Canon EOS-1D Mark II gets better

Photographic and imaging giant Canon has announced the update of its highly successful EOS-1D Mark II with the release of the most advanced professional digital SLR, the EOS-1D Mark II N.

Developed to incorporate improvements suggested by professional users, the EOS-1D Mark II N will sufficiently satisfy the demanding standards of press and sports photographers.

The EOS-1D Mark II N retains the excellent basic features and reliability of the EOS-1D Mark II like a high-speed, 8.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and Canon’s advanced DIGIC II imaging processor, while incorporating improvements in terms of functions.

The EOS-1D Mark II N uses a large CMOS sensor developed and manufactured by Canon, which has a high-speed, eight-channel reading technology that delivers high-quality images with little noise apparent in the images.

Canon’s proprietary DIGIC II digital imaging processor enables ultra high-speed processing that results in fast continuous shooting of 8.5 frames per second.

This single-chip imaging processor employs original Canon algorithms to convert signals from the CMOS sensor into crisp, high-resolution images with natural, life-life colors and rich gradation of shade.

On long exposure shots of more than one second, the EOS-1D Mark II N automatically detects the level of noise in the image and reduces noise only when it deems that noise reduction would be effective. Users can also disable the auto noise detection.

The EOS-1D Mark II N also features Canon’s latest technological breakthrough – the new Picture Style image composition function.

Just like conventional film photographers choose different types of film to achieve specific shooting objectives, the Picture Style function provides photographers with a digital film that provides the best results for a specific shooting condition.

Picture Style can be adjusted to six different modes – standard, portrait, landscape, neutral, faithful, and monochrome.

The EOS-1D Mark II N improves on the EOS-1D Mark II with an even faster start-up time of 0.2 seconds.

Adding even more flexibility, users can specify either high-speed continuous shooting of two to 8.5 fps or low-speed continuous shooting of one to seven fps.

Burst frames are increased from 20 to 22 for RAW format; from 53 to 56 for medium-sized JPEGs; and from 53 to 76 for small-sized JPEGs.