Gig's Canon EOS 1Ds mark III

Body material
Magnesium Alloy

Sensor
• 36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor• Full 35 mm size frame• RGB Color Filter Array• Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 21.9 million total pixels• 21.1 million effective pixels• 6.4 µm pixel pitch • 3:2 aspect ratio

Image processor
Dual DIGIC III

A/D conversion
14 bit

Image sizes (JPEG)
• 5616 x 3744 (L; 21.0 MP)• 4992 x 3328 (M1; 16.6 MP)• 4080 x 2720 (M2; 11.0 MP)• 2784 x 1856 (S; 5.2 MP)

Image sizes (RAW)
• 5616 x 3744 (RAW; 21.0 MP)• 2784 x 1856 (sRAW; 5.2 MP)

File formats
• RAW (.CR2; 14-bit)• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal • RAW + JPEG (separate files)

File sizes (approx.)
• JPEG L: 6.4 MB• JPEG M1: 5.2 MB• JPEG M2: 3.9 MB• JPEG S: 2.2 MB• RAW: 25.0 MB• sRAW: 14.5 MB

JPEG quality options
Each JPEG size (L, M1, M2, S) can be set to a quality level of 1 to 10 (1 high compression, low quality - 10 low compression, high quality)

Lenses
• No field of view crop (1.0x)

Dust reduction
• "EOS Integrated Cleaning System"• Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown - can be disabled)• Dust Delete Data - Data from a test shot is used to 'map' dust spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software

Auto focus
• 45-point TTL• 19 cross-type points, require F2.8 or faster lenss • Center cross-type point requires F4.0 or faster lens • 26 assist points, require F5.6 or faster lens • TTL-AREA-SIR with a CMOS sensor• AF working range: -1.0 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)

Focus modes
• One shot AF• AI Servo AF• Manual focus

AF point selection
• Auto• Manual (all 19 or inner 9 / outer 9)

AF assist
External Speedlite only

Exposure modes
• Program• Aperture-priority• Shutter-priority• Manual• Bulb

Metering
• 63 zone metering linked to 19 AF points • Metering range: 0 - 20 EV• Modes: Center, Linked to AF point, Multi-spot (up to 8 readings)

Metering modes
• Evaluative (63 zone linked to active AF point) • Center-weighted average• Partial (8.5% of picture area)• Spot metering (2.4% of picture area)

AE lock
• Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering• Manual: AE lock button
• +/- 3.0 EV• 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments

Exposure bracketing
• 2, 3, 5 or 7 shots• +/- 3.0 EV• 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments

Sensitivity
• ISO 100 - 1600• 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • ISO 50 (Enhanced L))• ISO 3200 (Enhanced H)

Shutter
• Focal-plane shutter• 300,000 exposure durability • 30 - 1/8000 sec• 0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV increments• Flash X-Sync: 1/250 sec• Bulb

Aperture values
• F1.0 - F91• 0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens usedd

Noise reduction
• Long exposure (1 sec or longer)• Optional for High ISO (default Off)

White balance
• Auto• Daylight• Shade• Cloudy• Tungsten• Fluorescent• Flash• Custom (up to 5 can be stored) • Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K in 100 K steps)• Personal WB (up to 5 can be preset in software)

WB bracketing
• +/-3 levels• 3 images• Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias
WB shift
• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9)• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)

Picture style
• Standard• Portrait• Landscape• Neutral• Faithful• Monochrome• User def. 1 • User def. 2• User def. 3

Custom image parameters
• Sharpness: 0 to 7• Contrast: -4 to +4• Saturation: -4 to +4• Color tone: -4 to +4• B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G• B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G

Color space
• Adobe RGB

Viewfinder
• Eye-level pentaprism• 100% frame coveragee• Magnification: 0.76x • Eyepoint: 20 mm• Dioptric adjustment: -3 to +1 diopter• Precision matte screen Ee-C IV (interchangeable) • Eye-piece shutter available via lever

Mirror
• Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio 37:63)• Mirror lock-up (once or multiple exposures)

Viewfinder info
• AF points• Focus confirmation light• Metering mode• ISO sensitivity • Shutter speed• Aperture• Manual exposure• AE Lock• Exposure compensation amount• AEB level• Spot metering circle • Flash ready• Red-eye reduction lamp on• High-speed sync• FE Lock• Flash compensation amount• Warnings• Maximum burst for continuous shooting• Buffer space

Record review
• Off• On (histogram via INFO button)• Display mode same as last used Play mode • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold

Playback modes
1. Single image with exposure, file number, storage slot

2. As 1 but also image count and quality

3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram

4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and RGB histograms

Playback features
• Optional blinking highlight alert• Optional AF point display• Magnified view (up to 10x)• 2x2 or 3x3 thumbnail index• Jump (by 1, 10, 100 images / by screen, date or folder) • Delete / Protect• Record audio clip up to 30 seconds

Flash
• No built-in flash unit• E-TTL II auto flash / metered manual • Flash compensation +/-3.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments• X-Sync: 1/250 sec• High-speed flash with EX-series speedlites up to 1/8000 sec • Hot-shoe & PC Terminal

Drive modes
• Single• Silent (single frame) • High-speed continuous: 5 fps * (adjustable 5 - 2 fps) • Low-speed continuous: 3 fps * (adjustable 4 - 1 fps) • Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (3 sec with mirror lock-up)

Burst buffer
• Large/Fine JPEG: 56 frames• RAW: 12 frames• RAW+JPEG: 10 frames

Orientation sensor
Yes

Auto rotation
• On (recorded and LCD display)• On (recorded only) • Off

Custom functions
57 custom functions in 4 groups
My Menu
Up to six menu options can be customized

Menu languages
• English• German• French• Dutch• Danish• Portuguese • Finnish• Italian• Norwegian• Swedish• Spanish• Greek• Russian • Polish • Simplified Chinese• Traditional Chinese• Korean• Japanese

Wireless
Via WFT-E2/E2A (optional)

Connectivity
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed • Video out• N3 type wired remote control• PC Sync flash terminal

Storage
• Compact Flash Type I or II (supports UDMA) • SD card slot (supports SD/SDHC) • External USB hard drives (requires WFT-E2/E2A) • Canon Original Data Security Kit supported ("Original Image Data")

Storage options
• Record to one memory card• Record same image to both CF and SD cards (backup)• Record RAW image to CF and JPEG to SD card• Overflow (once one card becomes full camera uses next card)• Copy from one card to another

Power
• Lithium-Ion LP-E4 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)• AC adapter

Power information
• Current power source• Remaining capacity• Current shutter count on this battery charge• Recharge performance

Dimensions
150 x 160 x 80 mm (6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 in)
1205 g (2.7 lb)

LCD monitor
• 3.0" TFT LCD• 230,000 pixels• 7 brightness levels

LCD Live view
• 100% frame coverage• Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor• Best view or exposure simulation • Grid optional (thirds)• Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point) • Aspect ratio masking for 6:6, 3:4, 4:5, 6:7, 10:12 and 5:7• Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT)• Manual focus only