Canon - EOS Elan 7NE SLR Camera

Celebrated for their unparalleled performance and sophisticated innovation, Canon EOS cameras have a well-deserved reputation for user friendly design, professional precision and uncompromising quality. Canon is pleased to add the new EOS ELAN 7NE to this amazing camera system. Incorporating a host of new features that Canon owners have asked for, the new ELAN 7NE includes a new focusing system for the fastest AF performance in its class, a new backlit display, Canon's Whisper Drive technology, and a new distance-based flash metering system, all in a nearly silent, elegant and rugged package. Come explore what's possible with the new EOS ELAN 7NE.

Fast AF Performance - It's never been so easy to achieve perfect focus so quickly. A perfect choice for sports and wildlife photographers, the EOS ELAN 7NE shares much of the AF technology found in Canon's EOS-1v and EOS 3. This high-speed focus can track quickly moving objects with great precision, and allows for up to four photographs to be taken per second. With performance that rivals leading top-of-the-line SLRs available today, the EOS ELAN 7NE easily has the fastest AF in its class in One Shot AF mode. Improvements in AF data calculation and sequencing mean that moving subjects are tracked better than ever in AI Servo AF.

With AI Servo, One Shot and AI Focus modes, the AF system can adapt to any situation. AI Servo AF is perfect for moving subjects. The camera follows the subject continuously until the shutter is released, continuously adjusting focus for sharp results, at speeds rivaling many professional SLRs.

The ELAN 7NE's One-Shot AF is suited to portrait or still life photography. Once composition is determined, one of the camera's seven focusing sensors quickly focuses on the subject. Unlike cameras with fewer focusing points, the ELAN 7NE allows off-center subjects to be in sharp focus without the need to recompose the image.

AI Focus offers control in any situation. In AI Focus, the ELAN 7NE detects if there is subject movement. Then, it automatically selects AI Servo Focus or One-Shot AF as the shooting situation requires.

7-Point AF - The EOS ELAN 7NE's 7-point Wide-Area Autofocus provides a new level of speed and accuracy in AF. Seven focusing points are arranged in a cross pattern with a central cross-type sensor. This wide area makes it possible for sharp focus to be achieved instantly - even when the subject is off-center - without the need to recompose the shot. Vertically or horizontally, with stationary or moving objects, in low light and even with low contrast, 7-point Wide-Area Autofocus delivers razor-sharp images. The ELAN 7NE's Focusing Point Selection Keys represent a bold innovation in speed and versatility. Designed for easy and fast action, these keys enable the photographer to immediately select any one of the seven focusing points simply by pressing a button. It's simple, intuitive and remarkably fast. The viewfinder has a Built-in Dioptric Adjustment from -2.5 to +0.5. Adjustments can be made conveniently without removing the camera's attached eyecup.

A Depth-of-Field Preview Button enables a fast check of the sharp zone before the shutter is released.

Superior Metering - The ELAN 7NE uses Canon's advanced 35-zone Evaluative Metering for fast, accurate control of shooting environments that combine light and shadow or strong backlight. Precise metering is assured whether shooting in vertical or horizontal positions. Partial Metering measures 10-percent of the viewfinder at the center or around the chosen focusing point to provide pinpoint accuracy when metering shadows, highlights or subjects against very bright or dark backgrounds. The ELAN 7NE measures the entire scene with Center-Weighted Average Metering while placing greater emphasis on what appears in the center of the frame. It is often the chosen method of experienced photographers.

Eye Control - Use the EOS ELAN 7NE's exclusive Eye Controlled Focus for instant, intuitive AF in almost any situation. Designed by Canon to link eye movement with the seven AF points, the Eye Control focus system tracks the glance of the eye, integrating composition and focus into one uninterrupted step. Canon's fastest Eye Control system to date, it works whether the camera is oriented horizontally or vertically. This high-speed, advanced Eye Control system distinguishes the ELAN 7NE from every other camera in its class.

Command Dial - Use the EOS ELAN 7NE's Command Dial to set the camera to any kind of photographic situation. For beginners, or seasoned photographers confident that the camera will make the right choices for them, choose one of the fully automatic functions in the Image Zone. For more user-controlled features, including fully manual operation, click the Command Dial over to the Creative Zone (P, Tv, Av, M and DEP).

Enhanced Functions - In addition to its sophisticated focus and exposure capabilities, the ELAN 7NE features a host of other functions to enhance the photographic experience. Features like AE Lock make it possible to lock focus on a specific element of the composition, and then to recompose the shot without losing focus.

AEB - (Auto Exposure Bracketing) allows the photographer to select the degree of under or overexposure in the bracketing sequence - from 1/2 to 2 full stops in 1/2 stop increments. The camera then automatically fires three shots, ensuring correct exposure in complex lighting situations.

Multiple Exposure Control ME) helps creativity flow by recording up to nine images on a single frame of film. The Self-timer delays the shutter for ten seconds to allow the photographer to enter the composition, or to minimize shake for slow exposures.

Whisper Drive - Canon's Whisper Drive quiet film transport technology minimizes film-advance noise, even when shooting in continuous mode, making the ELAN 7NE the quietest EOS on the market!

Built-In Flash - The EOS ELAN 7NE has a Built-in Flash that pops up and fires automatically in Full-Auto, Portrait, Night Scene and Close-up modes. Automatic exposure controls set aperture, shutter speed and flash intensity. With range to cover as wide as a 28mm lens, the flash has a Guide Number rating of 42.6 (ft., ISO 100). Recycling time is just 2 seconds. A Red-Eye Reduction Lamp fires before the flash for more natural looking portraits.

E-TTL II - Attach any optional EX-series Speedlite to the EOS ELAN 7NE, and open up a host of powerful features and creative possibilities. A new distance based E-TTL II flash-metering system means greater flash accuracy than ever before in a 35mm EOS SLR, especially if shooting unusually light or dark subjects or if you have a highly reflective object in the background. It's also effective for shooters who like to lock focus and then re-compose their pictures. E-TTL II remains the only flash system among 35mm SLRs that uses the same sensor to measure both ambient exposure as well as flash, so it's ideal for balancing the two for natural fill fillflash results. The ELAN 7NE provides entirely separate adjustment of ambient exposure or flash exposure, for the utmost in creative control.

FEB - Flash-Exposure-Bracketing is particularly useful when perfect exposure is critical. With a 550EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX or Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX attached to the ELAN 7NE, FEB shoots three shots in a row-the first at proper exposure, the next underexposed, the last overexposed-in 1/2 stop increments from 1/2 to 2 full stops, assuring the correct amount of flash will be recorded.

FP Flash - High-speed Sync is perfect for freezing motion like drops of a waterfall, for shooting with shallow depth-of-field or for eliminating ambient light to isolate subjects. In this mode, the EX-series Speedlites provide Full Range Shooting at high shutter speeds up to 1/4000 sec!

FE Lock - Flash Exposure Lock offers a simple method of combining 10-percent partial metering of flash illumination - something no other SLR in its class can do. Once an EX-series Speedlite is attached, the AE Lock button functions as an FE Lock. Pushing the AE Lock button stores the proper flash exposure data in the camera's memory, the composition can then be fine-tuned and shot without re-metering the scene.