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If there is a problem with the camera, an 
error message will appear. Follow the on-
screen instructions.
* If the error still persists, write down the error No. and contact your nearest Canon Service Center.
Error Codes
No.Error Message & Solution
01
Communications between the camera  and lens is faulty. Clean the 
lens contacts.
Î Clean the electrical contacts on  the camera and lens and use a 
Canon lens (p.13, 16).
02
Card cannot be accessed. Reinse rt/change card or format card 
with camera.
Î Remove and insert the  card again, replace the card, or format the 
card (p.32, 48).
04
Cannot save images because  card is full. Replace card.
ÎReplace the card, eras e unnecessary images,  or format the card 
(p.32, 48, 215).
05
The built-in flas h could not be ra ised. Turn the camera off and on 
again.
Î Operate the power switch (p.28).
06Sensor cleaning is not possible.  Turn the camera off and on again.
ÎOperate the power switch (p.28).
10, 20,
30, 40,
50, 60,
70, 80Shooting is not possible  due to an error. Turn the camera off and 
on again or re-install the battery.
Î Operate the power switch, remove  and install the battery pack 
again, or use a Canon lens (p.26, 28).
Error No.
Countermeasures
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System Map
Car Battery ChargerCBC-E6
Rubber Frame Eb
Eyepiece Extender 
EP-EX15
E-series Dioptric 
Adjustment Lenses
Eyecup Eb
Angle Finder C
Focusing Screen
 Ef-D  Ef-S Focusing 
Screen Ef-A
Wide Strap
EW-EOS60D 270EX
ST-E2 430EX II 580EX II Macro Ring Lite 
MR-14EXMacro Twin Lite 
MT-24EX
Battery Pack LP-E6 Battery Charger
LC-E6 or LC-E6E
Hand Strap E2
AC AdapterAC-E6 DC Coupler
DR-E6
AC Adapter Kit  ACK-E6
Battery GripBG-E9 Car Battery 
Cable CB-570
Bundled Accessories
Battery Magazine BGM-E9A for 
size-AA/LR6 batteries
Battery Magazine
BGM-E9L for two 
LP-E6 battery packs
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System Map
EF-S lenses
EF lenses
Remote Switch
RS-60E3
Remote
Controller RC-6
External microphoneHDMI Cable  
HTC-100 (2.9 m/9.5 ft.)
TV/Video
PictBridge-compatible printer
Stereo AV  Cable AVC-DC400ST(1.3 m/4.3 ft.)
EOS DIGITALSolution Disk Software Instruction
Manual
Interface Cable(1.3 m/4.3 ft.)
Interface Cable IFC-200U/500U
(1.9 m/6.2 ft.) / (4.7 m/15.4 ft.)
Original Data  Security Kit  OSK-E3 Card reader
PCMCIA adapter
SD memory card/
SDHC memory card/ SDXC memory card PC card slot
USB port
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Mac OS XComputer
Leather Case
EH21-L
* The length of all cables is approx. **m/**ft
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•TypeType:Digital, single-lens reflex, AF /AE camera with built-in flashRecording media: SD memory card,  SDHC memory card, SDXC memory 
card
Image sensor size : 22.3 x 14.9 mm
Compatible lenses: Canon EF le nses (including EF-S lenses)
(35mm-equivalent focal length  is approx. 1.6 times the 
lens focal length)
Lens mount: Canon EF mount
• Image SensorType: CMOS sensor
Effective pixels: Approx. 18.00 megapixels
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Dust delete feature: Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending
• Recording SystemRecording format: Des ign rule for Camera File System 2.0
Image type: JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original) RAW+JPEG simultaneous  recording possible
Recorded pixels: Large : Approx. 17 .90 megapixels (5184 x 3456)
Medium : Approx. 8.00 me gapixels (3456 x 2304)
S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 4.50  megapixels (2592 x 1728)
S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.50  megapixels (1920 x 1280)
S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 350, 000 pixels (720 x 480)
RAW : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456)
M-RAW : Approx. 10.10 megapixels (3888 x 2592)
S-RAW : Approx. 4.50 me gapixels (2592 x 1728)
Create/select a folder: Possible
• Image Processing During ShootingPicture Style: Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, 
Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3
Basic+: Shoot by ambience selectio n, Shoot by lighting or scene 
type
White balance: Auto, Preset (Dayligh t, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, 
White fluorescent light,  Flash), Custom, Color 
temperature setting 
(Approx. 2500-10000K), white 
balance correction, and white  balance bracketing possible
* Color temperature information transmission enabled
Noise reduction: Applicable to long  exposures and high ISO speed shots
Specifications
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Specifications
Automatic image 
brightness correction: Auto Lighting Optimizer
Highlight tone priority: Provided
Lens peripheral 
illumination correction: Provided
• ViewfinderType:Eye-level pentaprism
Coverage: Vertical/Horizontal approx. 96% (with Eye point approx. 
