Canon EOS 60Da : for astrophotography
Apr 03, 2012
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The Canon EOS 60Da is the same camera as the EOS 60D Canon launched a year ago, featuring the APS-C 18-MP with swivel screen DLSR, but adapted for astrophotography : Canon have changed its low-pass filter to lower the infrared filter in order to have a camera more sensitive to reds and able to reproduce the red colors of far far away nebulae of deep sky emitted by their ionized hydrogen. The camera is better at capturing the H-alpha wave length (Hα) of the light’s spectrum. It replaces the previous astrophotography DSLR, the EOS 20Da. Combined with the optional remote control (Canon TC-80N3), the Canon EOS 60Da can record multiple images at fixed interval, a method often used to compile weekly lit images.
Apart from this the EOS 60Da is fully similar to the EOS 60D with the same DIGIC 4 processor that processes the 18-MP signal of the APS-C sensor in 14-bit, the same 1080p video mode, the same 3:2 swivel screen… but whereas we could have expected a sensibility jump, the EOS 60Da offers the same limits as the EOS 60D : ISO 100-6,400, expendable to ISO 12,800. Its swivel screen will come handy when you wish to view your images while the camera is still attached to the telescope thanks to a T-ring adapter.
Canon EOS 60Da price and availability
The EOS 60Da will hit the shelves at the end of this month at a suggested retail price of $1,499 / €1,399 .
The Canon EOS 60Da is a DSLR engineered for astrophotography and deep sky images
Low-pass filter is the photography star this year : Nikon took it out of the D800 on the D800E, a mad genius has removed it from the Canon EOS 5D Mark III to measure the resolution jump, Fujifilm has suppressed it on the X-Pro1 while engineering a new matrix…
Canon EOS 60Da data sheet
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| IMAGE SENSOR | ||||
| Type | 22.3mm x 14.9mm CMOS | |||
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 18.00 megapixels | |||
| Total Pixels | Approx. 19.00 megapixels | |||
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 | |||
| Low-Pass Filter | Built-in/Fixed with fluorine coating Infrared blocking filter optimised for Hydrogen-alpha (Hα) light (656 nm) transparency |
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| Sensor Cleaning | EOS integrated cleaning system | |||
| Colour Filter Type | Primary Colour | |||
| IMAGE PROCESSOR | ||||
| Type | DIGIC 4 | |||
| LENS | ||||
| Lens Mount | EF/EF-S | |||
| Focal Length | Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens | |||
| FOCUSING | ||||
| Type | TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor | |||
| AF System/ Points | 9 cross-type AF points (f/2.8 at centre) | |||
| AF working range | EV -0.5 – 18 (at 23°C & ISO100) | |||
| AF Modes | AI Focus One Shot AI Servo |
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| AF Point Selection | Automatic selection, Manual selection | |||
| Selected AF point display | Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD panel and Quick Control screen | |||
| Predictive AF 1 | Yes, up to 8m | |||
| 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 or emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite | |||
| Manual Focus | Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode | |||
| EXPOSURE CONTROL | ||||
| Metering modes | TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone SPC Evaluative metering (linked to all AF point) Partial metering (approx. 6.5% of viewfinder at centre) Spot metering (approx. 2.8% viewfinder at centre) Centre-weighted average metering |
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| Metering Range | EV 0-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100) | |||
| 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. |
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| 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 2 | Auto (100-3200), 100-6400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 12800 |
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| SHUTTER | ||||
| Type | Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter | |||
| Speed | 30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) | |||
| WHITE BALANCE | ||||
| Type | Auto white balance with the imaging sensor | |||
| Settings | AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting. White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9 2. Magenta/ Green +/-9 |
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| 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. |
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| VIEWFINDER | ||||
| Type | Pentaprism | |||
| Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) | Approx. 96% | |||
| Magnification | Approx. 0.95x 3 | |||
| Eyepoint | Approx. 22mm (from eyepiece lens centre) | |||
| Dioptre Correction | -3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre) | |||
| Focusing Screen | Interchangeable (3 types, optional). Standard Focusing Screen Precision Matte Ef-A | |||
| Mirror | Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter) | |||
| Viewfinder Information | AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light 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: White balance correction, Card information, monochrome shooting, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+) Composition information: Electronic level (Horizontal only), Battery check |
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| Depth of field preview | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button | |||
| Eyepiece shutter | On strap | |||
| LCD MONITOR | ||||
| Type | Vari angle 7.7cm (3.0″) 3:2 Clear View TFT, approx. 1040K dots | |||
| Coverage | Approx. 100% | |||
| Viewing Angle (horizontally/vertically) | Approx 160° | |||
| Coating | Dual Anti-reflection | |||
| Brightness Adjustment | Adjustable to one of seven levels | |||
| Display Options | Quick Control Screen Camera settings Electronic Level |
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| FLASH | ||||
| Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters) | 13 | |||
| Built-in Flash Coverage | Up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 28mm) | |||
| Built-in Flash recycle time | Approx. 3 seconds | |||
| Modes | Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter | |||
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | |||
| X-sync | 1/250sec | |||
| Flash Exposure Compensation | +/- 3EV 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 multi-flash support | |||
| External Flash Control | Via camera menu screen | |||
| SHOOTING | ||||
| Modes | Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom | |||
