Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

“The EOS-1Ds Mark II is a tremendous achievement, it represents the pinnacle of Canon's digital camera technology,” said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging Europe. “With its resolution, image quality, immediacy of wireless and the power and flexibility of SLR, the EOS-1Ds Mark II offers the first real digital alternative to medium format, which has so far been the choice for mainstream commercial studio and location work.”

---------------------------

FEATURES

Featuring a full-frame 36 x 24mm 16.7 Megapixel CMOS sensor, the EOS-1Ds Mark II produces images with outstanding colour rendition and dynamic range. It has sufficient resolution to produce files which convert to 50MB uncompressed TIFF at 24 bit colour depth, now considered standard acceptable size by leading international photo agencies and stock libraries.

Replacing the award winning 11.1 Megapixel EOS-1Ds, the camera is powered by Canon's second generation DIGIC II image processor and is capable of firing at 4 fps for bursts of up to 32 frames in JPEG, or 11 frames in RAW. An optional wireless adaptor (also released today) delivers high speed IEEE802.11b/g wireless LAN and 100 Megabit per second wired LAN support.

Besides the inherent advantages of digital, such as immediate turn-around and elimination of film costs, it is the flexibility of the EOS 35mm SLR format which Canon expects to appeal to many studio photographers. For the first time, medium format image quality combines with access to the world's most extensive range of professional lenses, spanning from 14mm to 1200mm.

Canon expects the camera to be adopted in areas such as fashion, car, calendar, advertising and architectural photography.

• Key camera specifications include:
• 16.7 MP full frame 36 x 24mm CMOS sensor
• 0.3 second start up and 4fps performance
• ISO 100-1600, expandable to L:50 and H:3200.
• Digital Photo Professional v1.5 RAW processing s/ware with support for sRGB, Adobe RGB and wide gamut RGB colour spaces plus various European, North American and Japanese standard CMYK separation simulations
•  Hi-Speed FireWire, & Video out i/face for complete connectivity
• Dual high performance SD and CF/CF-II card slots (supports cards greater than 2GB)
• Complete compatibility to all EF lenses & EX-series Speedlites
•  2.0” LCD screen with 230,000 pixels, 1.5-10x playback zoom
• Simultaneous RAW & JPEG shooting
• Battery life – approximately 1200 shots @ 20C, 800 at 0C – in accordance with CIPA testing standards

Unsurpassed image quality

The full frame 16.7 Megapixel resolution sensor has a built in low-pass filter to reduce false colour and moiré effects, which can appear when shooting subjects with fine regular detail, such as textiles. The second generation DIGIC II processor delivers 0.3 sec start up time, fast continuous shooting and simultaneous RAW and JPEG recording. It also features advances in the image processing algorithms to improve white balance, auto exposure and overall image quality.Photographers can choose between four resolutions and 10 quality levels for JPEG images. Within the camera, the EOS-1Ds Mark II supports sRGB and Adobe RGB colour spaces with user settable colour saturation and tone levels, and provides five preset and two user-definable colour matrices. When using the Digital Photo Professional software and RAW image files, Wide Gamut RGB is also available. White Balance (WB) bias is correctable by +/- 9 levels for both blue/amber and magenta/green bias and the camera supports WB bracketing up to +/- 3 levels.

Flexibility of SLR in the studio

Photographers switching to Canon's EOS system open up access to over 60 EF lenses, including tilt-shift, macro, super telephoto and Image Stabilizer lenses. The EOS-1Ds Mark II is compatible with the entire range of EX-Series Speedlite flash units, including two macro set ups and a range of wireless master/slave flash solutions. For photographers comfortable with the vertical orientation viewfinders of some medium format cameras, the camera accepts an optional Angle finder C right-angle viewfinder.

The immediacy of wireless image transfer

With the optional Wireless LAN adapter plugged into the camera's IEEE1394/Firewire connection, photographers can work untethered as huge full-frame RAW files transfer automatically to the studio LAN in seconds [1]. “A London publisher can now lay out a production-ready front cover of a magazine with a photograph taken literally seconds beforehand in a Milan studio,” observes Jensen. “Once this level of immediacy becomes commonplace, it is hard to imagine anyone accepting the risks and costs associated with the delays of film developing.”

The Wireless LAN adapter supports both IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g wireless network standards and also includes a 100 Megabit wired ethernet connector for automatic and immediate transfer to any wide or local area network. The system supports a comprehensive  range of major wireless network encryption and security features.

