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SPECIFICATIONS: CANON 450d

- Type 22.2 x 14.8mm CMOS
- Effective Pixels Approx. 12.2M
- Total Pixels Approx. 12.4M
- Aspect Ratio 3:2
- Low-Pass Filter Built-in/Fixed with Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
- Sensor Cleaning EOS integrated cleaning system
- Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
- IMAGE PROCESSOR Type DIGIC III
- LENS Lens Mount EF/EF-S
- Focal Length Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
- FOCUSING
- Type TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
- AF System/ Points 9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre, extra sensitivity at f/2.8)
- AF Working Range EV -0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
- AF Modes AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo
- AF Point Selection Automatic selection, Manual selection
- Selected AF Point Display Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor
- Predictive AF Yes, up to 10m ¹
- AF Lock Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode.
- AF Assist Beam Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
- Manual Focus Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode
- EXPOSURE CONTROL
- Metering Modes TTL full aperture metering with 35-zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center)
(4) Center weighted average metering
- Metering Range EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
- AE Lock
- Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
- Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.
- Exposure Compensation +/-2 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
- AEB +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
- ISO Sensitivity Auto(100-800), 100 - 1600 (in 1-stop increments)
- SHUTTER
- Type Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
- Speed 30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
- WHITE BALANCE
- Type Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
- Settings AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom.
- 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.
- VIEWFINDER
- Type Pentamirror
- Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) Approx. 95%
- Magnification Approx. 0.87x ¹
- Eyepoint Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens center)
- Dioptre Correction -3 to +1 (1/m) (dioptre)
- Focusing Screen Fixed
- Mirror Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)
- Viewfinder Information
- AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light
- 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: White balance correction, SD card information, monochrome shooting, maximum burst (2 digit display)
- Depth of Field Preview with Depth of Field preview button.
- LCD MONITOR
- Type 3.0" TFT, approx. 230K dots
- Coverage Approx. 100%
- Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically) Approx 160°
- Brightness Adjustment Adjustable to one of seven levels
- Display Options (1) Shooting settings
- FLASH
- Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters) 13
- Built-in Flash Coverage up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
- Built-in Flash Recycle Time Approx. 3 seconds
- Modes Auto, Manual Flash On/Off, Red-Eye Reduction
- Red-Eye Reduction Yes
- X-Sync 1/200sec
- Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 2EV 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/ -
- External Flash Compatibility E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites,
wireless multi-flash support
- External Flash Control via camera menu screen
- SHOOTING
- Modes Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP
- Picture Styles Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
- Colour Space sRGB and Adobe RGB
- Image Processing Highlight Tone Priority
- Auto Lighting Optimizer (Basic and Creative modes)
- Long exposure noise reduction
- High ISO speed noise reduction
- Drive Modes Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10)
- Continuous Shooting Max. Approx. 3.5fps. (speed maintained for up to 53 images (JPEG)¹, 6 images (RAW)) ²
- LIVE VIEW MODE
- 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: Quick mode, Live mode
- Metering Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed
- Display Options Grid overlay, Histogram
- FILE TYPE
- Still Image Type JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
- RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording Yes (RAW + Large JPEG only)
- Image Size JPEG: (L) 4272x2848, (M) 3088x2056, (S) 2256x1504
RAW: (RAW) 4272x2848
- File Numbering (1) Consecutive numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual reset
- OTHER FEATURES
- Custom Functions 13 Custom Functions with 34 settings
- 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 Autoplay: All images, repeat
- Histogram Brightness: Yes
- RGB: Yes
- Highlight Alert Yes (Shooting information display only)
- Image Erase/Protection Erase: Single image, Checkmarked images, Unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time
- Data Verification Original image verification data can be appended to the image (OSK-E3 required for verification)
- Menu Categories (1) Shooting menu (x2)
(2) Playback menu
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) My Menu
- Menu Languages 20 Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech
- INTERFACE
- Computer USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B)
- Other Video output (PAL/ NTSC)
- DIRECT PRINT
- Canon Printers Canon SELPHY Printers, Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
- PictBridge Yes
- STORAGE
- Type SD card, SDHC card
- SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
- PC & Macintosh Windows 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP2) / Vista (excl. Starter Edition)
OS X v10.3-10.5
- SOFTWARE
- Browsing & Printing ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
- Image Processing Digital Photo Professional
- Other PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, Original Data Security Tools*), Picture Style Editor
* Requires optional accessory
- POWER SOURCE
- Batteries 1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E5
- Battery Life Approx. 500 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) ¹
Approx. 400 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
- Battery Indicator 4 levels
- Power Saving Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins.
- Power Supply & Battery Chargers AC Adapter Kit ACK-E5, Battery charger LC-E5E, Car Battery charger CBC-E5
- PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Body Materials Stainless Steel/Plastic
- Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
- Dimensions (WxHxD) 128.8 x 97.5 x 61.9 mm
- Weight (Body Only) Approx. 475g