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The Canon CMOS Advantage
Canon CMOS sensors — designed and manufactured by
Canon for exclusive use in Canon digital cameras — provide
a number of important advantages over sensors typically
found in other digital cameras: Their significantly reduced
power consumption helps extend battery life and eliminates
performance problems related to increased heat and noise.
They deliver fast operation, taking full advantage of multi-
channel architecture to provide standout combinations of
high resolution and high-speed image capturing perform-
ance. In addition, a multi-layer low-pass filter is placed in
front of the sensor to isolate false colors that the sensor
may detect. Canon CMOS sensors also incorporate a novel
noise reduction system that records the noise of each
pixel prior to exposure then automatically subtracts that
noise. Lauded by the best in the business, Canon’s
CMOS sensors deliver outstanding resolution and
signal purity, making them ideal for the most critical
photographic applications.
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Exceptional Canon Full-Frame CMOS Technology
The EOS-1Ds Mark III incorporates a Canon CMOS sensor,
which delivers approximately 21.1 Megapixels (5616 x
3744 pixels). The recording area of the sensor is 36 x
24mm, which is equivalent to the full-frame size of the
35mm film format. Compared to typical smaller digital
camera sensors, the Canon full-frame sensor can accom-
modate a tremendous pixel count while maintaining larger
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individual pixel site size. Larger sites improve light
gathering capability, enabling the sensor to produce a
cleaner, more noise-free image.
EOS Digital SLR cameras with full-frame sensors let
you use interchangeable lenses exactly as you would
with 35mm film SLR cameras. They let photographers
use the entire range of superb Canon EF lenses without a
conversion factor, making it possible to take full advan-
tage of the specific optical characteristics for which the
lenses were designed. This is an important benefit for
photographers who have sizable EF lens collections.
Ultra-High-Resolution Image Capture
The 21.1 Megapixel Full-Frame CMOS Sensor captures
images with stunning detail and precision. The resulting
high-resolution image files ensure exceptional repro-
duction quality, with generous data density for
enhanced large-output capabilities and post-processing
cropping flexibility.
Get the Big Picture and the Smallest Detail
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s photographers,
we dream and
produce images. Canon
has also dreamed to give
us one of the most pow-
erful imag-
ing tools in
the world
today with
the Canon
EOS-1Ds Mark III,
its Dual “DIGIC III”
Image Processors and
an astounding 21.1
Megapixel Full-Frame
CMOS Sensor that
makes your image
pop off the page like
this one.”
Gil Smith
Explorer of Light
Extended RAW Recording Capabilities
The EOS-1Ds Mark III can capture RAW and sRAW (Small
RAW) images. This added versatility is ideal for photogra-
phers who prefer the control afforded by RAW capture in
shooting situations that do not require the camera’s full
resolution capability. Options are also provided for
simultaneous RAW+JPEG and sRAW+JPEG recording with
an extensive choice of JPEG sizing options.
Smoother Color Tonality
The EOS-1Ds Mark III employs powerful 14-bit converters
to process the output of the imaging sensor. Each color
channel provides 16,384 separate steps of brightness,
from darkest to lightest. This ensures smoother tonal
transitions and more natural gradations. 16,384 distinct
tones can be recorded in each color channel, with every
click of the shutter — even JPEG images start using 14 bits
of tonal data!
The EOS-1Ds Mark III 21.1 Megapixel Full-Frame CMOS
Sensor delivers a high-resolution image of exacting
precision, yielding a whopping 60MB file in Adobe®
Photoshop®, with superb data density for enhanced
large-output capabilities and post-processing cropping
flexibility. Actual size shown above.
LARGE PRODUCT
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