Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR In Depth Review
An in depth review of the Canon EOS 20D.
Testing is under way, so keep coming back to see the updates.
Camera Specs for those of you who like to look at them:
| List price (body only) | • US: $ 1,499 • EU: € 1,599 |
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| List price (with EF-S 18-55 DC) | • US: $ 1,599 • EU: € 1,699 |
| Body material | Magnesium alloy |
| Sensor | • 22.5 x 15.0 mm CMOS sensor * • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 8.5 million total pixels * • 8.2 million effective pixels * • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Image processor | DIGIC II * |
| Image sizes | • 3504 x 2336 (8.2 MP) * • 2544 x 1696 (4.3 MP) * • 1728 x 1152 (2.0 MP) * |
| File formats | • RAW |
| Color space * | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Lenses | • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount * • 1.6x field of view crop |
| Focusing | • 9-point TTL * • CMOS sensor • AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100) * |
| Focus modes | • AI Focus AF • One shot AF • AI Servo AF • Manual focus |
| AF point selection | • Auto • Manual • Home position |
| AF assist | • Stroboscopic flash • 4.0 m range (at center) |
| Metering | • TTL 35 zone SPC • Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes | • Evaluative 35 zone |
| AE lock | • Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock button |
| AE bracketing | • +/- 2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Exposure compen. | • +/-2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Sensitivity | • Auto (100, 200 or 400) |
| Shutter | • Focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/8000 sec * • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values | • F1.0 - F91 • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance | • Auto (3000 - 7000 K) • Daylight (5200 K) • Shade (7000 K) • Cloudy (6000 K) • Tungsten (3200 K) • Fluorescent (4000 K) • Flash (6000 K) • Custom (2000 - 10000 K) • Kelvin (2800 - 10000 K in 100 K steps) |
| WB bracketing | • +/-3 levels • 3 images • blue/amber or magenta/green bias |
| WB shift | • Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Processing params | • Parameter 1 (con +1, shp +1, sat +1, tone 0) * • Parameter 2 (con 0, shp 0, sat 0, tone 0) * • Set 1 (con, shp, sat, tone) • Set 2 (con, shp, sat, tone) • Set 3 (con, shp, sat, tone) • B&W (con, shp, filter, toning) * |
| Custom params (Set 1 - 3) | • Contrast (+/-2) • Sharpness (+/-2) • Saturation (+/-2) • Color tone (+/-2) |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level pentaprism • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.9x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) * • Eyepoint: 20 mm • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter • Precision matte screen |
| Viewfinder info | • AF points • Focus confirmation light • Shutter speed • Aperture • Manual exposure • AE Lock • Exposure compensation amount • AEB level • Partial metering area • Flash ready • Red-eye reduction lamp on • High-speed sync • FE Lock • Flash compensation amount • Warnings • Maximum burst for continuous shooting • Buffer space |
| LCD monitor | • 1.8" TFT LCD • 118,000 pixels • 5 brightness levels • 10x zoom playback |
| Record review | • Off • On (histogram via INFO button) * • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Flash | • Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • FOV coverage up to 17 mm (27 mm equiv.) * • Guide number approx 13 • Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • X-Sync: 1/250 sec * |
| External flash | • E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites * • Wireless multi-flash support • PC Sync |
| Shooting modes | • Auto |
| Drive modes | • Single • Continuous: 5 fps up to 23 frames * • Self-timer: 10 secs |
| Direct printing | • Canon Card Photo Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function • PictBridge * |
| Other features | • Orientation sensor • Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity • LCD panel illumination |
| Auto rotation | • On (playback uses orientation data in file header) • Off |
| Playback mode | • Single image • Single image with info (inc. histogram) • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable) • 9 image index • Auto play • Image rotation • Jump |
| Custom functions | 18 custom functions with 50 settings * |
| Menu languages | • English • French • German • Spanish • Italian • Dutch • Swedish • Norwegian • Danish • Finnish • Chinese • Japanese |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Portrait grip | Via BP-E2 battery grip (option) |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed * |
| Storage | • Compact Flash Type I or II • Microdrive supported • FAT 12/16 and FAT 32 support • No CF card supplied |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion BP-511A rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • Supports BP-511 / BP-511A / BP-512 / BP-514 • CR2016 Lithium battery (date/time backup) • Optional AC adapter |
| Dimensions | 144 x 106 x 72 mm (5.6 x 4.2 x 2.8 in) * |
| Weight (no batt) | 685 g (1.5 lb) * |
| Weight (inc. batt) | 770 g (1.7 lb) * |
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