Kuching Trip Day 3 - Semenggoh Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre

If you have a chance to visit East Malaysia, visiting Orang Utan rehabilitation center is the activities you must not meet. We chose the nearest center which located in Semenggoh, around 22km away from Kuching. The nice thing about this center is that the orang utan there is semi-wild, where they roamed around the forest freely and just come back to the center for feeding when they not managed to get fruits in the forest. So, this also means that it is based on your luck whether you'll meet them or not.


The center open from 8.00am to 12.00pm, and 2.00pm to 4.15pm. There are 2 feeding sessions which start from 9.00am to 9.30am, and 3.00pm to 3.30pm. The entrance fees is RM3.00 for the adult and RM1.50 for the child. It is really affordable even for whole family to visit this place.


The feeding area is some distance away from the center into the forest, where a wooden platform is built and a visitors seat area far away from it. So, prepare to use a super tele lens (recommended at least 300mm) or binoculars. When we were there (early August), it is fruits season where there are plenty of fruits supply in the forest, which means that most of the orang utan will not come out for the feeding. We waited there for 20mins and none of them actually came out. It is really disappointed, but in the other hands, I felt happy as well because this means that the orang utan able to survive by themselves in the forest. :)


Well, at least we managed to up close with one of the female orang utan who came out to the center with her little baby for food. :)


The ranger just throw the whole bunch of bananas up for her. She grabbed it easily, swinging a bit with her baby clutching tightly to her and then enjoy her meals by sitting on the branch. Below are some better photos that I managed to capture.



Hello......



Nyam nyam......



Sweet and shy baby orang utan...



Close up.


There is also a biography of all the orang utans at the center, they have name for each of the orang utan live there.

The "Street Photography Challenge" Contest by Canon

The contest start from 23rd October 2009 (12.00pm) until 29th December 2009 (5.00pm). Each photographer are allowed to submit 3 photos. More details on the official site...

Gambate!!!! The prize is Canon S90 and there are 3 of them to be grab by the 3 winners. Visit the site as there are tips on street photography as well.

Panasonic release firmware update ver2.1 for LX3

After the suspension for firmware ver2.0, finally Panasonic announce the release of the latest ver2.1 firmware for LX3 today. It is recommended for those who upgrade to ver2.0 to update again to ver2.1. Below is the snapshot of the official announcement from Panasonic Lumix LX3 download site:

Kuching Trip Day 2 - Cat Museum

When you are in Kuching, this is one place that you should not miss, the "Cat Museum". It is located on the ground floor of MBKU (North Kuching City Hall) in Petra Jaya. The museum open daily from 9.00am to 5.00pm except on Public Holidays. The best thing is that the entrance is free! However, if you are bringing in camera or video cam, be prepared to pay RM3.00 per camera and RM5.00 for the video cam. It is a small price to pay for all the cats you can photographed with. :P



Once you are in the MBKU building, just turn left and walk straight, you'll see the striking nice entrance of the "Cat Museum".



After you had pay for the camera, whiskas cat will be the first to say "Hello" to you......




Then, on your right, you'll have a chance to be a "cat face" and take a photograph as memories...


The cats in the museum are really amazing, ranging from the nature cats to cartoon cats (Hello Kitty, Doraemon and etc.....) to the mummies cat, everything you can imagine is in there (including Cat woman from the Batman movie).



The Japanese prosperities cat...

We spent around 2 hours in the museum to look through all the cats, but if you are cat lovers, you'll need a day or two to really thoroughly go through all the explanations. The only things I have complain is the air-conditioning, it is really hot inside as it seems like the air-cond is not working. Hopefully it'll be better the next time I'm there.


If you wish to buy some souvenir, there are souvenir stalls setup inside the museum as well.


Information online:
e-borneo
e-tawau


Cat Museum contact:
CAT MUSEUM UNIT
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC RELATION DIVISION
KUCHING NORTH CITY HALL
Bukit Siol, Jalan Semariang, Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia.
Tel : 082-446688 Ext. 805  Fax : 082-44641
Email : dbkuqrc@po.jaring.my

Kuching Trip Day 2 - Kuching Riverside and Town Visit

On the street...



The traditional building......



There are nice cats statue at the roundabout to represent nine life cat (九命猫) near Grand Margherita Hotel.