The CMOS advantage

The EOS-1Ds Mark II's CMOS sensor offers lower noise levels and a superior dynamic range (capacity to capture subtle tonal gradations in shadow, midtone and highlight areas) to that of sensors found in other digital cameras and camera backs. Canon is the only camera manufacturer with a history of significant research and development investment into image sensors. The resulting CMOS sensor technology found in its digital SLR range is key to the company's competitive advantage. CMOS sensors have formed the basis of a long line of award winning cameras including the EOS-1Ds, EOS-1D and EOS 10D. Such is the strength of Canon's sensor development that this is the third new CMOS sensor Canon has commercialised this year. Canon's first commercialised sensor technology formed the basis of the 1987 EOS auto focus system, with CMOS technology first appearing as an image sensor in the 2000 EOS D30.

RAW processing

Digital Photo Professional v.1.5 image processing software is provided for high-speed processing of lossless RAW files. Processing with Digital Photo Professional is approx. 6 times faster than the File Viewer Utility supplied with the EOS-1Ds. It allows real-time display and immediate application of adjustments to images and includes a wide array of RAW, TIFF or JPEG image editing functions, which give control over variables such as white balance, dynamic range, exposure compensation and colour tone. sRGB, Adobe RGB and Wide Gamut RGB colour spaces are supported, and an ICC (International Colour Consortium) profile is automatically attached to RAW images that have been converted to TIFF of JPEG formats. This allows images to be displayed in their faithful colours in software applications that support ICC profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop. Image processing of various parameter changes can now be batched rather than carried out sequentially, vastly increasing the efficiency of applying a number of changes to the same images. The new version of Digital Photo Professional adds the ability to simulate the CMYK separation of images based on regular Japanese, European and USA printing industry practices.

