Canon EOS DCS 3

Canon EOS DCS 3
Overview
TypeSingle-lens reflex with Digital back
Lens
LensInterchangeable (EF)
Sensor/medium
SensorCCD, 1.5x crop factor
Maximum resolution1,268 x 1,012 (1.3 megapixels)
Film speed200-1600 in 1 EV steps
Storage mediaPCMCIA card slot
Focusing
Focus modesOne-shot, AI-Servo, AI-Focus, Manual
Focus areas5 points
Focus bracketingnone
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesFull auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual
Exposure meteringTTL, full aperture, zones
Metering modesEvaluative, Center Weighted, Average
Flash
FlashCanon hotshoe
Flash bracketingnone
Shutter
Shutterelectronic focal plane
Shutter speed range30 to 1/8000 s
Continuous shootingup to 2.7 frame/s, max 8 frames
Viewfinder
ViewfinderOptical
Image processing
White balance7 presets, including Auto and custom
WB bracketingnone
General
LCD screennone
BatteryBuilt-in, rechargeable
Optional battery packsnone.
Weight1800 g (body only)

The Canon EOS DCS 3 was Kodak's second Canon based Digital SLR camera (a rebranded Kodak EOS-DCS 3) released in July 1995, four months after Kodak EOS-DCS 5. It uses a modified Canon EOS-1N film camera with a modified Kodak NC2000e digital camera back attached. As a result, it maintained the Canon EF lens mount, and full compatibility with all of Canon's EF lenses made until that time. The camera was followed by the six megapixel Canon EOS DCS 1, which was released later in December 1995.[1]

The back had a then-massive 16MB of RAM to act as an image buffer, as well as a PCMCIA card slot for image storage, plus a SCSI socket for connection to a computer. The imaging element was an APS-C sensor with a 1.5x crop factor, and a resolution of 1268 x 1012 pixels (1.3 mp). The camera back did not have an LCD monitor.[1]

A typical 260MB PCMCIA card or IBM Microdrive of the period could store 189 images.[2] The EOS DCS 3 lacked any internal JPEG processing, and images had to be processed on a computer before they were usable in any form. The large amount of memory contributed to the then-immense price of the EOS DCS 3, at nearly two million yen.

The camera was succeeded by the Canon EOS D2000 (a rebranded Kodak DCS 520) in 1998.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kodak Professional DCS-1, 3 & 5 Series Digital Still SLR camera". Photography in Malaysia.
  2. ^ "EOS DCS 3". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

External links

  • Canon Camera Museum: Canon EOS DCS 3
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  • EOS DCS 3 (Kodak Professional EOS-DCS 3)
  • EOS DCS 1 (Kodak Professional EOS-DCS 1)
  • EOS D2000 (Kodak Professional DCS 520)
  • EOS D6000 (Kodak Professional DCS 560)
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