"Canon EOS 1500D DSLR Specifications

Type  

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

Recording media SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card

Image sensor size 22.3 x 14.9mm

Compatible lenses Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses)

* Excluding EF-M lenses

(35mm-equivalent angle of view is that of a lens with 1.6x the focal length indicated.)

Lens mount Canon EF mount

Image Sensor  

Type CMOS sensor

Effective pixels 24.1megapixel

Aspect ratio 3:2

Dust delete feature Dust Delete Data appending, Clean manually

Recording System  

Recording format Design rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0

Image type JPEG, RAW (14bit Canon original)

RAW+JPEG Large simultaneous recording possible

Pixels recorded L (Large):

Approx. 24megapixel (6 000 x 4 000)

M (Medium):

Approx. 10.6megapixel (3 984 x 2 656)

S1 (Small 1):

Approx. 5.9megapixel (2 976 x 1 984)

S2 (Small 2):

Approx. 2.5megapixel (1 920 x 1 280)

S3 (Small 3):

Approx. 350 000pixel (720 x 480)

RAW:

24megapixel (6 000 x 4 000)

Create / select a folder Possible

File numbering Continuous, Auto reset, Manual reset

Image Processing During Shooting  

Picture Style Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3

Basic+ Ambience-based shots, Light / scene-based shots

White balance Auto (Ambience priority), Auto (White priority), Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom

White balance correction, and White balance bracketing provided

* Flash color temperature information transmission enabled

Noise reduction Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots

Automatic image brightness correction Auto Lighting Optimizer

Highlight tone priority Provided

Lens peripheral illumination correction Provided

Viewfinder  

Type Eye-level pentamirror

Coverage Vertical / Horizontal 95% (with eyepoint 21mm)

Magnification 0.8x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)

Eye point 21mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1m-1)

Standard diopter -2.5 – +0.5m-1 (dpt)

Focusing screen Fixed, Precision Matte

Mirror Quick-return type

Depth-of-field preview Enabled with Custom Function setting

Autofocus (for viewfinder shooting)  

Type TTL secondary image-registration, phase-difference detection with the dedicated AF sensor

AF points 9 point (All AF points support f/5.6. Cross-type AF with center AF point.)

Focusing brightness range EV 0 – 18 (Center AF point)

EV 1 – 18 (Other AF points)

(With One-Shot AF, at room temperature, ISO 100)

AF operation One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF

AF-assist beam Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash

Exposure Control  

Metering modes 63 zone TTL open-aperture metering

Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)

Partial metering (10% of viewfinder at center)

Center-weighted average metering

Metering brightness range EV 1 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)

Shooting mode Basic Zone modes:

Scene Intelligent Auto, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Food, Night Portrait

Creative Zone modes:

Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure

Basic Zone modes*:

ISO 100 – 3200 set automatically

* Portrait: ISO 100

Creative Zone modes:

ISO 100 – 6400 set manually (whole-stop increments), ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically, maximum ISO speed settable for ISO Auto, or ISO expansion to “H” (equivalent to ISO 12800)

Manual:

±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

AEB:

±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with manual exposure compensation)

Auto:

Applied in One-Shot AF with evaluative metering when focus is achieved

Manual:

With AE lock button

ISO speed

(Recommended exposure index)

Exposure compensation

AE lock

Shutter  

Type Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter

Shutter Speed 1/4 000s to 30s (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.), Bulb, X-sync at 1/200s

Flash  

Built-in flash Retractable, auto pop-up flash

Guide No.: 9.2 / 30.2 (ISO 100, in m/ft) or 13 / 42.7 (ISO 200, in m/ft)

Flash coverage: 17mm lens angle of view

Recharge time: 2s

External Speedlite Compatible with EX-series Speedlites

Flash metering: E-TTL II autoflash

Flash exposure compensation ±2 stops in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments

FE lock Provided

PC terminal Not provided

Drive System  

Drive modes Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Self-timer with 10-s or 2-s delay and 10-s delay with continuous shooting

Continuous shooting speed Maximum 3.0shots/s

Maximum burst JPEG Large / Fine: 150 shots

RAW: 11 shots

RAW+JPEG Large / Fine: 6 shots

* Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using an 8GB card.

