Feature List of Canon 35mm EOS Cameras

Current EOS Feature List

Feature List of Canon 35mm EOS Cameras

Part of Toomas Tamm's photo pages

Warning: This page contains outdated information! Please look elsewhere for data on the new Elan 7 (EOS 30) and EOS 1V. Sorry!

This list was compiled in the second half of 1996. I updated it in mid-1999 with the Canon EOS cameras which were "current" at that time. There will be no guarantee that the list will remain current at any other time. As new models are introduced, I gradually move the older ones out to my Discontinued Canon Cameras table. If you are buying used equipment, you may look there as well.

You may also have a look at my Introduction to Canon EOS Cameras which describes the differences between the various offerings in easily accessible form.

This table only covers the 35mm EOS cameras. The APS cameras are deliberately omitted.

If you find information missing or inaccurate, please send me e-mail. I will be grateful for any other suggestions regarding this table as well. Other EOS feature lists may be found in places like:

Photozone by Klaus Schroiff
Various Canon's websites
At B and H Photo.

Names
U.S. Name	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Non-US name	3000	300	50	50E		5	3	1N
Other names	88			55

Note: EOS 3000 or EOS 88 are not sold in the U.S.A.

Materials and Construction
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Body	plastic	plastic	plastic		plastic		plastic	plastic
Top of body	plastic	plastic	metal		plastic		plastic	plastic
Lens mount	plastic	plastic	metal		metal		metal	metal
Film rails	plastic	plastic	plastic		plastic		?	metal

Ergonomics
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Command dial	top left	top left	top left		top left		buttons	buttons
Main Dial (next to shutter release)	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Quick Control dial (rear)	no	no	yes		yes		yes	yes
Other Dials	none	none	AF mode		none		off-on-beep	off-on-beep
Levers	none	none	film advance mode, metering pattern		none		none	none
Eye Control	no	no	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Custom Functions	none	none	10	11	16		18	14

Film Advance
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Direction	reverse	reverse	forward		forward		forward	forward
Film sensor	infrared	infrared	infrared		infrared		infrared	mechanical
Can fog infrared film	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	no
Single Frame	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Continuous	1 fps	1.5 fps	2.4 fps		5 fps		7fps (with booster)	6fps (with booster)
Midroll rewind	possible	possible	possible		possible		possible	possible
Leader-out rewind	no	no	available		available		available	available
Winding noise	average	average	quiet		very quiet		quiet	quiet
Rewinding noise	average	average	quiet		very quiet		quiet	quiet
Multiple exposures	possible	possible	possible		possible		possible	possible

Autofocus
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Number of sensors	3	7	3		5		45	5
Sensor Alignment	\| + \|	- \|\| + \|\| -	\| + \|		\| \| + \| \|		oval	\| \| + \| \|
Automatic sensor selection	available	available	available		available		available	available
Manual sensor selection	Center only, via button	Any of 7, via button	Any of 3, via button, then dial		Any of 5, via button, then dial		Any of 45 or any of 11 (CF-selectable)	Any of 5, via button, then dial OR rear dial
Eye-controlled sensor selection	no	no	no	yes*	no	yes*	yes	no
AF assist light	white	white	(infra)red		(infra)red		none	none

(*) In the EOS 5, eye control works only for horizontal (landscape) camera orientation. In the EOS 50, it works for both horizontal (landscape) and vertical (portrait).

Shutter
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Shutter speeds	30-1/2000(*), bulb	30-1/2000, bulb	30-1/4000, bulb		30-1/8000, bulb		30-1/8000,bulb	30-1/8000,bulb
Settable increment	1/2 stop	1/2 stop	1/2 stop		1/2 stop		1/3, 1/2	1/3, 1/2, 1
Max synch. speed	1/90	1/90	1/125		1/200		1/200	1/250

Light Metering
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Range in EV; f/1.4 at ISO 100	2-20	2-20	1-20		0-20		0-20	0-20
Range in EV; fine spot meter	n/a	n/a	n/a		n/a		n/a	3-20
Evaluative pattern	6-segment	35-segment	6-segment		16-segment		21-segment	16-segment
Partial/spot meter	9.5%; works with AE and AF lock	9.5%; works with AE and AF lock	9.5%; can be tied to focus point		3.5%; can be tied to focus point		8.5%; 2.4% can be tied to focus point; multi-spot	9.0%; 3.5% can be tied to focus point; 2.5% fine
Exposure compensation	+/-2 steps	+/-2 steps	+/-2 steps		+/-2 steps		+/-3 steps	+/-3 steps
Exp.comp. settable increments	0.5EV	0.5EV	0.5EV		0.5EV		0.3EV	0.3EV
Flash exposure compensation	Only if available on the flash	Only if available on the flash	+/-2 step; 0.5EV increments		+/-2 step; 0.5EV increments (all EOS flashes)		+/- 3 step; 0.3EV increments (all EOS flashes)	+/- 3 step; 0.3EV increments (all EOS flashes)
AE Lock	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Auto Bracketing	no	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes

