Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
August 25th, 2008
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| List price (body only) | US: $7,999 EU: €7,999 |
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| Body material | Magnesium alloy (exterior, chassis and mirror box) |
| Sensor * | • 36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor • Full 35 mm size frame • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 21.9 million total pixels • 21.1 million effective pixels • 6.4 µm pixel pitch • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Image processor * | Dual DIGIC III |
| A/D conversion * | 14 bit |
| Image sizes (JPEG) * | • 5616 x 3744 (L; 21.0 MP) • 4992 x 3328 (M1; 16.6 MP) • 4080 x 2720 (M2; 11.0 MP) • 2784 x 1856 (S; 5.2 MP) |
| Image sizes (RAW) * | • 5616 x 3744 (RAW; 21.0 MP) • 2784 x 1856 (sRAW; 5.2 MP) |
| File formats | • RAW (.CR2; 14-bit) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) – Fine / Normal • RAW + JPEG (separate files) |
| File sizes (approx.) * | • JPEG L: 6.4 MB • JPEG M1: 5.2 MB • JPEG M2: 3.9 MB • JPEG S: 2.2 MB • RAW: 25.0 MB • sRAW: 14.5 MB |
| JPEG quality options | Each JPEG size (L, M1, M2, S) can be set to a quality level of 1 to 10 (1 high compression, low quality – 10 low compression, high quality) |
| Lenses | • Canon EF lens mount (does not support EF-S lenses) • No field of view crop (1.0x) |
| Dust reduction * | • “EOS Integrated Cleaning System” • Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown – can be disabled) • Dust Delete Data – Data from a test shot is used to ‘map’ dust spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software |
| Auto focus | • 45-point TTL • 19 cross-type points, require F2.8 or faster lens * • Center cross-type point requires F4.0 or faster lens • 26 assist points, require F5.6 or faster lens * • TTL-AREA-SIR with a CMOS sensor • AF working range: -1.0 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes | • One shot AF • AI Servo AF • Manual focus |
| AF point selection | • Auto • Manual (all 19 or inner 9 / outer 9) |
| AF assist | External Speedlite only |
| Exposure modes | • Program • Aperture-priority • Shutter-priority • Manual • Bulb |
| Metering | • 63 zone metering linked to 19 AF points * • Metering range: 0 – 20 EV • Modes: Center, Linked to AF point, Multi-spot (up to 8 readings) |
| Metering modes | • Evaluative (63 zone linked to active AF point) • Center-weighted average • Partial (8.5% of picture area) • Spot metering (2.4% of picture area) |
| AE lock | • Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock button |
| Exposure compensation | • +/- 3.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Exposure bracketing | • 2, 3, 5 or 7 shots • +/- 3.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments |
| Sensitivity | • ISO 100 – 1600 • 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • ISO 50 (Enhanced L) • ISO 3200 (Enhanced H) |
| Shutter | • Focal-plane shutter • 300,000 exposure durability * • 30 – 1/8000 sec • 0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV increments • Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values | • F1.0 – F91 • 0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| Noise reduction | • Long exposure (1 sec or longer) • Optional for High ISO (default Off) * |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom (up to 5 can be stored) • Kelvin (2500 – 10000 K in 100 K steps) • Personal WB (up to 5 can be preset in software *) |
| WB bracketing | • +/-3 levels • 3 images • Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias |
| WB shift | • Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Picture style * | • Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User def. 1 • User def. 2 • User def. 3 |
| Custom image parameters * | • Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 • Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G • B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level pentaprism • 100% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.76x * (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) • Eyepoint: 20 mm • Dioptric adjustment: -3 to +1 diopter • Precision matte screen Ee-C IV (interchangeable) • Eye-piece shutter available via lever |
| Mirror | • Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio 37:63) • Mirror lock-up (once or multiple exposures) |
| Viewfinder info | • AF points • Focus confirmation light • Metering mode • ISO sensitivity * • Shutter speed • Aperture • Manual exposure • AE Lock • Exposure compensation amount • AEB level • Spot metering circle • Flash ready • Red-eye reduction lamp on • High-speed sync • FE Lock • Flash compensation amount • Warnings • Maximum burst for continuous shooting • Buffer space |
| LCD monitor * | • 3.0″ TFT LCD • 230,000 pixels • 7 brightness levels |
| LCD Live view * | • Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor • 100% frame coverage • Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor • Best view or exposure simulation • Grid optional (thirds) • Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point) • Aspect ratio masking for 6:6, 3:4, 4:5, 6:7, 10:12 and 5:7 • Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT) • Manual focus only |
| Record review | • Off • On (histogram via INFO button) • Display mode same as last used Play mode • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Playback modes * | 1. Single image with exposure, file number, storage slot 2. As 1 but also image count and quality 3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram 4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and RGB histograms |
| Playback features | • Optional blinking highlight alert • Optional AF point display • Magnified view (up to 10x) • 2×2 or 3×3 thumbnail index • Jump (by 1, 10, 100 images / by screen, date or folder) * • Delete / Protect • Record audio clip up to 30 seconds |
| Flash | • No built-in flash unit • E-TTL II auto flash / metered manual • Flash compensation +/-3.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • X-Sync: 1/250 sec • High-speed flash with EX-series speedlites up to 1/8000 sec • Hot-shoe & PC Terminal |
| Drive modes | • Single • Silent (single frame) * • High-speed continuous: 5 fps * (adjustable 5 – 2 fps) • Low-speed continuous: 3 fps * (adjustable 4 – 1 fps) • Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (3 sec with mirror lock-up) |
| Burst buffer * | • Large/Fine JPEG: 56 frames • RAW: 12 frames • RAW+JPEG: 10 frames |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| Auto rotation * | • On (recorded and LCD display) • On (recorded only) • Off |
| Custom functions * | 57 custom functions in 4 groups |
| My Menu * | Up to six menu options can be customized |
| Menu languages * | • English • German • French • Dutch • Danish • Portuguese • Finnish • Italian • Norwegian • Swedish • Spanish • Greek • Russian • Polish • Simplified Chinese • Traditional Chinese • Korean • Japanese |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Wireless | Via WFT-E2/E2A (optional) |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed * • Video out • N3 type wired remote control • PC Sync flash terminal |
| Storage | • Compact Flash Type I or II (supports UDMA *) • SD card slot (supports SD/SDHC *) • External USB hard drives (requires WFT-E2/E2A) * • Canon Original Data Security Kit supported (“Original Image Data”) |
| Storage options * | • Record to one memory card • Record same image to both CF and SD cards (backup) • Record RAW image to CF and JPEG to SD card • Overflow (once one card becomes full camera uses next card) • Copy from one card to another |
| Power | • Lithium-Ion LP-E4 rechargeable battery * (supplied & charger) • AC adapter |
| Power information | • Current power source • Remaining capacity • Current shutter count on this battery charge • Recharge performance |
| Dimensions * | 150 x 160 x 80 mm (6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 in) |
| Weight (no batt) * | 1205 g (2.7 lb) |
| Weight (inc. batt) * | 1385 g (3.1 lb) |