The EOS-1Ds is a series of full-frame

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bodies made by

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, first released on 24 September 2002.Canon Introduces the EOS-1Ds: A Digital SLR Camera Featuring an 11.1 Megapixel, Full-Frame CMOS Senso

The series was replaced in March 2012 with the 1D X.

Original 1Ds

Being an

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camera, it has two autofocus modes, and an option for manual focusing. Its viewfinder is a glass pentaprism. It also has a two-inch,

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, color liquid-crystal monitor with approximately 120,000 pixels. The camera's

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is a

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-based

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with

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s for

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color detection (Canon calls it ''single-plate'', in contrast with

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sensors). It has approximately 11.4 million

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. A non-removable optical

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is located in front of the image sensor. The shutter is an electronically controlled focal-plane shutter. Its maximum speed is 1/8,000 of one second. Soft-touch shutter release occurs via an electromagnetic signal.

Mark II

The

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superseded the EOS-1Ds as the top model in the

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line. It has a full-frame 16.7 megapixel

sensor. Its dimensions are identical to its predecessor. Its weight (without a

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) is 1,215 g (2 lb 10.9 oz).

Upgraded functions

The Mark II has an increased number of autofocus modes, and retains an option for manual focusing. Its viewfinder is a "fixed

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". The two-inch, TFT, color

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has been upgraded to approximately 230,000 pixels. The camera's image sensor is a single-plate CMOS-based

. It has a higher density of photosites – approximately 17.2 million total (16.6 million effective pixels in the final output). It has a

primary

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and non-removable

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, like its predecessor.

Mark III

Released in December 2007, the EOS-1Ds Mark III was the third and last of the Canon 1Ds full-frame line. When it was released, it held the title of the highest resolution full frame (35mm) dSLR, with a 21 megapixel CMOS sensor. More recent camera models from various manufacturers now exceed this. Compared to the Mark II, the Mark III added several new features, such as integrated sensor cleaning, Live View (an electronic viewfinder mode) and a larger 3.0" primary color LCD. The EOS-1Ds line was discontinued in mid-2012 with the introduction of the EOS-1D X, a full-frame body which merged the previous EOS-1D line of high-speed professional bodies with the EOS-1Ds line.

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{{Full-frame DSLR cameras 1D seriess

Original 1Ds

Mark II

Upgraded functions

Mark III

See also

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