Canon EOS DCS 1
The Canon EOS DCS 1 was Kodak's third Canon-based Digital SLR camera (a rebranded Kodak EOS DCS-1). It was released in December 1995, following the cheaper EOS DCS 3, which was released earlier that year. Like that camera, it combined an EOS-1N body with a modified Kodak DCS 460 digital back. Despite offering a then-enormous resolution of 6 megapixels with a relatively large APS-H sensor, a number of technical issues (together with its 3.6 million yen price) meant that it was never a very popular camera other than for a few people with specialized roles.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Single-lens reflex with Digital back |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable (EF) |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | CCD, 1.3x crop factor (APS-H) |
| Maximum resolution | 3,060 x 2,036 (6.0 megapixels) |
| ASA/ISO range | 80 |
| Storage | PCMCIA card slot |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | One-shot, AI-Servo, AI-Focus, Manual |
| Focus areas | 5 points |
| Focus bracketing | none |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Full auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual |
| Exposure metering | TTL, full aperture, zones |
| Metering modes | Evaluative, Center Weighted, Average |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Canon hotshoe |
| Flash bracketing | none |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | electronic focal plane |
| Shutter speed range | 30 to 1/8000 s |
| Continuous shooting | 2 frames in 1.2 seconds, then 1 frame every 8 seconds |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical |
| Image processing | |
| Custom WB | 7 presets, including Auto and custom |
| WB bracketing | none |
| General | |
| Rear LCD monitor | none |
| Battery | Built-in, rechargeable |
| Optional battery packs | none. |
| Weight | 1800 g (body only) |
Although the sensor was much larger than the EOS DCS 3, the DCS 1 had a lower fixed sensitivity of ISO 80. The large image size resulted in a burst rate of just over one image per second for two images, followed by an eight-second delay to clear the buffer.[1] A typical contemporary 340MB PCMCIA card or IBM Microdrive could store 53 images.[2] In line with the rest of the Kodak DCS range, the EOS DCS 1 could not produce JPEG files in camera.
The EOS DCS 1 was succeeded in 1998 by the EOS D6000 (a rebranded Kodak DCS 560).
See also
References
- "Kodak Professional DCS-1, 3 & 5 Series Digital Still SLR camera". Photography in Malaysia.
- "EOS DCS 1". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-10-27.