Canon EOS 100D (Q1 2013) tech specifications | DSLR Camera for Beginners

IMAGE SENSOR
Type
22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS

Effective Pixels
Approx. 18.0 megapixels

Total Pixels
Approx. 18.5 megapixels

Aspect Ratio
3:2

Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed

Sensor Cleaning
EOS integrated cleaning system

Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type
DIGIC 5

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
9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre, extra sensitivity at f/2.8)

AF Working Range
Centre AF point: EV -0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
Other AF points: EV 0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)

AF Modes
AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo

AF Point Selection
Automatic selection, Manual selection

Selected AF Point Display
Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor

Predictive AF
Yes, up to 10m¹

AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode.

AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite

Manual Focus
Selected on lens

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering Modes
TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center)
(4) Center weighted average metering

Metering Range
EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.8 II 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 +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments

ISO Sensitivity*
AUTO(100-6400), 100-12800 in 1-stop increments
ISO can be expanded to H: 25600
During Movie shooting: Auto (100-6400), 100-6400 (Whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 12800

SHUTTER
Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter, with electronic first curtain

Speed
30-1/4000 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.
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
Pentamirror

Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 95%

Magnification
Approx. 0.87x¹

Eyepoint
Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens centre)

Dioptre Correction
-3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)

Focusing Screen
Fixed

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 light¹
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: Highlight tone priority (D+), monochrome shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), White balance correction, SD card information

Depth of Field Preview
Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

Eyepiece Shutter
On strap

LCD MONITOR
Type
Touch screen 7.7cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots

Coverage
Approx. 100%

Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)
Approx 170°

Coating
Solid Structure and Anti smudge

Brightness Adjustment
Adjustable to one of seven levels

Display Options
(1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings

FLASH
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
9.4

Built-in Flash Coverage
up to 18mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 29mm)

Built-in Flash Recycle Time
Approx. 3 seconds

Modes
Auto, Manual Flash

Red-Eye Reduction
Yes - with red eye reduction lamp

X-Sync
1/200sec

Flash Exposure Compensation
'+/- 2EV 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/ No

External Flash Compatibility
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support (with optional accessory)

External Flash Control
via camera menu screen

SHOOTING
Modes
Scene Intelligent Auto (Stills and Movie), No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, SCN(Kids, Food, Candlelight, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie)

Picture Styles
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)

Colour Space
sRGB and Adobe RGB

Drive Modes
Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10), Silent single shooting, Silent continous shooting

Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 4.0fps. (speed maintained for minimum of approx. 28 images (JPEG)¹, 7 images (RAW)²³

LIVE VIEW MODE
Type
Electronic viewfinder with image sensor

Coverage
Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

Frame Rate
60 fps

Focusing
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Hybrid CMOS AF II (Face detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single), Phase detection AF (Quick mode)

Metering
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor.
Evaluative metering, partial metering, spot metering, center-weighted average metering.

Display Options
Grid overlay (x2), Histogram, Multi aspect ratios

FILE TYPE
Still Image Type
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
Yes (RAW + Large JPEG only)

Image Size
JPEG 3:2: (L) 5184x3456, (M) 3456x2304, (S1) 2592x1728, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480
JPEG 4:3: (L) 4608x3456, (M) 3072x2304, (S1) 2304x1728, (S2) 1696x1280, (S3) 640x480
JPEG 16:9: (L) 5184x2912, (M) 3456x1944, (S1) 2592x1456 (S2) 1920x1080, (S3) 720x400
JPEG 1:1: (L) 3456x3456, (M) 2304x2304, (S1) 1728x1728, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480
RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456

Movie Type
MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)

Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)

Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB (If file size exceeds 4GB a new file will be created automatically)

Folders
New folders can be manually created and selected

File Numbering
(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset

OTHER FEATURES
Custom Functions
8 Custom Functions with 24 settings

Metadata Tag
User copyright information (can be set in camera)

Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes

Playback Zoom
1.5x - 10x enabled in 15steps

Display Formats
(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) Index display (4/9/36/100 images)
(4) Jump Display (1/10/100 images, by Date,by Folder, Movies only, Stills only, by Rating)

Slide Show
Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating
Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds
Repeat: On/Off
Transition Effect: Off, Slide 1, Slide 2, Fade 2, Fade 2, Fade 3
Background Music: On, Off

Histogram
Brightness: Yes
RGB: YesBrightness: Yes
RGB: Yes

Highlight Alert
Yes (Shooting information display only)

Image Erase/Protection
Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images
Protection: Single image, all images in folder, all images on card

Menu Categories
1) Shooting menu (x6)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x4)
(4) 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
Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack)

DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

PictBridge
Yes

STORAGE
Type
SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I)card

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh
Windows XP inc. SP3 / Vista inc. SP2 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 inc. SP1(excl. Starter Edition) / 8
OS X v10.6-10.8 (Intel processor required)

SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing
ImageBrowser EX

Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional

Other
PhotoStitch, EOS Utility, Picture Style Editor

POWER SOURCE
Batteries
1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E12

Battery Life
Approx. 380 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
Approx. 350 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

Battery Indicator
4 levels

Power Saving
Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins.

Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E15, Battery charger LC-E12

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Body Materials
Aluminium alloy and polycarbonate resin with carbon and glass fiber

Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity

Dimensions (WxHxD)
116.8 x 90.7 x 69.4mm

Weight (Body Only)
Black model: Approx. 407g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)
White model: Approx. 410g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)**

ACCESSORIES
Viewfinder
Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C

Case
Semi-Hard Case EH25-L

Wireless File Transmitter
Compatible with Eye-Fi cards

Lenses
All EF and EF-S lenses

Flash
Canon Speedlites (90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite MR-14EX, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)

Battery Grip
None

Remote Controller/ Switch
Remote Controller RC-6, Remote Switch RS-60E3