Canon   EOS 7D mark II

Specification

IMAGE SENSOR
Type 22.4 x 15.0 mm CMOS
Effective Pixels Approx. 20.2 megapixels
Total Pixels Approx. 20.9 megapixels
Aspect Ratio 3:2
Low-Pass Filter Built-in/Fixed with fluorine coating
Sensor Cleaning EOS integrated cleaning system
Colour Filter Type Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type Dual "DIGIC 6"
LENS
Focal Length Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
FOCUSING
Type TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor
AF System/ Points 65 cross-type AF points (Centre point is an extra sensitive dual-cross-type point at f/2.8, cross-type at f/8 and sensitive to -3EV)
AF working range EV -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
AF Modes

AI Focus

One Shot

AI Servo

AF Point Selection

Automatic selection: 65 point AF

Manual selection: Single point AF (65 cross type only, 21 or 9 points selectable)

Manual selection: Spot AF

Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right)

Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points

Manual selection: Zone AF

Manual selection: Large Zone AF

AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting

Selected AF point display Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD panel and Quick Control screen
Predictive AF Yes, up to 8m
AF Lock Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON button is pressed.
AF Assist Beam Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
Manual Focus Selected on lens
AF Microadjustment

AF Menu

+/- 20 steps (wide and tele setting for Zooms)

Adjust all lenses by same amount

Adjust up to 40 lenses individually

Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number

EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes

TTL full aperture metering with 252 zone Dual Layer SPC

  • Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point)
  • Partial metering (approx. 6% of viewfinder at centre)
  • Spot metering (approx. 1.8% viewfinder at centre)
  • Centre weighted average metering
Metering Range EV 0 - 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 2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
ISO Sensitivity

Auto (100-16000), 100-16000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)

ISO can be expanded to H1: 25600, H2: 51200

During Movie shooting: Auto (100-16000), 100-16000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 25600

SHUTTER
Type Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
Speed 30-1/8000 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, Colour Temperature Setting.

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 Pentaprism
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) Approx. 100%
Magnification Approx. 1.0x
Eyepoint Approx. 22mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
Dioptre Correction -3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)
Focusing Screen

Interchangeable (2 types, optional).

Standard Focusing Screen Eh-A

Super Precision Matte Eh-S

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: Single/Spot AF points, AF Frame, AF status, Focus indicator, AF mode, AF point selection, AF point registration

Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, flash metering, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB, metering mode, shooting mode

Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light.

Image information: Card information, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+).

Composition information: Grid, Electronic level

Other information: Battery check, Warning symbol, Flicker Detection, drive mode, white balance, JPEG/RAW indicator"

Depth of field preview Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.
Eyepiece shutter On strap
LCD MONITOR
Type 7.7cm (3.0") Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots
Coverage Approx. 100%
Viewing Angle (horizontally/vertically) Approx 170°
Coating Anti-reflection and Solid Structure
Brightness Adjustment

Auto: Using extenal ambient light sensor

Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels

Display Options
  1. Quick Control Screen
  2. Camera settings
  3. Dual Axis Electronic Level
FLASH
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters) 11
Built-in Flash Coverage Up to 15mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
Built-in Flash recycle time Approx. 3 seconds
Modes E-TTL II, Manual flash, Multi flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
X-sync 1/250sec
Flash Exposure Compensation +/- 3EV 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/ Yes
External Flash Compatibility E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support
External Flash Control Via camera menu screen
SHOOTING
Modes Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb, Custom (x3)
Picture Styles Auto, 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)

Multi Shot Noise Reduction

Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination

Chromatic aberration correction

Distortion correction

Resize to M, S1, S2 or S3

RAW image processing - during image Playback only

Multiple exposure

HDR images 5 presets

Drive modes Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continous shooting
Continuous Shooting "Max. Approx. 10fps. (speed maintained for up to an infinite number of JPEGs or 31 RAW images with UDMA7 card.
Intervalometer Built-in, number of shots selectable from 1-99 or unlimited. Bulb timer possible
LIVE VIEW MODE
Type Electronic viewfinder with image sensor
Coverage Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)
Frame Rate 29.97 fps
Focusing

Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)

Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single), Custom Movie Servo AF

Metering

Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor

Active metering time can be changed

Display Options Grid overlay (x2), 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, M-RAW, S-RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG, M-RAW + JPEG, S-RAW + JPEG possible.
Image Size

JPEG 3:2: (L) 5472x3648, (M) 3648x2432, (S1) 2736x1824, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480

JPEG 4:3: (L) 4864x3648, (M) 3248x2432, (S1) 2432x1824, (S2) 1696x1280, (S3) 640x480

JPEG 16:9: (L) 5472x3072, (M) 3648x2048, (S1) 2736x1536, (S2) 1920x1080, (S3) 720x408

JPEG 1:1: (L) 3648x3648, (M) 2432x2432, (S1) 1824x1824, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480

RAW: (RAW) 5472x3648, (M-RAW) 4104x2736, (S-RAW) 2736x1824"

Movie Type MOV (Video: H.264 or MP4: Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM with H.264, AAC with MP4, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)
Movie Size

1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame

1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame

1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame

1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame

1280 x 720 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) lite inter-frame

640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps) inter-frame or inter-frame lite

Movie Length Max duration 29min 59sec
Folders New folders can be manually created and selected
File Numbering

Consecutive numbering

Auto reset

Manual reset

OTHER FEATURES
Custom Functions 18 Custom Functions
Metadata Tag

User copyright information (can be set in camera)

Image rating (0-5 stars), GPS information: Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, Direction, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), satellite signal condition

LCD Panel / Illumination Yes / Yes
Water/ Dust resistance Yes (equal to EOS-1N)
Sound Memo No
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. Magnified view
  6. Movie edit
Slide Show

Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating, Protect images

Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds

Repeat: On/Off

Histogram

Brightness: Yes

RGB: Yes

Highlight Alert Yes
Image Erase/Protection

Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images

Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time

Menu Categories
  1. Shooting menu (x6)
  2. AF Menu (x5)
  3. Playback menu (x3)
  4. Setup menu (x4)
  5. Custom Functions menu (x5)
  6. 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 SuperSpeed USB 3
Other

HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible, output of uncompressed YCbCr 4:2:2, 8-bit for video streaming is possible, sound output via HDMI is also possible)

External microphone (Stereo mini jack)

Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack)

DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
PictBridge Yes
STORAGE
Type CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible), SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card. High-speed writing with UHS-I type SD cards is supported
Software
Supported Operating System

Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 SP1 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3

OS X v10.8-10.9

Browsing & Printing ImageBrowser EX
Image Processing Digital Photo Professional
Other

PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility - Requires optional accessory), Picture Style Editor

POWER SOURCE
Batteries Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied)
Battery life

Approx. 670 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

Approx. 640 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

Battery Indicator 6 levels + percentage
Power saving Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30 mins.
Power Supply & Battery Chargers AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Body Materials Magnesium Alloy body covers
Operating Environment 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD) 148.6 x 112.4 x 78.2 mm
Weight (body only) Approx. 910 g
ACCESSORIES
Viewfinder Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eb, Focusing Screens Eh (Eh-A Standard Focusing Screen, Eh-S Super Precision Matte), Angle Finder C
Wireless File Transmitter

Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 version 2

Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 requires a firmware update and Interface Cable IFC-40AB II or IFC-150AB II

Compatible with Eye-Fi cards

Lenses All EF and EF-S lenses
Flash Canon Speedlites (90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
Battery Grip BG-E16
Remote Controller/ Switch Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6
Other Hand Strap E2

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated. Subject to change without notice.