless 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. 8 fps. (speed maintained for up to 126 images (JPEG), 15 images (RAW))

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 29m 59sec, Max file size 4GB
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, Checkmarked images, Unprotected images
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 SELPHY Printers, Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function 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: 1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6
Battery Life: Approx. 800 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 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 (W x H x D): 148.2 x 110.7 x 73.5 mm
Weight (Body Only): Approx. 820 g

Accessories

Viewfinder: Eyecup Eg, Dioptric adjustment lens Eg, Anti-Fog Eyepiece Eg
Case: Semi-Hard 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
Other: Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3

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Date Added: 30th October 2009
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