----------------------------------

SPECIFICATION

Pricing (body only)
Price	$ 7,999
Image sensor
Type	36 x 24 mm CMOS (full 35 mm frame)
Effective Pixels	Approx. 16.7 M
Total Pixels	Approx. 17.2 M
Aspect Ratio	3:2
Low-Pass Filter	Built in/ Fixed
Colour Filter Type	Primary Colour
Image processor
Type	DIGIC II
Lens
Lens Mount	EF (excludes EF-S lenses)
Focal Length	1.0x Multiplication with EF lens fitted
Focusing
Type	TTL-AREA-SIR with a CMOS sensor
AF System/ Points	45 -point AF (Area AF)
AF working range	EV 0-18 (at 20°C & ISO 100)
AF Modes	• One Shot • AI Servo
AF Point Selection	• Automatic selection • Manual selection • Home position (switch to registered AF point)
Selected AF point display	Superimposed in viewfinder
Predictive AF	Yes
AF Lock	Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode.
AF Assist Beam	Emitted by an optional dedicated Speedlite
Manual Focus	Selected on lens
Exposure control
Metering modes	TTL full aperture metering with 21 zone SPC 1. Evaluative metering (linked to any AF point) 2. Partial metering (approx. 8.5% of viewfinder at centre) 3. Spot metering: Center spot metering (approx. 2.4% viewfinder at center) AF point-linked spot metering (approx. 2.4% of viewfinder) Multi/Spot metering (Max 8 spot metering entries) 4. Center weighted average metering
Metering Range	EV 0-20 (at 20°C with 50mm f1.4 lens ISO 100)
AE Lock	• Auto: Operates in 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved • Manual: By AE lock button in all metering modes
Exposure Compensation	+/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
AEB	• +/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments. • 1/2-stop increments selectable with C.Fn-06-2. • Bracketing methods: 1 Shutter speed or aperture, 2 ISO speed
ISO Speed Equivalent	• 100-1600 (in 1/3-stop increments) • ISO can be expanded to L: 50 or H: 3200 (selected on shooting menu)
Shutter
Type	Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
Speed	• 30 - 1/8000 sec. (1/3 stop increments) • Bulb
Shutter release	Soft-touch electromagnetic release
White balance
Type	Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
Settings	• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten light • Fluorescent light • Flash • Custom • Colour Temperature Setting • Personal WB
White balance compen.	• Blue/Amber +/-9 • Magenta/ Green +/-9.
Personal White Balance	Up to 3 personal WB settings can be registered
WB Bracketing	• +/-3 stops in full stop increments. • Method:     • Blue/Amber     • Magenta/Green • 3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Colour matrix
Type	5 types of colour space: • 4x sRGB • Adobe RGB • 2x user selectable
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Eye-level pentaprism
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)	Approx. 100% (for JPEG Large images)
Magnification	0.7x (1)
Eyepoint	20mm
Dioptre Correction	-3 to +1 dpt
Focusing Screen	Interchangeable (9 types). Standard Focusing Screen Ec-CIII
Mirror	• Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 37:63 • no mirror cut-off with EF1200mm f5.6 or shorter
Viewfinder Information	• AF information:     • AF points     • Focus confirmation light • Exposure information:     • Shutter speed     • Aperture     • Manual exposure     • Metering range     • ISO speed     • Exposure level     • Exposure warning • Flash Information:     • Flash ready     • FP flash     • FE lock     • Flash exposure level • JPEG format • number of remaining shots • CF card information • WB compensation.
Depth of field preview	Yes
Eyepiece shutter	Built-in
LCD monitor
Monitor	• 2.0" TFT • approx. 230K pixels
Coverage	Approx. 100% (for JPEG images)
Brightness	Adjustable to one of five levels
Flash
Modes	• E-TTL II • Auto Flash • Metered Manual
HotShoe/ PC terminal	Yes/ Yes
X-sync	1/250 sec
Flash Exposure Compensation	+/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments with EX series Speedlites
Flash Exposure Bracketing	Yes
Flash Exposure Lock	Yes
Second Curtain Synchronisation	Yes
External Flash	• E-TTL with EX series Speedlites • Wireless multi-flash support.
Shooting
Modes	• Program AE • Shutter priority AE • Aperture priority AE • Manual
Drive modes	• Single • Continuous
Continuous Shooting	• Maximum approx. 4.0 fps • JPEG: up to 32 images (JPEG quality 8) • RAW: up to 11 images (2)
Recording pixels / compression
Image Size	• 4992 x 3328 (L)   (16.6 million pixels) • 3600 x 2400 (M1) • 3072 x 2048 (M2) • 2496 x 1664 (S) • 4992 x 3328 (RAW)
Compression	• JPEG (1-10 settings, user selectable) • RAW (Canon RAW 2nd edition)
File format
Still Image Format	• JPEG (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) • Design rule for Camera File system (2.0) • Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording	Yes
Folders	Folder creation & selection is possible
File Numbering	• Consecutive numbering • Auto reset • Manual reset
Processing Parameters	3 parameters in 3 sets
Sound Files	WAVE (monaural)
Direct print
Canon Printers	Canon Compact Photo Printers and Bubble Jet Printers with the direct print function.
PictBridge	Yes
Other features
Custom Functions	20 Custom Functions with 65 settings
Personal Functions	27
LCD Panel (EL) Illumination	Yes
Water/ Dust resistance	Yes
Sound Memo	Up to 30 sec per image
Intelligent Orientation Sensor	Yes
Histogram	• Brightness: Yes • RGB: Yes
Playback zoom	1.5x - 10x
Display Formats	• Single image with information • Single image • 4 image index • 9 image index • Magnified view
Image Erase Protection	Erase protection of one image, all images in a folder, or all images in the memory card can be applied or cancelled at one time
Image Erase	• Single image • All
Self Timer	Approx. 2 or 10 sec.
Menu Categories	• Recording Menu • Playback menu • Set-up menu • Custom/ Personal Functions Menu
Menu Languages	• English • German • French • Dutch • Danish • Finnish • Italian • Norwegian • Swedish • Spanish • Russian • Simplified Chinese • Traditional Chinese • Korean • Japanese
Firmware Update	Update possible by the user.
Interface
Computer	• IEEE 1394 (Supplied with 4-pin dedicated cable) • USB 1.1 (Mini-B, PTP)
Other	Video output (PAL/ NTSC)
Memory card
Type	• CompactFlash Type I/ II (Microdrive compatible) (3) • SD memory • FAT32 support (for cards greater than 2 GB)
Supported operating system
PC	Windows 98 (including SE) / 2000 / Me / XP
Macintosh	• OS 9.0 – 9.2 • OS X v10.1 / v10.2 / v10.3
Software
Browsing & Printing	EOS Viewer Utility/ EOS Capture
Other	PhotoStitch
Drivers	• TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000) • WIA (Windows Me)
Image Manipulation	Digital Photo Professional
Power source
Batteries	• 1x Ni-MH pack NP-E3 • 1x CR2025 for date & settings
Battery life (4)	Approx. 1200 (at 20 °C) Approx. 800 (at 0 °C)
Battery check	Automatic
Power saving	Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins.
A/C Power Supply	Power adapter DCK-E1
Accessories
Lenses	All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses)
Flash	Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 550EX, 580EX, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)
Remote Controller/ Switch	Remote control with N3 type contact
Power Supply & Battery Chargers	• DC coupler kit DCK-E1 • Battery charger NC-E2
Physical specifications
Body Materials	Magnesium Alloy
Operating Environment	• 0-45 °C • 85% or lower humidity
Dimensions (WxHxD)	156 x 158 x 80 mm (6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 in)
Weight (body only)	Approx. 1.2 kg (battery weight 335 g)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 videos

Olympus E-P2 videos

Samsung TL225 videos

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV videos

Canon PowerShot G11 videos

Nikon D3S videos

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS videos

More ...