Canon EOS 77D Review
Specifications
Image Sensor
Type
22.3mm x 14.9 mm CMOS
Effective Pixels
Approx. 24.20 megapixels
Total Pixels
Approx. 25.80 megapixels
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed
Sensor Cleaning
EOS integrated cleaning system
Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour
Image Processor
Type
DIGIC 7
Lens
Lens Mount
EF/EF-S
Focal Length
Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
Image Stabilisation
Optical Image Stabilizer on compatible lens Movie: In-camera 5-axis Digital IS available. Further stabilisation enhancements from lenses compatible with Dynamic IS 1
Focusing
Type
Via optical viewfinder: TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor Via liveview on LCD screen: Dual Pixel CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor 2
AF System/ Points
Via optical viewfinder: 45 cross-type AF points (45 f/5.6 cross-type AF points, 27 f/8 points (9 cross-type), centre point is f/2.8 and f/5.6 dual cross-type) 3 Via liveview on LCD screen: Maximum 49 AF points (Fixed location on 7x7 grid) via camera automatic selection 4 Freely position 1 AF point/ 1 AF Zone (9 points, 3x3 grid) via manual selection 5
AF working range
Via optical viewfinder: EV -3 - 18 (at 23 °C & ISO 100) with centre AF point & f/2.8 or brighter lenses Via liveview on LCD screen: EV -2 - 18 (at 23 °C & ISO 100) with One-Shot AF
AF Modes
AI Focus One Shot AI Servo (AI Servo II algorithm)
AF Point Selection
Via optical viewfinder: Automatic selection: 45 point AF Manual selection: Single point AF Manual selection: Zone AF Manual selection: Large Zone AF
Selected AF point display
Indicated by a transmissive LCD in viewfinder and Quick Control screen
Predictive AF
Yes
AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON Button is pressed.
AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash (effective range up to 4.0 m) or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
Manual Focus
Selected on lens
Exposure Control
Metering modes
Via optical viewfinder: 7560-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor Metering with the area divided into 63 segments (9 × 7) (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.0 % of viewfinder) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.5 % of viewfinder) (4) Center-weighted average metering Via liveview on LCD screen: (1) Evaluative metering (315 zones) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.0 % of LCD screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.6 % of LCD screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering
Metering Range
Via optical viewfinder: EV 1-20 (at 23 °C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO 100) Via liveview on LCD screen: EV 1-20 (at 23 °C, ISO 100, evaluative metering)
AE Lock
Auto: In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved. Manual: By AE Lock Button in creative zone modes.
Exposure Compensation
+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
AEB
3 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
ISO Sensitivity
Auto (100-25600), 100-25600 ISO can be expanded to H: 51200 During Movie shooting: Auto (100-12800), 100-12800) ISO can be expanded to H: 25600 6
Shutter
Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
Speed
30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
White Balance
Type
Automatic white balance with the imaging sensor
Settings
AWB (Ambience priority, White priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting. White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber bias +/-9 levels 2. Magenta/ Green bias +/-9 levels
Custom White Balance
Yes, 1 setting can be registered
WB Bracketing
+/-3 levels in single level increments 3 bracketed images per shutter release. Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.
Viewfinder
Type
Pentamirror
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 95 %
Magnification
Approx. 0.82x 7
Eyepoint
Approx. 19 mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
Dioptre Correction
-3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)
Focusing Screen
Fixed (Translucent LCD screen for information overlay)
Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF 600mm f/4 IS USM or shorter)
Viewfinder Information
AF information: AF points, focus confirmation, AF area selection mode 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: Card information, maximum burst (1 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+). Composition information: Grid, Electronic level, Aspect Ratio Other information: Warning icon, Flicker Detection
Depth of field preview
Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.
Eyepiece shutter
On strap
LCD Monitor
Type
Vari angle touchscreen 7.7 cm (3.0") 3:2 Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040 K sRGB dots
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Viewing Angle (horizontally/vertically)
Approx 170°
Coating
Anti smudge
Brightness Adjustment
Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options
(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Electronic Level
Flash
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
12
Built-in Flash Coverage
up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: approx. 28mm)
Built-in Flash recycle time
Approx. 3 seconds
Modes
Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter
Red-Eye Reduction
Yes - with red-eye reduction lamp
X-sync
1/200 sec
Flash Exposure Compensation
'+/- 2 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
Flash Exposure Bracketing
Yes, with compatible External Flash
Flash Exposure Lock
Yes
Second Curtain Synchronisation
Yes
HotShoe/ PC terminal
Yes/ No
External Flash Compatibility
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless optical multi-flash support
External Flash Control
via camera menu screen
Shooting
Modes
Scene Intelligent Auto (Stills and Movie), No Flash, Creative Auto, SCN(Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Food, Kids, Candlelight), Creative filters, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie)
Picture Styles
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
Colour Space
sRGB and Adobe RGB
Image Processing
Highlight Tone Priority Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) Multi Shot Noise Reduction Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination, Chromatic aberration correction, Distortion correction, Diffraction correction Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect, HDR) Multi-exposure RAW image processing - during image Playback only Resize to M or S1, S2
Drive modes
Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote)
Continuous Shooting
Intervalometer
Built-in, number of shots selectable from 1-99 or unlimited
Live View Mode
Type
Electronic viewfinder with image sensor
Coverage
Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)
Frame Rate
29.97 fps
Focusing
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi, FlexiZone-Single) One-shot AF and Servo AF selectable for Stills and Movie
Metering
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor. Evaluative metering, partial metering, spot metering, center-weighted average metering.
