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How To Reset CMOS

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Ever played around in the BIOS on your computer and messed up the settings? Sometimes even the most novice user to the most hardcore overclocker will at some point need to reset CMOS. The most common way to reset CMOS, is using the JBAT7 jumper, this has been the same procedure for many years. In this video, we show you the typical ways of resetting CMOS, and also some more advanced ways, depending on your motherboard. Enjoy!

A New Market Report and Analysis; Semiconductor Timing Opportunities in Communications ?

Monday, November 7th, 2011

A New Market Report and Analysis; Semiconductor Timing Opportunities in Communications …










Cupertino, CA (PRWEB) May 27, 2011

Consulting Services & Associates LLC (CS&A LLC) announced release of its latest Market Report and Analysis focused upon on the Semiconductor Timing Markets covering CY2010 Thru Q1-CY2011 Crystal and Oscillators, RF Timing support, and Semiconductor Clock and Timing – This new report entitled “Clock and Timing Opportunities in Communications Infrastructure” details specific opportunities for Semiconductor Timing in datacom, telecom, and wireless infrastructure.

This unique report is a comprehensive drill down with detail on the full spectrum of Semiconductor Timing in this key segment: Crystals in KHz and MHz, all Oscillator categories, Semiconductor Clock and Timing, and high value RF Timing support.

Combined, these Timing segments represented $ 1.4B USD in sales for CY2010, with growth of 7% YoY to reach $ 1.86B in 2014…

This report:

    includes an overview of enterprise and carrier equipment including equipment segmentation, equipment block diagrams, profiles of key accounts,
    quantifies and segments the market for Quartz and IC products and forecasts growth through 2014,
    identify key requirements for successful products,
    analyzes competition and identifies key competitive issues and opportunities, and
    outlines emerging technologies and identifies new markets that will drive future growth.

This new report was authored by Mr. Allan Armstrong (who joined CS &A LLC in November from Maxim) and Mark Sherwood – combined, these two associates have more than 50 years of timing industry experience… According to Mark Sherwood, Principal Associate and CEO at CS &A: “CS &A LLC provides a unique methodology in reporting – we call it Top Down/Bottoms up, where we focus on specific semiconductor timing product consumption by Market Segment and then by Application – all with weighted $ ASP’s to roll up into the TAM and Forecasts.” Mr. Sherwood added; “2010 was indeed a record year in volume and revenues for Semiconductor Timing and our expectation is to see 2011 with continued, but lessened growth. The communications segment requires the most in terms of value added in Timing solutions and as such, commands high $ ASP’s into this segment. Performance, stability, accuracy and feature sets put timing products into the precision and ultra-precision categories yielding device $ ASP’s in dollars, not dimes, so a lot of attention is placed here by many tier one suppliers in timing.”

Mr. Sherwood added; Communications applications are where we find the really key performers in terms of suppliers, technologies employed and products in the market. This includes Quartz, SAW, BAW, MEMS, Atomic Clocks, Fanout Buffers, Fractional and Integer PLL ICs and more. Given the value added in these products, ASPs are high, in the range of $ 2-$ 50, and the supply base is limited due the cost and difficulty of achieving precision and ultra-precision specifications – (I.e.: Phase Noise (8KHz – 20MHz), acceptable IDD, Frequency range (100Mhz-1.25GHz), Frequency stability (measured in ppm), and more.

We see the Communications segment growing significantly for Semiconductor Timing with more infrastructure and backhaul deployments, required to support unrelenting traffic growth driven by Smart Phones and the explosion of video traffic in the internet. Many applications require fixed frequency, while others need some flexibility (VCXO/VCTCXO) with variable frequency solutions – All in all, the attributes are very visible and as such, many suppliers try to target entry in this segment.”

The report shows that new technologies have made measurable penetration into this segment in 2010 and more going into 2011 – MEMS based timing along with compensated CMOS (Compensated LC and RC) are just now making their respective entries, so the field is heating up for incumbent suppliers in CMOS, BiCMOS, and SiGe based solutions.

The report release date is the 25th of May, 2011, and both single user and enterprise licenses are available. Pricing for this report is set at; $ 4,250.00 (enterprise) / $ 3,800 (single user) and CS &A LLC provides 2 hours of report related consulting with each license.