22 mm)
Magnification: Approx. 0.95x (-1 m
-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye point: Approx. 22 mm (From eyep iece lens center at -1 m-1)Built-in dioptric adjustment: Approx. -3.0 - +1.0 m-1 (dpt)
Focusing screen:Interchangeable (Two types sold separately), Ef-A providedElectronic level: Horizontal level disp layed up to ±9° in ±1° increments 
(For horizontal shooting only)
Mirror: Quick-return type
Depth-of-field preview: Provided
• AutofocusType: TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
AF points: 9 (All cross-type)
Metering range: EV -0.5 - 18  (at 23°C/73°F, 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 ControlMetering modes: 63-zone TTL full-aperture metering
• Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
• Partial metering (a pprox. 6.5% of viewfinder at center)
• Spot metering (approx. 2. 8% of viewfinder at center)
• Center-weighted average metering
Metering range: EV 1 -  20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, 
ISO 100)
Exposure control:
Program AE (Full Auto, Flash Of f, Creative Auto, Portrait, 
Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Ni ght Portrait, Program), shutter-
priority AE, aper ture-priority AE,  manual exposure, bulb exposure
ISO speed: Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 - 3200 set automatically(Recommended Creative Zone mode s:ISO 100 - 6400 set manually 
exposure index) (1/3-stop increments),  ISO 100 - 6400 set automatically, 
or ISO expansion to “H” (equivalent to ISO 12800)
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Specifications
Exposure compensation:Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AEB: ±3 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
•ShutterType: Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds: 1/8000 sec. to  1/60 sec. (Full Auto mode), 
Flash X-sync at maximum 1/250 sec.
1/8000 sec. to 30  sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. 
Available range varies by shooting mode.)
• FlashBuilt-in flash: Retractable, auto pop-up flash
Guide No.: Approx. 13/43 (I SO 100, in meters/feet)
Flash coverage:  Approx. 17mm lens angle of view
Recycling time approx. 3 sec.
Wireless master unit function provided
External flash: EX-series Speedlite (Flash functions  settable with the 
camera)
Flash metering: E-TTL II autoflash
Flash exposure 
compensation: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
FE lock: Provided
PC terminal: None
• Drive SystemDrive modes:Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, 
10-sec. self-timer/remote co ntrol, 2-sec. self-timer/
remote control
Continuous shooting speed:Max. approx. 5.3 shots/sec.
Max. burst: JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 58 shots RAW: Approx. 16 shots
RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 7 shots
* Figures are based on Cano n’s testing standards (ISO 
100 and Standard Picture  Style) and a 4GB card.
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Specifications
• Live View ShootingAspect ratio settings:3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1
Focusing:Live mode, Face detection Li ve mode (Contrast detection)
Quick mode (Phase-difference detection)
Manual focusing (Approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible)
Metering modes: Evaluative me tering with the image sensor
Metering range: EV 0 -  20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, 
ISO 100)
Silent shooting: Provided (Mode 1 and 2)
Grid display: Two types
• Movie ShootingMovie compression: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Variable (average) bit rate
Audio recording format: Linear PCM
Recording format: MOV
Recording size 
and frame rate: 1920x108 0 (Full HD) : 30p/25p/24p
1280x720 (HD) : 60p/50p
640x480 (SD) : 60p/50p
Crop 640x480 (SD) : 60p/50p
* 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.00 fp s, 24p: 23.976 fps, 60p: 
59.94 fps, 50p: 50.00 fps
File size: 1920x1080 (30p/25p/24p) : Approx. 330 MB/min. 1280x720 (60p/50p) :  Approx. 330 MB/min.
640x480 (60p/50p) : Approx. 165 MB/min.
Crop 640x480 (60p/50p) :  Approx. 165 MB/min.