Another view of the nine cats infront of the Grand Margherita Hotel. We are supposed to stay in this hotel but then we tried to book too late and end up in HarborView Hotel.



HarborView Hotel, it is 3 stars, but the room is clean and nice, not a bad choice if you run out of place to stay in Kuching. :P
It is just opposite the famous "Tua Pek Kong" temple.

Well, we didn't know that Kuching is so famous until that most of the hotel were fully book. Then, one of the hotel staff told us that....



This...Sarawak Regatta



And this...Kuching Festival



And this...Launch of the new State Assembly Hall + Sultan's meeting is why all the hotel are fully book.



Night scene at Kuching riverside at night. The new state assembly hall was lit up nicely. (Photo taken with LX3, :P)



Fountain at riverside...



View from the top of Civic Center, this place must go since it is free entrance. :P
You can get the view of the whole Kuching town from here, too bad it is closed at night, if not the night view should be superb.



Another cat statue at the junction towards Everrise Supermarket.



TheSpring, the new and largest shopping mall in Kuching.

Picasa - My favourite photo organizer

Before Picasa is born, I have always having issues to organize my photo, as I always take photo in RAW format, the differences of the RAW format by different manufacturer and different camera model always give me a headache.

Why is that so? I have a Canon 350D and a Panasonic Lumix LX3, which both come with their own software (Canon ZoomBrowser and Panasonic PhotoFunStudio).  Now, here comes the problem, Canon ZoomBrowser cannot understand RW2 format and Panasonic PhotoFunStudio cannot understand CR2 format. So, if I took an event with both cameras, it is really hard for me to view all the photo in the same software.

So, I opt for the Windows explorer thumbnail. What is the issue then? The issue is that Microsoft Windows explorer "suppose" to be able to thumbnail any format as long as you install the RAW format driver. It seems like a nemesis to Windows that "it will work when is it working", which translated to "if you see it, congrats. If not, I'm sorry".

Then, I have been left with the choice of Adobe Bridge or Lightroom, which I'll have to pay for it, and yet, there are no guarantee that you'll be able to view the thumbnail as well. I had test it out and some how it is unable to thumbnail RW2. I'm not sure if it is my machine problem or the software problem, as I'm looking for something that will work out of the box.

I have live with all the pains until Picasa is born. As a start, I don't really put a high hope that it will work as what I wish it to, but then, voila! After the installation, I can just see all my photos thumbnail! Yay, finally something is working as what I want. It is not only that, Picasa come with a free 1GB web album. It is not a lot but I'm not backing up my photo in it, I just want to share it with a smaller version of my photos, and Picasa offered a direct resize feature during uploading process! This software is really built to cater every needs that I have.

The photo album organization is simple and straightforward as well. As you move your photo from album to album, you can opt to move the physical file in your folder as well, nice. Also, you can add watermark to every photos during export process, create collage and etc......I just love the features.

There are some simple photo editing features as well, but that is the weak point for Picasa, as it tends to create noisy photo after the editing. Hope that this can be improved. :P

With that latest release which is Picasa 3.5, there are more that you can do, geotag, add places, organize photo according to people (it is auto detect!) and etc......go check the Picasa website

And lastly and the most important thing is.......IT IS FREE!!! And now they are offering Picasa for Windows, OSX and Linux as well. This means, as long as you have a machine, you can install it. :)

Kuching Trip Day 1 - Sarawak Cultural Village

This is the first time in my life to be in the East Malaysia, we took MAS to fly to Kuching and planned the arrival time so that we can make it for the Sarawak Cultural Village in the afternoon.

The place is around 35km away from Kuching town, located at the foothill of the famous Mount Santubong, it is easy to get there by taking the shuttle from all the popular hotel at Kuching riverside. Just ask the hotel reception they will help you to book the shuttle. Beware that there is a shuttle schedule and you'll definitely don't want to miss the famous 45mins cultural show held at the Sarawak Cultural Village. The show will start at 11.30am and 4.00pm sharp, so plan your trip properly. The village is opened from 9.00am until 5.15pm.

The entrance fee will cost RM60.00 for adult and RM30.00 for children from age 6 - 12 years old. Children under 6 years old are free to enter. The shuttle from the hotel will cost around RM20.00 for return ticket. It is advisable to get the return ticket as it is hard (close to impossible) to get a taxi there.