CS&A’s overall timing market analysis and findings are available in its “CY2010-2011 Crystal & Oscillator” report and the CY2010-2011 Semiconductor Clock & Timing report. A Combined Timing report with all segments is also available. The reports provide a detailed and unique look at the full spectrum of the Semiconductor Timing market providing TAM, detailed consumption, and forecasts for all major product categories, plus supplier market shares. According to Mr. Sherwood; “Combining our unique top down/bottoms up methodology, market trends, actual’s; by product category, product segment, and technology, supplier base detail, TAM, Forecast and technologies employed, CS &A creates what we call the “Timing MarketScape,” providing a unique and full spectrum view of this dynamic market. – This is truly unique in the industry, and we believe we are the only group able to do so today.” Supplier dossiers, which complement with the reports, can be purchased separately.

About Consulting Services & Associates

Consulting Services & Associates LLC (CS&A) founded in 2002, is headquartered in the heart of the Silicon Valley, centrally located in Cupertino, California. CS&A LLC is today, the recognized leader in Semiconductor Timing reporting and analysis, and provides unique and innovative reports and limited consulting resources specializing in: Technical Issue Resolution – Market research and Analysis – Product Definition – Project Management – Marketing Support Services – Due Diligence services, & Strategic Research and Planning. If you are interested in learning more about CS&A offerings, please email us at CS &A LLC; Info(at)timing-is-everything(dot)net, or Reports can be purchased online at http://www.timing-is-everything.net.

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New XMC Module Mates Configurable Virtex-5 FPGA with High-Speed PCIe Interface and Deep Memory

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

New XMC Module Mates Configurable Virtex-5 FPGA with High-Speed PCIe Interface and Deep Memory











New XMC Module with Virtex-5 FPGA


Wixom, MI (PRWEB) October 15, 2010

Acromag’s new XMC FPGA module, the XMC-VLX, features a configurable Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA enhanced with multiple high-speed memory buffers and a high-throughput PCIe interface. Field I/O interfaces to the FPGA via the rear J4/P4 connector and/or with optional front mezzanine plug-in I/O modules. The result is a powerful and flexible I/O processor module that is capable of executing custom instruction sets and algorithms. Typical uses include hardware simulation, military servers, in-circuit diagnostics, communications, signal intelligence, and image processing. The boards start at $ 5750 with several options for FPGA logic capacity and extended temperature operation.

Three models provide a choice of logic-optimized FPGAs to match the performance requirements. Cards can be ordered with a Xilinx VLX85T, VLX110T, or VLX155T FPGA featuring up to 155,000 logic cells and 128 DSP48E slices. Each model is ready for use in conduction-cooled systems and offers an option to upgrade with extended temperature range parts suitable for -40 to 85°C operation.

64 I/O lines are accessible through the rear (J4) connector. Additional I/O processing is supported on a separate mezzanine card that plugs into the FPGA base board. A variety of these mezzanine I/O cards are available to provide front-end 14-bit 105 MHz A/D conversions or an interface for CMOS digital I/O, RS-485 differential signals, or extra LVDS I/O lines.

Large, high-speed memory banks provide efficient data handling. Generous 32M x 32-bit DDR2 SDRAM buffers store captured data prior to FPGA processing. The data is directly accessible through the FPGA. Afterward, data is moved to the 1M x 64-bit dual-ported SRAM for high-speed DMA transfer to the bus or CPU. This memory provides direct links from the PCIe bus and to the FPGA. The high-bandwidth PCIe 4-lane interface ensures fast data throughput.

Acromag’s Engineering Design Kit provides utilities to help users develop custom programs, load VHDL into the FPGA and to establish DMA transfers between the FPGA and the CPU. The kit includes a compiled FPGA file and example VHDL code provided as selectable blocks with examples for the local bus interface, read/writes, and change-of-state interrupts to the PCI bus. A JTAG interface allows users to perform on-board VHDL simulation. Further analysis is supported with a ChipScope™ Pro interface.

About Acromag

Acromag has designed and manufactured measurement and control products for more than 50 years. They are an international corporation with a world headquarters near Detroit, Michigan and a global network of sales representatives and distributors. Acromag offers a complete line of embedded I/O and industrial computer products for military, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, and scientific research applications.

