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A Familiar Feel
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That Familiar Touch
An Aperture Ring that Responds Intuitively to Your Intent
A Shutter Speed Dial with a Familiar Feel
The shutter speed dial and shutter button are positioned along
the same axis on the camera top. They feel instantly familiar
to your fingers and provide comfortable, intuitive operation. In
manual mode, you can use the shutter speed dial and cursor
button to set the speed from 1/4,000 to 60 seconds, or you can
select bulb shooting. The 1/160-sec X-sync speed provides a
wide response to flash shots. Because the dial is right there
for you to see, operation is quick and easy.
Full-Time Live View on the Large, High-Resolution LCDIntuitive in Form and Function
Lightweight,
durable magnesium alloy body
Checking the depth of field
in Live View
Photographers who appreciate the natural feeling of creating
photo images place top priority on the camera's operation. The L1
takes operation a big step beyond conventional digital SLR lenses
by adding an aperture ring to the lens barrel, alongside the zoom
ring and wide focus ring. You can set the aperture from 2.8 to 22 in
1/3 EV steps. This combines with the shutter speed dial to give you
quick, precise, intuitive control over the exposure setting. You'll
feel a distinct click as you turn the aperture ring. This not only
enhances your sense of control, it gives you the kind of shooting
joy you feel when photographer and camera become one.
The L1 is much more than a collection of sophisticated
functions. It is designed to be a tool that photographers will
find both comfortable in their hands and a joy to use – a
camera that looks, feels and works the way a finely crafted
camera should. It is designed to deliver total satisfaction – in
operation, performance and results. The camera body is
formed to fit the hands naturally. The controls are laid out to
ensure intuitive operation from the moment you first pick up
the camera. Operation is not forced upon the photographer.
Rather, the camera becomes an extension of your own
expression, a seamless interface between the images you see
in your mind's eye and the advanced digital functions that bring
those images to life. Photographers
will immediately recognize the feel
of the L1, like a camera you've used
many times before. You'll find that
it comfortably, naturally extends
what a digital camera can do. You'll
find that with the L1, human
sensitivity and digital technology
are beautifully combined.
The full-time Live View system is well suited to the coming
generation of digital still cameras that pursue the true "joy of
shooting." The L1's full-time Live View makes it easy to focus and
frame precisely on the 2.5-inch LCD monitor, which has superb
207,000-pixel image quality and a virtually 100% field of view. In this
system, a mirror flips up, directing the same light to both the Live
MOS sensor and the LCD monitor. Full-time Live View operates for
auto focusing. When you're focusing manually, full-time Live View lets
you magnify a part of the image by 10x for
greater focusing precision. The L1's large,
high-image-quality LCD gives you a precise
preview of the depth of field without
darkening*, as the display is bright and
easy to see. Checking the results of the 2-
axis white balance adjustment on the full-
time Live View screen also assures more
precise adjustment before shooting. These
versatile functions bring forth completely
new shooting styles for SLR cameras,
and
expand the possibilities for photo expression.
* The LCD may become dark at times depending on the subject and the camera setting.