Canon EOS 600D DSLR Specifications













































































































































IMAGE SENSOR  
Type 22.2 x 14.7mm CMOS
Effective Pixels Approx. 12.2M
Total Pixels Approx. 12.6M
Aspect Ratio 3:2
Low-Pass Filter Built-in/Fixed with fluorine coating
Sensor Cleaning Manual cleaning and Dust Delete Data acquisition
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR  
Type DIGIC 4
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)
AF Working Range EV 0 – 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 [7] Yes, up to 10m
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 63-zone SPC

(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)

(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 10% of viewfinder)

(3) 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 +/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be
combined with AEB).
AEB 3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
ISO Sensitivity [8] AUTO(100-6400), 100-6400 (in 1-stop increments)
SHUTTER  
Type Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter, with
electronic first curtain
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. 0.80x [4]
Eyepoint Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center)
Dioptre Correction -2.5 to +0.5 m-1 (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: Highlight tone priority (D+), monochrome shooting,
maximum burst (1 digit display), White balance correction, SD card
information
Depth of Field Preview Yes, assigned to SET button with C.Fn-8-5
Eyepiece Shutter On strap
LCD MONITOR  
Type 6.8cm (2.7″) TFT, approx. 230k dots
Coverage Approx. 100%
Viewing Angle (horizontally/vertically) Approx 170°
Brightness Adjustment Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options (1) Quick Control Screen

(2) Camera settings
FLASH  
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters) 9.2
Built-in Flash Coverage up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
Built-in Flash Recycle Time Approx. 2 seconds
Modes Auto, Manual Flash On/off
Red-Eye Reduction Yes – with red eye reduction lamp
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, Creative Auto, 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 (4 settings)

Long exposure noise reduction

High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)

Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination

Basic+ (Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot
by lighting or scene type)
Drive Modes Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, 10s +
continuous shots 2-10)
Continuous Shooting Max. JPEG Approx. 3fps for approx. 830 images [1]

Max. RAW Approx 2fps for up to approx. 5 images [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 2.30 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
Image Size JPEG: (L) 4272×2848, (M) 3088×2056, (S1) 22256×1504,
(S2) 1920×1280, (S3) 720×480

RAW: 4272×2848
Movie Type MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)
Movie Size 1280 x 720 (29.97, 25 fps)
Movie Length Max duration 17min, Max file size 4GB
Folders New folders can be manually created and selected
File Numbering (1) Consecutive numbering

(2) Auto reset

(3) Manual reset
OTHER FEATURES  
Custom Functions 10 Custom Functions with 32 settings
Metadata Tag User copyright information (can be set in
camera)

Image rating (0-5 stars)
Intelligent Orientation Sensor Yes
Playback Zoom 1.5x – 10x enabled in 15steps
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
Menu Categories (1) Shooting menu (x4)

(2) Playback menu (x2)

(3) Setup menu (x3)

(4) My Menu
Menu Languages 25 Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian,
Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian,
Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional
Chinese, Korean and Japanese
Firmware Update Update possible by the user.
INTERFACE  
Computer Hi-Speed USB
Other Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB
terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible)
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 or SDXC card
OPERATING SYSTEM  
PC & Macintosh Windows XP inc SP3 / Vista inc SP1 and SP2 (excl.
Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition)

OS X v10.4-10.6
SOFTWARE  
Browsing & Printing ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
Image Processing Digital Photo Professional
Other PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture),
Picture Style Editor
POWER SOURCE  
Batteries 1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E10
Battery Life Approx. 700 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) [5]

Approx. 650 (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-E10, Battery charger LC-E10,
LC-E10E
PHYSICAL SPECS  
Body Materials Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with
conductive fibre
Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD) 129.9 x 99.7 x 77.9 mm
Weight (body only) Approx. 495g (CIPA testing standard, including
battery and memory card)
ACCESSORIES  
Viewfinder Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with
Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C
Case Semi-Hard Case EH19-L
Wireless File Transmitter Compatible with Eye-Fi cards
Lenses All EF and EF-S lenses
Flash Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX,
420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX,
Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)
Battery Grip None
Remote Controller/ Switch Remote Switch RS-60E3
Other Hand Strap E2

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