Overview

Features

• Superior 12-megapixel image quality
• On-screen Feature Guide
• Creative Auto and Basic+
• HD video capture
• ISO 100-6400 sensitivity
• Wide-area 9-point AF system
• 63-zone iFCL exposure metering
• 6.8cm (2.7”), 230,000-dot screen
• Use with all EF and EF-S lenses

12-megapixel resolution
Step up to DSLR image quality with a 12-megapixel APS-C-sized sensor. A 14-bit DIGIC 4 image processor provides up to 3.2fps continuous shooting and images that are packed with detail and tonal range.

Intuitive, on-screen feature guide
The EOS 1100D / Rebel T3’s Feature Guide provides descriptions of many of the camera’s functions, as well as advice on how to use them in your own photography.

Easy to use Scene modes and Basic+
Theme-based Scene modes automatically pick the most suitable exposure, focus and drive-mode settings for the subject being photographed, while Creative Auto mode portrays adjustable functions in an easy to understand way. With Canon’s Basic + technology, the look and feel of these basic auto modes can be fine-tuned according to ambience and lighting type.

HD EOS Movie mode
Shoot stunning HD video at 25 or 30fps, with automatic exposure control leaving you free to concentrate on the action. Footage can be edited on your PC or Mac, or played directly on an HD TV via the camera’s HDMI connection.

ISO 100-6400 sensitivity
Low-light shooting without flash is possible thanks to the EOS 1100D / Rebel T3’s ISO 100-6400 sensitivity range. The camera’s 14-bit DIGIC 4 processor helps to control noise and maintain image quality.

Wide-area 9-point AF system
The EOS 1100D / Rebel T3 focuses quickly and accurately on static and moving subjects, thanks to nine AF points, spread out across the frame. A central cross-type AF point is sensitive to both horizontal and vertical lines.

63-zone iFCL exposure metering
Advanced iFCL exposure metering dissects a scene into 63-zones before analyzing it to find the perfect combination of shutter speed, aperture and ISO.

6.8cm (2.7”), 230,000-dot LCD screen
Compose and review images on a large 230,000-dot LCD screen, which also provides access to the camera’s menu system and Quick Control Screen.

Full Specifications

Type
Digital, AF/AE single-lens reflex, camera with built-in flash

Recording Media
SD/SDHC/SDXC card, via external media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, or via Wireless LAN (Eye-Fi card))

Image Format
Approx. 22.0 mm x 14.7 mm

Compatible Lenses
Canon EF lenses including EF-S lenses
(35mm-equivalent focal length is approx.1.6x the lens focal length)

Lens Mount
Canon EF mount

Image Sensor

Type
High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor

Pixels
Effective pixels: Approx. 12.20 megapixels

Total Pixels          
Total pixels: Approx. 12.60 megapixels

Aspect Ratio
3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical)

Color Filter System
RGB primary color filters

Low Pass Filter
Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor

• Fluorine coating on the top surface.

Dust Deletion Feature
(1) Manual cleaning
(2) Dust Delete Data acquisition and appending

• The coordinates of the dust adhering to the low-pass filter are detected by a test shot and appended to subsequent images.
• The dust coordinate data appended to the image is used by the provided software to automatically erase the dust spots.
• Self Cleaning Sensor Unit not included.

Recording System

Recording Format
Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 and Exif 2.30

File Size
(1) Large: Approx. 12.20 Megapixels (4272 x 2848)
(2) Medium: Approx. 6.30 Megapixels (3088 x 2056)
(3) Small: Approx. 3.40 Megapixels (2256 x 1504)
(4) S2: Approx. 2.50 Megapixels (1920 x 1280)
(5) S3: Approx. 0.35 Megapixels (720 x 480)
(6) RAW: Approx. 12.20 Megapixels (4272 x 2848)
Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc.

Recording Functions
Images record directly to the SD card. Creating new folders and selecting folders in the card possible.

File Numbering
Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset.

RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording
Provided (RAW + JPEG)

Color Space
sRGB, Adobe RGB

Picture Style
Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1-3

White Balance

Settings
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom (Custom WB)

Auto White Balance
Auto white balance with the image sensor

Color Temperature Compensation
White balance correction: ±9 levels
White balance bracketing: ±3 levels in single-level increments
Blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible

Color Temperature Information Transmission
Provided

Viewfinder

Type
Eye-level SLR (with fixed pentamirror)

Coverage
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95% (TD)

Magnification
Approx. 0.8x / 22.4° (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1 m (dpt))

Eye Point
Approx. 21 mm (At -1m^-1 from the eyepiece lens center)

Dioptric Adjustment Correction
Adjustable from approx. -2.5 to +0.5 m^-1 (dpt)

Focusing Screen
Fixed

Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (transmittance: reflectance ratio of 40:60)

Viewfinder Information
1) AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light)
2) Exposure information (Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, exposure warning)
3) Flash information (Flash ready, flash exposure compensation, high-speed sync, FE lock, red-eye reduction light)
4) Image information (Highlight tone priority, Monochrome shooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, SD card information)

Depth Of Field Preview
No depth-of-field preview button (Enabled with C.Fn-8-5 and pressing SET)

Autofocus

Type
TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor

AF Points
9-point all cross-type AF (f/5.6 at center: Dual Cross Sensor)

AF Working Range
EV 0 - 18 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)

Focusing Modes
(1) Autofocus

• One-Shot AF
• Predictive AI Servo AF
• AI Focus AF (Switches between One-Shot AF and AI SERVO AF automatically)

(2) Manual focus (MF)

AF Point Selection
(1) Manual selection
(2) Auto selection

Selected AF Point Display
Indicated by superimposed display in the viewfinder and on the LCD monitor

AF Assist Beam
1) Intermittent firing of built-in flash.
2) Effective range: Approx. 4 m/13.1 ft at center, approx. 3.5 m/11.5 ft at periphery.

• With an EOS-dedicated Speedlite attached, the Speedlite's AF-assist beam is emitted instead.
• Compatible with 320EX, 270EX II and 270EX AF-assist beam (intermittent flash firing).

Exposure Control

Metering Modes
63-zone SPC TTL metering with selectable modes

• Evaluative metering (linkable to all AF point)
• Partial metering (approx. 10% of viewfinder at center)
• Center-weighted average metering

Metering Range
EV 1.0 - EV 20.0 (at 73°F/23°C with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure Control Systems
(1) Program AE (program-shift possible)
(2) Shutter-priority AE
(3) Aperture-priority AE
(4) Manual exposure
(5) Automatic depth-of-field AE
(6) Full Auto
(7) Flash Off
(8) Creative Auto
(9) Program AE with ambience selection
(10) E-TTL II autoflash program AE

• Evaluative metering, averaged metering

ISO Speed Range
Auto, ISO 100 - 6400 (in whole-stop increments)

• In Creative Zone modes, the maximum ISO speed (ISO 400, 800, 1600, 3200, or 6400) for ISO Auto can be set.
• With C.Fn-5-1 (Highlight tone priority), ISO 200 or higher will be set.
• No ISO speed expansion.

Exposure Compensation
(1) Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

(2) AEB : ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

AE Lock
Auto AE Lock: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button

Shutter
Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled.

• Electronic 1st curtain. Only 2nd curtain mechanically controlled.

1/4000 to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/200 sec.

1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)

• Settable in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments.

Soft-touch electromagnetic release 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay Compatible with Remote Switch RS-60E3. There is no wireless remote control sensor.

Type
Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled.

• Electronic 1st curtain. Only 2nd curtain mechanically controlled.

Shutter Speeds
1/4000 to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/200 sec.

1/4000 to 30 sec., Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)

• Settable in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments.

Shutter Release
Soft-touch electromagnetic release

Self Timer
10-sec. or 2-sec. delay

Remote Control
Compatible with Remote Switch RS-60E3. There is no wireless remote control sensor.

Built in Flash

Type
Auto pop-up, retractable, built-in flash in the pentaprism

Guide Number
Approx. 9.2/30 (at ISO 100 in meters/feet), Approx. 13/43 (at ISO 200 in meters/ feet)

Recycling Time
Approx. 2 sec.

