Overview | |
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Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
Lens | |
Lens | Interchangeable (EF) |
Sensor/Medium | |
Sensor | CMOS |
Maximum resolution | 3,888 × 2,592 (10 million) |
Storage | CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) , Secure Digital, External Hard Drive or other USB Storage Devices. |
Focusing | |
Focus modes | Autofocus (One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF), Manual Focus (MF) |
Focus areas | 45 AF points (19 cross-type and 26 Assist AF points) |
Exposure/Metering | |
Exposure metering | 63-zone TTL full aperture metering |
Metering modes | Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points), Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of screen, at center), Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of screen), Centerweighted average metering |
Shutter | |
Shutter | Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled |
Shutter speed range | 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments) |
Continuous shooting | 10frame/s up to 22/30/110 frames (RAW+JPEG Large Fine/RAW/JPEG Large Fine) |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder | Optical |
General | |
Rear LCD monitor | 3.0 in, 230,000 pixels (690,000 dots) TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor |
Made in | Japan |
Chronology | |
Released | May 2007 |
Replaced | Canon EOS-1D Mark II N |
Successor | Canon EOS-1D Mark IV |
The EOS 1D Mark III is a professional 10.1 megapixel digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) camera body produced by Canon. The EOS 1D Mark III was announced on February 21, 2007 and is the successor of the Canon EOS-1D Mark II N and was first released in May 2007. In late 2009, the camera was succeeded by the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV.
The camera's image sensor is a CMOS-based integrated circuit with Bayer filters for RGB color detection (Canon calls it single-plate, in contrast with three-CCD sensors). It has approximately 10.1 million effective pixels. A non-removable optical anti-aliasing filter is located in front of the image sensor, which also vibrates as part of an anti-dust mechanism (similar to the one used in the entry-level Canon EOS 400D).
The shutter is an electronically controlled focal-plane shutter. Its maximum speed is 1/8,000 of one second. The shutter is operated by an electromagnet.
The Mark III is Canon's first professional Digital SLR to include a Live View feature, usually reserved for point-and-shoot cameras. The image is displayed on an electronic screen instead of in the viewfinder alone.
The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) named the Canon EOS 1D Mark III the "European Professional Camera of the Year 2007-2008".