This is the place where the "Rainforest World Music Festival" (RWMF) and "World Harvest Festival" (WHF) held.WHF is held around May every year and RWMF will be held in July also on yearly basis. Check out their website from the link above for more details on the program.

As we reach our hotel (Harbor View Hotel) at around noon, we booked the 2.00pm shuttle to the village to have at least 1 hour of sight seeing and then enjoy the 4.00pm cultural show.

The main entrance of the Sarawak Cultural Village. What I can say is that the place is really well maintained from the first look and it is clean. The most magnificent is that the whole main entrance looks like built from woods only.

There is a nicely done sign which stated about RWMF at the side of the entrance. On the small plague on the sign stated the story of RWMF. I don't really have time to stop by and read it as we need to rush to visit all 7 cultural house built according to the tradition. For the next visit, hopefully I'll have the luxury to spend one whole day at this place.

Once you entered the village, this is the first view welcoming the visitors. The sculpture on the left and the traiditional building on the right (administrator office and gift shop) couple with the mountain at the back give you a refreshing and calm feeling. It is definitely a place for runaway from the busy daily life (especially engineer. :P).

Panorama on the sculpture. These wonderful sculpture is really eye catchy, we stopped for a while to glance through each of them and their uniqueness.

There are 7 different houses in the village:
1. Bidayuh Longhouse
2. Iban Longhouse
3. Penan Hut
4. Orang Ulu Longhouse
5. Melanau Tall Longhouse
6. Malay House
7. Chinese Farmhouse

After looking at the map, we decided to head over to the Chinese Farmhouse first.

According to the history (written somewhere at the house), the first Chinese settlement in Kuching is actually from Hakka clan. The house is built to resemble the farmer's house of Hakka or Foochow descent.

For every house in the village, there is a plague showing the history and information of the house.

A closer look around the front door of the house, you'll find the information on what is being shown around and inside the house.

The traditional pepper process machine which is placed just outside the house on the right side.

Traditional rice grinder, bring back my old memories...













The second house we went to is Melayu House.

I didn't manage to take the photo of the whole house, this is a closer look at the traditional Malay house's window.

The living hall of the Malay house, you can find some congkak there also, and you can actually play it on the spot. There are instructions on the spot and someone to guide you (if needed) on the game.

The traditional Malay women playing kompang and singing Malay song...live performance that you can enjoy while in the house.

Bedroom...

Next station: Rumah Melanau...

Rumah Melanau is actually high in the air, supported by the timber below. The unique design of the building is really amazing, it is purely built from wood and rattan. The building is around 4 - 5 storey height of the normal building. It is actually a double storey house with plenty of rooms available. If you wish to stay, there is an option to have a 2 days 1 night stay at the house.

A look at one of the showroom in the Melanau Longhouse, there are some traditional clay pot displayed.

Side view of the Melanau Longhouse...

Next station: Orang Ulu Longhouse

When I saw this, I'm totally stunned. The house is actually in the forest, so high up in the air that I was thinking whether I'll want to climb up or not. This is the house that you definitely need to visit.

Another view of the longhouse. This is the last house we visit before the show.

This is the stage where the Cultural Show is being held. The seat is actually sofa set put on the floor, so when you sit, it is like sitting on the floor.

This is the view from the back. Those are the place where you sit to enjoy the show.

Some highlights picture from the Cultural Show. The show basically presents the dance from different race.










The village is going to close after the show, so we quickly snap a few photo for the rest of the viewing house and then left the place.

This is another view of the administration center and gift shop.

ISO - What does it mean?

Since the day of film photography, ISO is always being discussed among the photographer. Until the day of digital, it starts to bring even more confusion, and always heard people talk about how the manufacturers cheating with ISO and etc.

Eventhough I heard a lot about it, I can't understand anything that everyone talk about ISO in digital age. I just know that I set my ISO on my camera, and I get the photo with desired exposure and sharpness, I'm happy. :P

It always come to my mind why there are so many variants of ISO setting for different manufacturer. Some can offer ISO 80 with no difference with the ISO 200 offered by another manufacturer, and how to know which kind of ISO offered is actually better.

Until recently, when dpreview actually post up a detail explanation on ISO, I finally see some light of the mystery of ISO...but still a bit blur blur on it.

