Canon EOS 1100D DSLR camera ..

Cross sectional view of a DSLR ( Electronics and display not shown) (courtesy wikipedia.com) 1. Camera lens 2, Reflex mirror 3. Focal planer shutter 4. Image sensor 5. Matte focussing screen 6. Condensor lens 7. Pentaprism/pentamirror 8. Viewfinder eyepiece Click here for a DSLP photography guide (pdf ).. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_JM9l5CC8w Detailed Specs courtesy www.amateurphotographer.co.uk
International naming	• US: Canon Rebel T3  • Japan: Canon EOS Kiss X50  • Elsewhere: Canon EOS 1100D
Pricing	• US: $599.99 with 18-55 IS II lens  • Europe: €499 body only, €549 with 18-55 III lens, €549 with 18-55 IS II lens  • UK: £419 body only, £459 with 18-55 III lens, £499 with 18-55 IS II lens
Body material	Plastic (Stainless Steel chassis)
Sensor*	• 12.2 million effective pixels  • 12.6 million total pixels  • 22.2 x 14.7 mm CMOS sensor  • RGB Color Filter Array  • Built-in low-pass filter with fluorine coating  • 3:2 aspect ratio
Dust reduction	• Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces  • Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later)
Image sizes*	• 4272 x 2848 (L)  • 3088 x 2056 (M)  • 2256 x 1504 (S1)  • 1920 x 1280 (S2)  • 720 x 480 (S3)
Output formats	• RAW (.CR2 14-bit)  • RAW (.CR2 14-bit) + JPEG Large  • JPEG (EXIF 2.3) - Fine, Normal
Movie recording *	• 1280 x 720 (29.97, 25 fps)  • MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)  • Max duration 17min, Max file size 4GB
Image processor*	DIGIC 4
Lenses	• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount  • 1.6x field of view crop
Focus modes	• TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor  • Auto Focus  • Manual Focus
Auto Focus	• 9-point CMOS sensor  • Cross-type F5.6 at center  • AF working range: 0 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)
AF modes	• AI Focus  • One shot  • AI Servo
AF point selection	• Auto  • Manual
AF assist	Flash strobe
Shooting modes	• Auto  • Program AE (P)  • Shutter priority AE (Tv)  • Aperture priority AE (Av)  • Manual (M)  • Auto depth-of-field  • Portrait  • Landscape  • Close-up  • Sports  • Night portrait  • No Flash  • Creative Auto*
Metering*	TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone iFCL SPC*  • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)  • Partial metering at center (approx. 10% of viewfinder)  • Center weighted average metering Range : EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
AE Lock	• Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.  • Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.
AE Bracketing	• +/- 2.0 EV  • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments
Exposure compen.	• +/- 2.0 EV  • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments
Sensitivity	• Auto (100 - 6400)  • ISO 100  • ISO 200  • ISO 400  • ISO 800  • ISO 1600  • ISO 3200  • ISO 6400
Shutter	• Focal-plane shutter  • 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps)  • Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec  • Bulb
Aperture values	• Depends on lens used
White balance	• Auto  • Daylight  • Shade  • Cloudy  • Tungsten  • White Fluorescent Light  • Flash  • Custom
WB Bracketing	• +/-3 levels  • 3 images  • Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias
WB fine-tuning	• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9)  • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
Color space	• sRGB  • Adobe RGB
Picture style	• Standard  • Portrait  • Landscape  • Neutral  • Faithful  • Monochrome  • User 1  • User 2  • User 3
Drive modes	• Single  • Continuous: 2 fps up to 5 RAW frames / 3 fps up to 830 JPEG  • Self-timer (2 -10secs)  • Self-timer continuous
Mirror lockup	Yes (custom function)
Viewfinder	• Pentamirror  • 95% frame coverage  • Magnification: 0.80x * (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity)  • Eyepoint: 19 mm *  • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter  • Fixed precision matte
Viewfinder info	• AF information (AF points focus confirmation light)  • Shutter speed  • Aperture value  • ISO speed (always displayed)  • AE lock  • Exposure level/compensation  • Spot metering circle  • Exposure warning  • AEB  • Flash ready  • High-speed sync  • FE lock  • Flash exposure compensation  • Red-eye reduction light  • White balance correction  • SD card information  • Monochrome shooting  • Maximum burst  • Highlight tone priority (D+)*
DOF preview	Yes, (assign via custom menu)
LCD monitor *	• 2.7" TFT LCD  • 230,000 pixels  • Wide viewing angle (170° horizontal and vertical)  • 7 brightness levels  • Up to 10x zoom playback
LCD Live view	• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor  • 100% frame coverage  • 30fps frame rate  • Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor  • Grid optional  • Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point)  • Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode  • Manual Focus  • Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT)
Flash *	• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash  • Guide number approx 9.2*  • Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction  • X-Sync: 1/200 sec  • Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps)  • Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.)
External flash	• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites  • Hot-shoe
Other features	• Orientation sensor
Auto rotation	• On (playback uses orientation data in file header)  • Off
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)
Playback mode	• Single image  • Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB )  • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable)  • 4 and 9 image index  • Auto play  • Image rotation
Custom functions *	10 custom functions with 32settings
Menu languages *	• English  • German  • French  • Dutch  • Danish  • Portuguese  • Finnish  • Italian  • Norwegian  • Swedish  • Spanish  • Greek  • Russian *  • Czech  • Hungarian  • Romanian *  • Ukrainian *  • Turkish *  • Arabic *  • Thai *  • Simplified Chinese  • Traditional Chinese  • Korean  • Japanese
Firmware	User upgradable
Connectivity	• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) mini-B  • Video out (PAL / NTSC)  • HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible)*
Storage *	• SD / SDHC / SDXC card
Power *	• Lithium-Ion LP-E10 rechargeable battery  • Optional ACK-E10 AC adapter kit
Direct printing	• Canon Selphy Printers  • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function  • Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge  • PictBridge
Dimensions *	130 x 100 x 78 mm
Weight (no battery) *	495 g
	• Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser  • PhotoStitch  • EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture; Windows & Mac except Mac Intel)  • Digital Photo Professional (Windows / Mac)  • Picture Style Editor Sanp with goat cub, Meenadom, Kottayam, 28 0ct '12.