Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
The EOS-1Ds Mark III is a digital SLR camera body by Canon designed for professional photographers. The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III is successor to the EOS-1Ds Mark II and was announced in August 2007. The camera features a full-frame 21.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with 14-bit analog/digital converters for a total colour depth of 16,384 tones per subpixel. It features a three-inch (76 mm) LCD screen, capable of "Live View," and dual DIGIC III processors allowing it to shoot at up to five frames per second.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Single-lens reflex |
| Released | November 2007 |
| Intro price | $6999.00 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable (EF) |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 36 mm × 24 mm CMOS |
| Maximum resolution | 5,616 × 3,744 (21.1 effective megapixels) |
| Film speed | 100–1600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 3200 as option |
| Storage media | CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) and/or Secure Digital |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | One-shot, AI Servo, Manual |
| Focus areas | 45-point (19 high-precision cross-type AF points plus 26 Assist AF points) |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure metering | 63 zone metering linked to AF points |
| Metering modes | 63 area eval, partial, spot (center, AF point, multi-spot), center-weighted average |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Electronically controlled focal-plane |
| Shutter speed range | 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), bulb, X-sync at 1/250 sec. |
| Continuous shooting | Approx. 5.0 frame/s |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical pentaprism |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 3.0 inch, 230,000 pixels |
| Battery | lithium-ion battery pack |
| Weight | 1,205 g (42.5 oz) (body only) |
| Made in | Japan |
| Chronology | |
| Replaced | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Successor | Canon EOS-1D X |
The EOS-1Ds features many technologies first seen in the Canon EOS-1D Mark III, such as the 63-zone exposure metering, 19 cross-type auto focus system, a 3.0" LCD with Live View mode and EOS Integrated Cleaning System.
It was discontinued in mid-2012 with the introduction of the Canon EOS-1D X, which replaced both the EOS-1Ds Mk III and the EOS-1D Mk IV.