Recommended Exposure Index
DSLR Cameras
Canon EOS 600D
Specifications0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
133.1 x 99.5 x 79.7 mm
Approx. 570g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)
22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS
Approx. 18.0 megapixels
Approx 18.7 megapixels
3:2
Built-in/Fixed
EOS integrated cleaning system
Primary Colour
DIGIC 4
EF/EF-S
Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
EV -0.5 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
AI Focus
One Shot
AI Servo
Automatic selection, Manual selection
Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode
Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode
No
TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center)
(4) Center weighted average metering
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
+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB)
3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
Recommended Exposure Index
AUTO (100-6400), 100-6400 Expandable to H (approx 12800) in 1-stop increments
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom.
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/Green +/-9
Yes, 1 setting can be registered
+/-3 levels in single level increments
3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias
Pentamirror
Approx. 95%
Approx. 0.85x¹
Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
-3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)
AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light¹
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
Yes, with Depth of Field preview button
On strap
Vari angle 7.7cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View TFT, approx. 1040K dots
Approx 170°
Dual Anti-reflection, anti smudge
Adjustable to one of seven levels
(1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings
13
Up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
Approx. 3 seconds
Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter
Yes - with red eye reduction lamp
1/200sec
+/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
Yes, with compatible External Flash
Yes
Yes
Yes/ -
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support
Via camera menu screen
Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
sRGB and Adobe RGB
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)
Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy camera, Miniature effect, Fish-eye) - during image Playback only
Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10)
Max. Approx. 3.7fps for approx. 34 JPEG images¹³, 6 images RAW²³
Electronic viewfinder with image sensor
Approx. 99% (horizontally and vertically)
30 fps
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed
Grid overlay, Histogram
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
Yes, RAW + Large JPEG
JPEG 3:2: (L) 5184x3456, (M) 3456x2304, (S1) 2592x1728, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480
JPEG 4:3: (L) 4608x3456, (M) 3072x2304, (S1) 2304x1728, (S2) 1696x1280, (S3) 640x480
JPEG 16:9: (L) 5184x2912, (M) 3456x1944, (S1) 2592x1456 (S2) 1920x1080, (S3) 720x400
JPEG 1:1: (L) 3456x3456, (M) 2304x2304, (S1) 1728x1728, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480
RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456
New folders can be manually created and selected
(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset
MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB
11 Custom Functions with 34 settings
User copyright information (can be set in camera)
Image rating (0-5 stars)
Yes
1.5x - 10x enabled in 15steps
(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index
(4) 9 image index
(5) Jump Display
Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills
Playback time: 1/2/3/5 seconds
Repeat: On/Off
Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes
Yes
Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time
(1) Shooting menu (x4)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) My Menu
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
Update possible by the user
Hi-Speed USB
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
Yes
SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card
Digital Photo Professional
PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture), Picture Style Editor
1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E8
Approx. 440 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
Approx. 400 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
4 levels
Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or 15mins.
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8, Battery charger LC-E8, LC-E8E
Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C
Compatible with Eye-Fi cards
All EF and EF-S lenses
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)
BG-E8
Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6
Hand Strap E2
Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with conductive fiber
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
133.1 x 99.5 x 79.7 mm
Approx. 570g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)
*Recommended Exposure Index
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.
Subject to change without notice.
¹ with EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph
¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt
¹ Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Varies depending on the subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc.³ Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings and light level
¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated
¹ Focus Confirmation Light not available with EF Cinema lenses