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Canon EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR

Canon EOS-1D Mark III Specifications

Type

Type

Digital AF/AE SLR

Recording Medium

Type I and II CF card, SD/SDHC Memory Card (1 slot each), External media

Image Size

1.11 x 0.74 in./28.1 x 18.7mm (APS-H size sensor)

Compatible Lenses

Canon EF lenses (except EF-S lenses)

Lens Mount

Canon EF mount

Lens Focal Length Conversion Factor

Equivalent to approx. 1.3x indicated indicated focal length compared to 35mm format

Imaging Element

Type

High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate CMOS sensor

Effective pixels

Approx. 10.1 megapixels

Total pixels

Approx. 10.7 megapixels

Aspect Ratio

3:2 (Horizontal:Vertical)

Color Filter System

RGB primary color filters

Low-pass Filter

Located in front of the image sensor, non-removable

Dust Delete Feature

(1) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
(2) Dust Delete Data
(3) Manual Sensor Cleaning

Recording System

File Format

Design rule for Camera File system 2.0, Exif 2.21 compliant.

Image Recording Formats

JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording provided; Multiple options for recording images on two memory cards, and onto compatible external USB hard drives (via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2A)

Image Format

JPEG, RAW (Canon .CR2)

File Size

JPEG-Large: Approx. 10.1MB (3,888 x 2,592)
Medium 1: Approx. 8.0MB (3,456 x 2,304)
Medium 2: Approx. 5.3MB (2,816 x 1,880)
Small: Approx. 2.5MB (1,936 x 1,288)
RAW-Approx. 10.1MB (3,888 x 2,592)
sRAW: Approx. 2.5MB (1,936 x 1,288)

Color Space

Selectable between sRGB and Adobe RGB

Picture Style

Six preset Picture Style settings plus three user-defined custom Picture Style settings with individual adjustments for Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation, Color tone; Filter effect, Toning effect for black & white images

Interface

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mini-B port
Video output (NTSC/PAL)

White Balance

Settings

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom WB 1-5, user-set Color Temperature (2,500~10,000K), Personal White Balance PC-1 to PC-5 (Total 10 WB types)

Auto White Balance

Auto white balance with the image sensor

Color Temperature Compensation

In any White Balance setting, user can freely shift overall color in Amber~Blue direction, and/or Magenta~Green direction, in up to 9 steps; WB Bracketing also possible: 3 separate files written, up to 3 steps adjustment for each shot

Viewfinder

Type

Eye-level SLR with fixed pentaprism

Coverage

Approx. 100% vertically and horizontally with respect to the effective pixels

Magnification

0.76x (-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity)

Eyepoint

Approx. 20mm

Built-in Dioptric Correction

-3.0 - +1.0 diopter

Mirror

Quick-return half mirror (Transmission:reflection ratio of 37:63)

Viewfinder Information

AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure (metering mode, spot metering area, shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, AE lock, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure compensation, exposure warning), Flash (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure level), Image (JPEG recording, RAW recording, shots remaining, white balance correction, memory card information), Battery check

Depth-of-Field Preview

Enabled with depth-of-field preview button; possible in Live View mode

Eyepiece Shutter

Built-in

Autofocus

Type

TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor

AF Points

19 cross-type AF points (plus 26 Assist AF points)

AF Working Range

EV -1 to 18 (at ISO 100 at 23ºC/73ºF)

Focusing Modes

Autofocus (One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF), Manual Focus (MF)

AF Point Selection

Automatic selection; Manual AF point selection: 19 AF points, Inner 9 AF points (C.Fn III-9-1), Outer 9 AF points (C.Fn III-9-2)

Selected AF Point Display

Superimposed in viewfinder and on LCD panel

AF-assist Beam

None. Emitted by the dedicated Speedlite or optional ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter

Exposure Control

Metering Modes

63-zone TTL full aperture metering
(1) Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of screen)
(3) Centerweighted averaged metering
(4) Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of screen)

• Center spot metering
• AF point-linked spot metering
• Multi-spot metering (Max. 8 spot metering entries)

Metering Range

EV 0-20 (at 23ºC/73ºF with 50mm f/1.4 USM lens at ISO 100)

Exposure Control Systems

Program AE (shiftable), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture priority AE, E-TTL II program AE (Evaluative flash metering, Averaged flash metering), Manual

ISO Speed Range

Equivalent to ISO 100-3200 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments), ISO speed can be expanded to ISO 50 and 6400

Exposure Compensation

Auto Exposure Bracketing: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments.
Bracketing methods:
1. Shutter speed-priority 2. Aperture-priority
3. Program AE
Manual: ±3 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with AEB)

AE Lock

Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button in all metering modes.

Shutter

Type

Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled

Shutter Speeds

1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), X-sync at 1/300 sec.

Shutter Release

Soft-touch electromagnetic release

Self-timer

10-sec. or 2-sec. delay.

Remote Control

Remote control with Canon N3 type terminal

EOS External Flash or Dedicated Speedlites

EOS-Dedicated Speedlite

E-TTL II autoflash with all EX-series Speedlite

PC Terminal

Provided

Drive System

Drive Modes

Single, silent, low-speed continuous (approx. 3 fps), high-speed continuous (approx. 10 fps), self-timer

Continuous Shooting Speed

Approx. 10 fps (at a shutter speed of 1/500 sec. or faster in all recording modes)

Max. Burst During Continuous Shooting

JPEG: Approx. 110 frames (Large/Fine)
RAW: Approx. 30 frames
JPEG+RAW: Approx. 22 frames (Large/Fine)

LCD Monitor

Type

TFT color liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor size

3.0 inches

Pixels

Approx. 230,000

Coverage

100% with respect to the effective pixels

Brightness Adjustment

Seven levels provided

Image Playback

Image Display Format

Image Display Format: Single image, 4-image index, 9-image index, Jump, Magnified zoom (approx. 1.5x to 10x), Histogram, Auto rotate, Rotate

Highlight Alert

In the single image and single image (INFO.) formats, any overexposed highlight areas will blink in the image display.

Image Protection and Erase

Protection

Erase protection of one image, all images in a folder, or all images in the memory card can be applied or canceled at one time.

Erase

One image, all images in a folder, check-marked images or all images in the memory card can be erased (except protected images) at one time.

Direct Printing

Direct Printing from the Camera

Enabled

Compatible Printers

CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge compatible printers (via USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU)

Settings

Print quantity, style (image, paper size, paper type, printing effects, layout, date, file number), trimming

Sound Recording

Recording Method

The voice annotation recorded with the built-in microphone is attached to the image.

File Format

WAV

Recording Time

Max. 30 sec. per recording

Menus

Menu Categories

(1) Shooting, (2) Playback, (3) Setup, (4) Custom function/My Menu

LCD Monitor Language

18 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)

Power Source

Battery

Battery One dedicated lithium-ion battery LP-E4
AC power can be supplied via the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4

Number of Possible Shots

At 20ºC/68ºF: Approx. 2200
At 0ºC/32ºF: Approx. 1700

* The above figures apply when a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E4 is used.

Battery Check

Automatic

Power Saving

Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, or 30 min.

Date/time Back-up Battery

One CR2025 lithium battery

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions (W x H x D)

6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 in. / 156 x 156.6 x 79.9mm

Weight

Body Only: 40.7 oz. /1155 g

Working Conditions

Working Temperature Range

0º - 45ºC / 32º-113º F

Working Humidity

85% or less

All the specifications above are based on Canon's testing and measuring standards. The camera's specifications and physical appearance are subject to change without notice.

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