Canon EOS 7D Body User Manual

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

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

1

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

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

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

2

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

IMAGE PROCESSOR

EXPOSURE CONTROL

EOS 7D

Specification Sheet

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. 1.0x

3

Eyepoint Approx. 22mm (from eyepiece lens centre)

Dioptre Correction

-3 to +1 m-1 (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 ambient 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)4 (with
UDMA card), 15 images (RAW))

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LIVE VIEW MODE

Type Electronic viewfinder with image sensor

Coverage Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

Frame Rate 30 fps