Canon EOS 7D - the new high-end digital SLR
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Pre-IFA 2009: As anticipated Canon has today announced the EOS 7D digital SLR. It boasts a new 18MP APS-C CMOS sensor, Dual DIGIC 4 processors, ISO range expandable to 12800, continuous shooting at 8 fps and full HD video recording. It also incorporates a new viewfinder with 1.0x magnification and 100% coverage and a 3 inch LCD with 920k dot resolution.
Canon EOS 7D Specifications
| Price (Body Only) | • US: $1699 |
|---|---|
| Price (With 28-135mm kit lens) | • US: $1,899 |
| Body material | Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor * | • 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 19 million total pixels • 18 million effective pixels • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Image processor * | Dual DIGIC 4 |
| A/D conversion | 14 bit |
| Image Sizes ( Still) * | RAW • 5184 x 3456 • 3888 x 2592 • 2592 x 1728 JPEG • 5184 x 3456 • 3456 x 2304 • 2592 x 1728 |
| Image Sizes (Movie) | 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps) |
| File formats (Still) | • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal • RAW • M-RAW • S-RAW • RAW + JPEG • M-RAW + JPEG • S-RAW + JPEG |
| File formats (Movie) | MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM) |
| Lenses | • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount • 1.6x field of view crop |
| Dust reduction | • EOS integrated cleaning system with fluorine coating • Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown - can be disabled) • Dust Delete Data - Data from a test shot is used to ‘map’ dust spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software |
| Auto focus* | • TTL-CT-SIR CMOS sensor • 19 cross-type AF points (f/2.8 at centre) • Center point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster • AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes | • One shot AF • AI Servo AF • AI Focus AF • Manual focus |
| AF point selection | • Auto : 19 point • Manual : Single point/ Spot/ AF point Expansion/ Zone |
| AF Lock | Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON button is pressed |
| Predictive AF | • Up to 8 m |
| AF assist | • Stroboscopic flash |
| AF microadjust | • +/- 20 steps • Adjust all lenses by same amount/individually adjust up to 20 lenses |
| Metering* | • TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone Dual Layer SPC • Metering range: EV 1 - 20 EV |
| Metering modes* | • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) • Partial (9.4% at center) • Spot metering (approx. 2.3% at center) • Center-weighted average |
| AE lock | • Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock button |
| Exposure compensation* | • +/-3.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Exposure bracketing | • +/- 2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Sensitivity * | • Auto ISO (100-3200) • ISO 100-6400 in 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • H (12800) expansion |
| Shutter | • Focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/8000 sec • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values | • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • White Fluorescent light • Flash • Custom • Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K in 100 K steps) |
| WB bracketing | • +/-3 levels • 3 images • Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias |
| WB shift | • Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Picture style | • Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User def. 1 • User def. 2 • User def. 3 |
| Custom image parameters | • Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 • Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, Gvan • B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Image processing | • Highlight tone priority • Auto lighting optimizer (4 settings) • Long exposure noise reduction • High ISO noise reduction (4 settings) • Auto correction of lens peripheral illumination (vignetting) |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Viewfinder * | • Eye-level pentaprism • 100% frame coverage • Approx. 1.0x maginification • Eyepoint: 22 mm • Fixed (Transmissive LCD screen) • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter |
| Mirror | • Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio 40:60) • Mirror lock-up (once or multiple exposures) |
| Viewfinder info * | • AF points • Focus confirmation light • Shutter speed • Aperture value • ISO speed (always displayed) • AE lock • Exposure level/compensation • Spot metering circle • Exposure warning • AEB. • Flash ready • High-speed sync • FE lock • Flash exposure compensation • Red-eye reduction light • White balance correction • CF card information • Monochrome shooting • Maximum burst (2 digit display) • Highlight tone priority (D+) • Grid • Dual Axis Electronic level |
| LCD monitor | • 3.0 ” TFT LCD • 920,000 pixels • 100% coverage • 160 ° viewing angle • Coating : Anti-reflection and Solid Structure |
| LCD Live view | • Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor • 100% frame coverage • 30 fps frame rate • Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor • Best view or exposure simulation • Silent mode • Grid optional (x2) • Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point) • Three AF modes - Live mode/Quick mode/Face Detection • Histogram • Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT) |
| Record review | • Off • On (histogram via INFO button) • Display mode same as last used Play mode |
| Playback modes | 1. Single image with exposure, file number, storage slot 2. As 1 but also image count and quality 3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram 4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and RGB histograms |
| Playback features | • Optional blinking highlight alert • Optional AF point display • Magnified view (up to 1.5x - 10x) • 2×2 or 3×3 thumbnail index • Delete / Protect |
| Flash* | • Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • FOV coverage up to15 mm (27 mm equiv.) • Guide number approx 12 m (ISO 100) • Cycle time approx. 3 sec • Flash compensation +/-3.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • X-Sync: 1/250 sec |
| External flash | • E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites • Wireless multi-flash support • PC Sync |
| Shooting modes * | • Auto • Creative auto • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) Stills and Movie • Custom settings 1 • Custom settings 2 • Custom settings 3 |
| Drive modes | • Single • High-speed continuous • Low-speed continuous • Self-timer: 2sec + remote, 10sec + remote |
| Burst buffer * | Approx. 8 fps (speed maintained for up to 126 JPEGs (with UDMA card), 15 images (RAW)) |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Auto rotation | • On (recorded and LCD display) • On (recorded only) • Off |
| Custom functions * | 27 Custom Fubctions with 70 settings |
| Menu 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 • Japanese |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Portrait grip | • Optional BG-E7 Battery Grip • Optional WFT-E5 Wireless File Transfer Grip |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • Video output (PAL/ NTSC) • HDMI connector • N3 type wired remote control • PC Sync flash terminal • External microphone (Stereo mini jack) • Communication terminal on base for WFT-E5 |
| Storage | • Compact Flash Type I or II • Supports UDMA and Microdrive cards • External storage via optional WFT-E5 |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion LC-E6 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • CR1616 Lithium battery (date/time backup) • Optional AC adapter |
| Wireless connectivity (optional WFT-E5) |
• Mounts on base of camera and also acts as vertical grip • Has its own BP-511A battery • Wireless 802.11b / 802.11g • Wireless security: WEP, TKIP/AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK • Wireless methods: Infrastructure or Ad Hoc • Wired ethernet (100 Base-TX) • Transfer: FTP, PTP (remote control by computer), HTTP (view / remote fire) • USB host capable: External hard drives, flash drives • USB comms: GPS devices (records coordinates and altitude in image header) |
| Dimensions | 148 x 111 x 74 mm (5.8 x 4.3 x 2.8 in) |
| Weight * | • No battery: 820 g (1.8 lb) |