Canon EOS 70D Specifications
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| Type | 22.5mm x 15.0mm CMOS |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 20.20 megapixels |
| Total Pixels | Approx. 20.90 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 |
| Type | DIGIC 5+ |
| Lens Mount | EF/EF-S |
| Focal Length | Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens |
| Type | TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor |
| AF System/ Points | 19 cross-type AF points (extra sensitivity at f/2.8 at centre)¹ |
| 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: 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 | Yes, up to 8m¹ |
| 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 | C.Fn II-13 +/- 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 |
| Metering Modes | TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone Dual Layer SPC (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) (2) Partial metering (approx. 7.7% of viewfinder at centre) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.0% 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 One-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 (100-12800), 100-12800 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 25600 During Movie shooting: Auto (100-6400), 100-6400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 12800 |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| Type | Pentaprism |
| Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) | Approx. 98% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.95x¹ |
| 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 EF 600mm f/4 IS USM or shorter) |
| Viewfinder Information | AF information: AF points, focus confirmation, AF area selection mode 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: Card information, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+). Composition information: Grid, Electronic level (2 methods) Other information: Battery check, Alert symbol |
| Depth of Field Preview | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button. |
| Eyepiece Shutter | On strap |
| Type | Vari angle 7.7cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% |
| Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically) | Approx 170° |
| Coating | Anti-reflection, Solid Structure and Anti smudge |
| Brightness Adjustment | Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Display Options | (1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Electronic Level |
| Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters) | 12 |
| Built-in Flash Coverage | up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 28mm) |
| Built-in Flash Recycle Time | Approx. 3 seconds |
| Modes | Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes - with red-eye reduction lamp |
| 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/ No |
| External Flash Compatibility | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support |
| External Flash Control | via camera menu screen |
| Modes | Scene Intelligent Auto (Stills and Movie), No Flash, Creative Auto, SCN(Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control), Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb, Custom |
| 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 and Chromatic aberration correction Basic+ (Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type) Creative filters (Art Bold, Water painting, Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy camera, Miniature effect, Fish-eye) RAW image processing - during image Playback only Resize to M or S1, S2, S3 |
| Drive Modes | Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continous shooting |
| Continuous Shooting | Max. Approx. 7fps. (speed maintained for up to 65 images (JPEG)¹³(with UHS-I card), 16 images (RAW))²³ |
| Type | Electronic viewfinder with image sensor |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically) |
| Frame Rate | 30 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), 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 (x3), Histogram, Multi aspect ratios |
| 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) 3468x2432, (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) 3468x2048, (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 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM, recording level can be manually adjusted by user) |
| Movie Size | 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) intra or inter frame 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame 640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps) inter frame |
| 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 |
| Custom Functions | 23 Custom Functions |
| Metadata Tag | User copyright information (can be set in camera) Image rating (0-5 stars) |
| 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) Jump Display |
| Slide Show | Image selection: All images, by Date, Folder, Movies, Stills Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10/20 seconds Repeat: On/Off Background music: On/Off Transition effect: Off, Slide in 1, Slide in 2, Fade 1, Fade 2, Fade 3 |
| 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) Playback menu (x3) (3) Setup menu (x4) (4) Custom Functions menu (5) 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. |
| 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) |
| Canon Printers | Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Type | SD, SDHC or SDXC (UHS-I)card |
| PC Macintosh | Windows 8 / 7 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3 OS X v10.6, v10.7, v10.8 |
| Browsing Printing | ImageBrowser EX |
| Image Processing | Digital Photo Professional |
| Other | PhotoStitch, EOS Utility, Picture Style Editor |
| Batteries | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 (supplied), built in for date settings |
| Battery Life | Approx. 920 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹ Approx. 850 (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 |
| Body Materials | Aluminium and polycarbonate resin with glass and conductive fibre |
| Operating Environment | 0 - 40 °C, 85% or less humidity |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 139.0 x 104.3 x 78.5mm |
| Weight (Body Only) | Approx. 755g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card) |
| Viewfinder | Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C |
| Case | Leather case EH21-L |
| Wireless File Transmitter | Built in |
| 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, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT) |
| Battery Grip | BG-E14 |
| Remote Controller/ Switch | Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6 |
| Other | Hand Strap E2, GP-E2 |
| NOTES | |
| AF System/ Points | ¹ Peripheral Cross type AF points will not function as a cross type AF points with the following lenses: EF 35-80mm f4-5.6 (II/III/USM), EF35-105mm f4.5-5.6 (USM). EF 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 (II) |
| Predictive AF | ¹ with EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph |
| Magnification | ¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt |
| Continuous Shooting | ¹ Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution ² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Varies depending on the subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc. ³ Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings and light level |
| Battery Life | ¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated |
The Canon EOS 70D can be pre-ordered from these recommended vendors
- EOS 70D Body only (Adorama)
- EOS 70D body with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 STM Lens (Adorama)
- EOS 70D body with 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 STM Lens (Adorama)
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