Canon 5D Digital Camera User Manual


 
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o use. Also new and shared with the EOS-1D Mark II
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amera is the Picture Style
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pproach to the management of image characteristics, which users will appreciate for its
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ase of use and more coherent set of controls.
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rim and convenient size and weight are important parts of the EOS 5D camera’s
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haracter. At 810 grams, the 5D model is unusually easy to carry and to hold, especially
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hen its resolution and full-frame sensor are taken into account. It is roughly the size of
the original EOS 1 film SLR sans booster. When combined with compact new top-quality
lenses such as the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM or the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, the
result is a unique tool: a lightweight, high performance camera with outstanding optics
at a modest price. If 1-Series heft is required, the optional BG-E4 Battery Grip is available.
It provides a comfortable vertical shooting grip and doubles shooting capacity.
At an estimated selling price of $3,299
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, the Canon EOS 5D Digital SLR has actually
invented a new category: the mid-price, high-end DSLR or, as Canon prefers to say, the
first Premium DSLR camera.
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Actual selling price willbe set by dealers and may vary.
1. OVERVIEW