Specifications

Design & Construction
ABOVE: The EOS 7D has
weather sealings (shown
in red) and high precision
alignment of seams (shown
in green) for superb weather
and dust resistance.
Handling & controls
The EOS 7D features a number of new buttons and controls that are
new to the EOS range. They include a rocker switch with a ‘START/
STOP’ button in the centre. The rocker allows you to select either Live
View or Movie mode. Pressing the centre button starts and stops Live
View and/or Movie shooting.
The Quick Control ‘Q’ button provides direct access to the camera’s
Quick Control Screen on the LCD panel. This lets you change a
variety of camera settings ‘on the y’ – shutter speed, aperture, ISO
speed, Highlight Tone Priority, ash exposure compensation, Auto
Lighting Optimizer, custom controls, metering modes, drive modes,
AF modes, white balance, Picture Style, Image recording quality, AF
point selection, shooting mode and exposure compensation/AEB
setting.
Pressing the INFO button will cycle through camera settings,
Shooting settings, Electronic Level, and Display off. As an option the
user can choose which items to display allowing quicker access to
commonly used screens.
Just to the left of the viewnder is the RAW+JPEG button that allows
you to shoot in RAW and JPEG formats at the same time.
Customisation
Many of the custom functions from the EOS-1 series have been
implemented in the EOS 7D to give you ne control over the AF
system. There are a total of 27 custom functions that control
exposure, image, autofocus and general operation. All of this gives
you total customisation control for shooting in different conditions
and styles.
The Custom Controls custom function lets you customise camera
controls and buttons so that a frequently used function can be
assigned to a convenient control. There are 10 controls that can be
reassigned to various functions, these are: shutter button, AF-ON
button, AE Lock button, Depth-of-eld preview button, Lens Stop
button, Multi-function button, SET button, Quick and Main command
dials and the multi-controller.
Construction & weather sealing
The EOS 7D body has been beautifully crafted to give a high quality
feel and a classy look. The external seams of the EOS 7D have been
designed to be more precise and the camera has a very rugged
construction thanks to its magnesium alloy body that is coated with
the same durable matte nish of the EOS-1 series cameras.
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