Canon EOS ELAN 7NE User Manual

With an industry leading combination of performance and design, Canon’s
EOS series of SLR cameras continue to set new standards for digital and
film SLRs. Celebrated for their unparalleled performance and sophisticated
innovation, Canon EOS cameras have a well-deserved reputation for user­friendly design, professional precision and uncompromising quality.
Canon is pleased to add the new EOS ELAN 7

N/7NE to this amazing camera

system. Incorporating a host of new features that Canon owners have
asked for, the new ELAN 7

N/7NE includes a new focusing system for the

fastest AF performance in its class, a new backlit display, Canon’s Whisper
Drive technology, and a new distance-based flash metering system, all in a
nearly silent, elegant and rugged package.
Come explore what’s possible with the new EOS ELAN 7

N/7NE.

INSPIRED, WITH THE FASTEST AF IN ITS CLASS.

Photos ©Rick Sammon

With AI Servo, One Shot and AI Focus modes, the AF

system can adapt to any situation. AI Servo AF is

perfect for moving subjects. The camera follows the

subject continuously until the shutter is released,

continuously adjusting

focus for sharp results,

at speeds rivaling many

professional

SLRs.

The

ELAN 7N/7NE

’s One-Shot AF is suited to portrait or still-

life photography. Once composition is determined, one of

the camera’s seven focusing sensors quickly focuses on

the subject. Unlike cameras with fewer focusing points, the

ELAN 7N/7NE

allows

off-center subjects to

be in sharp focus

without the need to

recompose the image.

AI Focus offers control in

any situation. In AI Focus,

the ELAN 7

N/7NE detects if

there is subject movement.

Then, it automatically

selects AI Servo Focus or

One-Shot AF as the shooting

situation requires.

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FAST AF PERFORMANCE

It’s never been so easy to achieve perfect focus so quickly. A perfect choice for sports and wildlife photographers, the

EOS ELAN 7

N/7NE shares much of the AF technology found in Canon’s EOS-1v and EOS 3. This high-speed focus can track quickly

moving objects with great precision, and allows for up to four photographs to be taken per second. With performance that

rivals leading top-of-the-line SLRs available today, the EOS ELAN 7

N/7NE easily has the fastest AF in its class in One Shot AF mode.

Improvements in AF data calculation and sequencing mean that moving subjects are tracked better than ever in AI Servo AF.

7-POINT AF

The EOS ELAN 7

N/7NE’s 7-point Wide-Area Autofocus

provides a new level of speed and accuracy in AF.

Seven focusing points are arranged in a cross pattern

with a central “cross-type” sensor. This wide area

makesitpossible for sharp focus to be achieved

instantly– even when the subject is off-center –

without the need to recompose the shot. Vertically or

horizontally, with stationary or moving objects, in low

light and even with low contrast, 7-point Wide-Area

Autofocus delivers razor-sharp images.

The ELAN 7

N

/7NE’s Focusing Point Selection Keys

represent a bold innovation in

speed and versatility. Designed for

easy and fast action, these keys

enable the photographer to

immediately select any one of the

seven focusing points simply by pressing a button.

It’s simple, intuitive and remarkably fast.

The viewfinder has a Built-in Dioptric Adjustment

from -2.5 to +0.5. Adjustments can be made

conveniently without removing the camera’s

attached eyecup.

A Depth-of-Field Preview Button enables a fast check of

the “sharp zone” before the shutter is released.

SUPERIOR METERING

The ELAN 7

N/7NE uses Canon’s advanced

35-zone Evaluative Metering for fast,

accurate control of shooting environments that

combine light and shadow or strong backlight. Precise

metering is assured whether shooting in vertical or

horizontal positions.

Partial Metering measures

10% of the viewfinder at

the center or around the chosen

focusing point to provide pinpoint

accuracy when metering shadows,

highlights or subjects against very

bright or dark backgrounds.

The ELAN 7

N/7NE measures

the entire scene with

Center-Weighted Average Metering

while placing greater emphasis on

what appears in the center of the

frame. It is often the chosen method

of experienced photographers.

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