Modern Classic SLR Series :
Canon EOS-1N Series AF SLR camera
Comparing various features and specification between New & Old Canon EOS-1(n)

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Canon original EOS-1 front view compared

Canon EOS-1N (1994)

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Canon EOS-1 (1989)

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Intra-Company Products Comparison
Excellent
=Superior/Excellent = Not provided, not possible or less responsive

Camera Models

Canon EOS-1N

Canon EOS-1

Focusing:
Manual / Auto focusing

AF focusing area (points)

Excellent
| | + | |

(5 across)

+
(single, at center)

Focusing point selection

Excellent

AF working range

0 ~ 18

1 ~ 18

LED / Beeper sound alert

Excellent /Excellent

Excellent /


Viewfinder

Built-in Diopter

Excellent

Excellent

Magnification (50mm / OO)

0.72

0.72

Eyepoint

20mm

20mm

Indications

Digital full indication

Digital full indication

Interchangeable screens (types)

Excellent x 8 (Ec-CII)

Excellent x 8 (Ec)

Depth of field check Manually Set

Excellent

Excellent

Calculated

Excellent

Excellent

Built-in diopter adjustment function

Excellent

Excellent

Built-in eyepiece shutter

Excellent

Superimposed display

Excellent LED

Metering Systems

Number of evaluative metering zones

Excellent 16

6

Partial metering

Excellent

Excellent

Fine Spot metering    
Spot metering photometry: Linked to focusing points

Excellent /Excellent

Excellent /

Center-weighted average metering

Excellent

Excellent

Metering range (EV ISO100, at normal temperature) Evaluative

0~20

0~20

Partial

0~20

0~20

Fine Spot

3~20

2~20

ISO film speed (Applicable to DX)

6~6400

6~6400


Exposure
Control

Shutter-priority AE

Excellent

Excellent

Aperture-Priority AE

Excellent

Excellent

Depth-of field AE

Excellent

Excellent

Intelligent Program/M-shift

Excellent / Excellent

Excellent / Excellent

Manual

Excellent

Excellent

Flash A-TTL / TTL

Excellent / Excellent

Excellent / Excellent

TTL automatic flash exposure + multi segment flash meter zone(s)

Excellent x 3 zones

Excellent

TV and AV input 1/3 f-stop

Excellent

Excellent

1/2 f-stop

Excellent CF

1 f-stop

Excellent CF

Excellent CF

Exposure Compensation AEB

Excellent

Excellent

Manual

Excellent

Excellent

Exposure Compensation Steps 1/3 f-stop

Excellent

Excellent

1/2 f-stop

Excellent CF

AE lock A/M

Excellent / Excellent

Excellent / Excellent

Flash exposure compensation

Excellent

Excellent

Flash out of range warning  

v

Mirror lock up

Excellent CF

Multiple exposures (Preset)

Excellent

Excellent

Construction

Materials

industrial grade carbon fibre reinforced polycarbonated

reinforced Polycarbonated

Modular (with options to assemble or custom set up) *

Excellent

Excellent


Shutter

Materials

Carbon fibre +super duralumin

dual bladed super duralumin

Curtain Speed (vertical)

2.7 ms/24mm)

no info

Speed Range (sec.)

1/8000~30sec

1/8000~30sec

X-Sync Time (sec.)

1/250

1/250

Reliability (min. lab tested exposure cycle)

Excellent 100,000

50,000

Film
Transport
(24 exp.)

Quiet Film Transport

Excellent 4DdB

x 70 dB

MD Functions (fps)
Booster Drive E1
S

Excellent

Excellent

CH

6.0 fps

5.5 fps

CL

3.0 fps

3.0 fps

C

3.0 fps

2.5 fps

Rewinding speed (sec.)  

5.0 sec

8.0 sec

Mid Roll rewinding  

Excellent

Excellent

Shooting capacity Normal temperature (rolls)

75

75 /100 (45)

Low temperature (rolls)

30 (PDB-E1) KR15/51

12 /6 (30)


Power supply

Main power source (Basic Body)

2 x CR5

2 x CR5

Memory backup

CR1220 x 1

MD (PDB-E1)

8 x LR6

8 x LR6

Type-AA battery pack (PB-E1)

4 x LR6

4 x LR6

PC terminal

Excellent

Excellent

External display / main input method

LCD / with electronic Dial

LCD / with electronic Dial

Custom functions & number of types

Excellent 14

8

Remote control terminal

Excellent

Excellent

Dimensions (mm) W

161

161

H

112.1

106.6

D

71.8

71.8

Weight (g) Excluding Batteries

855g

850g

Others Custome Functions (numbers)

Excellent x 14

x 8

Side Box (pam Door material)

Leather pattern molding + Rubber Coating

Leather tone coating

Memory Back-up Battery

Excellent Not required

CR1220 x 1

Mirror lock up

Excellent via CF

Year introduced /release date

Oct. 1994

Oct. 1989

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