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Reverse Graded Buffers for CMOS Technologies: Reverse Graded High Content (x>0.75) Si(1-x)Ge(x) Virtual Substrates

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

Reverse Graded Buffers for CMOS Technologies: Reverse Graded High Content (x>0.75) Si(1-x)Ge(x) Virtual Substrates

Moore?s law suggests that the number of transistors which can be economically fabricated on a chip exponentially increases with time, traditionally this has been done by simple scaling of the channel within metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). However, this approach is fast reaching fundamental limitations, which necessitates the substitution of different materials in traditional silicon devices to enhance their performance. A high composition (x>0.75) Si1-xGex alloy layer can be used as a buffer layer for such materials. However, buffers normally consist of a trade-off between structural quality factors and the physical attributes of any active channel layer are directly affected by those of the buffer which must not compromise device performance. In this work, a good quality high Ge composition SiGe buffer is investigated and is compared to more popular buffer fabrication techniques. All aspects from epitaxial growth to structural characterisation are explained from basic principles and should be useful for anyone in the semiconductor industry to gain a grasp of structural analysis which is typical for this field of research.

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Jova Solutions Announces Image Sensor Lab ISL-1600 Version 2 Low-cost, Integrated CMOS Image Sensor/Camera Module Evaluation, Specification and Test Solution

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Jova Solutions Announces Image Sensor Lab ISL-1600 Version 2 Low-cost, Integrated CMOS Image Sensor/Camera Module Evaluation, Specification and Test Solution










San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 19, 2006

Jova Solutions today announced Version 2 of Image Sensor Lab™ ISL-1600, an expanded version of its CMOS image sensor and camera module test solution, which provides a full range of CMOS image sensor interface, control, test, evaluation and comparison capabilities in one low-cost (less than $ 5000), small-footprint test product. The fully integrated hardware/software solution supports testing on a wide variety of CMOS image sensors, with a full complement of evaluation and test functionality, for needs ranging from end-product development to manufacturing line functional testing.

The ISL-1600 features, out-of-box, a fully integrated interface, control and test electronics, and advanced analysis and characterization software. It provides CMOS image sensor die manufacturers, module developers, and end-product manufacturers with a low-cost, simple way to interface to, control and test CMOS image sensors/modules. It also provides product development engineers with sophisticated software to fully exercise and evaluate image sensors/modules.

ISL-1600 2.0 is a generic engineering solution for the full evaluation of CMOS image sensors that can test most image sensor designs, regardless of the die or module manufacturer. ISL-1600 2.0 provides a low-cost replacement to “dinosaur” test equipment solutions, which initially cost many thousands of dollars and are quickly becoming obsolete. It replaces “cobbled together” in-house systems that combine sensors, power supplies and cables with homegrown software to create an ad hoc test system. And, it provides superior performance compared to dedicated-chip demo boards provided by die manufacturers or unreliable manual inspection.

“The ISL-1600 provided us with a turnkey solution for our CMOS image sensor based camera module testing requirements. Instead of spending valuable engineering hours developing a custom hardware interface for our camera modules we could focus our efforts on developing our products,” said George Kelly, Advanced Development Manager at Aurora Optical. Aurora Optical, Biomorphic, Epos, Exbiblio, Flextronics, Imaging Works, Multi-Fineline Electronix and Samsung and are using ISL-1600 for sensor testing and evaluation.

“We built the ISL 1600 to respond to a growing need by CMOS Image Sensor users to compare and evaluate dies and modules both for product development and test,” said Martin Vasey, CEO of Jova Solutions. “ISL 1600 Version 1 had an excellent reception in the field. Version 2, amongst other changes, adds bi-directional voltage level buffers, improved Master Clock options, SPI and I2C sensor communication, and double buffered and consecutive image sequence capture.”

