Canon EOS 10D
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The Canon
EOS
10D is a discontinued 6.3-megapixel semi-professional digital
SLR
camera
, initially announced on February 27, 2003. It replaced the EOS D60
, which is also a 6.3-megapixel digital SLR camera. It was succeeded by the EOS 20D
in August 2004.
The 10D is the last APS-C camera to only be able to mount EF lenses
. The 10D was released before Canon made EF-S
lenses available. All successive Canon Digital SLR cameras with APS-C sensors can mount the EF-S lenses.
Canon EOS 10D Firmware Update 2.01
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The Canon EOS autofocus 35 mm film and digital SLR camera system was introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650 and is still in production as Canon's current DSLR system...
10D is a discontinued 6.3-megapixel semi-professional digital
Digital photography
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses an array of light sensitive sensors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on light sensitive film...
SLR
Single-lens reflex camera
A single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...
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, initially announced on February 27, 2003. It replaced the EOS D60
Canon EOS D60
The Canon EOS D60 is a discontinued 6.3 megapixel digital single lens reflex camera body, announced by Canon on February 22, 2002. It is part of the Canon EOS range, and accepts Canon EF, TS-E and MP-E lenses, but not Canon's later digital-only EF-S lens range.The EOS D60 sits in the prosumer ...
, which is also a 6.3-megapixel digital SLR camera. It was succeeded by the EOS 20D
Canon EOS 20D
The Canon EOS 20D is an 8.2-megapixel semi-professional digital single-lens reflex camera, initially announced on August 19, 2004 at a recommended retail price of US$1,499. It is the successor of the EOS 10D, and was succeeded by the EOS 30D in August 2006...
in August 2004.
The 10D is the last APS-C camera to only be able to mount EF lenses
Canon EF lens mount
Introduced in 1987, the EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital cameras. EF stands for "Electro-Focus": automatic focusing on EF lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens...
. The 10D was released before Canon made EF-S
Canon EF-S lens mount
The EF-S lens mount is a derivative of the EF lens mount created for a subset of Canon digital single-lens reflex cameras with APS-C sized image sensors. It was released in 2003. Cameras supporting the EF-S mount are backward-compatible with the EF lens mount and, as such, have a flange focal...
lenses available. All successive Canon Digital SLR cameras with APS-C sensors can mount the EF-S lenses.
Changes compared to the D60
Although the sensor remained the same, the 10D incorporated a lot of changes compared to its predecessor.- 7-point AFAutofocusAn autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...
system—up from EOS D60's 3-point AF system—that is more sensitive and covers a wider area - Magnesium alloy body
- New button layout on top and back of camera
- FAT32File Allocation TableFile Allocation Table is a computer file system architecture now widely used on many computer systems and most memory cards, such as those used with digital cameras. FAT file systems are commonly found on floppy disks, flash memory cards, digital cameras, and many other portable devices because of...
support for CompactFlashCompactFlashCompactFlash is a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices. Most CompactFlash devices contain flash memory in a standardized enclosure. The format was first specified and produced by SanDisk in 1994...
cards larger than 2 GB in capacity - A new DIGIC image processor
- Extended ISO film speedFilm speedFilm speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system....
range of ISO 100 to ISO 1600, with ISO 3200 available upon activation of a custom function - Orientation sensor that automatically tags the orientation of the image during capture and subsequently rotates the image to the correct orientation during playback
- Playback magnification up to 10x
- 8 new languages in the Menu system
- Flash strobes instead of a dedicated AF assist lamp
Firmware Update
Current Firmware Update is 2.01 (as of 2011-03-17). It is necessary to update to the firmware to enable PICTBRIDGE support on the Canon EOS 10D. PICTBRIDGE allows the printing of images from a camera directly to a printer, without using a personal computer as an intermediary device.Canon EOS 10D Firmware Update 2.01