There are 2 parts of the explanation:
1. Sense and Sensitivity Part 1
2. Sense and Sensitivity Part 2

Canon EOS 7D - My Dream Come True...

Since 5 years ago when I got my first and only dslr, Canon 350D, I have been thinking when will I hitting limitation on this camera and which model will be able to fully convince me to upgrade from 350D to a newer model. From 400D, 450D, 50D, 500D, and yes, there are lots of WoW factor in these upgrade, but then it still cannot convinced me to upgrade my 350D, since my wishlist such as flash commander, high fps (at least 6fps), weather shield body, magnesium body, full HD video recording, 1.0x magnification and 100% coverage viewfinder is not there.

Well, then Canon come out with the owning upgrade, the full frame 5D and then 5D MkII, yes it can convince me to get it, but the price......=.=", it is totally out of what I can afford. Besides that, I'll need to buy lots of the EF lens to replace all my current EF-S lens which will cost another boom to me. So, this path is definitely unrealistic for me (Well, I can do it in my dream. :P)

Until September 2009, when Canon make a wonderful announcement - 7D. Well, canonrumors did post up a lots of the speculated features in this suspected new model, and to my surprise, this beauty is not a mere upgrade for 50D with some extra features in the firmware and some cosmetic update only, it is a totally new and outclass all the current EOS range model.

The most exciting part is the RRP of 7D, it is stated will be USD1699 which translated to around RM6000.00. It is not cheap, but it is more realistic than the price of 5D MkII.

Below is the photo shown on dpreview, Click on the photo to go to dpreview hands-on preview of the 7D.