About Jova Solutions

Jova Solutions (formerly WireWorks West) provides advanced solutions and services for automation and networked data management for many industries including: Image Sensor Lab ISL-1600 for CMOS image sensor testing; EMWorks for electronics manufacturing; Test Instrument Module Systems (TIMS) for I2C/SPI communication or motion control; and FermWorks for biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratory process control and data management. Leveraging its proven core platforms for process control, Jova Solutions creates software solutions and complementary products that match the business and technical requirements of specific markets. Jova Solutions’ biotechnology and pharmaceutical customers include: Applied Biosystems, Bayer, BioMarin, Centocor, Genentech, Medtronic, MIT, NexBio, Novozymes, San Jose State University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and Visx. Its electronics manufacturing, and telecommunications clients include: Aurora Optical, Apple Computer, Biomorphic, Exbiblio, Epos, Ericsson, Flexics, Flextronics, Imaging Works, Medtronic, Multi-Fineline Electronix, NASA Ames, Nanosys, New Focus, Nikon, Reliant, Samsung, Tessera and University of Florida. For more information, please visit: http://www.jovasolutions.com.

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Masterpiece Black Motorola V9 Mobile

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

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The Rebel – an article on Canon Rebel XTi

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

The EOS 400D, called the Rebel XTi in North America, is a single-lens reflex digital camera. Canon introduced this unique design unit in 2006. It is the successor to the EOS 350D. Canon Rebel considers to be the best entry level digital camera lens is unique in its kind on the market. It is a price below $ 1,000. 00, which makes it affordable, especially when the target is included. It produces images with very pure, vivid colors. It is also very quiet. They have improved CMOS sensor to about 10 impressive. 1 megapixel. Other features added we get a buffer greater continuous shooting, image sensor, integrated cleaning system vibration and a more precise nine point auto focus. Canon does not stop there! They even improved the grip of the device and gave us 2 nice. 5 “LCD with 230,000 pixels and a wider viewing angle that replaced a poorly designed top status screen. Changes to the new Canon model tends to underexpose the subject, so that older versions overexposed. As a user of this model that I just discovered that if you remove your glasses or cover the viewfinder it strongly limits the light entering the unit and giving you an unwanted light. A bit like a filter for light. It is an error in the calibration of the product and can be easily determined by upgrades. I was personally impressed by the confidence that the unit has 10. 5 million pixels, RGB filter system built into the low-pass filter and a pleasant aspect ratio 3:2. It releases into three picture sizes that can meet the needs of most photographers: 3888 x 2592 2816 x 1800 1936 x 1288 The camera allows you to save files in jpeg format and form large RAW files allowing you to connect via USB, video and remotely take your photos from your camera to your computer for the printing and / or editing. Rebel XTi sells for around $ 800. 00 but if you want the optional lens kit that comes along for the ride you will pay about $ 100. 00 More. This reduces the bar for others of $ 1,000. 00 10-megapixel cameras like the Nikon D80, which was also introduced in 2006. I am eager to move to 5. 6 IS USM Canon is the fastest standard lens of the production to date. The changes and the white Eventually it all breaks down characteristics. The Canon white sheet is awesome! The list of characteristics, changing the old camera to this version is very broad, which makes this unit one of the best buys. * -10. 