Canon 300D



300D Specifications

August 21, 2003
PreviewPreview (continued)300D vs. 10D300D Specifications




Canon 300D / Digital EOS Rebel
Type Digital SLR (DSLR)
Lens Mount Canon EF mount
Compatible Lenses Canon EF and EF-S lenses
IMAGING
Imager Type High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, color CMOS
Imager Size 0.89 x 0.59 in. (22.7 x 15.1mm)
FOVEF (FOV Crop) 1.6x
Pixels 6.3eMP (Effective Megapixels)
Total Pixels 6.5MP
Color Filter System RGB primary color filter
IR Cut Low-pass Filter Located in front of the imaging element, non-removable
DRIVE
Drive modes Single frame, continuous, self-timer
Continuous shooting speed Approx. 2.5 fps (at 1/250 sec. or faster speeds)
Max. burst during continuous shooting 4 shots
EXPOSURE
Metering modes Max. aperture TTL metering with 35-zone SPC.

(1) Evaluative metering,
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder),
(3) Centerweighted average metering (in manual exposure mode)
Metering range EV 1-20 (at 20°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control systems 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, ETTL autoflash
ISO speed range Equivalent to ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1600.

Exposure compensation Up to +/-2 stops in 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
(1) AEB (Auto exposure bracketing)
(2) Manual exposure compensation
(3) Flash exposure compensation
Manual +/-2 stops in 1/2- or 1/3-stop increments (can be combined with AEB)
AE lock Auto: Applied when focus is achieved in the One Shot AF mode with evaluative metering.
Manual Applied with AE lock button.
AUTOFOCUS (AF)
AF Type TTL-CT-SIR with AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
AF Points 7
AF Working Range EV 0.5 -18 (at ISO 100)
Focusing Modes One-Shot AF
Predictive AI Servo AF
AI Focus AF (Automatically selects One-Shot AF or AI Servo AF selected according to shooting mode)
Manual Focusing (MF)
AF Point Selection Automatic selection, manual selection
Selected AF Point Display Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD panel.
AF-assist Beam Intermittent firing of built-in flash, effective range: approx. 13.1 ft/4m at center, approx. 11.5 ft/3.5m at periphery
SHUTTER
Shutter Type Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically-controlled.
Shutter Speed 1/4000 to 30 sec. (1/3 increments), bulb
X-Sync 1/200sec
Self-timer 10-second delay
Remote Control Remote control with RS-60E3 terminal or wireless Remote Controller RC-1 and RC-5
FLASH
Built-in Flash Type Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentamirror hump.

Guide Nunmber (GN) 13/43 (at ISO 100 in meters/feet)
Recycling time Approximately 3-seconds
Flash coverage Up to 18mm focal length (equivalent to approx. 28mm in 35mm format)
EOS-dedicated Speedlite E-TTL autoflash with EX-series Speedlite
RECORDING
Recording Media Type I & II CF card, IBM Microdrive
Recording Format Design rule for Camera File system (JPEG) and RAW. Exif 2.2 compliant.
Image Format JPEG and RAW (CRW)
File Numbering (1) Serial numbering, (2) Auto reset
VIEWFINDER
Viewfinder Type Eye-level SLR (with fixed pentamirror)
Coverage About 95%
Eyepoint 21mm
Magnification 0.8x (-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity)
Buit-in Dioptric Correction -3.0 - +1.0 diopter
Focusing Screen Fixed
WHITE BALANCE
Settings Preset: (Auto, daylight, shade, overcast, tungsten bulb, fluorescent light, flash.)
Manual : (Custom: read off photo quality gray card or white subject.)
Auto white balance Auto white balance with the image sensor
Color temperature compensation White balance bracketing: +/-3 stops in whole-stop increments
LCD MONITOR
LCD Monitor Type TFT color LCD monitor
LCD Size 1.8"
Pixels Approximately 118,000 pixels (Displayed pixels)
Brightness Adjustment 5-levels (settable with menu's “LCD brightness”)
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT
Dimensions (W x H x D): 5.6 x 3.9 x 2.9 in. / 142 x 99 x 72.4mm
Weight 560g (19.7 oz.)
PRICE INFO
Price $899 (body only) / $999 (300D Lens Kit, which includes an 18-55mm EF-S lens)