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Canon EOS DCS 3

1995 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera

Summary

1995 APS-C digital single-lens reflex camera

FieldValue
modelCanon EOS DCS 3
image[[File:Canon EOS DCS 3c IMG 4153.jpg200px]]
kindSingle-lens reflex with Digital back
sensorCCD, 1.5x crop factor
res1,268 x 1,012 (1.3 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
contup to 2.7 frame/s, max 8 frames
speedRange200-1600 in 1 EV steps
rearLCDnone
flbktnone
fcbktnone
WB7 presets, including Auto and custom
wbbktnone
flashCanon hotshoe
weight1800 g (body only)
batteryBuilt-in, rechargeable
obpnone.

model = Canon EOS DCS 3 | image = [[File:Canon EOS DCS 3c IMG 4153.jpg|200px|]] | kind = Single-lens reflex with Digital back | sensor = CCD, 1.5x crop factor | res = 1,268 x 1,012 (1.3 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 = up to 2.7 frame/s, max 8 frames | speedRange = 200-1600 in 1 EV steps| 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 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.

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.

A typical 260MB PCMCIA card or IBM Microdrive of the period could store 189 images. 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.

References

References

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