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Canon EOS DCS 1

1995 APS-H digital single-lens reflex camera


Summary

1995 APS-H digital single-lens reflex camera

FieldValue
modelCanon EOS DCS 1
image
kindSingle-lens reflex with Digital back
sensorCCD, 1.3x crop factor (APS-H)
res3,060 x 2,036 (6.2 megapixels)
lensInterchangeable (EF)
viewfinderOptical
storagePCMCIA card slot
shutterelectronic focal plane
shutterRange30 to 1/8000 s
meteringTTL, full aperture, zones
emodeFull auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual
mmodeEvaluative, Center Weighted, Average
farea5 points
fmodeOne-shot, AI-Servo, AI-Focus, Manual
cont2 frames in 1.2 seconds, then 1 frame every 8 seconds
speedRange80
rearLCDnone
flbktnone
fcbktnone
WB7 presets, including Auto and custom
wbbktnone
flashCanon hotshoe
weight1800 g (body only)
batteryBuilt-in, rechargeable
obpnone.

model = Canon EOS DCS 1 | image = | kind = Single-lens reflex with Digital back | sensor = CCD, 1.3x crop factor (APS-H) | res = 3,060 x 2,036 (6.2 megapixels) | lens = Interchangeable (EF) | viewfinder = Optical | storage = PCMCIA card slot | shutter = electronic focal plane | shutterRange = 30 to 1/8000 s | metering = TTL, full aperture, zones | emode = Full auto, programmed, shutter-priority, aperture priority, manual | mmode = Evaluative, Center Weighted, Average | farea = 5 points | fmode = One-shot, AI-Servo, AI-Focus, Manual | cont = 2 frames in 1.2 seconds, then 1 frame every 8 seconds | speedRange = 80| rearLCD = none | flbkt = none | fcbkt = none | WB = 7 presets, including Auto and custom | wbbkt = none | flash = Canon hotshoe | weight = 1800 g (body only) | battery = Built-in, rechargeable | obp = none.

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.

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. A typical contemporary 340MB PCMCIA card or IBM Microdrive could store 53 images. 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).

References

References

  1. "Kodak Professional DCS-1, 3 & 5 Series Digital Still SLR camera".
  2. "EOS DCS 1".
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