Saturday, August 13, 2011

Canon EOS 1100D Digital SLR Camera









Canon EOS 1100D Digital SLR Camera
12 Megapixel Full Frame, 2.7" LCD, HD Video Capture,

Fierce competition is expected to start again with the launch of the Canon EOS 1100D digital SLR camera. The battle for market share of entry-level DSLR cameras will continue with a new generation of DSLRs. Not so long ago on, Canon and Nikon were king in the entry-level DSLR market, but competition has awakened. Competition is to be expected, but with the new 1100D Canon seems to believe they will have everything under control. The Canon 1100D builds on the success of it former generations. The result is a powerful DSLR combination with a low price tag.


Features

  • Superior 12-megapixel image quality
  • On-screen Feature Guide
  • Creative Auto and Basic+
  • HD video capture
  • ISO 100-6400 sensitivity
  • Wide-area 9-point AF system
  • 63-zone iFCL exposure metering
  • 6.8cm (2.7”), 230,000-dot screen
  • Use with all EF and EF-S lenses

Salient Features for Canon EOS 1100D

12-megapixel resolution


Step up to DSLR image quality with a 12-megapixel APS-C-sized sensor. A 14-bit DIGIC 4 image processor provides up to 3.2fps continuous shooting and images that are packed with detail and tonal range.

Intuitive, on-screen feature guide


The EOS 1100D’s Feature Guide provides descriptions of many of the camera’s functions, as well as advice on how to use them in your own photography.

Easy to use Scene modes and Basic+


Theme-based Scene modes automatically pick the most suitable exposure, focus and drive-mode settings for the subject being photographed, while Creative Auto mode portrays adjustable functions in an easy to understand way. With Canon’s Basic + technology, the look and feel of these basic auto modes can be fine-tuned according to ambience and lighting type.

HD EOS Movie mode


Shoot stunning HD video at 25 or 30fps, with automatic exposure control leaving you free to concentrate on the action. Footage can be edited on your PC or Mac, or played directly on an HD TV via the camera’s HDMI connection.

ISO 100-6400 sensitivity


Low-light shooting without flash is possible thanks to the EOS 1100D’s ISO 100-6400 sensitivity range. The camera’s 14-bit DIGIC 4 processor helps to control noise and maintain image quality.

Wide-area 9-point AF system


The EOS 1100D focuses quickly and accurately on static and moving subjects, thanks to nine AF points, spread out across the frame. A central cross-type AF point is sensitive to both horizontal and vertical lines.

63-zone iFCL exposure metering


Advanced iFCL exposure metering dissects a scene into 63-zones before analyzing it to find the perfect combination of shutter speed, aperture and ISO.

6.8cm (2.7”), 230,000-dot LCD screen


Compose and review images on a large 230,000-dot LCD screen, which also provides access to the camera’s menu system and Quick Control Screen.

Use with all EF and EF-S lenses


The EOS 1100D is supported by the complete range of EOS lenses and accessories: flashguns, remote releases and a system of more than 60 lenses trusted by professional photographers the world over.

Standard Accessories for Canon EOS 1100D

  • Eyecup Ef
  • Wide Neck Strap
  • AV Cable
  • USB Interface Cable
  • Battery Pack
  • Battery Charger
  • EOS Digital Solution CD
  • Software Instruction Manual



Technical Specifications for Canon EOS 1100D

Type

Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash

Recording media

SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card

Image sensor size

Approx. 22.0 x 14.7mm

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

Image Sensor

Type

CMOS sensor

Effective pixels

Approx. 12.20 megapixels

Aspect ratio

3:2

Dust delete function

Manual, Dust Delete Data appended

Recording system

Recording format

Design rule for Camera File System 2.0

Image type

JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original)
RAW+JPEG Large simultaneous recording possible

Recorded pixels

L (Large) : Approx. 12.20 megapixels (4272 x 2848)
M (Medium) : Approx. 6.30 megapixels (3088 x 2056)
S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 3.40 megapixels (2256 x 1504)
S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.50 megapixels (1920 x 1280)
S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480)
RAW : Approx. 12.20 megapixels (4272 x 2848)

Create/select a folder

Possible

Image Processing

Picture Style

Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3

Basic+

Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type

White balance

Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom
White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided
* Flash color temperature information communication provided

Noise reduction

Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots

Automatic image brightness correction

Auto Lighting Optimizer

Highlight tone priority

Provided

Lens peripheral illumination correction

Provided

Viewfinder

Type

Eye-level pentamirror

Coverage

Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95% (with Eye point approx. 21 mm)

Magnification

Approx. 0.8x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)

Eye point

Approx. 21 mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1)

Built-in dioptric adjustment

Approx. -2.5 - +0.5 m-1 (dpt)

Focusing screen

Fixed, Precision Matte

Mirror

Quick-return type

Depth-of-field preview

Enabled with Custom Function setting

Autofocus

Type

TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection

AF points

9 AF points

Metering range

EV 0 - 18 (at 23/73, ISO 100)

