Canon EOS-1D Mark III Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Specifications
Autofocus
Type: TTL-AREA-SIR with a CMOS sensor
AF points:
19 AF points (cross-type) and 26 Assist AF points (total 45 points)
Metering range: EV -1 - 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100)
Focus modes: One-Shot AF (ONE SHOT), AI Servo AF (AI SERVO),
Manual focusing (MF)
AF point selection: Automatic selection (45 points), manual selection (19
points, 9 inner points, 9 outer points)
Selected AF point display
: Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD
panel
AF-assist beam: Emitted by the dedicated external Speedlite
Exposure Control
Metering modes: 63-zone TTL full-aperture metering
(1) Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point)
(2)
Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of viewfinder at center)
(3) Spot metering
Center spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder at center)
AF point-linked spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder)
• Multi-spot metering (Max. 8 spot metering entries)
(4) Center-weighted average metering
Metering range:
EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control: Program AE (shiftable), shutter-priority AE, aperture-
priority AE, manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash, flash
metered manual
ISO speed
(Recommended Exposure Index)
: 100 - 3200 (1/3-stop increments), expandable to ISO 50 and 6400
Exposure compensation
: Manual: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be
combined with AEB)
AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AE lock: Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative
metering when focus is achieved
Manual: By AE lock button in all metering modes
•Shutter
Type: Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds: 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3- and 1/2-stop increments), bulb,
X-sync at 1/300 sec. (with EX series Speedlite for EOS cameras)
Shutter release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self-timer: 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay
Remote control: Remote control with N3 type terminal