Time for me to start saving and prepare to upgrade my 350D to 7D. :P

Below is the specifications from Canon Malaysia official site

SPECIFICATIONS

Type
Type	Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash
Recording media	CF Card Type I and II, UDMA-compliant CF cards, Recording to USB external media via Wireless File Transmitter (WFT-E5)
Image sensor size	22.3mm x 14.9mm
Compatible lenses	Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses) (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6x the lens focal length)
Lens Mount	Canon EF mount
Image Sensor
Type	High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor
Pixels	Effective pixels:	Approx. 18.00 megapixels
	Total pixels:	Approx. 19.00 megapixels
Aspect ratio	3:2 (Horizontal: Vertical)
Colour filter system	RGB primary colour filter
Low-pass filter	Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor
Dust deletion feature	1) Automatic sensor cleaning 2) Manual cleaning of sensor 3) Dust Delete Data appended to the captured image
Recording System
Recording format	Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 and Exif 2.21
Image type	JPEG, RAW (14-bit, Canon original), M RAW, S RAW, RAW+JPEG
File size	Large/Fine:	Approx. 6.6MB (5184 x 3456 pixels)
	Large/Normal:	Approx. 3.3MB (5184 x 3456 pixels)
	Medium/Fine:	Approx. 3.5MB (3456 x 2304 pixels)
	Medium/Normal:	Approx. 1.8MB (3456 x 2304 pixels)
	Small/Fine:	Approx. 2.2MB (2592 x 1728 pixels)
	Small/Normal:	Approx. 1.1MB (2592 x 1728 pixels)
	RAW:	Approx. 25.1MB (5184 x 3456 pixels)
	RAW+Large/Fine:	Approx. 25.1+6.6MB (5184 x 3456 pixels)
	M RAW:	Approx. 17.1MB (3888 x 2592 pixels)
	M RAW 1+Large/Fine:	Approx. 17.1+6.6MB (3888 x 2592 pixels)
	S RAW:	Approx. 11.4MB (2592 x 1728 pixels)
	S RAW +Large/Fine:	Approx. 11.4+6.6MB (2592 x 1728 pixels)
	* Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc.
Recording functions	With the WFT-E5 attached, image recording to the CF card and to the USB external media connected to the WFT-E5 will be possible as follows: (1) Standard (2) Automatic switching of recording media (3) Separate recordings according to image-recording quality (4) Recording identical images to both recording media
Backup recording	Enabled with WFT-E5 attached
File numbering	Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset. Possible to create new folders and select folders in the CF card to store captured images
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording	Provided (S RAW+JPEG & M RAW+JPEG also possible)
Colour space	sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture Style	Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1-3
Image Processing
Type	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature setting
Auto white balance	Auto white balance with the image sensor
Colour temperature compensation	White balance correction:	±9 stops in full-stop increments
	White balance bracketing:	±3 stops in full-stop increments
	* Blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible
Viewfinder
Type	Eye-level pentaprism
Coverage	Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 1.0x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eyepoint	Approx. 22mm (from eyepiece lens center)
Built-in dioptric adjustment	-3.0 to +1.0m-1 (diopter)
Focusing screen	Fixed
Mirror	Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflectance ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)
Viewfinder information	AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, spot metering circle, exposure warning), Flash information (flash ready, flash exposure compensation, High-speed sync, FE lock, Red-eye reduction light), Image information (Highlight tone priority, monochrome shooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, CF card information)
Depth-of-field preview	Enabled with depth-of-field preview button
Autofocus
Type	TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
AF Points	19 (Cross-type) f/2.8 at centre:	Dual Cross Sensor
Metering range	EV -0.5 – 18 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)
Focusing Modes	Auto, One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)
AF area and AF point selection:	With a Custom Function, the AF area and manually-selectable AF point can be set separately for horizontal and vertical (camera grip at the top or bottom) shooting
AF point registration/switching	With a Custom Function, you can register a manually-selected AF point separately for horizontal and vertical (camera grip at the top or bottom) shooting * This function can be assigned to AF start button, or AE lock button by customizing camera controls/buttons (Custom Controls).
AF function registration/switching	With a Custom Function, four types of AF function settings can be registered in a group: 1. AF area selection mode, 2. AI Servo tracking sensitivity, 3. AI Servo AF tracking method, and 4. AI Servo 1st/2nd img priority * This function can be assigned to the depth-of-field preview button or lens AF stop button by customizing camera controls/buttons (Custom Controls).
AF Point Selection	Automatic selection, manual selection (single point AF, Spot AF, Zone AF, AF point expansion, Zone AF)
Selected AF point display	Indicated by transmissive LCD display in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel
AF-assist beam	Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
Effective range	Approx. 13.1ft./4.0m at center, approx. 11.5ft./3.5m at periphery
Exposure Control
Metering Modes	63-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point) • Partial metering (approx. 9.4% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 2.3% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering
Metering range	EV 1 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control	Program AE (Shiftable), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Bulb, Creative Auto, Full auto, Manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash program AE
ISO speed	Automatically set:	ISO 100 – 6400 (in 1/3-stop or 1-stop increments)
	Extension settable (with C.Fn.I-3-1):	12800
	High Tone Priority settable:	ISO 200 – 6400
Exposure compensation	Manual:	±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
	AEB:	±3 stops
AE lock	Auto:	Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
	Manual:	By AE lock button
Shutter
Type	Vertical-travel, mechanical, electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter Speeds	1/8000 to 1/60sec., X-sync at 1/250sec. 1/8000 to 30sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
