Editor's Choice 2007: Camera Bags

EDITOR'S CHOICE Professional D-SLRs

Camera of the Year: Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon's EOS-1D digital SLRs are prized for their raw power. It has been two years since the last new model, though, and they've ceded ground to Nikon in ergonomics and other areas. The radically revamped EOS-1D Mark III retakes this category. It is hands-down the world's fastest digital SLR, firing ten frames-per-second at its full 10.1-megapixel resolution -- and capturing bursts of up to 110 continuous full-size JPEGs or 30 RAW frames at that amazing speed. The Mark III's image sensor is roughly 50 percent larger than those in competing D-SLRs, so it accommodates bigger pixels that have greater sensitivity to light. Together with Canon's DIGIC III image processing, this gives the Mark III an unprecedented ISO range of 50 to 6400, superior noise control, and image quality comparable to what you'd get from other D-SLRs set two to three stops lower. The EOS-1D Mark III even offers a new format, sRAW, aimed at wedding and event photographers. It produces a 2.5-megapixel RAW file, proving once again that resolution isn't everything.

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