Canon EOS-1D

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Canon EOS-1D
Type Single-lens reflex
Sensor 28.7 mm x 19.1 mm CCD
Maximum resolution 2464 x 1648 (4.1 megapixels)
Lens type Interchangeable (EF)
Shutter Electronic shutter, all speeds electronically controlled
Shutter speed range 1/16,000 to 30s, Bulb
Exposure Metering TTL full aperture, evaluative, partial, spot, center-weighted
Exposure Modes Full auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual
Metering modes Evaluative, Partial, Spot, C/Wgt Average
Focus areas 45 autofocus points
Focus modes One-shot, AI Servo, Manual
Continuous Shooting 8.0 frame/s., up to 21 frames
Viewfinder Optical
ASA/ISO range 200-1600 in 1/3 EV steps, 100 and 3200 in extended mode
Flash none, hot-shoe
Flash bracketing none
Focus bracketing none
Custom WB 10 presets, Auto and custom
WB bracketing 3 images, +/-3 levels
Rear LCD monitor 2.0 in (51 mm), 120,000 pixels
Storage CompactFlash(CF) (Type I or Type II) / max 2GB
Battery Ni-MH NP-E3 rechargeable
Weight 1,250g (body only)
Optional Battery Packs none

The Canon EOS-1D was launched in November, 2001.

It uses a 4 megapixel 1.3x crop factor CCD image sensor sourced from Panasonic.

[edit] Unusual features

  • Only Canon-dSLR with CCD sensor instead of a CMOS sensor.
  • The only Canon SLR (film or digital) to have an X-sync speed of up to 1/500s.
  • Also the only Canon SLR (film or digital) to have a shutter speed of up to 1/16,000s.
  • The only PC connectivity was provided via an IEEE 1394 (Firewire) connection. USB was not widespread at the time.

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Canon EOS Digital SLR Timeline
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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High-end [1] - Full Frame 1Ds 1Ds mk II 1Ds mk III
High-end - APS-H 1D 1D mk II 1D mk II N 1D mk III
Midrange - Full Frame 5D
Midrange - APS-C D30 D60 10D 20D 30D 40D
Astrophotography - APS-C 20Da
Consumer-level - APS-C 300D 350D 400D 450D
Entry-level - APS-C 1000D
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  1. ^ Based on pricing