Live View Shooting  

Aspect ratio 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1

Focus methods Contrast detection (FlexiZone-Single, Face detection Live mode), Phase-difference detection (Quick mode)

Manual focus (5x / 10x magnification possible)

Focusing brightness range EV 1 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)

Metering mode Real-time metering with image sensor

Metering brightness range EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)

Grid display Two types

Movie Shooting  

Recording format MOV

Movie MPEG-4 AVC / H.264

Variable bit rate

Audio Linear PCM

Recording size and frame rate 1 920 x 1 080 (Full HD): 30p / 25p / 24p

1 280 x 720 (HD): 60p / 50p

640 x 480 (SD): 30p / 25p

* 30p: 29.97fps, 25p: 25.00fps, 24p: 23.98fps, 60p: 59.94fps, 50p: 50.00fps

Bit rate 1 920 x 1 080 (30p / 25p / 24p): 46Mbps

1 280 x 720 (60p / 50p): 46Mbps

640 x 480 (30p / 25p): 11Mbps

Focus method Same as focusing with Live View shooting

Focusing brightness range EV 1 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)

Metering mode Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor

* Automatically set by the focus method.

Metering brightness range EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)

Exposure control Autoexposure and manual exposure

Exposure compensation ±3 stops in 1/3-stop increments

ISO speed

(Recommended exposure index) With autoexposure shooting:

ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically

With manual exposure:

ISO 100 – 6400 set automatically / manually

Video snapshots Settable to 2s / 4s / 8s

Sound recording Built-in monaural microphone

Sound-recording level adjustable, wind filter provided

Grid display Two types

Still photo shooting Not possible during movie shooting

LCD Monitor  

Type TFT color liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor size and dots 7.62cm (3.0in) (4:3) with 920 000 dots

Brightness adjustment Manual (7 levels)

Interface languages 25

Feature guide Displayable

Playback  

Image display format Basic info, basic info + image quality / playback number, shooting info. display, histogram, index display (4 / 9)

Zoom magnification 1.5x – 10x

Highlight alert Overexposed highlights blink

Image browsing method Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating

Image rotation Possible

Rating Provided

Movie playback Enabled (LCD monitor, HDMI)

Built-in speaker

Image protect Possible

Slide show All images, by date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating

Five transition effects selectable

Background music Selectable for slide shows and movie playback

Post-Processing of Images  

Creative filters Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect

Resize Possible

Direct Printing  

Compatible printers PictBridge-compatible printers

Printable images JPEG and RAW images

Print Ordering DPOF Version 1.1 compatible

Wireless Communications  

Standards compliance IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Transmission method DS-SS modulation (IEEE 802.11b)

OFDM modulation (IEEE 802.11g/n)

Transmission range 15m / 49.2ft

*When communicating with a smartphone

*With no obstructions between the transmitting and receiving antennas and no radio interference

Transmission frequency (central frequency) Frequency: 2 412 to 2 462MHz

Channels: 1 to 11ch

Connection method Camera access point mode, infrastructure*

* Wi-Fi Protected Setup supported

Security Authentication method: Open system, Shared key, WPA / WPA2-PSK

Encryption: WEP, TKIP, AES

NFC connection For communication with smartphones or connection to Connect Station

Wi-Fi Functions  

Communication with a smartphone Images can be viewed, controlled, and received using a smartphone.

Remote control of the camera using a smartphone is possible.

Transfer images between cameras Transferring one image, transferring selected images, Transferring resized images

Connect to Connect Station Images can be sent to and saved on Connect Station.

Print from Wi-Fi printers Images can be sent to a Wi-Fi printer.

Send images to a Web service Images in the camera or links to images can be sent to registered Web services.

Customization Features  

Custom Functions 11

My Menu Possible

Copyright information Text entry and appending possible

Interface  

DIGITAL terminal Hi-Speed USB equivalent: Computer communication,

Direct printing, GPS Receiver GP-E2, Connect Station CS100 connection

HDMI mini OUT terminal Type C (Auto switching of resolution)

Remote control terminal For Remote Switch RS-60E3

Eye-Fi card Compatible

Power  

Battery Battery Pack LP-E10 (Quantity 1)

* AC power can be supplied via household power outlet accessories.

Number of possible shots

(Based on CIPA testing standards, with 50% flash use) With viewfinder shooting:

500 shots at room temperature (23°C / 73°F), 410 shots at low temperatures (0°C / 32°F)

With Live View shooting:

240 shots at room temperature (23°C / 73°F), 230 shots at low temperatures (0°C / 32°F)

• With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E10.

Movie shooting time 1h 30m at room temperature (23°C / 73°F)

1h 25m at low temperatures (0°C / 32°F)

* With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E10.

Dimensions and Weight  

Dimensions (W x H x D) 129.0 x 101.3 x 77.6mm / 5.08 x 3.99 x 3.06in

Weight 475g / 16.75oz (Including battery and card),

427g / 15.06oz (Body only)

Operation Environment  

Working temperature range 0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F

Working humidity 85%"