| Picture Styles | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, 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) Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination Basic+ (Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type) Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy camera, Minaiture effect) – during image Playback only RAW image processing – during image Playback only Resize to M or S1, S2, S3 |
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| Drive modes | Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self-timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote) | |||
| Continuous Shooting | Max. Approx. 5.3fps. (speed maintained for minimum of approx 58 images (JPEG)4,5, 16 images (RAW)) 6,5 | |||
| LIVE VIEW MODE | ||||
| Type | Electronic viewfinder with image sensor | |||
| Coverage | Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically) | |||
| Frame Rate | 30 fps | |||
| Focusing | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face detection mode |
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| Metering | Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor. Active metering time can be changed | |||
| Display Options | Grid overlay (x2), Histogram, Multi aspect ratios | |||
| FILE TYPE | ||||
| Still Image Type | JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant |
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| RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording | Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG, M-RAW + JPEG, S-RAW + JPEG possible | |||
| Image Size | JPEG 3:2: (L) 5184×3456, (M) 3456×2304, (S1) 2592×1728, (S2) 1920×1280, (S3) 720×480 JPEG 4:3: (L) 4608×3456, (M) 3072×2304, (S1) 2304×1728, (S2) 1696×1280, (S3) 640×480 JPEG 16:9: (L) 5184×2912, (M) 3456×1944, (S1) 2592×1456 (S2) 1920×1080, (S3) 720×400 JPEG 1:1: (L) 3456×3456, (M) 2304×2304, (S1) 1728×1728, (S2) 1280×1280, (S3) 480×480 RAW: (RAW) 5184×3456, (M-RAW) 3888×2592, (S-RAW) 2592×1728 |
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| Movie Type | MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM, recording level can be manually adjusted by user) | |||
| Movie Size | 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps) |
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| Movie Length | Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB | |||
| Folders | New folders can be manually created and selected | |||
| File Numbering | Consecutive numbering Auto reset Manual reset |
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| OTHER FEATURES | ||||
| Custom Functions | 20 Custom Functions with 59 settings | |||
| Metadata Tag | User copyright information (can be set in camera) Image rating (0-5 stars) |
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| LCD Panel / Illumination | Yes / Yes | |||
| Water/Dust resistance | Yes 7 | |||
| Intelligent Orientation Sensor | Yes | |||
| Playback zoom | 1.5x – 10x | |||
| Display Formats | Single image with information (2 levels) Single image 4 image index 9 image index Magnified view |
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| Slide Show | Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds Repeat: On/Off |
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| Histogram | Brightness: Yes RGB: Yes |
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| Highlight Alert | Yes | |||
| Image Erase/Protection | Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time |
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| Menu Categories | Shooting menu (x4) Playback menu (x2) Setup menu (x3) Custom Functions menu My Menu |
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| 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 |
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| 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 (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) | |||
| DIRECT PRINT | ||||
| Canon Printers | Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge | |||
| PictBridge | Yes | |||
| STORAGE | ||||
| Type | SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card | |||
| SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM | ||||
| PC & Macintosh | Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition) OS X v10.6-10.7 |
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| SOFTWARE | ||||
| Browsing & Printing | ImageBrowser EX | |||
| Image Processing | Digital Photo Professional | |||
| Other | PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture), Picture Style Editor | |||
| POWER SOURCE | ||||
| Batteries | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 (supplied), built in for date & settings | |||
| Battery life | Approx. 1100 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 8 Approx. 1000 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) |
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| Battery Indicator | 6 levels + percentage | |||
| Power saving | Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins. | |||
| Power Supply & Battery Chargers | AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6 | |||
| PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS | ||||
| Body Materials | Aluminium and polycarbonate resin with glass fibre | |||
| Operating Environment | 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity | |||
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 144.5 x 105.8 x 78.6mm | |||
| Weight (body only) | Approx. 755g (CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card) | |||
| ACCESSORIES | ||||
| Viewfinder | Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens Focusing Screens Ef (with Grid Ef-D, Super Precision Matte Ef-S), Angle Finder C | |||
| Case | Leather case EH21-L | |||
| Wireless File Transmitter | Compatible with Eye-Fi cards | |||
| Lenses | All EF and EF-S lenses | |||
| Flash | Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT) | |||
| Battery Grip | BG-E9 | |||
| Remote Controller/ Switch | Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6/RC-1/RC-5 (Compatible with N3 type remote controls when used with supplied adapter RA-E3) |
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| Other | Hand Strap E2 | |||
| All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated. | ||||
| Subject to change without notice. | ||||
| [1] with EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph | ||||
| [2] Recommended Exposure Index | ||||
| [3] with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt | ||||
| [4] Large/ fine (Quality 8) resolution | ||||
| [5] Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings and light level | ||||
| [6] 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. | ||||
| [7] Memory card and battery door only | ||||
| [8] Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated | ||||
