Canon EOS400D Technical Specs
Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash
Recording media - Type I or II CF card * Compatible with Microdrive and 2GB or larger CF cards
Image size - 22.2 x 14.8 mm
Compatible lenses - Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses), (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx.1.6 times the lens focal length)
Lens mount - Canon EF mount
Imaging Element:
Type - High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor
Pixels - Effective pixels: Approx. 10.10 megapixels Total pixels: Approx. 10.50 megapixels
Aspect ratio - 3:2
Color filter system - RGB primary color filter
Low-pass filter - Located in front of the image sensor, non-removable
Dust deletion feature
(1) Sensor cleaning: Auto (2) Sensor cleaning: Manual (3) Dust Delete Data appended to image data
Recording System
Recording format
Design rule for Camera File System 2.0
Image type - JPEG, RAW (12bit), RAW + JPEG simultaneous recording - Provided
File size
(1) Large/Fine: Approx. 3.8MB (3888 x 2592 pixels) (2) Large/Normal: Approx. 2.0MB (3888 x 2592 pixels) (3) Medium/Fine: Approx. 2.3MB (2816 x 1880 pixels) (4) Medium/Normal: Approx. 1.2MB (2816 x 1880 pixels) (5) Small/Fine: Approx. 1.3MB (1936 x 1288 pixels) (6) Small/Normal: Approx. 0.7MB (1936 x 1288 pixels) (7) RAW: Approx. 9.8MB (3888 x 2592 pixels) * Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc.
File numbering - Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset
Color space - sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture Style - Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3
Interface - USB port (USB 2.0 Hi-Speed): For connection to a personal computer and direct printing Video OUT terminal (NTSC/PAL)
White Balance
Type
Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, white fluorescent light, flash, custom
Auto white balance
Auto white balance with the image sensor
Color temperature compensation
White balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop increments White balance bracketing: +/-3 stops in full-stop increments * Blue/amber bias or magenta/green bias possible
Color temperature information transmission
Provided
Viewfinder Type - Eye-level pentamirror
Coverage - Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95%
Magnification - Approx. 0.8x (-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eyepoint - Approx. 20 mm
Built-in dioptric adjustment - -3.0 - +1.0 diopter
Focusing screen - Fixed, precision matte
Mirror - Quick-return half mirror (Transmission:reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)
Viewfinder information
AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, AE lock, exposure level, exposure warning), flash information (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation), white balance correction, maximum burst, CF card information
Depth-of-field preview - Enabled with depth-of-field preview button
Autofocus
Type - TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
AF points - 9 AF points
Metering range - EV -0.5 - 18 (at 23 Deg C/73 Deg F, ISO 100)
Focus modes - One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)
AF point selection - Auto, manual
Selected AF point display - Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor
AF-assist beam - Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash Effective range: Approx. 4.0m/13.1ft. at center, approx. 3.5m/11.5ft. at periphery
Exposure Control
Metering modes - 35-zone TTL full aperture metering - Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point) - Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at center) - Center-weighted average metering
Metering range - EV 1 - 20 (at 23 Deg C/73 Deg F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control - Program AE (Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Flash Off, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash
ISO speed - Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 - 400 set automatically Creative Zone modes: Equivalent to ISO 100 - 1600 (in 1-stop increments)
Exposure compensation - Manual: +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with AEB) AEB: +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AE lock - Auto:Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: By AE lock button in all metering modes
Shutter
Type
Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds - 1/4000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments), bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Shutter release - Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self-timer - 10-sec. delay
Remote control
Remote Switch RS-60E3 Remote Controller RC-5/RC-1
Built-in Flash
Type - Retractable, auto pop-up flash
Flash metering - E-TTL II autoflash
Guide No. - 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
Recycle timem - Approx. 3 sec.
Flash-ready indicator - Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
Flash coverage - 17mm lens angle of view
FE lock - Provided
Flash exposure compensation - +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
External Speedlite
EOS-dedicated Speedlite - E-TTL II autoflash with EX-series Speedlite
Zooming to match lens focal length - Provided
Drive System
Drive modes - Single, continuous, and self-timer
Continuous shooting speed - Max. 3 shots per sec.
Maximum burst - JPEG (Large/Fine): Approx. 27, RAW: Approx. 10, RAW+JPEG (Large/Fine): Approx. 8 * Based on Canon's testing conditions with a 512MB CF card * Varies depending on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc.
LCD Monitor
Type - TFT color liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size - 2.5 in.
Pixels - Approx. 230,000
Coverage - Approx. 100%
Brightness adjustment - 7 levels provided
Interface languages - 15
Image Playback
Display format - Single image, shooting information, 9-image index, magnified view (approx. 1.5x - 10x), autoplay, image rotation, and jump (by 10 or 100 images, by date)
Highlight warning - In the shooting information mode, any overexposed highlight areas with no image information will blink
Histogram - Brightness, RGB
Image Protection and Erase
Protect - Single images can be erase-protected or not.
Erase - One image or all images in the CF card can be erased (except protected images)
Direct Printing - Compatible printers - PictBridge, CP Direct, and Bubble Jet Direct-compatible printers
Printable images - JPEG images (DPOF printing possible)
Easy Print feature - Provided
DPOF: Digital Print Order Format - DPOF Version 1.1 compatible
Direct Image Transfer - Compatible images - JPEG and RAW images * Images to be used for wallpaper on the personal computer screen must be JPEG images
Customization - Custom Functions - 11 Custom Functions with 29 settings
Power Source
Battery - Battery Pack NB-2LH, quantity 1 * AC power enabled with AC Adapter ACK-DC20 * With Battery Grip BG-E3, size-AA batteries can be used
Battery life
At 23 Deg C/73 Deg F: No Flash: Approx. 500 shoots, 50% Flash Use: Approx. 360 shoots At 0 Deg C/32 Deg F: No Flash: Approx. 370 shoots, 50% Flash Use: Approx. 280 shoots * The above figures apply when a fully-charged Battery Pack NB-2LH is used * The figures above are based on CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) testing standards
Battery check - Auto
Power saving - Provided. Power turns off after 30 sec., 1, 2, 4, 8, or 15 min.
Date/Time battery - One CR2016 lithium battery
Startup time - Approx. 0.2 sec.
Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions (W x H x D)
126.5 x 94.2 x 65 mm / 5.0 x 3.7 x 2.6 in.
Weight
Approx. 510 g / 18.0 oz. (body only)
Operation Environment
Working temperature range
0 Deg C - 40 Deg C/32 Deg F - 104 Deg F
Working humidity
85% or less
- All the specifications above are based on Canon's testing standards (from Canon's Website 21/7/07)