Canon EOS 7D Mark II (Q3 2014) tech specifications | DSLR Camera for Enthusiasts

IMAGE SENSOR
Type
22.4 x 15.0 mm CMOS

Effective Pixels
Approx. 20.2 megapixels

Total Pixels
Approx. 20.9 megapixels

Aspect Ratio
3:2

Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed with fluorine coating

Sensor Cleaning
EOS integrated cleaning system

Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type
Dual "DIGIC 6"

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 dedicated CMOS sensor

AF System/ Points
65 cross-type AF points (Centre point is an extra sensitive dual-cross-type point at f/2.8, cross-type at f/8 and sensitive to -3EV)¹

AF Working Range
EV -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)

AF Modes
AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo

AF Point Selection
Automatic selection: 65 point AF
Manual selection: Single point AF (65 cross type only, 21 or 9 points selectable)
Manual selection: Spot AF
Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right)
Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points
Manual selection: Zone AF
Manual selection: Large Zone AF
AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting

Selected AF Point Display
Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD panel and Quick Control screen

Predictive AF
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 Speedlite

Manual Focus
Selected on lens

AF Microadjustment
AF Menu
+/- 20 steps (wide and tele setting for Zooms)
Adjust all lenses by same amount
Adjust up to 40 lenses individually
Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering Modes
TTL full aperture metering with 252 zone Dual Layer SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 6% of viewfinder at centre)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 1.8% viewfinder at centre)
(4) Centre weighted average metering

Metering Range
EV 0 - 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
2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments

ISO Sensitivity*
Auto (100-16000), 100-16000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)
ISO can be expanded to H1: 25600, H2: 51200
During Movie shooting: Auto (100-16000), 100-16000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 25600

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

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. 1.0x¹

Eyepoint
Approx. 22mm (from eyepiece lens centre)

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

Focusing Screen
Interchangeable (2 types, optional).
Standard Focusing Screen Eh-A
Super Precision Matte Eh-S

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: Single/Spot AF points, AF Frame, AF status, Focus indicator, AF mode, AF point selection, AF point registration
Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, flash metering, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB, metering mode, shooting mode
Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light.
Image information: Card information, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+).
Composition information: Grid, Electronic level
Other information: Battery check, Warning symbol, Flicker Detection, drive mode, white balance, JPEG/RAW indicator

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

Eyepiece Shutter
On strap

LCD MONITOR
Type
7.7cm (3.0") Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots

Coverage
Approx. 100%

Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)
Approx 170°

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)
11

Built-in Flash Coverage
up to 15mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 24mm)

Built-in Flash Recycle Time
Approx. 3 seconds

Modes
E-TTL II, 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, wireless multi-flash suppor

External Flash Control
via camera menu screen

SHOOTING
Modes
Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb, Custom (x3)

Picture Styles
Auto, 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)
Multi Shot Noise Reduction
Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination
Chromatic aberration correction
Distortion correction
Resize to M, S1, S2 or S3
RAW image processing - during image Playback only
Multiple exposure
HDR images 5 presets

Drive Modes
Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continous shooting

Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 10fps. (speed maintained for up to an infinite number of JPEGs or 31 RAW images ¹ ² ³ with UDMA7 card.

Intervalometer
Built-in, number of shots selectable from 1-99 or unlimited. Bulb timer possible

LIVE VIEW MODE
Type
Electronic viewfinder with image sensor

Coverage
Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

Frame Rate
29.97 fps

Focusing
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single),
Custom Movie Servo AF

Metering
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed

Display Options
Grid overlay (x2), Histogram

FILE TYPE
Still Image Type
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG, M-RAW + JPEG, S-RAW + JPEG possible.

Image Size
JPEG 3:2: (L) 5472x3648, (M) 3648x2432, (S1) 2736x1824, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480
JPEG 4:3: (L) 4864x3648, (M) 3248x2432, (S1) 2432x1824, (S2) 1696x1280, (S3) 640x480
JPEG 16:9: (L) 5472x3072, (M) 3648x2048, (S1) 2736x1536, (S2) 1920x1080, (S3) 720x408
JPEG 1:1: (L) 3648x3648, (M) 2432x2432, (S1) 1824x1824, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480
RAW: (RAW) 5472x3648, (M-RAW) 4104x2736, (S-RAW) 2736x1824

Movie Type
MOV (Video: H.264 or MP4: Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM with H.264, AAC with MP4, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)

Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame
1280 x 720 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) lite inter-frame
640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps) inter-frame or inter-frame lite

Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec

Folders
New folders can be manually created and selected

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

OTHER FEATURES
Custom Functions
18 Custom Functions

Metadata Tag
User copyright information (can be set in camera)
Image rating (0-5 stars), GPS information: Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, Direction, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), satellite signal condition

LCD Panel / Illumination
Yes / Yes

Water/ Dust Resistance
Yes (equal to EOS-1N)

Sound Memo
No

Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes

Playback Zoom
1.5x - 10x

Display Formats
(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index
(4) 9 image index
(5) Magnified view
(6) Movie edit

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

Histogram
Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes

Highlight Alert
Yes

Image Erase/Protection
Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time

Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu (x6)
(2) AF Menu (x5)
(3) Playback menu (x3)
(4) Setup menu (x4)
(5) Custom Functions menu (x5)
(6) 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
SuperSpeed USB 3

Other
HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible, output of uncompressed YCbCr 4:2:2, 8-bit for video streaming is possible, sound output via HDMI is also possible)
External microphone (Stereo mini jack),
Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack)

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

PictBridge
Yes

STORAGE
Type
CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible), SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card. High-speed writing with UHS-I type SD cards is supported

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh
Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3
OS X v10.8-10.9

SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing
ImageBrowser EX

Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional

Other
PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*), Picture Style Editor
* Requires optional accessory

POWER SOURCE
Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied)

Battery Life
Approx. 670 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
Approx. 640 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

Battery Indicator
6 levels + percentage

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

Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Body Materials
Magnesium Alloy body covers

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

Dimensions (WxHxD)
148.6 x 112.4 x 78.2mm

Weight (Body Only)
Approx. 910 g

ACCESSORIES
Viewfinder
Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eb, Focusing Screens Eh (Eh-A Standard Focusing Screen, Eh-S Super Precision Matte), Angle Finder C

Case
Leather Case EH20-L

Wireless File Transmitter
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 version 2
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 requires a firmware update and Interface Cable IFC-40AB II or IFC-150AB II
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 II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)

Battery Grip
BG-E16

Remote Controller/ Switch
Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6