1-megapixel CMOS with improved microlens array, fill factor and noise reduction. * EOS Integrated Cleaning- o. Anti-static coatings on sensor surfaces and equipment in the dust’s enclosure o. Separate low-pass filter vibration are ultra-sonic o. mapping software based dust / removal * Nine-point Auto Focus sensor (same as EOS 30D) with F2. 8 Support *- Gust up to 27 continuous JPEG and 10 RAW * Single-large, bright, 2. 5 “LCD with 160 ° viewing angles (horizontal and vertical) * The camera settings and adjustment on the LCD * Proximity sensor below viewfinder eyepiece to disable the LCD during composition View finder * Nova has 9 AF points as well as EOS 30D style status bar *- Picture Styles, larger range of image parameter adjustment (same as EOS 30D) * Improved user interface * Image magnification view available on file- * Available as brightness-histogram (Luminance) or RGB (Red, Green, Blue) * Three-settings to reduce noise exposure to long (adds Auto option) * Auto-rotation with three options (not recorded, record does not rotate, record and rotate) * Other custom-functions (magnified view in record review, LCD voltage) *- Up to 9999 images per folder on the memory card * Automatic storage of setting adjustments (no longer requires pressing the SET button) * Improvement of-print / share / direct print features * Lower introductory list price ($ 100 less) A feature that is revolutionary is the way the camera takes care of dust on the sensor! Dust, unfortunately, is attracted by electronic devices. Canon, after years of denying the existence of dust is able to get on the camera sensor, finally, he has recognized and corrected! Dust shows up fairly well from several sources, but generally it is from fragments released by the moving parts inside the camera. Before you had to take the camera apart to clean it or use some kind of blower or vacuum mini. Canon has taken care of this issue by implementing the following: * The materials used in the mirror box and shutter chamber which are less likely to generate dust. * Improving the CAP for the body, again to not generate dust. * Anti-static coatings used on the sensor surface. * Create a new alias filter which vibrates to shake apart the dust. * Added a Dust Delete Data feature that card stubborn dirt can be removed in software. All this helps keep your camera in good health for prolonged use. You can smile as fellow photographers take the time to try to stem shoots their cameras while you continue to snap away happily. As I mentioned earlier, there are two distinct versions of the Rebel XTi, but what comes in the box? And what not? * On 10. 1 effective megapixel Rebel XTi Digital Camera body * 18-55 mm F3. 5-5. 6 Mk II EF-S [kit lens] only * Pack NB-2LH Li-ion rechargeable * Battery Charger * Neck strap * Eyecup Cap * * USB * The video cable * CD-ROM containing EOS Digital Solution and software instruction manual * 179 page camera manual (printed) Unfortunately, the only drawback I found was that the camera does not come with a memory card. This can limit your potential. So when you go buy account. CompactFlash cards are relatively inexpensive and based on those needs that I’ll do what I did and take a 1 GB card for the tech heads out there the XTi supports Type I and II cards and even Microdrive. You can also take a card CF 50X or better. I love photography and my work dictated the need for the kit lens, so I went out to him. When you receive the kit you also get the second gen Canon EF-S 18-55 mm in the area. This is not the best and the opening can vary for small and unclear. I had little use for it since the other lenses are quite nice. The Rebel XTi uses the same lithium-ion battery as its predecessor. The energy value of the dough is in the middle of the pack with the life of the latter about 10% less. Bigger LCD is more power. Personally I love this device. I use it as a backup of my installation work. If you want quality for the price and reliability, so I suggest that the Rebel XTi. It is a great camera for mid-range photography daily needs such as estate agents, car dealers and family vacations.