Focusing: Same as focusing with Live View shooting
Metering modes: Center-weighted aver age and evaluative metering with 
the image sensor
* Automatically set by  the focusing mode
Metering range: EV 0 -  20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, 
ISO 100)
Exposure control: Program AE (expo sure compensation possible) for 
movies, manual exposure
Exposure compensation:±3 stops in 1/3-stop incremen ts (Still photos: ±5 stops)
ISO speed: Automatically se t within ISO 100 - 6400
(Recommended With manual exposure, ISO 100 - 6400 set
exposure index) automatically/manually
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Specifications
Sound recording: Built-in monaural microphone
External stereo  microphone term inal provided
Sound recording level adjust able, wind filter provided
Grid display: Two types
• LCD MonitorType: TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots: Wide, 3.0-in. (3 :2) with approx. 1.04 million dots
Coverage: Approx. 100%
Angle adjustment: Possible
Brightness adjustment: Manual (7 levels)
Electronic level: Horizontal le vel displayed in 1° increments
Interface languages: 25
• Image PlaybackImage display formats: Single image, Sing le image + Info (Basic info, detailed 
info, histogram), 4-image in dex, 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 movie, by stills, by rating
Highlight alert: Overexposed highlights blink
Slide show: All images, by  date, by folder, movies, stills, or by rating
Three transition effects selectable
Movie playback: Enabled (LCD moni tor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT)
Built-in speaker
• Post-Processing of ImagesIn-camera RAW image 
processing: Brightness adjustment, wh ite balance, Picture Style, Auto 
Lighting Optimizer, noise red uction at high ISO speeds, 
JPEG recording quality, color space, peripheral 
illumination correction, distortion correction, and 
chromatic aberrat ion correction
Creative filters:
Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy  camera effect, Miniature effectResize:Possible
Ratings: Provided
• Direct PrintingCompatible printers: PictB ridge-compatible printers
Printable images: JPEG and RAW images
Print ordering: DPOF V ersion 1.1 compatible
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Specifications
• Custom FunctionsCustom Functions: 20
Camera user settings: Register under Mode Dial’s C
My Menu registration: Possible
Copyright information: Entr y and inclusion enabled
• InterfaceAudio/video OUT/
Digital terminal: Analog video (Compa tible with NTSC/PAL)/stereo audio 
output
For personal computer commun ication and direct printing 
(Hi-Speed USB equivalent)
HDMI mini OUT terminal:Type C (Auto switching of  resolution), CEC-compatible
External microphone 
IN terminal: 3.5mm dia. stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal:For Remote Switch RS-60E3Wireless remote control:Remote Controller RC-6
•PowerBattery: Battery Pack LP-E6 (Quantity 1)
* AC power can be supplied  via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6
* With Battery Grip BG-E9 attached, size-AA/LR6  batteries can be used
Battery information: Remaining capa city, Shutter count, and Recharge 
performance displayed
Battery life: With viewfinder shooting:
(Based on CIPA Approx. 1100 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 1000 shots at 0°C/32°Ftesting standards) With Live View shooting:Approx. 320 shots at 23°C/73°F,  approx. 280 shots at 0°C/32°FMovie shooting time: Approx. 2 hours at 23°C/73°F
Approx. 1 hr. 40 min. at 0°C/32°F
(With a fully-charged  Battery Pack LP-E6)
• Dimensions and WeightDimensions (W x H x D):Approx. 144.5 x 105.8 x 78.6  mm / 5.7 x 4.2 x 3.1 in.
Weight: Approx. 755 g / 26.6  oz. (CIPA Guidelines), 
Approx. 675 g / 23.8  oz. (Body only)
• Operation EnvironmentWorking temperature range:0°C - 40°C / 32°F - 104°F
Working humidity: 85% or less
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Specifications
• Battery Pack LP-E6Type:Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Rated voltage: 7.2 V DC
Battery capacity: 1800 mAh
Dimensions (W x H x D):Approx. 38.4 x 21.0 x 56.8  mm / 1.5 x 0.8 x 2.2 in.
Weight: Approx. 80 g / 2.8 oz.
• Battery Charger LC-E6Compatible battery: B attery Pack LP-E6
Recharging time: Approx. 2 hr. 30 min.
Rated input: 100 - 24 0 V AC (50/60 Hz)
Rated output: 8.4 V DC / 1.2A
Working temperature range:5°C - 40°C / 41°F - 104°F
Working humidity: 85% or less
Dimensions (W x H x D):Approx. 69.0 x 33.0 x 93.0  mm / 2.7 x 1.3 x 3.7 in.
Weight: Approx. 130 g / 4.6 oz.
• Battery Charger LC-E6ECompatible battery: B attery Pack LP-E6
Power cord length: Approx. 1 m / 3.3 ft.
Recharging time: Approx. 2 hours 30 min.
Rated input: 100 - 24 0 V AC (50/60 Hz)
Rated output: 8.4 V DC/1.2A
Working temperature range:5°C - 40°C / 41°F - 104°F
Working humidity: 85% or less
Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 69.0 x 33.0 x 93.0  mm / 2.7 x 1.3 x 3.7 in.
Weight: Approx. 125 g / 4.4 oz . (excluding power cord)
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