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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II Digital SLR
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II Connectivity
FireWire/IEEE1394 and USB
The EOS-1D and 1Ds use 6-pin FireWire/IEEE1394 connections for data transfer, the 1Ds at 60 Mbps and the 1D at 40 Mbps. The 1Ds Mark II and the 1D Mark II use a 4-pin FireWire port which creates room for a USB 1.1 Type B interface (for Direct Printing) and video out, all in the place previously occupied by IEEE1394 alone. An IFC-450D4 cable is bundled with the 1Ds Mark II. The data transfer speed of the EOS-1Ds Mark II is usefully faster than that of the 1Ds thanks to DIGIC II: 100 Mbps.
The new camera direct USB port, with the small Type B connector, is used exclusively for direct printing via CP Direct, Bubble Jet Direct or PictBridge. The USB and IEEE1394 ports are positioned close together to make it impossible for the two to be connected at the same time. Under the upper rubber cover, there is a PC flash sync connection and an N3-type remote control terminal. At the request of photographers who need to display or to demonstrate their images while they are shooting, the 1Ds Mark II and the 1D Mark II feature a new video OUT terminal, NTSC or PAL, not provided on the 1Ds.
Audio Recording
Sound recorded with the built-in microphone for 30 seconds maximum is attached to the respective image in WAV format. EOS Viewer Utility, Digital Photo Professional, and other compatible software applications support playback of recorded sound files.
Direct Printing
The EOS-1Ds Mark II can print directly to a Canon Compact Photo Printer, Canon PIXMA series Printer, Canon Bubble Jet Direct Photo Printer, or to a non-Canon, PictBridgecompatible printer. With DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), one can specify which images in the memory cards are to be printed and in what quantity. This feature is very convenient when one wishes to make prints with a DPOF-compatible printer or photo lab. In direct printing, one can simply print the images specified with DPOF. The camera also supports Exif Print. This worldwide standard for higher quality digital photos records camera settings and shooting conditions right in the JPEG file created with each shot. Then the camera's own software communicates with an Exif-enabled printer to adjust parameters based on the individualized information embedded in each image, optimizing the printed image based on the photographer's original intent. The EOS-1Ds Mark II, like the 1D Mark II, supports the latest version of Exif (2.21), which adds Adobe RGB to Exif's color space information.
Of interest to 1Ds Mark II users for on-site distribution, the Canon Compact Photo Printer CP-220/CP-330 are small dye-sub printers, identical except that the CP-330 can run on a rechargeable battery pack. They can make bordered or borderless prints in sizes ranging from miniature stickers and wallet to 4" x 6" photo postcards and 4" x 8" photo greeting cards.
IPTC Compatibility
The photographer's name as well as the shooting date and time can be appended to JPEG images every time the shutter is fired. Detailed IPTC (International Press Telecommunication Council) information can also be entered in the computer via the bundled software. In the EOS-1D and 1Ds, the IPTC data could be appended only to RAW images. With the 1Ds Mark II and 1D Mark II, the IPTC information can be appended to JPEG images instead. The embedded IPTC data is compatible with the image transfer software used by the news services. This should prove to be a substantial benefit to agencies and photojournalists because JPEGs are smaller and faster to transmit and are therefore far more likely to be used in conjunction with IPTC information.
Exif 2.21 Compatibility
Exif stands for Exchangeable Image File Format, the worldwide standard for storing digital images as JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) files. It stipulates the shooting information appended to images. The EOS-1Ds Mark II and 1D Mark II support the latest version of Exif, 2.21, which adds Adobe RGB to Exif's color space information. Photoshop CS can see Exif 2.21 files. When an Exif 2.21 compatible application is used, it is automatically opened using the Adobe RGB color space. Exif 2.21 compatible printers will produce prints with optimum saturation adjustment.
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