Specifications; Type - Canon EOS 55 Service Manual

Part 1: General Information
2. SPECIFICATIONS
1. Type
1-1 Type:
1-2 Picture size:
1-3 Compatible lenses:
1-4 Standard lens:
1-5 Lens mount:
2.AF
2-1 Type:
2-2 Focusing Modes:
2-3 Focus Point Selection:
Special Symbols
Custom Function
Specifications:
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Normal (0)
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Custom (1) or (2)
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Eye-controlled
Focus Items
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35mm single-lens reflex AF camera with vertical-travel
focal-plane shutter, built-in motor drive, built-in flash,
and automatic exposure.
24 mm x 36 mm (normal)
or 13.3 mm x 36 mm (panorama) (EOS 55 only)
Canon EF lenses
Canon EF 28-80mmj/3.5-5.6 USM
Canon EF mount
ITL-CT-SIR (Through-the-Lens Cross-Type Secondary
Image Registration) multi-BASIS with cross-type sensor
at the center and a vertical line-sensitive sensor on the
left and right.
The following four modes are provided:
(1)
One-Shot AF
Autofocus locks when focus is achieved.
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AF-priority: The shutter can be released only when
focus is achieved.
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When a USM lens is used, manual focusing with the
electronic focusing ring is enabled after autofocus
is achieved or cannot be achieved.
(2) Predictive AF with AI Servo AF
Tracks subject movement up to the start of exposure.
Exposure mode for the first frame: Shutter speed-pri-
ority (with a Creative Zone mode).
AF-priority (with a Programmed Image Control mode).
Exposure mode for the second and subsequent
frames during continuous shooting: AF-priority (lens-
drive priority)
(3) AI Focus: Switches between One-Shot AF and AI
Servo AF automatically.
(4) Manual focusing: Focus aid provided.
After the focusing point selector is pressed, the Main Dial
can set one of the following three selection modes:
( 1) Eye-Controlled Focusing point selection
In the One-Shot AF mode: Looking at the desired
focusing point while pressing the shutter button
halfway selects that focusing point.
In the predictive AF or AI Servo AF mode: The initial
autofocusing operation is the same as with the One-
Shot AF mode. But while the shutter button is
pressed halfway or during continuous shooting, the
autofocus tracks the subject according to eye move-
ment and AF distance information.
In AI Focus mode: The initial autofocusing operation
is the same as with the One-Shot AF mode. However,
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