Measurements and specifications
| Type | Entry-level DSLR |
| Announced | 2011-02-07 |
| Indicative price (USD) | 599 |
| Sensor type | CMOS |
| Resolution | 4352 x 2874 |
| Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) | 12.51 |
| Sensor size (mm) | 14.8 x 22.2 |
| Color filter array | RGB |
| Pixel pitch (µm) | 5.1 |
| Bits per pixel | 14 |
| Focal length multiplier | 1.60 |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| ISO latitude | 100 - 6400 |
| Shutter type | mechanical |
| Fastest - Slowest speed (s) | 1/4000 - 30.0 |
| Frame rate (fps) | 3 or 2 |
| Live view | yes |
| Stabilization | No |
| Firmware | 1.0.4 |
| Dust cleaning | Yes |
| Mount type | Canon EF-S |
| Weight (gr) | 495 |
| Battery type | Battery Pack LP-E10 |
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| View finder type | Optical (pentamirror) |
| View finder magnification | 0.8 |
| View finder coverage | 95 |
| Mirror lockup | Quick-return half mirror (transmittance: reflectance ratio of 40:60) |
| View finder diopter | -2.5 to +0.5 |
| Monitor type | LCD |
| Monitor size | 2.7 |
| Monitor pixel | 230000 |
| Articulated screen | No |
| Touch screen | No |
| Contrast screen | |
| Low-pass filter | |
| Focus mode | Yes |
| Autofocus modes | One-Shot AF Predictive AI Servo AF AI Focus AF (Switches between One-Shot AF and AI SERVO AF automatically) Manual focus (MF) |
| Number of autofocus points | 9 |
| Exposure bracketing | |
| Exposure compensation | |
| Drive modes | Single shooting, continuous shooting, 10-sec. self-timer, 2-sec. self-timer, continuous shooting after 10-sec. self-timer (2 to 10 shots) |
| Buffer size | 830 |
| Recording medium | SD/SDHC/SDXC card |
| Image format | JPG, RAW(CR2) |
| White balance bracketing | Yes |
| Connectivity | USB/E3 connector/HDMI |
| Bluetooth | No |
| 3G | No |
| Sound recording | Yes |
| External micro | No |
| Histogram | Yes |
| GPS | |
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| Maximum format image video | |
| Full HD | |
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Color response
| Sensitivity metamerism index ISO 17321 |
78 | |||
| White balance scales | R raw | 2.33 | ||
| G raw | 1 | |||
| B raw | 1.51 | |||
| R sRGB | G sRGB | B sRGB | ||
| Color matrix as defined in ISO standard 17321 | R raw | 2.05 | -1.18 | 0.14 |
| G raw | -0.24 | 1.64 | -0.41 | |
| B raw | 0.02 | -0.59 | 1.58 | |
Full Color Sensitivity: Noise covariance ellipses in CIE 1931 Lab color space
(ISO are manufacturer ISO)
