Pricing (body only)  
USA $ 4,499 
Europe ?4,600 
 
Image sensor 
Type 28.7 x 19.1 mm CMOS 
Effective Pixels Approx. 8.2M 
Total Pixels Approx. 8.5M 
Aspect Ratio 3:2 
Low-Pass Filter Built in/ Fixed 
Colour Filter Type  Primary Colour 
 
Image processor 
Type DIGIC II 
 
Lens 
Lens Mount EF (excludes EF-S lenses) 
Focal Length 1.3x Multiplication with EF lens fitted 
 
Focusing 
Type TTL-AREA-SIR with a CMOS sensor 
AF System/ Points 45 -point AF (Area AF) 
AF working range EV 0-18 (at 20°C & ISO 100) 
AF Modes • One Shot
• AI Servo 
AF Point Selection • Automatic selection
• Manual selection
• Home position (switch to registered AF point) 
Selected AF point display Superimposed in viewfinder 
Predictive AF Yes 
AF Lock  Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode. 
AF Assist Beam Emitted by an optional dedicated Speedlite 
Manual Focus Selected on lens 
 
Exposure control 
Metering modes TTL full aperture metering with 21 zone SPC
1. Evaluative metering (linked to any AF point)
2. Partial metering (approx. 8.5% of viewfinder at centre)
3. Spot metering: Center spot metering (approx. 2.4% viewfinder at center) AF point-linked spot metering (approx. 2.4% of viewfinder) Multi/Spot metering (Max 8 spot metering entries)
4. Center weighted average metering 
Metering Range EV 0-20 (at 20°C with 50mm f1.4 lens ISO 100) 
AE Lock • Auto: Operates in 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
• Manual: By AE lock button in all metering modes 
Exposure Compensation +/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments (can be combined with AEB). 
AEB • +/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments.
• 1/2-stop increments selectable with C.Fn-06-2.
• Bracketing methods: 1 Shutter speed or aperture, 2 ISO speed 
ISO Speed Equivalent • 100-1600 (in 1/3-stop increments)
• ISO can be expanded to L: 50 or H: 3200 (selected on shooting menu) 
 
Shutter 
Type Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter 
Speed • 30 - 1/8000 sec. (1/3 stop increments)
• Bulb
• (Shutter speeds of 1 sec or more operate with noise reduction) 
Shutter release Soft-touch electromagnetic release 
 
White balance 
Type Auto white balance with the imaging sensor 
Settings • Auto
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Tungsten light
• Fluorescent light
• Flash
• Custom
• Colour Temperature Setting
• Personal WB
• (Total 10 Settings) White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9 2. Magenta/ Green +/-9. 
Personal White Balance Up to 3 personal WB settings can be registered 
WB Bracketing • +/-3 stops in full stop increments.
• Method: 1. Blue/Amber 2.Magenta/Green. 3 bracketed images per shutter release. 
 
Colour matrix 
Type 5 types of colour space:
• 4x sRGB
• Adobe RGB. 2x user selectable. 
 
Viewfinder 
Viewfinder Pentamirror with condenser lens 
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) Approx. 100% (for JPEG Large images) 
Magnification 0.72x (4) 
Eyepoint 20mm 
Dioptre Correction -3 - 1 dpt 
Focusing Screen Interchangeable (9 types). Standard Focusing Screen Ec-CIII 
Mirror • Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 37:63
• no mirror cut-off with EF1200mm f5.6 or shorter 
Viewfinder Information • AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light)
• Exposure information (shutter speed, aperture
• manual exposure
• metering range
• ISO speed
• exposure level
• exposure warning)
• Flash Information (flash ready, FP flash, FE lock, flash exposure level), JPEG format
• number of remaining shots
• CF card information
• WB compensation. 
Depth of field preview Yes 
Eyepiece shutter Built-in 
 
LCD monitor 
Monitor • 2.0" TFT
• approx. 230K pixels 
Coverage Approx. 100% (for JPEG images) 
Brightness Adjustable to one of five levels 
 
Flash 
Modes • E-TTL II
• Auto Flash
• Metered Manual 
HotShoe/ PC terminal Yes/ Yes 
X-sync 1/250sec 
Flash Exposure Compensation +/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments with EX series Speedlites 
Flash Exposure Bracketing Yes 
Flash Exposure Lock Yes 
Second Curtain Synchronisation Yes 
External Flash • E-TTL with EX series Speedlites
• wireless multi-flash support. 
 