Canon 5D Mark II made by the photographer Forestwander Extreme Nature

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Canon 5D Mark II examenJ’ai started photography with a Canon PowerShot A50. I bought the camera in 2000 because that’s when my first son was born. I do not want to miss anything, as he grew up and I had never owned a camera before. I had heard about digital cameras, but never really used one. Canon PowerShot A50 This is a mega pixel camera which has some neat features for the cameras at this time. No video or something like that, but I learned to use certain features of the camera quite easily. He was very dear to my wife and I purchased this unit as it was about $ 250 and when you’ve just married a few years and having a baby is a lot of money. This camera lasted until my son was about 5 years. I started taking him fishing and places to hike with me and we took pictures along the way when you want to hike. So we decided to drop in 2005 to go hiking and exploring in the mountains of West Virginia, when I say that I mean the mountains of the Monongahela forest. There were so many areas to see and I do not really know where to start when we started the fall of hills creek and immediately I knew I was in love with nature photography, particularly nature photography cascade. We finally made our way to the Seneca Rocks area of the Monongahela forest of the North and visited the caves of Seneca, who was a great place to visit and I have some pictures in the caves of bats and various rock formations. However, when we left I put my camera on top of the car and was organized to get our things in the car to prepare our car and inadvertently left the device over the management. We started on the road and after about half a mile I heard something about to collapse the rear of the car window. I looked in my rearview mirror and saw my $ 250 camera bouncing up and down the road and the pieces fly everywhere. It was very discouraging that we planned to go to West Virginia Spruce Knob, which is the culmination of the state. I managed to pick up the pieces of my Canon PowerShot A50 from the road and took my mind that we were not going to get more photos on our trip. It was quite disappointing, but I am convinced that the trip was not about pictures, but rather about my boy and his father to spend time together. We have therefore continued to Spruce Knob and everything up there, I decided to look at the camera and see if it could be used even if it was a pile of parts. I started getting the pieces together and believe it or not able to get the camera to turn the gear of the switch to the door of flash cards. Even if the LCD was cracked in many places it actually came and I actually was able to take pictures with this camera was literally glued together with a couple of small sticks and tape. From this point forward not only did I realize that I loved nature photography, but Canon is the best camera I have. Once I started too look at other pictures of nature waterfall on the internet, I began to hunger for a new camera. I thought I must be able to understand how they made waterfalls look so soft and silky. It gave me the anointing to save and buy a new Canon Rebel 350D in early 2006. This camera was, in my opinion the best camera that I could, although many others were far more expensive and have more features, it was the first SLR I had never held in my hand. I learned the different settings and was surprised that the opening and duration of exposure could do for the look of a waterfall or a stream. That’s when Forestwander Free Nature Photo was inspired one day walking home from work singing the gospel song “How Great Thou Art”. After getting a better camera, I realized that the appearance and the sharpness of a digital image depends not only on the body of a camera, but depends largely on the quality of the lens. That’s when I became determined to get a better lens fixed focus and made the difference in a quality objective and a better zoom. I was wondering can do better photography and if so what would it take to make the best pictures. Although I did not have the money to get a professional full-frame digital camera that I had the passion to always explore and take pictures more and more refining my skills and begin to document each shipment in detail . I knew I had to start capturing our hiking adventures in the video, but did not walk around with a camcorder. In 2007 we got a new Canon G9 which, together, a point and shoot high-quality lens with the latest video technology and audio capture part of a very small camera. This camera has the best of both worlds and allowed us to hike and take pictures of wildlife and even a great great macro floral photography. That’s when I learned that the RAW image format is the best way to learn so that I can manipulate the exposure and color in post processing. Wow Jpeg I thought was great until I experienced the benefits of image retrieval generally unusable by transforming them with professional photo of Canon. The Canon G9 is really a great little camera but it lacked detail super strong and wide as my 350D Digital Rebel could reach. For the next two years, I imagined how it would be able to hike and take pictures of high quality SLR and take a nature adventure film simultaneously with the same device. One day