Display Options
Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Electronic level
File Type
Still Image Type
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0) RAW: 14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
RAW, RAW + L possible.
Image Size
JPEG 3:2: (L) 6000 x 4000, (M) 3984 x 2656, (S1) 2976 x 1984, (S2) 2400x1600, JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328x4000, (M) 3552x2664, (S1) 2656x1992, (S2) 2112x1600, JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000x3368, (M) 3984x2240, (S1) 2976x1680, (S2) 2400x1344, JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000x4000, (M) 2656x2656, (S1) 1984x1984, (S2) 1600x1600, RAW: (RAW) 6000x4000
Movie Type
MP4 (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM / AAC, recording level can be manually adjusted by user)
Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) inter frame 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame 1280 x 720 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame 640 x 480 (29.97, 25) inter-frame 640 x 480 (29.97, 25) lite interframe
Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB (If file size exceeds 4GB a new file will be created automatically)
Folders
New folders can be manually created and selected
File Numbering
(1) Consecutive numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual reset
Other Features
Custom Functions
14 Custom Functions
Metadata Tag
User copyright information (can be set in camera) Image rating (0-5 stars)
LCD Panel / Illumination
Yes / Yes
Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes
Playback zoom
1.5x - 10x
Display Formats
(1) Single image with information (2 levels) (2) Single image (3) 4 image index (4) 9 image index (5) 36 image index (6) 100 image index (7) Jump Display
Slide Show
Image selection: All images, by Date, Folder, Movies, Stills Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10/20 seconds Repeat: On/Off Background music: On/Off Transition effect: Off, Slide in 1, Slide in 2, Fade 1, Fade 2, Fade 3
Histogram
Brightness: Yes RGB: Yes
Highlight Alert
Yes
Image Erase/Protection
Erase: Select image, select range, all images in folder, all images on a card, all found images (during image search) Protection: Single image, select range, all images in folder, all images on a card, all found images (during image search)
Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu (x5) (2) Playback menu (x3) (3) Setup menu (x5) (4) Display Options menu (5) My Menu
Menu Languages
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
Firmware Update
Update possible by the user.
Interface
Computer
Hi-Speed USB
Other
Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5 mm Stereo mini jack)
Direct Print
Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
PictBridge
Yes
Storage
Type
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)
Supported Operating System
PC & Macintosh
Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 (With Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is installed) [24] Mac OS X 10.9 / 10.10 / 10.11 / 10.12
Software
Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional 4 for RAW image processing
Other
EOS Utility EOS Lens Registration Too EOS Web Service Registration Tool EOS Sample Music Picture Style Editor Camera Connect app available on iOS and Android devices
Power Source
Batteries
1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17
Battery life
Viewfinder: Approx. 600 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 12] Viewfinder: Approx. 550 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) Live View: Approx. 270 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) Live View: Approx. 230 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Battery Indicator
5 levels
Power saving
Power turns off after 10/30 (10 sec when using viewfinder/30 sec when using live view or functions such as image playback etc) sec, 30 sec, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 15 mins.
Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter AC-E6(N), DC coupler: DR-E18, Battery charger LC-E17E
Accessories
Viewfinder
Eyecup Ef Rubber Frame Ef E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lenses Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II Magnifier MG-Ef Angle Finder C
Case
Semi Hard case EH26-L / EH27-L
Wireless File Transmitter
Lenses
All EF and EF-S lenses
Flash
Canon Speedlites (90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III-RT, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, 600EX II-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
Remote Controller/ Switch
Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6, Remote Controller BR-E1, Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 16
Other
Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1 GPS Reciever GP-E2 Hand Strap E2, GP-E2
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.
Subject to change without notice.
- Following lenses are not compatible with in-camera digital stabilization: EF 50mm f/1.2L USM, EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM, EF 200mm f/2L IS USM, EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM, EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM, EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM, EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM and EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF - AF is possible over an area of approx. 80% Vertical x 80% Horizontal of the frame
- Peripheral Cross type AF points will not function as a cross type AF points with the following lenses: EF 35-80mm f4-5.6 (II/III/USM), EF35-105mm f4.5-5.6 (USM). EF 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 (II)
- Maximum number of AF frame is dependent on selected image aspect ratio
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF - AF is possible over an area of approx. 80% Vertical x 80% Horizontal of the frame
- Recommended Exposure Index
- with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt
- Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution
- 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.
- Sustained continuous shooting speed is tested based on Canon's testing standard. Function requires compatible SDHC/SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 memory card, total number of frames captured varies depending on shooting subject, settings and brand of memory card
- Maximum continuous shooting speed with 1/500 sec. or faster shutter speed, maximum aperture (varies depending on the lens), Anti-flicker shooting set to Disable, with a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E17, and at room temperature (23°C/73°F).
- Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated
- Wi-Fi use may be restricted in certain countries or regions.
- Equipped with Bluetooth® low energy technology. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Canon Europe Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
- Bluetooth connection requires smart device to be equipped with Bluetooth version 4.0 (or later). Also requires smart device to be using operating system iOS 8.4 (or later) or Android 5.0 (or later) as well as latest version of Camera Connect app installed
- Reqire Remote Controller Adapter RA-E3