Exposure Modes
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Full Manual	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Aperture Priority	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Shutter Priority	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Depth-of-field	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Program	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Green (full auto)	yes	yes	yes		yes		no	no
Portrait	yes	yes	yes		yes		no	no
Landscape	yes	yes	yes		yes		no	no
Sports	yes	yes	yes		yes		no	no
Closeup	yes	yes	yes		yes		no	no
Night Scene	no	yes	no		no		no	no

Viewfinder
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Pentaprism material	Mirrors	Mirrors	Glass		Glass		Glass	Glass
Interchangeable screens	no	no	no		6		9	9
Horizontal Coverage	90%	90%	92%		92%		97%	100%
Vertical Coverage	90%	90%	90%		94%		97%	100%
Magnification	0.7x	0.7x	0.71x		0.73x		0,72x	0,72x
Exposure data	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Exposure comp. scale	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Flash charged indicator	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
AF in-focus indicator	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Selected focus point indicator	no	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Remaining frame counter	no	no	no		no		yes	yes

Flash
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Guide Number (m)	12	12	13		13 (28mm) 15 (50mm) 17 (80mm)		n/a	n/a
Guide Number (ft)	39	39	43		43 (28mm) 50 (50mm) 56 (80mm)		n/a	n/a
Zoom	no	no	no		28-80mm		n/a	n/a
Covered Focal Lengths	35mm	28mm	28mm		as zoomed		n/a	n/a
TTL sensor	4-zone 3-pt	4-zone 3-pt	4-zone 3-pt		3-point		3-point	3-point
TTL	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
A-TTL	yes	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
E-TTL	no ?	yes	yes		no		yes	no
2nd-curtain Sync	no	no	yes		yes		yes	yes
High-speed sync(*)	no	up to 1/2000	up to 1/4000		no		yes	no

(*) EX-series external flash is necessary for high-speed synchronization

Miscellaneous
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Depth-of-field Preview	no	yes	yes		yes		yes	yes
Mirror Lock	no	no	pre-fire		pre-fire		yes	yes
PC terminal (*)	no	no	no		yes		yes	yes
Remote control	wired	wired	wired & wireless		wired (T3)		wired (N3)	wired (T3)
Self-timer	10 sec	10 sec	2 or 10 sec		2 or 10 sec		2 or 10 sec	2 or 10 sec
Battery type	2 x CR123A	2 x CR2	2CR5		2CR5		2CR5 or 4 x AA in BP-E1 or 8 x AA in PB-E2 or Booster	2CR5 or 4 x AA in BP-E1

(*) PC terminal is for connecting external (studio) flash, not for a Personal Computer :-)

Dimensions and Weight, Metric
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Width	145mm	145.7mm	152.5mm		154mm		161mm	161mm
Height	92mm	92mm	104.5mm		120.5mm		119.2mm	112.1mm
Depth	61.9mm	61.9mm	71mm		74.2mm		70.8mm	71.8mm
Weight	345g	350g	580g	585g	665g	675g	780g	855g
Weight with booster	n/a	n/a	n/a		n/a		1230g	1300g

Dimensions and Weight, U.S.
	5000	Rebel 2000	Elan II	Elan IIe	A2	A2e	3	1N
Width	5-5/8in	5-5/8in	6-1/16in		6-1/16in		6.3in	6-5/16in
Height	3-5/8in	3-5/8in	4-1/8in		4-3/4in		4.7in	4-7/6in
Depth	2-7/16in	2-7/16in	2-3/4in		2-15/16in		2.8in	2-13/16in
Weight (oz)	11.9oz	12.3oz	20.3	23.5	23.5	23.9	27.5oz	30.9oz
Weight with booster	n/a	n/a	n/a		n/a		42.1oz	45.5oz

The following cameras have been left out of the table:

EOS 1N-RS - a variation of the EOS-1N with a fixed, semi-transparent mirror, which does not move during exposure. You lose some light as a result, but shooting at speeds up to 10 frames per second is possible. In a special "RS" mode, a 0.006 seconds time lag between pressing the button and release of the shutter is obtained. The weight and dimensions are also different from the EOS-1, the light meter is less sensitive, and one custom function is missing.
Date back versions of the 5000 (888), Rebel G and Elan II(e) are available. In Japan they are the only ones sold. In addition to date back, the 55 (Japanese version of Elan IIE/50E) also has a panorama adapter built-in.

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