Canon EOS 60D Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Mount
Canon EF/EF-S
ISO (Max)
12800
Sensor Resolution
18.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 60D
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only
Height 10.6 cm
Width 14.5 cm
Depth 7.9 cm
Weight 0.68 kg
Body Material Aluminium, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
SENSOR Canon EOS 60D
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 19,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Sensors Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 60D
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon EOS 60D
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Canon EOS 60D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 60D
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 96%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 60D
ISO (Max) 12800
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (6.5%), multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode
Special Effects Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 60D
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 60D
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, E-TTL, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 60D
Digital Video Format MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon EOS 60D
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 60 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 60D
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 60D
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0
HDMI
Microphone
FEATURES Canon EOS 60D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5.3 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, AE/FE lock, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, highlight tone priority, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, face detection, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready
OTHERS Canon EOS 60D
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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