in late 2008, I read about Canon’s new models would be released and that this unit would combine quality Super 21 megapixel full frame Canon technology not only with high-resolution video, but video 1080p HD quality. I told myself no doubt this device would be beyond my reach, and certainly should cost $ 5,000 or more. However, I learned that this new camera can be bought for just under $ 3.500 with a high quality small-aperture f4 zoom sport has also joined damp weather resistant. This was undoubtedly the answer to all my needs and desires as a nature photographer novice adventure. After several months of planning I save the chance of a new Canon 5D Mark II and accompanying 24-105mm F4 zoom. I am now the proud owner of this wonderful device for almost a year now and I am convinced that this unit is everything I need. While there may be new technologies coming out such as 3-dimensional holographic photography (think I’m kidding, watch and see). The Canon 5D Mark II camera will always be my favorite. This camera marked the camera that put me in full frame professional market. This camera takes amazing low light photography with high ISO settings, I often take low-light photography in the forest and even take some shots of night landscape mountain heights, it is imperative that the noise of these images is reduced minimum. Recently I learned that I can connect my Canon 5D Mark II to my laptop and store images directly from the camera of my 500 GB hard drive. It gives me hours of recording high quality video and thousands of images MP 21. Without doubt I have much to share with this new camera and I started to experience the wonderful quality of this device offers. So far I have posted at least 100 new ForestWander MP 21 pictures and I must say they are some of the best pictures I ever made and they keep getting better as I learn more on the 5D. The auto bracketing features are really great and help me to experience the widest range resolution with HDR. The live view function is really incredible because it allows me to develop my 5D on a tripod at ground level to a macro picture of a mushroom, for example. It would otherwise be impossible to concentrate on a small mushroom close to the ground while looking through a viewfinder. Then I can press a button and focus and see the real outcome and directly on the screen of 3 inches. This is not only very convenient to live with this but it is ideal for viewing images in post, I can literally zoom in on a particular area of a high resolution and verify that it is up to not perfect before the transfer process and the image on my laptop locally. In addition, the automatic sensor cleaning is ideal for a nature photographer who often change lenses in the area where the dust and contaminants are unavoidable. Below I have listed some of the features of the Canon 5D Mark II, but only compare the specifications of other cameras keep in mind that Canon is a great product and that their devices are robust, durable and even if other specifications on other devices that start with N are a little higher than I’ll always be a die hard fan of Canon’s real world experience that I have lived over the last 6 years as a photographer Nature aventure.Canon specifications EOS 5D Mark IIPrix (body) of the United States: $ 2,699 EU: € 2,499 in the United Kingdom: £ 2,299 Price (EF 24-105 L kit) of the United States: $ 3.499 EU: € 3.299 United Kingdom: £ 3,049 Body material Magnesium alloySensor 36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor Full 35 mm size of the RGB Color Filter Array Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with Single self-cleaning) 22. 0,000,000 total pixels 21. 1 million effective pixels 3:2 ratioLenses Canon EF mount (does not support EF-S) No field of view crop (1. 0x) reduction of dust “EOS Integrated Cleaning” cleaning unit automatically sensor (filter vibrates at high frequency from the sensor to start and shutdown – can be disabled) Dust Delete Data – Data from a test shot is used to ‘map’ dust spots and can be removed more later using Canon DPP SoftwareImage DIGIC 4A / D conversion 14 bitImage sizes (JPEG) 5616 x 3744 (21. 0 MP) 4080 x 2720 (11. 1 MP) 2784 x 1856 (5. 2 MP) Image sizes (RAW) 5616 x 3744 (21. 0 MP) 3861 x 2574 (10. 0 MP) 2784 x 1856 (5. 2MP) RAW file formats (. CR2, 14-bit) JPEG (EXIF. 2 21) – Fine / Normal RAW + JPEG (separate files) sRAW1, sRAW2 (see above) Auto focus 9-point TTL CMOS sensor 6 “Invisible Assist AF points” Centre point cross type F5. 6 or faster focus more sensitive with lenses of F2. 8 or faster AF working range: -0. EV 5-18 (at 23 ° C, ISO 100) Focus Modes One Shot AF AI Servo AF AI Focus AF micro adjustment focusAF Manual Adjust all lenses by same amount (effectively body adjustment) Adjusts to 20 goals individuallyAF selection point Automatic AF ManualPredictive Since about 8 m (with 300 mm F2. 8L lens 50 km / h) AF assist No (with external flash) Metering TTL full aperture metering 35 zone SPC measuring range: 1 . 0-20 EVMetering modes Evaluative 35 zone (linked to any AF point) partial (8% at center) Spot (approx. 3. 5% at center) Center-weighted auto-lock averageAE: One Shot AF with evaluative metering Manual: AE lock buttonExposure compensation + / -2. 0 EV 0. 3 or 0. 5 incrementsExposure EV Bracketing + / – 2. 0 EV 0. 3 or 0. 5 EV incrementsSensitivity ISO 100-6400 0. 