Focus modes

One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)

AF-assist beam

Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash

Exposure Control

Metering modes

63-zone TTL full-aperture metering
• Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
• Partial metering (approx. 10% of viewfinder at center)
• Center-weighted average metering

Metering range

EV 1 - 20 (at 23/73 with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure control

Program AE (Full Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, automatic depth-of-field AE

ISO speed
(Recommended exposure index)

Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 - 3200 set automatically
Creative Zone modes: Set manually within ISO 100 - 6400
(whole-stop increments), set automatically within ISO 100 - 6400, maximum ISO speed settable with ISO Auto

Exposure compensation

Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AEB: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (Can be combined with manual exposure compensation)

AE lock

Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
Manual: By AE lock button

Shutter

Type

Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter

Shutter speeds

1/4000 sec. to 1/60 sec. (Full Auto mode), X-sync at 1/200 sec.
1/4000 sec. to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)

Flash

Built-in flash

Retractable, auto pop-up flash
Guide No.: approx. 9.2/30 (at ISO 100 in meters/feet) or approx. 13/43 (at ISO 200 in meters/feet)
Flash coverage: Approx. 17mm lens angle of view
Recycling time approx. 2 sec.

External flash

EX-series Speedlite (Flash functions settable with the camera)

Flash metering

E-TTL II autoflash

Flash exposure compensation

±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

FE lock

Provided

PC terminal

None

Drive System

Drive mode

Single shooting, continuous shooting, self-timer with 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay and 10-sec. delay with continuous shooting

Continuous shooting speed

JPEG: Max. approx. 3.0 fps
RAW: Max. approx. 2.0 fps
RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 0.8 fps (averaged value)
* With RAW+JPEG Large/Fine, the continuous shooting speed will be slower after the third shot.
* Based on Canon's standard 4GB card

Max. burst

JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 830 shots
RAW: Approx. 5 shots
RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 1 shot
* With RAW+JPEG Large/Fine, "busy" will be displayed. Continuous shooting at approx. 0.8 fps (averaged value) is possible.
* Based on Canon's standard 4GB card and Canon's testing conditions (with ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style).

Live View Shooting

Focusing

Live mode, Face detection Live mode (Contrast detection), Quick mode (Phase-difference detection), Manual focusing (Approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible)

Metering modes

Evaluative metering with the image sensor

Metering range

EV 0 - 20 (at 23/73 with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Grid display

Two types

Movie Shooting

Movie compression

MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Variable (average) bit rate

Audio recording format

Linear PCM

Recording format

MOV

Recording size

1280x720 (HD)

Frame rate

30p (29.97 fps), 25p (25.00 fps)

File size

Approx. 222.6 MB/min.

Focusing

Same as focusing with Live View shooting

Metering modes

Center-weighted average and evaluative metering with the image sensor
* Automatically set by the focusing mode

Metering range

EV 0 - 20 (at 23/73 with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure control

Program AE for movie shooting

ISO speed

Automatically set within ISO 100 - 6400

Exposure compensation

±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments

AE lock

Provided

Sound recording

Built-in monaural microphone

Grid display

Two types

Movie editing

Editing out first and last scenes possible (1-sec. increments)

LCD Monitor

Type

TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor size and dots

2.7-in. with approx. 230,000 dots

Brightness adjustment

Manual (7 levels)

Interface languages

25

Feature guide

Displayable

Playback

Image display formats

Basic info, basic info + image quality/playback number, shooting info. display, histogram, 4-image index, 9-image index, image rotate possible

Zoom magnification

Approx. 1.5x - 10x

Image browsing methods

Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating

Highlight alert

Overexposed highlights blink

Movie playback

Enabled (LCD monitor, HDMI OUT)
Built-in speaker

Direct Printing

Compatible printers

PictBridge-compatible printers

Printable images

JPEG and RAW images

Print ordering

DPOF Version 1.1 compatible

Custom Functions

Custom Functions

10

My Menu registration

Possible

Copyright information

Entry and inclusion possible

Interface

Digital terminal

For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB equivalent)

HDMI mini OUT terminal

Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible

Remote control terminal

For Remote Switch RS-60E3

Eye-Fi card

Compatible

Power

Battery

Battery Pack LP-E10 (Quantity 1)
* AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E10

Battery life
(Based on CIPA testing standards)

With viewfinder shooting:
Approx. 700 shots at 23
/73, approx. 650 shots at 0/32
With Live View shooting:
Approx. 220 shots at 23
/73, approx. 210 shots at 0/32

Movie shooting time

Total approx. 1 hr. 50 min. at 23/73
Total approx. 1 hr. 30 min. at 0
/32
(With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E10)

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 129.9 x 99.7 x 77.9 mm / 5.1 x 3.9 x 3.1 in.

Weight

Approx. 495 g / 17.5 oz. (CIPA Guidelines),
Approx. 450 g / 15.9 oz. (Body only)

Operation Environment

Working temperature range

0 - 40 / 32 - 104

Working humidity

85% or less