Canon EOS 300D

Type

22.7 x 15.1mm CMOS

Effective Pixels

Approx. 6.3M

Total Pixels

Approx. 6.5M

Aspect Ratio

3:2

Low-Pass Filter

Built-in/ Fixed

Colour Filter Type

Primary Colour

Type

DIGIC

Lens Mount

EF / EF-S

Focal Length

1.6x Multiplication with EF/ EF-S lens fitted

Type

TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor

AF System / Points

7-point AF

AF Working Range

EV 0.5-18 (at 20C & ISO 100)

AF Modes

AI FOCUS
ONE SHOT
AI SERVO
Manual Focusing

AF Point Selection

Automatic selection, Manual selection

Selected AF Point Display

Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on rear LCD panel

Predictive AF

Yes

AF Lock

Yes

AF Assist Beam

Yes

Manual Focus

Selected on lens

Metering Modes

TTL full aperture metering with 35-zone SPC
35 Point Evaluative
Partial (approx. 9% of viewfinder)
Centre weighted

Metering Range

EV 1-20 (at 20C with 50mm f1.4 lens ISO 100)

AE Lock

Auto: Operates in 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
Manual: Works independently at all times, Works in creative zone modes.

Exposure Compensation

+/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments

AEB

+/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments

ISO Speed Equivalent

AUTO (100, 200, 400), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

Type

Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter

Speed

30 - 1/4000 sec, Bulb

Shutter Release

Soft touch electromagnetic release

Type

Auto white balance with the imaging sensor

Settings

AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten,
Florescent, Flash, Custom

WB Bracketing

+/- 3 stops in full stop increments

Type

Two types of colour space, sRGB and Adobe RGB

Viewfinder

Pentamirror

Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)

95%

Magnification

0.88 x

Eyepoint

21mm

Dioptre Correction

-3 to +1 dpt

Focusing Screen

Fixed

Mirror

Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60)

Viewfinder Information

AF Points, AE/FE lock, AEB, Shutter speed, aperture, exposure level/compensation, Max. burst, AF/ MF focus confirmation, CF warning

Depth of Field Preview

Provided

Monitor

1.8", TFT, (approx. 118,000 pixel)

Coverage

Approx. 100% (for JPEG images)

Brightness

Adjustable to one of five levels

Modes

Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction

HotShoe / PC Terminal

Yes / -

X-sync

1/200th sec

Red-eye Reduction

Yes

Second Curtain Synchronisation

Yes, via some external speelites

Built-in Flash Range

Coverage up to 18mm focal length (28mm equivalent)

Guide Number (ISO 100, metres)

13

External Flash

E-TTL with EX series Speedlites,
wireless multi-flash support

Modes

Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports,
ight portrait, Flash off, P, Tv, Av, M, A-Dep

Continuous Shooting

2.5 fps (speed maintained for up to 4 images)

Image Size

(LF) 3072 x 2048 3.1MB, (LN) 3072 x 2048 1.8MB,
(MF) 2048 x 1360 1.8MB, (MN) 2048 x 1360 1.2MB,
(SF) 1536 x 1024 1.4MB, (SN) 1536 x 1024 0.9
RAW 3072 x 2048 7.0MB

Compression

Fine, Normal, RAW (max. resolution only)

Still Image Format

JPEG (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for
Camera File system, RAW & JPEG simultaneous recording, Digital Print Order Format
[DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording

Provided

File Numbering

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

Processing Parameters

2 Standard Parameters Plus up to three custom processing parameters can be set.

Canon Printers

Canon Card Photo Printers and
Bubble Jet Printers with the Direct Print Function

PictBridge

Yes

LCD Panel (EL) Illumination

Yes

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

Yes

Histogram

Yes

Playback Zoom

2x - 10x

Image Erase Protection

1 image

Image Erase

1 image/ all images/ initalise

Self Timer

10 sec.

Menu Categories

(1) Shooting Menus: 7
(2) Playback Menus: 6
(3) Set-up menus: 13 (6+7)

Menu Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian,
Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese

Firmware Update

Update possible by the user

Computer

USB (PTP)

Other

Video output (PAL/ NTSC)

Type

CompactFlash Type I / II (Microdrive compatible)

PC

Windows 98 (including SE) / 2000 / Me / XP

Macintosh

OS 9.0 – 9.2, OS X v10.1 / v10.2

Browsing & Printing

ZoomBrowser EX (PhotoRecord) / ImageBrowser

Other

PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture, File Viewer Utility

Drivers

TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows Me)

Image Manipulation

Photoshop Elements v2

Batteries

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery BP-511 or BP-512 (BP-511 battery supplied)

Battery Life

AE 100% approx. 600 shots, AE 50% FA 50% approx. 400 shots

Battery Check

Automatic

Power Saving

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

AC Power Supply

Optional AC-E2

Case

Semi-hard case EH-16L

Lenses

All EF and EF-S lenses

Flash

Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR–14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)

Battery Grip

BG-E1

Remote Controller / Switch

Controller RC-1/ RC-5/ RS-60E3

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2, Compact power adapter CA-PS400,
Battery charger CB-5L, Battery charger CG-570, Car Battery Cable
Kit CR-560, BP-511, BP-512