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Canon EOS 5D
Canon EOS 5D
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Fabian 0 pts
November 8, 2006 4:23 AM
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Is it true you cannot adjust the ISO on this camera??

I read in another review that there isn't an adjustable ISO setting. If so, why??? How can such an expensive SLR camera not have adjustable ISO?
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Joe (topfeeg) 14259 pts
November 8, 2006 1:55 PM
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Where ever you read that they are clearly misinformed or talking about a different model because the Canon 5D has a ISO range of 50 - 3200, adjustable.
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Brian Brehman (deadpass) 87 pts
November 19, 2006 4:03 PM
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It is not true that you cannot Adjust the ISO on the 5d. On the top of the camera near the shutter release press the DRIVE-ISO button and use the back dial to change the ISO from 100-1600 in 1/3 stop increments (default) of by activating custom function 8 you can increas the ISO range from 50-3200 which ISO 50 will be displayed at L and ISO 3200 as L. However these are not true ISO settings, merely the camera software compensating but underexposing or overexposing the shot one stop.
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