Feature list

• 18.0 effective megapixel APS-C
  APS-C
  Advanced Photo System type-C is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System "classic" size negatives...
  
   CMOS sensor
• Full HD 1080p
  1080p
  1080p is the shorthand identification for a set of HDTV high-definition video modes that are characterized by 1080 horizontal lines of resolution and progressive scan, meaning the image is not interlaced as is the case with the 1080i display standard....
  
   video recording at 24
  24p
  In video technology, 24p refers to a video format that operates at 24 frames per second frame rate with progressive scanning . Originally, 24p was used in the non-linear editing of film-originated material...
  
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  PAL
  PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system...
  
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  NTSC
  NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
  
   frame/s
• HD 720p and 640×480 video recording at 50/60 frame/s
• 3–10× Digital Zoom in video recording (available only in 1080p).
  • One reviewer concluded that this feature takes a 1920×1080 crop from the middle of the sensor frame for the "3×" zoom, but was unable to confirm this with Canon.
• DIGIC 4 image processor
• 14-bit analog to digital signal conversion Vari-angle 3:2 aspect ratio
  Aspect ratio
  The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
  
   LCD articulating screen
  Articulating screen
  In digital photography, an articulating screen is an LCD which is on a pivot, allowing it to swivel. Articulating screens can be useful in many circumstances; for instance, if one wanted to take a picture of themselves while holding the camera at arm's length, they could flip out the LCD and...
  
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  • The screen, inherited from the mid-range 60D
    Canon EOS 60D
    The Canon EOS 60D is a digital single-lens reflex camera from Canon. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras and succeeds the EOS 50D. It was publicly announced on August 26, 2010....
    
    , is also notable in that its aspect ratio matches that of the sensor—a rare feature among DSLRs.
• Live view mode
• Built in flash with Speedlite
  Canon EOS flash system
  Canon Inc.'s EOS flash system refers to the photographic flash mechanism used on Canon's film or digital EOS single-lens reflex cameras. The line was first introduced in 1987. It has gone through a number of revisions over the years, as new flash exposure metering systems have been introduced...
  
   wireless multi-flash support
• 9 point AF with centre cross-type sensor sensitive at f/2.8
• Four metering modes, using 63 zones: spot, partial, center-weighted average, and evaluative metering.
• Highlight tone priority
• EOS integrated cleaning system
• sRGB and Adobe RGB
  Adobe RGB color space
  The Adobe RGB color space is an RGB color space developed by Adobe Systems in 1998. It was designed to encompass most of the colors achievable on CMYK color printers, but by using RGB primary colors on a device such as the computer display...
  
   colour spaces
• ISO
  Film speed
  Film speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system....
  
   100–6,400 expandable to 12,800
• Continuous drive up to 3.7 frame/s
  Frame rate
  Frame rate is the frequency at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video cameras, film cameras, and motion capture systems...
  
   (34 images (JPEG
  JPEG
  In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
  
  ), 6 images (RAW
  RAW image format
  A camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...
  
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• SD
  Secure Digital
  Secure Digital is a non-volatile memory card format developed by the SD Card Association for use in portable devices. The SD technology is used by more than 400 brands across dozens of product categories and more than 8,000 models, and is considered the de-facto industry standard.Secure Digital...
  
  , SDHC, and SDXC memory card file storage
• RAW and large JPEG simultaneous recording
• Eye-Fi
  Eye-Fi
  Eye-Fi is a company based in Mountain View, California that produces SD memory cards and SDHC cards with Wi-Fi capabilities. Using an Eye-Fi card inside a camera, one can wirelessly and automatically upload digital photos to a local computer...
  
   support
• USB 2.0, HDMI
  HDMI
  HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
  
   interface
• LP-E8 battery
  Battery (electricity)
  An electrical battery is one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Since the invention of the first battery in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and especially since the technically improved Daniell cell in 1836, batteries have become a common power...
  
  

External links

• Canon 600D Product Page at Canon USA