3 or 1. 0 EV Auto ISO (100-3200) extension options: ISO 50 (L1) ISO 12800 (H1) ISO 25600 (H2) focal plane shutter Shutter 150,000 exposure durability 30 to 1 / 8000 sec 0. 3 or 0. 5 EV increments Flash X-Sync: 1 / 200 sec BulbAperture values F1. 0 – 0 F91. 3 or 0. 5 EV increments wide opening on the real objective depends on the balance Auto Daylight Shade Cloudy usedWhite Tungsten Fluorescent Flash Custom Kelvin (2500 to 10,000 K in steps of 100 K) WB bracketing + / -3 levels 3 images Blue / Amber or magenta / green change biasWB Blue (-9) to amber (+9) Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) Picture style Standard Portrait Landscape Neutral Faithful Monochrome User def. A user def. 2 User def. 3Custom image sharpness settings: 0-7 Contrast: -4 to +4 Saturation: from -4 to 4 Color tone: -4 to +4 B & W filter: N, Ye, Or thy R, G & B: N, S, B, P, Gimages your treatment options underscores the priority Auto lighting optimizer (4 settings) reduction of noise exposure along high ISO noise reduction (4 settings) Auto Correction of lens peripheral illumination ( vignetting) Color space sRGB Adobe RGBViewfinder Eye level pentaprism 98% coverage of the optical image is 0. 71x (-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity) eyepoint: Approx. 21 mm interchangeable focusing screen (3 other types optional) Diopter adjustment: -3. 0-1. 0 diopterMirror half mirror Quick-return (Transmission: reflection ratio 40:60) Mirror lock-up (one or multiple exposures) Viewfinder Information AF information: AF speedAperture pointsFocus informationShutter confirmation lightExposure valueISO speed (always displayed), AE level lockExposure / compensationSpot counting circleExposure informationFlash warningAEBFlash readyHigh speed syncFE lockFlash compensationImage exposure information: White balance card correctionCF informationMonochrome shootingMaximum burst (2 digit) Highlight tone priority (D +) LCD display 3. 0 “TFT LCD of 920,000 pixels Automatic 3 level brightness adjustment plus 7 manual levels 170 ° viewing angle double anti-reflection (‘Clear View’) LCD live view Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor 100 % of 30 frames per second real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor Best view or exposure simulation Silent Grid optional (x2), Magnify optional (5x or 10x AF point) Three AF modes – Live mode / Quick mode / Face Detection Live histogram (Luminance or RGB) Remote live view using EOS Utility 2. 0 (via USB or WiFi / Ethernet using WFT) Movie recording optional Live View mode 1920 x 1080 (16:9) up to 12 minutes (Quicktime 1080p H. 264, 38. 6 Mbits / sec) 640 x 480 (4:3) up to 24 minutes (Quicktime 480p H. 264 17. 3 Mbit / s) Max file size 4GB Quicktime MOV (H. 264 video, PCM sound) review of 30 fpsRecord Off On (histogram via INFO button) Display mode as a mode of reading used the last 2 / 4 / 8 sec / modes HoldPlayback 1. single image with exposure, file number, storage slot2. As 1 but also image count and quality3. detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and RGB histogramsPlayback optional features blinking highlight alert Optional AF point display for larger image (up to 10x) 2×2 or 3×3 index Go sticker (1, 10, 100 images, screen, date, folder, movies, photos) * Remove / n ProtectFlash Integrated E-TTL II auto flash / flash meter manual compensation + / -2. 0 EV 0. 3 or 0. 5 EV increments X-Sync: 1 / 200 s Hot-shoe & PC TerminalExternal flash E-TTL II Speedlite EX series automatic in-camera flash configuration (currently only 580 EX II) Wireless PC Support multiple flash modes SyncShooting Creative Auto * Auto Program AE (P) Shutter priority AE (Tv) Aperture priority (Av) Manual (M) Custom 1 Custom 2 * 3 * Custom Drive modes single and continuous 3. 9 fps * Self timer: 2 or 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up) Burst buffer Large / Fine JPEG: 78 frames (310 with UDMA card) RAW: 13 frames rotational orientation sensor YesAuto on (recorded and LCD display) On (recorded only) features 25 custom functions with 71 settings OffCustom in 4 languages groupsMenu 25 Languages English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and JapaneseFirmware User upgradablePortrait grip optional WFT-E4 (WiFi / LAN / USB mass storage) Optional BG-E6 battery gripConnectivity USB 2. 0 Hi-Speed AV out (video & audio *) HDMI connector Microphone PC Sync flash terminal Communication terminal on base for WFT-E4 Infrared Storage Compact Flash Type I or II (inc. FAT32) Supports UDMA cards Copyright metatag support Canon Original Data Security Kit supported (“Original Image Data”) Power Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) CR1616 for date & settings Approx. 850 strokes at 20 ° C Battery indication 6 levels and the percentage (memorized) Dimensions 152 x 114 x 75 mm (6. 0 x 4. 5 x 2. 9 inches) Weight No battery: 810 g (1. 8 lbs) Accessories Viewfinder: Eyecup Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eb, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15, Focusing screens Eg, Angle Finder C Wireless File WFT-E4 Battery Grip BG-E6 All EF lenses (except EF-S ) Canon Speedlite (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2) Remote control with touch-type N3, Wireless Controller LC-5, RC-1, the RC-5 Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3