EOS-1D Mark III
The EOS-1D Mark III is an action and social documentary photographer’s dream. With a 10-megapixel resolution, the files are big enough for most users and the 10 frames-per-second shooting speed makes capturing the decisive moment just that little bit easier.
The Dual DIGIC III processor handles the data quickly enough to allow 110 frames to be captured in a single burst when set to Large JPEG settings. At 10 frames-per-second, that’s an entire 100m race from start to finish.
Combining the ability to shoot up to ISO 6400 and the re-designed autofocus system, the camera is eminently suitable for shooting in low-light and fast action situations. The addition of the Live View mode also makes the 1D Mark III ideal for use in the studio, where critical focus can be checked on the rear LCD screen before the image is taken. Used with the WFT-E2, Live View mode can be streamed back to your computer wirelessly in real-time allowing you to see what the camera sees remotely, so you can trigger the camera at the appropriate moment directly from your computer. The integrated sensor cleaning system to reduce, repel and remove dust in your images will save you time cloning out dust spots later making your workflow smoother and faster.
As with all previous EOS-1 series cameras, this camera is built tough. The body is made of a strong but lightweight magnesium alloy and all apertures are sealed with dust and water proof gaskets. The shutter is rated to 300,000 cycles making it the most durable of any EOS camera.
The redesigned battery is another breakthrough. It is not only smaller and lighter, but also more powerful allowing you to continue shooting for longer before the battery needs replacing.
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Camera Specifications
| IMAGE SENSOR | |
|---|---|
| Type | 28.1 x 18.7 mm CMOS |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 10.1M |
| Total Pixels | Approx. 10.7M |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| Low-Pass Filter | Built in/Fixed |
| Sensor Cleaning | EOS integrated cleaning system |
| Colour Filter Type | Primary Colour |
| IMAGE PROCESSOR | |
|---|---|
| Type | 2 x DIGIC III |
| LENS | |
|---|---|
| Lens Mount | EF (excludes EF-S lenses) |
| Focal Length | Equivalent to 1.3x the focal length of the lens |
| FOCUSING | |
|---|---|
| Type | TTL-AREA-SIR with a CMOS sensor |
| AF System/ Points | 19 cross-type AF points (plus 26 Assist AF points) |
| AF Working Range | EV -1 - 18 (at 23°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, up to 8m ¹ |
| AF Lock | Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON button is pressed. |
| AF Assist Beam | Emitted by an optional dedicated Speedlite |
| Manual Focus | Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode |
| AF Microadjustment | C.Fn III-7 +/- 20 steps Adjust all lenses by same amount Adjust up to 20 lenses individually |
| EXPOSURE CONTROL | |
|---|---|
| Metering Modes | TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone SPC (1) Evaluative metering (linked to any AF point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of viewfinder at centre) (3) Spot metering: Center spot metering (approx. 3.8% viewfinder AF point-linked spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder) Multi/Spot metering (Max 8 spot metering entries) (4) Center weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f1.4 lens ISO 100) |
| AE Lock | Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved. Manual: By AE lock button |
| Exposure Compensation | +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB). |
| AEB | +/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments. 1/2-stop increments |
| ISO Sensitivity* | 100-3200 (in 1/3-stop or 1-stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L: 50 or H: 6400 |
| SHUTTER | |
|---|---|
| Type | Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter |
| Speed | 30 - 1/8000 sec. (1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) |
| WHITE BALANCE | |
|---|---|
| Type | Auto white balance with the imaging sensor |
| Settings | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom (5 settings), Colour Temperature Setting White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9 2. Magenta/ Green +/-9. |
| Custom White Balance | 5 custom WB settings can be registered |
| WB Bracketing | +/-3 levels in single level increments 3 bracketed images per shutter release. Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias. |
| VIEWFINDER | |
|---|---|
| Type | Pentaprism |
| Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal) | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.76x ¹ |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 20mm (from eyepiece lens center) |
| Dioptre Correction | -3 to +1 (1/m) (dioptre) |
| Focusing Screen | Interchangeable (10 types, optional). Standard Focusing Screen Ec-C IV |
| Mirror | Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 37:63, no mirror cut-off with EF1200mm f/5.6 or shorter) |
| Viewfinder Information | AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light Exposure information: Metering mode, shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, spot metering circle, AE lock, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure warning Flash information: Flash ready, FP flash, FE lock, flash exposure level Image information: White balance correction, JPEG recording, RAW recording, number of remaining shots, maximum burst (2 digit display), memory card information, battery check icon. |
| Depth of Field Preview | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button. |
| Eyepiece Shutter | Built-in |
| LCD MONITOR | |
|---|---|
| Type | 3.0" TFT, approx. 230K dots |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% |
| Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically) | Approx 140° |
| Brightness Adjustment | Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Display Options | (1)Shooting function (2) Camera settings |
| FLASH | |
|---|---|
| Modes | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual |
