Chapter 1. Navigating the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
In This Chapter
What's new at a glance
Navigating the camera: buttons and dials
Setting up memory cards
Viewfinder readout
Live View
The object of this chapter is to answer the initial questions you would have regarding how to operate the main controls of the camera, learn about new changes to the 1Ds Mark III system, and quickly gain the ability to begin operating the camera confidently and professionally.
The 1Ds Mark III (along with the 1D Mark III) has a number of features that are new to the 1Ds/1D series. I'll describe some of these, as well as offer a road map identifying and explaining all the buttons and dials on the camera beyond the obvious ones, such as the Menu Light button and the Shutter button.
The 1Ds Mark III continues to use a control system that usually combines pressing a button with turning one of the two control dials on the camera. Once you learn and understand this system, it becomes an interface that's easy and fast to work with.
What's New at a Glance
Although a revolutionary new camera design is often more exciting initially, there's something to be said for the evolutionary approach Canon has taken in designing new generations of the 1Ds-series cameras. Canon's designers and engineers have methodically been updating the EOS-1Ds series (along with the EOS-1D series) through three generations, each time making the cameras better and easier to navigate, with larger file sizes, less digital noise, and more options. ...
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