Canon EOS1 Ds MARKII Design And Performance

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III. NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN FEATURES 17Camera Settings RetentionImage Protection/EraseDrive SystemConnectivilityupgraded to a white LED unit, which is much brighter and more accurate in color than thefluorescent backlight used with the EOS-1D and 1Ds. At the same time, the new backlightconsumes far less power, thus contributing to the 1Ds Mark II’s outstanding battery life.Almost all the camera settings displayed on the top and rear LCD panels and in themenus can be saved to a memory card. Benefits that attend to this advance include:Personal settings or settings for a specific stadium can be shared with and used onmultiple cameras. The menu and C.Fn/P.Fn settings specified on one camera can besaved and uploaded to another camera, speeding and simplifying complex setup tasksand minimizing the chance that errors might occur. When the camera is sent in forservicing or repairs, settings can be stored and then reloaded when the camera isreturned so that the camera is set up exactly as before.Single images, all images in a folder or all images in a memory card can be protected orunprotected. Single images, all images in a folder or all images or all images in amemory card can be erased if they are not protected. Any protected images cannot beerased with the camera, but the entire contents of the card can be erased when it isformatted in the camera.The EOS-1Ds Mark II has four drive modes: single, approximately 4 fps, 10 secondself-timer and 2 second self-timer. During continuous shooting, images are stored in theDDR-SDRAM buffer memory. When the buffer becomes full, further shooting is disableduntil at least one frame becomes available. At shutter speeds of 1/250 or faster, theEOS-1Ds Mark II can fire bursts at 4 fps up to 32 JPEGs or 11 RAW frames. After theimage is captured, the image review can be set to OFF, ON, or ON (INFO), which includesa histogram display. The review time can be set to 2, 4 or 8 seconds or Hold.The EOS-1D and 1Ds use 6-pin FireWire/IEEE1394 connections for data transfer, the 1Dsat 60 Mbps and the 1D at 40 Mbps. The 1Ds Mark II and the 1D Mark II use a 4-pinFireWire port which creates room for a USB 1.1 Type B interface (for Direct Printing) andvideo out, all in the place previously occupied by IEEE1394 alone. An IFC-450D4 cable isbundled with the 1Ds Mark II. The data transfer speed of the EOS-1Ds Mark II is usefullyfaster than that of the 1Ds thanks to DIGIC II: 100 Mbps.The new camera direct USB port, with the small Type B connector, is used exclusively fordirect printing via CP Direct, Bubble Jet Direct or PictBridge. The USB and IEEE1394 portsare positioned close together to make it impossible for the two to be connected at thesame time. Under the upper rubber cover, there is a PC flash sync connection and anN3-type remote control terminal. At the request of photographers who need to display orto demonstrate their images while they are shooting, the 1Ds Mark II and the 1D Mark IIfeature a new video OUT terminal, NTSC or PAL, not provided on the 1Ds.