| X-Sync | 1/300sec (EX series Speedlites only) |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments with EX series Speedlites |
| Flash Exposure Bracketing | Yes, with compatible External Flash |
| Flash Exposure Lock | Yes |
| Second Curtain Synchronisation | Yes |
| HotShoe/ PC Terminal | Yes/ Yes |
| External Flash Compatibility | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support. |
| External Flash Control | via camera menu screen |
| SHOOTING | |
|---|---|
| Modes | Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual |
| Picture Styles | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) |
| Colour Space | sRGB and Adobe RGB |
| Image Processing | Highlight Tone Priority Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction |
| Drive Modes | Single, Silent, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s, 10s) |
| Continuous Shooting | Max. Approx.10fps. (speed maintained for up to 110 images (JPEG), 30 images (RAW)) ¹ |
| LIVE VIEW MODE | |
|---|---|
| Type | Electronic viewfinder with image sensor |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically) |
| Frame Rate | 30 fps |
| Focusing | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) |
| Metering | Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor Active metering time can be changed |
| Display Options | Grid overlay |
| FILE TYPE | |
|---|---|
| Still Image Type | JPEG: 10 compression options (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), RAW: RAW, sRAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant |
| RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording | Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG possible, separate formats to separate cards possible |
| Image Size | JPEG: (L)3888x2592, (M1)3456x2304, (M2)2816x1880, (S)1936x1288 RAW: (RAW)3888x2592, (sRAW)1936x1288 |
| Sound Files | WAVE (monaural) |
| Folders | New folders can be manually created and selected |
| File Numbering | (1) Consecutive numbering (2) Auto reset (3) Manual reset |
| OTHER FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Custom Functions | 57 Custom Functions with 156 settings |
| LCD Panel / Illumination | Yes /Yes |
| Water/ Dust Resistance | Yes |
| Sound Memo | Up to 30sec per image |
| Intelligent Orientation Sensor | Yes |
| Playback Zoom | 1.5x - 10x |
| Display Formats | (1)Single image with information (inc. file size) (2) Single image (3) 4 image index (4) 9 image index (5) Magnified view |
| Histogram | Brightness: Yes RGB: Yes |
| Image Erase/Protection | Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images Protection: Erase protection of one image, all images in a folder, or all images in the memory card. |
| Data Verification | Original image verification data and encryption can be appended to the image (OSK-E3 required for verification + encryption/decryption) |
| Menu Categories | (1) Recording menu (x2) (2) Playback menu (x2) (3) Set-up menu (x3) (4) Custom Functions menu (5) My Menu |
| Menu Languages | 18 Languages English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Polish |
| Firmware Update | Update possible by the user. |
| INTERFACE | |
|---|---|
| Computer | USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B) |
| Other | Video output (PAL/ NTSC), 15-pin System Extension terminal |
| DIRECT PRINT | |
|---|---|
| Canon Printers | Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| STORAGE | |
|---|---|
| Type | CompactFlash Type I/ II (Microdrive compatible), SDHC¹, SD memory (up to 2GB), External Media (with Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 only). |
| SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM | |
|---|---|
| PC Macintosh | Windows 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP2) / Vista (excl. Starter Edition) OS X v10.3-10.5 |
| SOFTWARE | |
|---|---|
| Browsing Printing | ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser |
| Image Processing | Digital Photo Professional |
| Other | PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*, Original Data Security Tools*), Picture Style Editor * Requires optional accessory |
| POWER SOURCE | |
|---|---|
| Batteries | 1x Li-ion pack LP-E4, 1x CR2025 for date settings |
| Battery Life | Approx. 2200 (at 23C)¹ Approx. 1700 (at 0C) |
| Battery Indicator | 6 levels + percentage |
| Power Saving | Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins. |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | Battery charger LC-E4, Car Battery Cable CG-570 (use with LC-E4), Power Adapter ACK-E4 |
| PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Body Materials | Magnesium Alloy |
| Operating Environment | 0-45 °C, 85% or lower humidity |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 156.0 x 156.6 x 79.9mm |
| Weight (Body Only) | Approx. 1155g (battery weight 180g) |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Viewfinder | Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Focusing Screens Ec, Angle Finder C |
| Wireless File Transmitter | Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 |
| Lenses | All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses) |
| Flash | Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2) |
| Remote Controller/ Switch | Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5 |
| Other | Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3, Hand Strap E1 |
| Predictive AF | ¹ with EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph |
| Magnification | ¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1(1/m) dpt |
| Continuous Shooting | ¹ Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Varies depending on the subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc. |
| Type | ¹ Compatible with large memory card capacities, including cards of 2GB and more (camera may require firmware update). |
| Battery Life | ¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated |
| *Recommended Exposure Index |
| All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated. |
| Subject to change without notice. |