Shooting 
Modes • Program AE
• Shutter priority AE
• Aperture priority AE
• Manual 
Drive modes • Single
• Continuous L
• Continuous H
 
Continuous Shooting • Maximum approx. 8.5 fps
• JPEG: up to 40 images (JPEG quality 8)
• RAW: up to 20 images (2) 
 
Recording pixels / compression 
Image Size • 3504x2336 (LF)   (8.2 million pixels)
• 3104x2072 (M1)
• 2544x1696 (M2)
• 1728x1152 (S)
• 3504x2336 (RAW) 
Compression • JPEG (1-10 settings, user selectable)
• RAW (Canon RAW 2nd edition) 
 
File format 
Still Image Format • JPEG (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant)
• Design rule for Camera File system (2.0)
• Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant  
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording Yes 
Folders Folder creation & selection is possible  
File Numbering 1. Consecutive numbering
2. Auto reset
3. Manual reset 
Processing Parameters 3 parameters in 3 sets 
Sound Files WAVE (monaural) 
 
Direct print 
Canon Printers  Canon Compact Photo Printers and Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function. 
PictBridge Yes 
 
Other features 
Custom Functions 21 Custom Functions with 67 settings 
Personal Functions 27 
LCD Panel (EL) Illumination Yes 
Water/ Dust resistance Yes 
Sound Memo Up to 30sec per image 
Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes 
Histogram Brightness: Yes RGB: Yes 
Playback zoom 1.5x - 10x 
Display Formats 1. Single image with information 
2. Single image
3. 4 image index
4. 9 image index
5. Magnified view  
Image Erase Protection Erase protection of one image, all images in a folder, or all images in the memory card can be applied or cancelled at one time 
Image Erase • Single image
• All 
Self Timer Approx. 2 or 10 sec. 
Menu Categories 1. Recording Menu
2. Playback menu
3. Set-up menu
4. Custom/ Personal Functions Menu 
Menu Languages English
• German
• French
• Dutch
• Danish
• Finnish
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Spanish
• Simplified Chinese
• Japanese 
Firmware Update Update possible by the user. 
 
Interface 
Computer • IEEE 1394 (Supplied with 4-pin dedicated cable)
• USB 1.1(Mini-B, PTP) 
Other Video output (PAL/ NTSC) 
 
Memory card 
Type • CompactFlash Type I/ II (Microdrive compatible) (3)
• SD memory 
 
Supported operating system 
PC Windows 98 (including SE) / 2000 / Me / XP 
Macintosh • OS 9.0 ? 9.2
• OS X v10.1 / v10.2 
 
Software 
Browsing & Printing EOS Viewer Utility/ EOS Capture 
Other PhotoStitch 
Drivers • TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000)
• WIA (Windows Me) 
Image Manipulation Digital Photo Professional 
 
Power source 
Batteries • 1x Ni-MH pack NP-E3
• 1x CR2025 for date & settings 
Battery life  Approx. 1200 (at 20C) Approx. 800 (at 0C)  
Battery check  Automatic 
Power saving Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins. 
A/C Power Supply Power adapter DCK-E1 
 
Accessories 
Lenses All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses) 
Flash Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2) 
Remote Controller/ Switch Remote control with N3 type contact 
Power Supply & Battery Chargers • DC coupler kit DCK-E1
• Battery charger NC-E2 
 
Physical specifications 
Body Materials Magnesium Alloy 
Operating Environment • 0-45 °C
• 85% or lower humidity 
Dimensions (WxHxD) 156 x 158 x 80 mm (6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 in) 
Weight (body only) Approx. 1.2 kg (battery weight 335 g)