Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

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Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II
Type Single-lens reflex
Sensor 36 mm x 24 mm CMOS
Maximum resolution 4,992 × 3,328 (16.6 million)
Lens type Interchangeable (EF)
Shutter Electronically-controlled focal-plane
Shutter speed range 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments), bulb, X-sync at 1/250 sec.
Exposure Metering 21-zone TTL full aperture metering
Metering modes 21 area eval, partial, spot (center, AF point, multi-spot), center-weighted average
Focus areas 45 AF points
Focus modes One-shot, AI Servo, Manual
Continuous Shooting Approx. 4 fps
Viewfinder Optical
ASA/ISO range 100 - 1600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 3200 as option
Rear LCD monitor 2.0 inch, 230,000 pixels
Storage CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) or Secure Digital
Battery Ni-MH battery pack
Weight 42.9 oz. / 1215g (body only)

The EOS-1Ds Mark II is a digital SLR camera body by Canon Inc. of Japan. It is the top model in the Canon EOS line of digital cameras, with a full-frame 16.7 megapixel CMOS sensor (the largest available as of 2006 in a 35 mm-equivalent digital SLR). As a professional grade camera body, the EOS 1Ds Mark II is large, ruggedly built, waterproof and dustproof.

Being an autofocus camera, it has two autofocus modes, and an option for manual focusing. Its viewfinder is a "fixed pentaprism". It also has a two-inch, TFT, color LCD with approximately 230,000 pixels. Its dimensions are 156 mm in width, 157.6 mm in height, and 79.9 mm in depth (6.14 in × 6.20 in × 3.15 in). Its mass (without a battery) is 1,215 g (2 lb 10.9 oz).

The camera's image sensor is a single-plate CMOS-based integrated circuit. It has approximately 17.2 million total photosites (16.6 million effective pixels in the final output). It has an RGB primary color filter. A non-removable low-pass filter is located in front of the image sensor.

In line with the 5D, a lower end full-frame model in Canon's digital SLR lineup, the low-pass filter is used to blur moire artifacts.

The shutter is an electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter. Its maximum speed is 1/8,000 of one second. Soft-touch shutter release occurs via electromagnetic signaling.

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