Canon EOS 1D Mark II N

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The EOS-1D Mark II n includes Digital Photo Professional, an integrated browsing and editing application. Though most users will do better with Photoshop, Digital Photo Professional covers some of the basics – it's useful for sorting and viewing images, and has options for tweaking color and sharpness, and cropping and rotating images. It works with Canon RAW files, offering controls over white balance, brightness, and sharpening. The program also can initiate EOS Capture, the program for controlling the EOS-1D Mark II n via a computer.

 

Computer control is typically a function for studio shooters rather than photojournalists and location photographers; such control on the EOS-1D Mark II n is a bit limited. The controls available via computer are: exposure mode, white balance, ISO, metering pattern, file size, exposure compensation, and white balance fine-tuning. That's a lot, but it leaves out quite a bit, too. It's not possible to change the focusing mode or autofocus point, and it's not possible to shoot bursts or to shoot in Bulb. There is no autofocus or exposure lock. The program does include an intervalometer and timer. The intervalometer will only take pictures every 5 seconds – perhaps the limit is intended to make sure that the images can be transmitted to the computer via the FireWire connection.

 

Canon also includes Image Browser, a consumer-level browser and editor that’s also packaged with Canon PowerShot amateur cameras, and PhotoStitch software for creating panoramas. PhotoStitch is fun, but serious users will find the Photoshop panorama feature more flexible. Really serious panorama makers will probably want dedicated panorama software.

 

The EOS-1D Mark II n offers both USB 2.0 and FireWire for digital connections. The USB connection is set up for PictBridge direct printing, and the FireWire connection is for data transfer to computers. The EOS-1D Mark II n also has a PC sync terminal and a dedicated hot shoe for flash sync, and an option to take an external power supply.

Direct Print Options (6.0)

The EOS-1D Mark II n is compatible with PictBridge, CP Direct, and Bubblejet Direct, which means that the user can select images on the memory cards for printing and specify the number of copies of each. Depending on the printer, it’s also possible to print multiple copies of an image on a single sheet, to set the paper size and type, and to print index prints. The EOS-1D Mark II n also offers a way to crop images and imprint shooting data.

 

The EOS-1D Mark II n takes a dedicated battery pack that contains Nickel Metal Hydride cells. Canon estimates the pack’s capacity as 1200 shots at 68 degrees Fahrenheit or 800 shots at 32 degrees. That's plenty of capacity, but it’s not clear why Canon went with NiMH instead of the lighter, higher-capacity lithium-ion cells seen in competing cameras.

The EOS-1D Mark II n accepts both CompactFlash and Secure Digital memory cards. When both are loaded in the camera, it’s possible to set the camera to write each image to both cards; to write to one card until it’s filled and then fill the other; or to write RAW files to one card and JPEG copies to the other.

Other Features (8.0)

Custom Function Group Settings - The EOS-1D Mark II n can retain three complete sets of custom functions, so users can customize the camera for various types of shooting – meaning they can have their own “sports” setting, “events” setting, and so on.

 

Eyepiece Shutter - A small lever next to the eyepiece closes a shutter to prevent stray light from biasing exposures when the camera is not held to the photographer's eye.

 

Remote Control Units - The EOS-1D Mark II n accepts a few different remote control devices. One acts like a mechanical cable release. A second has a built-in timer for bulb exposures from 1 second to 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds. A third is a two-part wireless remote, with a receiver to connect to the camera, and a sending unit with a range of up to 330 feet.

 

Optional WFT-E1 Wireless Transmitter – Users can purchase the WFT-E1 transmitter to enable the 1D Mark II n to send images to a computer through a wireless LAN.