Canon EOS 1D Mark II Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - SLR
Lens Mount
Canon EF
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
8.2 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Display
2" LCD display
Battery Type
Nickel Metal Hydride

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - SLR
Lens Included Body only
Height 15.8 cm
Width 15.6 cm
Depth 8 cm
Weight 1.2 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black
Protection Dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Sensor Resolution 8.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 8,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 8,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 19.1 x 28.7mm
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Image Processor DIGIC II
LENS Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Auto Focus TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 45
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.72x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, aperture, frame counter, white balance, metering system
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D Mark II
ISO (Max) 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 360, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO 480, ISO 3200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (13.5%), centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 21
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, speedlight, sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Type 2" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, Microdrive
Image Storage JPEG 3504 x 2336 - 2.8 MB
JPEG 3104 x 2072 - 2.2 MB
JPEG 2544 x 1696 - 1.7 MB
JPEG 1728 x 1152 - 1 MB
RAW 3504 x 2336 - 8.3 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Battery Type Nickel Metal Hydride
Details NiMH rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK)
USB
Remote control
Composite video output
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 8.5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, AE/FE lock, depth-of-field preview button
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D Mark II
Included Accessories Neck strap, USB cable, FireWire cable, DC coupler, video cable, power adapter with battery charger
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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