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Canon's newly developed single-plate CMOS sensor with 8-channel reading technology delivers exceptional image quality and accelerated continuous shooting. Large and extremely sensitive, with approximately 8.2 million effective pixels (8.5 million total pixels) and a generous 28.7 x 19.1mm image size, it faithfully captures every nuance of your scene from highlights to shadows. Moreover, extensive noise reduction ensures an extremely high S/N ratio. Framing is natural because the sensor's 3:2 aspect ratio is the same as in 35mm cameras, and the sensor's large size realizes an effective angle of view that's just 1.3 times the focal length indicated on Canon EF lenses. | DIGIC II Image Engine | Canon's newly developed state-of-the-art DIGIC II image engine achieves super high speed processing that results in continuous shooting of 8.2 megapixel images at 8.5 fps in maximum bursts of 40 (JPEG format) or 20 (RAW format) shots. This single-chip image processor employs original Canon algorithms to accurately convert signals from the CMOS sensor into crisp, high-quality images with natural color and rich gradation. By handling larger volumes of image data, DIGIC II also contributes to lower power consumption. | Memory Card Slots | Whether you're a professional or a serious amateur, you'll appreciate the new flexibility that two memory card slots provide. Images can be recorded on a CompactFlash card or SD memory card alone or on both cards at the same time as a safeguard against losing important data; or on both cards, one at a time, to maximize storage capacity. Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards with capacities up to and beyond 2GB are supported. Other advances include faster writing of image data to memory cards and an easier-to-open slot cover knob. | Recording Quality | Images can be recorded in the JPEG image format, the RAW image format, or both formats simultaneously, with unprecedented control over image quality. The JPEG format is ideal when reduced file sizes are desired, and provides four quality settings (L, M1, M2, S) at any of ten compression ratios, as opposed to the Fine and Normal ratios available in previous models. Settings are easily selected by using a dedicated button that changes the setting shown on the rear LCD panel with each press. Canon's proprietary RAW format offers higher image quality, with rich 12-bit gradation and lossless image compression, but requires processing before use on a computer. This new CR2 version of the RAW format will be used on all future Canon digital cameras. | Color Matrix | Seven Color Matrix settings are provided for JPEG and RAW images, allowing unparalleled control over color characteristics. The settings include five factory presets that were previously available and two new settings that allow independent user adjustment of color space, color saturation and color tone withiin a prescribed range. Users can choose the more versatile sRGB color space for the Adobe RGB color space, which is ideal for fine-tuning the color saturation of images on a PC or outputting images for commercial printing in an Adobe RGB environment. Five-level adjustment is provided for both color saturation (Low, Slightly Low, Standard, Slightly High and High) and color tone (-2, -1, Standard, +1 and +2). | White Balance | Through 10 selectable white balance modes and other advanced WB settings, you can obtain highly accurate color reproduction in almost any kind of lighting. New WB Compensation allows adjustment of blue/amber and magenta/green biases in +/-9 steps, as well as combined use of light-balancing (LB) and color-correctoin (CC) equivalent digital color filters. In fact, 360 combinations of 36 (4 colors with 9 steps each) built-in digital color filters are possible. Improved white balance bracketing creates three bracketed images from a single shutter release by shifting the white balance by up to +/-3 levels from the value set in the current white balance mode. Images can also be bracketed to a magenta/green or blue/amber bias. | High Speed Shooting | With its continuous shooting speed of approximately 8.5fps, the EOS-1D Mark II is the world's fastest Digital AF-SLR camera (as of January 2004). This record-breaking speed is achieved even when recording in the Large JPEG setting (approx. 3504 x 2336 pixels), a major triumph, considering the EOS-1D's renowned 8fps continuous shooting speed is accomplished at about half this resolution. Moreover, 8.5fps are maintained during maximum bursts of 40 shots (20 shots in RAW format), whether recording in the One-Shot AF or AI Servo AF mode. Bursts are first recorded to memory to ensure maximum speed and then transferred to memory card for storage. The number of shots remaining during a burst is displayed on the right side of the viewfinder. | Custom Functions | By taking advantage of Custom Functions and Personal Functions, you can easily tailor the EOS-1D Mark II to meet your own specialized needs. 21 Custom Functions are provided with 67 settings and various improvements requested by EOS-1D users. These include the removal of the ISO speed extension setting to the ISO speed extension menu, the addition of new E-TTL averaged autoflash metering, and the inclusion of AI Servo continuous shooting, which was previously a Personal Function. 25 Personal Functions can be installed in the camera at any time, via driver software, to meet high-level customization needs. New features include the ability to append data for data verification and the ability to apply the Quick Control Dial's ON/OFF switch to the Main Dial to prevent accidental changes to settings when shooting remotely with EOS Capture. Another requested feature, the ability to save and read camera settings, is now also possible. Almost all camera settings that appear in the top LCD panel, rear LCD panel | Durability | Designed as a serious tool for professionals, the EOS-1D Mark II performs reliably in the most demanding shooting situations. Its handsome body offers the same high durability as the EOS-1Ds, thanks to rigid magnesium alloy in the chassis and external covers (top, front, rear and memory card slot cover). The magnesium alloy also contributes to effective electromagnetic shielding, a long-lasting luxurous finish, and extremely low body weight that landscape photographers will surely appreciate. Exceptional durability extends to the inner mechanism as well, which are shielded from dust and water by protective sealing on all exposed moving parts. Improvements include shutter durability which, at 200,000 shutter cycles, is 30 percent higher than the EOS-1Ds. | LCD Monitor | The new 230,000-pixel, high-definition, 2.0-inch color TFT LCD offers nearly twice the resolution of monitors on other EOS digital models. In addition to providing superior image detail, it offers nearly 100 percent coverage of JPEG images, a new bolder typeface that simplifies reading of text menus, and brightness adjustable in five levels via the LCD brightness menu. You can choose to display one (Single), four (4-image index) or nine (nine-image index) images on the screen, and the Single (Info) setting displays one image with detailed shooting information. A highlight alert function draws attention to white portions of the image that lack image information by blinking them when viewed in the Single (Info) or Single setting. |
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