Canon EOS1 Ds MARKII Design And Performance

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III. NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN FEATURES 14Dual Slot Memory CardsWhite Balance is indicated on the rear LCD panel. Thereare ten separate settings: Auto (approx. 3000-7000K),Daylight (approx. 5200K), Shade (approx. 7000K), Cloudy(approx. 6000K), Tungsten light (approx. 3200K),Fluorescent (approx. 4000K), Flash (approx. 6000K),Manual (from 2000-10000K), Color temperature (approx.2800-10,000K) and PC-1 to PC-3, allowing registration ofup to three color temperatures with dedicated software.The accuracy of the new white balance algorithm, especially at low color temperatures,has made it possible to eliminate the external AWB sensor found on the 1Ds and todiscontinue hybrid AWB.The white balance compensation function allows users to adjust the currently setwhite balance mode’s standard color temperature (between 2000 and 10000K ratherthan from 2800 on the 1Ds). It provides the same effect as attaching a colorconversion light balancing filter (for corrections in the blue-to-amber range) and/or acolor compensation filter (for corrections in the magenta-to-green range). Thecompensation can be set up to 9 levels in single-level increments for each color. Theblue/amber bias and magenta/ green bias adjustments can be set in combinationwith each other. Unlike conventional filters, the built-in white balance compensationnever fades and cannot be scratched.White balance bracketing, shared with the 1D Mark II, permits three white balance-bracketed images to be captured with a single shot, rather than the three shots requiredon the 1D/1Ds. Magenta/standard color temp/green bracketing is added to theblue/standard color temp/amber bracketing on the 1D/1Ds. Bracketing can be up to+/-3 levels of blue/amber or magenta/green. White balance bracketing can be set incombination with white balance compensation and AEB.Rather than being set in a menu window, manually adjusted color temperatures can nowbe entered directly in the Color Temperature selection mode using the WB button andthe main dial. This is easier than on the 1Ds and is more likely to prevent errors.The EOS-1Ds Mark II and the 1D Mark II have two cardslots, one for CompactFlash and another for thephysically smaller Secure Digital. Canon engineers wereable to make this addition without altering the legendary“1 series” chassis. There are several ways to takeadvantage of this configuration:The same file can be recorded on each card, creating a full backup. If one of the cardsbe comes full, the user can cancel the backup mode and continue shooting on theremaining card.White fluorescent light Blackbodyradial locusTungstenlight bulbDaylight0.80.60.40.20 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8CIE xy color graphB: BlueA: AmberG: GreenM: MagentaSDCF