The world’s lightest DSLR with movable screen, with classic handling and cutting-edge technology inside. Great-looking photos and 4K movies are simple to shoot, and the camera communicates intuitively with smart devices.
Small in size, big on features
Inside its portable body, the Canon 250D DSLR features a 24.1-megapixel sensor and a DIGIC 8 image processor for superb results on the move. An optical viewfinder gives a clear, real-time view of the world.
The compact DSLR
As the world’s lightest DSLR Camera with movable screen, the Canon 250D DSLR can go to more places and be with you more often, for superb results whenever creativity strikes.
Stunning high resolution images and 4K movies
Capture 24.1 megapixel photos and 4K movies that are pin-sharp and packed with colour. An APS-C sized sensor and DIGIC 8 processor ensure great results, even in low light.
Connected to your life
It’s easy to share images with friends and family – just link the Canon 250D DSLR to your smartphone or tablet computer using Bluetooth and the camera’s built-in Wi-Fi will take care of the rest.
Stay focused, look sharp
Whether you capture the moment at 5fps with the optical viewfinder, or use Dual Pixel CMOS AF Live View with Eye Auto Focus, you can enjoy pin-sharp results.
Simple or advanced?
Enjoy point and shoot simplicity, while Guided UI and Creative Assist mode help unlock your creativity.
The movable touchscreen makes awkward angles and selfies easy.
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
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
Focusing
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 sensor.
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.
Via LiveView on LCD screen: Maximum 143 AF points via camera automatic selection Freely position 1 AF point/1 AF Zone max 3,975 points via manual selection
AF working range
Via optical viewfinder: EV -0.5 – 18 (center AF point) EV 0.5 – 18 (other AF points)
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
Exposure Control
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)
White Balance
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.
Viewfinder
Type
Pentamirror
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 95 %
Magnification
Approx. 0.87x
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
LCD Monitor
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) 2400×1600,
JPEG 4:3: (L) 5328×4000, (M) 3552×2664, (S1) 2656×1992, (S2) 2112×1600,
JPEG 16:9: (L) 6000×3368, (M) 3984×2240, (S1) 2976×1680, (S2) 2400×1344,
JPEG 1:1: (L) 4000×4000, (M) 2656×2656, (S1) 1984×1984, (S2) 1600×1600,
RAW: (RAW) 6000×4000
Movie Type
MP4 (Video: H.264 inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM / 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
Other Features
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
Storage
Type
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS Speed Class 1 compatible)
Supported Operating System
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)
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