Flash Ready Indicator
Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder

Flash Coverage
Up to 17mm focal length (equivalent to approx. 28mm in 135 format)

FE Lock
Provided

Flash Exposure Compensation
Up to ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

• Flash exposure compensation for built-in flash and Speedlite can be set with the camera.

External Speedlite

Flash Metering
E-TTL II autoflash (evaluative flash metering and average flash metering), FE lock

Flash Exposure Compensation
±2 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments

FE Lock
Provided

Drive System

Drive Modes
(1) Single shooting
(2) Continuous shooting
(3) 10-sec. self-timer
(4) 2-sec. self-timer
(5) Continuous shooting after 10-sec. self-timer (2 to 10 shots)

Continuous Shooting Speed
(1) JPEG: Max. approx. 3.0 fps
(2) RAW: Max. approx. 2.0 fps
(3) RAW+JPEG: Approx. 0.8 fps (averaged value)

Maximum Burst
(1) JPEG: 830 shots
(2) RAW: 5 shots
(3) RAW+JPEG: 1 shot

• When the image-recording quality is JPEG, continuous shooting is possible until the 4GB SD card (Canon standard test card) becomes full. However, if you use an SD card whose writing speed is slower than our test card or if the file size is larger than our standard test image, you might not be able to shoot continuously until the card becomes full.
• With RAW+JPEG Large/Fine, "BUSY" will be displayed. However, continuous shooting is possible at approx. 0.8 fps (averaged value).

* Based on Canon's testing standards with a 2GB CF card, high-speed continuous shooting, ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style.
* Varies depending on the subject, SD card brand, image-recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, etc.

Live View Functions

Shooting Modes
Still photo shooting and video shooting

Focusing
1) Autofocus
2) Manual Focus

Metering Modes
Real-time Evaluative metering with image sensor

Metering Range
EV 0 - EV 20 (At 23°C/73°F, 50mm f/1.4 lens, ISO 100)

Grid Display
(1) Grid 1: Pair of vertical and horizontal lines
(2) Grid 2: 5 vertical and 3 horizontal lines

Exposure Simulation
Provided

Silent Shooting
Not provided

LCD Monitor

Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor Size
2.7-inch (Screen aspect ratio of 4:3)

Pixels
Approx. 230,000 dots (320 x 240: QVGA)

Coverage
Approx. 99%
Viewing Angle: 170°

Brightness Control
Adjustable to one of seven brightness levels

Interface Languages
25 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Romanian, Ukraine, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese)

Playback

Display Format
(1) Single image display

• Single image, basic information, detailed information, histogram display

(2) Index display

• 4-image index and 9-image index.

(3) Jump display (Image jump w/ Main Dial)

• 1/10/100 images, shooting date, by folder, movies, stills, rating

Highlight Alert
On the detailed information and histogram displays, highlight areas with no image data will blink.

Image Protection and Erase

Protection
Erase protection can be applied/canceled for a single image, all images in a folder, or all images in the card.

Erase
Erase single image, erase selected images, erase all images on folder, erase all images in a card, or erase only unprotected images.

Direct Printing

Compatible Printers
PictBridge-compatible printers

Printable Images
JPEG images complying to Design rule for Camera File System

• RAW images printable.
• Movies cannot be printed.

DPOF: Digital Print Order Format

Version 1.1 compatible

Customization

Custom Functions
10 Custom Functions with 32 settings settable with the camera

Camera User Settings
Not provided

My Menu Registration
Up to six top-tier menu options and Custom Function settings can be registered.

Power Source

Battery
Battery Pack LP-E10 x 1
Battery Life
Number of shots (approx.)

Battery Check
Automatic battery level check when power is turned ON.
Battery level indicated in one of four levels on LCD monitor.

Power Saving
Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 min.

Date/Time Battery
Built-in secondary battery. When fully-charged, the date/time can be maintained for about three months.
Start-up Time
Approx. 0.1 sec. (Based on CIPA testing standards)

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 5.1 (W) x 3.9 (H) x 3.1 (D) in./ Approx. 129.9 (W) x 99.7 (H) x 77.9 (D) mm

Weight
Approx. 17.4 oz. / 495g (body only)

Operating Environment

Working Temperature Range
32-104°F/0-40°C

Working Humidity Range
85% or less