Shutter release	Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Remote control Self-timer	10-sec. or 2-sec. delay Remote control with N3-type terminal
Built in Flash
Type	Retractable, auto pop-up flash
Flash metering	E-TTL II autoflash
Guide No.	12/39 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
Recycle time	Approx. 3sec.
Flash-ready indicator	Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
Flash coverage	15mm lens focal length
FE lock	Provided
Flash exposure compensation	Up to ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Manual flash	Flash output 1/1 to 1/128 settable in 1/3-stop increments
Multi-flash	Flash output 1/4 to 1/128 settable in whole-stop increments Firing frequency 1Hz - 199Hz
Integrated Speedlite Transmitter (Wireless master unit function)	Possible with an EX-series Speedlite set as a slave unit (External refers to the external flash and Built-in refers to the built-in flash) (1) External flash control with auto flash metering (2) External flash control with auto flash metering + Built-in flash control (3) Manual flash output
External Speedlite
Zooming to Match Lens Focal Length	Provided
Compatible flash	EX-series Speedlites
Flash metering	E-TTL II autoflash
Flash exposure compensation	±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
FE lock	Provided
External flash settings	Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings
Drive System
Drive modes	Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, and Self-timer (10 sec. or 2 sec. delay)
Continuous shooting speed	High-speed:	Max: 8 shots/sec
	Low-speed:	Max: 3 shots/sec
Max. burst	JPEG (Large/Fine):	approx. 94 (CF) / 126 (UDMA CF)
	RAW:	approx 15
	RAW+JPEG (Large/Fine):	approx. 6
	* Based on Canon’s testing standards with a 2GB CF card, high-speed continuous shooting, ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style * Varies depending on the subject, CF card brand, image-recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, etc.
Tilt display
On LCD monitor	Electronic level indicates up to 360° roll and ±10° pitch in 1° increments
In viewfinder	The AF point display is used to indicate up to ±6° roll and ±4° pitch in 1° increments (During vertical shooting, up to ±4° roll and ±6° pitch)
Live View Functions
Shooting modes	1. Live View shooting 2. Remote Live View shooting (with a personal computer installed with EOS Utility)
Focusing	Manual focus Autofocus (Live View image interrupted for AF): Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face Detection mode
Metering modes	Evaluative metering with the image sensor
Metering range	EV 0 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Magnified view	By 5x or 10x at AF point
Grid display	Provided
Exposure simulation	Provided
Silent shooting	Provided (Mode 1 and 2)
Movie shooting
Recording format	MOV
Movie recording size	Full HD (1920 x 1080)
	HD (1280 x 720):	Frame rate: 60 fps, 50fps
	(640 x 480):	Frame rate: 60 fps, 50fps
Audio recording	Internal monaural microphone or external stereo microphone via microphone jack provided
Exposure control	Program AE and manual exposure
Still shooting	Possible during movie shooting by pressing shutter button
LCD Monitor
Type	TFT colour, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size	3.0in.
Dots	Approx. 920,000 (VGA)
Coverage	Approx.100% (viewing angle: approx. 160°)
Brightness adjustment	Auto:	Brightness adjusted automatically by light sensor
	Manual:	7 levels provided
Interface languages	25
Image Playback
Display Format	Single image, Single image + Image-recording quality/shooting information, histogram, 4- or 9-image index, magnified view (approx.1.5x-10x), rotated image (auto/manual), image jump (by 10/100 images, index screen, by shooting date, by folder, movies, stills), slide show (all images/selected by date/folder, movies, stills)
Highlight warning	Provided (Overexposed highlights blink)
Image Protection and Erase
Protect	Single images can be erase-protected or not
Erase	Single image, check-marked images or all images in the CF card can be erased (except protected images)
Direct Printing
Compatible printers	PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable images	JPEG images compliant to Design rule for Camera File System (DPOF printing possible) and RAW/MRAW /SRAW images captured with the EOS 7D
Easy Printing feature	Provided
DPOF: Digital Print Order Format
DPOF	Version 1.1 compatible
Direct Image Transfer
Compatible images	JPEG and RAW images Only JPEG images can be transferred as wallpaper on the personal computer screen
Customization
Custom Functions	Total 27
Camera user settings	Register under Mode Dial’s C1, C2 and C3 positions
My Menu registration	Provided
Quick control function	The following functions can be set:	Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, exposure compensation, AEB, flash exposure compensation, AF point selection (including AF area selection modes), Picture Style, white balance, metering mode, Auto Lighting Optimizer, image-recording quality, AF mode, drive mode, and Custom Controls (camera controls/buttons customization)
Interface
USB terminal	For personal computer communication and direct printing (USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)
Video OUT terminal	(1) Video OUT terminal: NTSC/PAL selectable (2) HDMI mini OUT terminal
Extension system terminal	For connection to WFT-E5A
Power Source
Battery	One Battery Pack LP-E6 AC power can be supplied via optional AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6 (with optional Battery Grip BG-E7N or BGM-E6 attached, AA-size batteries can be used)
Number of shots	[Number of shots approx.] Temperature Shooting Conditions No Flash 50% Flash Use Normal Shooting 73°F/23°C 1000 800 32°F/0°C 900 750 Live View Shooting 73°F/23°C 230 220 32°F/0°C 220 210
Battery check	Automatic. Displayed in 6 levels on LCD panel and in viewfinder. Battery information can be checked with the (battery info.) menuv
Power saving	Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30min.
Date/Time battery	One CR1616 lithium-ion battery
Startup time	Approx. 0.1sec. (Based on CIPA testing standards)
Dimensions and Weight
Dimensions (W X H X D)	Approx. 5.8 x 4.3 x 2.9in./148.2 x 110.7 x 73.5mm
Weight	Approx. 28.9 oz./820g (body only)
Operating Environment
Working temperature range	32-104°F/0-40°C
Working humidity range	85% or less