Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III White Paper

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IV. DISCUSSION OF NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES 21Power Source andShooting PerformanceLive View FunctionExcept for the number of possible shots (battery life), all the specifications are the sameas those of the EOS-1D Mark III. Because the EOS-1Ds Mark III has the full-frame CMOSsensor and full-frame Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, battery life is shorter than that of theEOS-1D Mark III by about 20%. At 73°F/23°C, this is approximately 1,800 shots maximum,and at 32°F /0°C, approximately 1,400 shots maximum.As with the EOS-1D Mark III, an automatic battery check is performed when the mainswitch is turned on. Battery level is indicated by one of six levels on the LCD panel.Current battery, remaining capacity (indicated in 6 levels with icon and in 1% increments),current shutter count with the battery since the battery recharge, and recharge perform-ance can be checked. Power turns off after the set time (1, 2, 4, 8, 15, or 30 min.) ofnon-operation elapses. Even when set to [Off], the LCD monitor will turn off 30 min. afteridle operation, but camera power does not turn off.The professional Live View Function included in the EOS-1D Mark III and EOS 40D is partof the EOS-1Ds Mark III as well. In brief, Live View Function works either on the camera’sLCD monitor or by remote (with EOS Utility). It makes it possible to place the camera inpositions for which it would be difficult or impossible to look in the finder to check com-position and verify exposure, depth of field or focus. It has grid display and aspect ratiodisplay features.During Live View Function with the EOS-1Ds Mark III, an icon is now displayed to indicateexposure simulation (when one presses the depth-of-field preview button or set C.Fn IV-16-1). Other than this, the Live View Function is the same as that of the EOS-1D Mark III.The EOS 40D enables AF and silent shooting during Live View Function, but these featuresare not provided by the EOS-1Ds Mark III because of a difference in shutter design.During Live View Function, approximately 300 shots can be taken at 73°F/23°C or 230shots at 32°F/0°C. In the EOS Utility Ver.2.2 disk to be bundled with the EOS-1Ds Mark III,a test-shooting feature and preview feature will be newly added to the Remote Live ViewFunction.In EOS Utility ver.2.1, users could adjustthe white balance in Remote Live ViewFunction using ambient light by lookingat the real-time Live View Functionimage on the PC screen. They could thenstore the results on the camera with asingle mouse click. However, userscould not check the real-time Live ViewFunction image for shots taken with theflash, so they had to check the finishedshots, adjust the settings as neededand retake the shot. The new Test Shooting function offers users a simple procedure foradjusting white balance for flash photography, as follows:Test Shooting Window