4.1The Canon EOS 1D Mark II n is an update of the formidable Canon EOS 1D Mark II, with the same body, 8.2 megapixel imaging chip, processor, and control layout as the older camera. Significant refinements, like a new 2.5-inch LCD, faster image recording, and more customization options are likely to offer compelling upgrades to pros who rely on the 1D Mark II n for hours each day.
The EOS-1D Mark II n has a native file size of 3504 x 2336 pixels, which is 8.2 megapixels. RAW files and Large JPEGS are recorded at this resolution. Medium1 drops the size down to 6.4 megapixels, Medium2 is 4.3 megapixels, and Small is 2.0 megapixels.
JPEG compression can be set separately for each resolution, on a 1 to 10 scale. That is probably overkill, but on the other hand, it's appealing to know that the EOS-1D Mark II n offers the full range of compression offered by the JPEG specification, just in case.
Picture Effects Mode(9.0)
The EOS 1D Mark II n offers Picture Styles. One style is “Monochrome,” but the rest are subtle enough that they wouldn't count as “effects” on consumer cameras. They do however optimize image processing for various kinds of shooting. The settings can be edited and saved as three user-defined styles.
“Standard” is the default style. It sets sharpening to 3 on a 0-to-7 scale, and boosts saturation. Portrait adjusts warm tones and drops sharpening to 2. Landscape bumps up blues and greens, and increases sharpening to 4. Neutral doesn't sharpen at all, and apparently delivers a pretty much untouched image. Faithful looks the same as Neutral, but the manual says Faithful is set up to reproduce colormetrically accurate color under 5200K lights.
The picture styles can be edited with settings for sharpness, contrast, color saturation, and color tone. Monochrome replaces saturation and tone with “filter effect,” which attempts to mimic the effect of color filters on black and white film, and “color toning” which gives a monochrome tint to the final image.
The adjustments are powerful. Though each increment of change is relatively subtle, the maximum setting for each is more than what most scenes would need.
Canon posts various styles on its web site. Nostalgia lessens saturation in colors other than yellow, for an effect like 1970s vintage color negative film. Clear reduces haze, and is recommended for long telephoto shots. Twilight adds a purple tint to evening skies, though Canon says it has less effect if the sky is pale.
The EOS 1D Mark II n offers Picture Styles. One style is “Monochrome,” but the rest are subtle enough that they wouldn't count as “effects” on consumer cameras. They do however optimize image processing for various kinds of shooting. The settings can be edited and saved as three user-defined styles.