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OVERVIEW 7
TOTAL CONTROL
6 OVERVIEW
CUSTOM PROCESSING
PARAMETERS
By altering these parameters, you can “develop” your
images however you like. The tone curve (standard plus
3 types), sharpness (5 levels) and contrast (5 levels) are
individually controllable. The combination of custom
processing parameters and custom color matrix settings
allow photographers to create specific combinations of
sharpness, contrast, saturation and color tone for either
sRGB or Adobe RGB color spaces.
COMPREHENSIVE COLOR MATRIX FUNCTION:
LIKE CHOOSING DIFFERENT TYPES OF FILM
The EOS-1D Mark II offers a unique Color Matrix function that lets you select
different characteristics as if you were choosing different types of film.
There are 7 settings available to handle different shooting requirements:
Standard: (sRGB compatible) The basic starting point, and ideal for most general
shooting. Effective for bringing out the subject’s natural colors.
Portrait: (sRGB compatible) Provides a slightly “warmer” color palette. Effective
for rendering nice skin tones.
High Saturation: (sRGB compatible) Brighter, more vibrant colors, similar to
high-saturation slide film. Especiallyuseful for product shots and photos
for on-screen applications.
Adobe RGB: Preserves a wider color gamut than sRGB. This setting is
recommended for advanced users with experience in color management.
Low Saturation: (sRGB compatible) Reduces color saturation for more subdued
tones. A useful alternative for portraits and studio shooting.
In addition, there are two custom color matrixes for which you can select your
own mix of color space, saturation and color tone.
WHITE BALANCE
CONTROL
All digital SLRs provide white balance control, but none
provide this many options. The EOS-1D Mark II features ten
white balance modes, from totally automatic control to precise
dialing-in of the color temperature in degrees Kelvin to give
photographers unsurpassed control, even in difficult
tungsten/fluorescent mixed light.
CIE xy chromaticity diagram
B: Blue
A: Amber
G: Green
M: Magenta
Blackbody
radiation locus
White fluorescent light
Tungsten
Daylight
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.80.60.40.20
FLEXIBLE ISO RANGE
AND ISO BRACKETING
Unlike a film camera, a digital SLR’s imaging sensor’s ISO sensitivity can be altered freely from shot to shot. The EOS-1D Mark II
provides a normal ISO range from 100 to 1600 in 1/3 stop increments. The 50 and 3200 speed settings are accessed through
the Custom Functions. The Mark II adds a fascinating kind of additional flexibility in its ISO bracketing which allows the
photographer to keep a given combination of shutter and aperture and vary exposure by having the camera alter the ISO sensitivity.
AUDIO
You can record up to 30 seconds of sound and add it to any image, ideal for photojournalists who need to make
verbal notes in the field. Sound files can be played back with the bundled software.
DATA VERIFICATION KIT
The new optional DVK-E2 Data Verification Kit is a significant
advance for the use of digital photography in forensic
and law enforcement applications. The kit consists of a
dedicated Secure Mobile Card DV-E2 (SMC), a new SMC card
reader with small USB adapter, the EOS Data Verification
Disk which is Windows 2000/XP compatible (Mac version
downloadable from Canon USA's web site) and a manual.
The system can verify that EOS-1D Mark II and EOS-1Ds image
files have not been altered. Verification data is added to images
in the camera when P.Fn-31 is switched on.