DSLR Cameras

Canon EOS 250D

Specifications

Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
Dimensions (W x H x D)
122.4 x 92.6 x 69.8mm
Weight (body only)
Black / Silver: Approx. 449g
White: Approx. 451g
(CIPA testing standard, including battery and memory card)

Specifications

  • 24.1 megapixel

    High-resolution photos

  • Optical viewfinder

    See things as they really are

  • 4K movies

    For the ultimate clarity

  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF

    Superb AF when using Live View

  • Movable screen

    Shoot selfies and be creative with angles

  • Guided UI

    Learn about your camera as you shoot

  • Wi-Fi & Bluetooth®**

    Wireless link to smart devices

  • Creative Assist

    Try new looks and enhance your images

Specifications in detail

Image Sensor

  • Type
    22.3 mm x 14.9 mm CMOS
  • Effective Pixels
    Approx. 24.10 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 8

  • Lens Mount
    EF and EF-S mount
  • Focal length
    Approx. 1.6x the focal length of the lens
  • Image Stabilisation
    Optical Image Stabilizer on compatible lenses

  • Type
    Via optical viewfinder: TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with AF-dedicated sensor.
    Via LiveView on LCD screen: Dual Pixel CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor1
  • AF System / Points
    Via optical viewfinder: 9-point Center AF point is AF cross-type supporting f/5.6. Center AF point is vertical line-sensitive supporting f/2.8. Other AF points are vertical line-sensitive or horizontal line-sensitive AF supporting f/5.6. 2
    Via LiveView on LCD screen: Maximum 143 AF points via camera automatic selection 3 Freely position 1 AF point/1 AF Zone max 3,975 points via manual selection 1
  • AF working range
    Via optical viewfinder: EV -0.5 – 18 (center AF point)4 EV 0.5 – 18 (other AF points) 4
    Via LiveView on LCD screen: EV -4 – 18 (f/1.2 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: 9 point AF
    Manual selection: Single point AF
  • Selected AF point display
    Indicated by a transmissive LCD in viewfinder and Quick Control screen
  • AF Lock
    Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One-Shot AF mode or AF-ON Button is pressed.
  • AF Assist Beam
    Emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite
  • Manual Focus
    Selected on lens

  • Metering modes
    Via optical viewfinder:

    63-zone dual-layer metering sensor with Evaluative, partial, spot (centre only) and centre-weighted average available

    Via LiveView on LCD screen:

    (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones)
    (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.5 % of LCD screen)
    (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.7 % of LCD screen)
    (4) Center-weighted average metering
  • Metering Range
    Via optical viewfinder: EV 1 – 20 (at 23 °C with 50 mm f/1.4 lens ISO 100) Via LiveView on LCD screen: EV -2 – 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 +/-2 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
  • ISO Sensitivity
    Auto (100-25600), 100-25600 (in whole stop increments)
    ISO can be expanded to H: 51200
    During Movie shooting: Auto (100-12800), 100-12800 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H: 25600. 4K Movie Max. 6400

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)

  • 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.

  • Type
    Pentamirror
  • Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
    Approx. 95 %
  • Magnification
    Approx. 0.87x 5
  • 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 600 mm 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.
    Image information: Card information, maximum burst (1 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+). Composition information: Grid, Aspect Ratio. Other information: Warning icon.
  • Depth of field preview
    Yes, with Depth of Field preview assigned to a button via Custom Function.
  • Eyepiece shutter
    On strap

  • 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°
  • Brightness Adjustment
    Adjustable to one of seven levels
  • Display Options
    (1) Quick Control Screen
    (2) Camera settings

Flash

  • Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
    9.8
  • Built-in Flash Coverage
    up to 18 mm focal length (35 mm equivalent: approx. 29mm)
  • Built-in Flash recycle time
    Approx. 3 seconds
  • Modes
    Auto, Manual flash
  • X-sync
    X-Contact is not equipped. 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), Creative Auto, SCN(Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Group Photo, Night Portrait, Smooth Skin, Group Photo, 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 (3 settings) 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 Digital Lens Optimizer Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Fish-eye effect, Water painting effect, Toy camera effect, Miniature effect, HDR art standard, HDR art vivid, HDR art bold, HDR art embossed)

    Multi-exposure Resize, Crop (JPEG only)
  • Drive modes
    Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote)
  • Continuous Shooting
    Max. Approx. 5 fps.

Live View Mode

  • 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,

File Type

  • Still Image Type
    JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.31 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0)

    RAW: 14bit, Canon original RAW 3rd edition Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
  • RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
    RAW, RAW + JPEG (any combination) 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 inter frame, Audio: AAC, recording level can be manually adjusted by user) MOV (Video: H.264 All-I Full HD, no sound) - time-lapse movie only
  • Movie Size
    3840 x 2160 (23.98, 25 fps) inter-frame
    1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame
    1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25 fps) inter-frame
    1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter-frame
    1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) inter-frame
  • Movie Length
    Max duration 29min 59sec
  • Folders
    New folders can be manually created and selected
  • File Numbering
    (1) Consecutive numbering
    (2) Auto reset
    (3) Manual reset

  • Custom Functions
    11 Custom Functions
  • Metadata Tag
    User copyright information (can be set in camera)
    Image rating (0-5 stars)
  • 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
    Choose images with Image Search
    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
    Menu interface adjustable by the user between standard and guided

    (1) Shooting menu
    (2) Playback menu
    (3) Setup menu
    (4) Display Options menu
    (5) My Menu
  • Menu Languages
    29 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, Japanese, Vietnamese, Hindi, Malay, Indonesian
  • Firmware Update
    Update possible by the user.
  • Body Materials
    Chassis: Aluminium alloy and polycarbonate resin with glass fibre
    Exterior: Polycarbonate resin with glass fibre and special conductive fibre

Interface

  • Computer
    Hi-Speed USB
  • Wi-Fi
    Wi-Fi (2.4GHz) Channels: IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11n
  • Wi-Fi Security
    Camera Access Point: WPA2-PSK with AES encryption or open
    Infrastructure: Shared key, with WEP encryption, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK with TKIP/AES encryption or open
  • Bluetooth
    BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy Technology)
  • 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

  • Type
    SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)

  • PC & Macintosh
    See individual software

Software

  • Image Processing
    Digital Photo Professional 4 (RAW Image Processing)
  • Other
    EOS Utility
    EOS Lens Registration Tool
    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. 1070 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) (5)
    Viewfinder: Approx. 1020 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
    LiveView: Approx. 320 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
    LiveView: Approx. 300 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
  • Battery Indicator
    4 levels
  • Power saving
    Power turns off after 10/30 (10 sec viewfinder/30 sec live view, functions, image playback etc) sec, 30 sec, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 15 mins.
  • Power Supply & Battery Chargers
    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
  • 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, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT) 4
  • Remote Controller / Switch
    Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller BR-E1, Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 via Remote Controller Adapter RA-E3
  • Other
    Hand Strap E2, GPS Receiver GP-E2, Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1, Protecting Cloth PC-E1, PC-E2, HDMI Cable HTC-100, Canon Interface Cable IFC-600PCU

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.

Subject to change without notice.

  1. Dual Pixel CMOS AF - AF is possible over an area of approx. 80% Vertical x 80% Horizontal of the frame or 100% vertical x 88% horizontal, depending on lens used
  2. 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)
  3. Maximum number of AF frame is dependent on selected image aspect ratio
  4. With One-Shot AF, at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100, Based on Canon's testing standards and environment)
  5. With 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt