Canon EOS 7 Service Manual page 15

Part 1: General Information
(4) Viewfinder
The basic viewfinder specifications are similar to the
EOS ELAN II E / EOS 50 E's with a pentaprism, fixed
focusing screen, 90% vertical coverage and 92% hori-
zontal coverage, 0.70x magnification (with 50mm lens
at infinity), 19.5mm eye relief, the information display,
etc. However, it has the following enhancements:
Built-in dioptric adjustment
The dioptric adjustment range is -2.5 to +0.5 dpt. It
is adjustable while the eyecup remains attached.
Shorter viewfinder blackout time
Due to an improved drive transmission mechanism,
the viewfinder blackout time (about 130ms) is 30%
shorter than the EOS ELAN II E / EOS 50 E's.
Note 1: The EOS ELAN 7 E / EOS 30 does not have a panorama feature.
Note 2: The EOS ELAN 7 E / EOS 30's flash exposure compensation icon is
in a different position from the EOS ELAN II E / EOS 50 E's.
(5) Metering, Exposure Control, and Shutter
Metering
The metering sensor and focusing point-linked evaluative
metering algorithm are the same as the EOS REBEL 2000
/ EOS 300's. The partial metering area is about 10% of
the viewfinder area. The other basic metering specifica-
tions are the same as the EOS ELAN II E / EOS 50 E's.
Exposure control
As shown in Fig. 1-10, the Command Dial is the same as
the EOS ELAN II E / EOS 50 E's except for the addition
of the Night Scene mode. E-TTL is fully incorporated for
flash exposure control. When Speedlite 550EX or MR-
14EX is attached to the camera, E-TTL autoflash, FE
lock, FP flash, wireless flash control (3 slave groups),
flash ratio control, and modeling flash are possible. The
camera also has a built-in TTL autoflash sensor for
compatibility with EZ-series Speedlites.
Shutter
All shutter speeds from 30 sec. to 1/4000 sec. are electronically controlled. X-sync is
1/125 sec. The specifications are the same as the EOS ELAN II E / EOS 50 E's.
(6) Film Transport
The maximum continuous shooting speed is about 4 fps
(after focus is achieved in the One-Shot AF mode), the
fastest in this camera class. (In the AI Servo AF mode, the
maximum speed is about 3.5 fps.) The film transport noise
is as quiet as the EOS ELAN / EOS 100 which is known as
the quietest EOS camera.
Note: Like the EOS ELAN II E / EOS 50 E, the EOS ELAN 7 E / EOS
30's film transport is detected with an infrared sensor.
Therefore, infrared film cannot be used with this camera.
Fig. 1-7 Viewfinder
Fig. 1-9 Focusing Point Positions
1-8
EOS
ELAN 7 E
/ EOS 30
EOS ELAN
II E / EOS
50 E
Fig. 1-8 Metering Sensor
in the Viewfinder
Fig. 1-10 Command Dial