Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

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Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II

Type	Single-lens reflex
Sensor	36 mm x 24 mm CMOS
Maximum resolution	4,992 × 3,328 (16.6 million)
Lens type	Interchangeable (EF)
Shutter	Electronically-controlled focal-plane
Shutter speed range	1/8000 to 30 s (1/3-stop increments), bulb, X-sync at 1/250 s
Exposure Metering	21-zone TTL full aperture metering
Metering modes	21 area eval, partial, spot (center, AF point, multi-spot), center-weighted average
Focus areas	45 AF points
Focus modes	One-shot, AI Servo, Manual
Continuous Shooting	Approx. 4.5 fps
Viewfinder	Optical
ASA/ISO range	100 - 1600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 3200 as option
Rear LCD monitor	2.0 inch, 230,000 pixels
Storage	CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) and/or Secure Digital / max CF:8GB SD:2GB
Battery	Ni-MH battery pack
Weight	42.9 oz (1215 g) (body only)

The EOS-1Ds Mark II is a digital SLR camera body by Canon Inc. of Japan. It was the top model in the Canon EOS line of digital cameras, with a full-frame 16.7 megapixel CMOS sensor (the highest pixel count available at the time in 2006 in a 35 mm-equivalent digital SLR). It uses the EF lens mount. The EOS-1Ds Mark II a professional grade camera body and is large, ruggedly built, and is dust/weather-resistant.

Being an autofocus camera, it has multiple autofocus modes and uses a 45 point autofocus system, and an option for manual focusing. Its viewfinder is a "fixed pentaprism". It also has a 2", TFT, color LCD. Its dimensions are 156 mm in width, 157.6 mm in height, and 79.9 mm in depth (6.14 in × 6.20 in × 3.15 in). Its mass (without a battery) is 1,215 g (2 lb 10.9 oz).

The camera's image sensor is a single-plate CMOS-based integrated circuit. It has approximately 17.2 million total photosites (16.7 million effective pixels in the final output). It uses a RGB primary color filter.

The shutter is an electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter. Its maximum speed is 1/8000 of one second. Soft-touch shutter release occurs via electromagnetic signaling.

On August 20, 2007, Canon announced the successor to the Mark II: the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III.

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