without using the menu. Frequently used ISO speed extensions have been moved to the
menu screen from the Custom Functions. An Enlarge button has been added to control
screen magnifications. The Erase button has been moved to the bottom row with the
Recording Quality and White Balance buttons. The Erase button also has a small raised
point in its center to distinguish it from the other buttons.
Even when reviewing work or adjusting settings, pressing the shutter button will return
the camera to shooting mode instantly so the user will never miss something important
while he or she is fiddling with buttons and dials.
Playback Features
The EOS-1Ds Mark II has five image display formats: Single (Info), Single, 4-image index,
9-image index and Magnified zoom display. The Single (Info) format shows the following
23 items: shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation amount, image protection,
audio recording, image quality, shooting mode, metering mode, flash exposure
compensation amount, ISO speed, ISO speed bracketing amount, white balance mode,
white balance compensation amount, white balance bracketing amount, color
temperature, date, time, file number, AF point, histogram, original image evaluation
data, memory card selection status, and folder number.
An RGB Histogram has been added to display options, enabling the user to check white
balance bias, color balance, color saturation, color gradation compression, as well as
other color-related information that the brightness display does not show.
When the Highlight Alert is enabled, the bright portions of the image that contain no
information will blink. The histogram is switchable on the menu from RGB to Brightness.
The image on the rear display can be magnified from 1.5 to 10x in 15 steps, accessed
by holding down the magnify and the plus or minus buttons. The display can be scrolled
left or right, up or down while magnified. One can view the next image while retaining
the magnification and location settings. Image rotation may be accomplished manually
by a menu selection, or automatically during playback. The Video OUT terminal permits
menu-selectable NTSC or PAL display.
High Resolution LCD
evaluate images, even in sunlight. The backlight for the LCD monitor has also been
III. NEW AND IMPROVED DESIGN FEATURES
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The EOS-1Ds Mark II has the same bright, high-resolution
LCD display as the EOS-1D Mark II. The 2 inch, polysilicon
TFT LCD screen has 230,000 pixels, nearly double the
120,000 of the 1D/1Ds. The display is very sharp and
detailed so it is easier to read text and data and to
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