Loaning out your precious DSLR to a pal who doesn’t know shutter from aperture? Got a classroom crammed with trainee photographers whose lesson requires they be set to a selected mode? Canon’s hoping you’ll drop another $129 on a version of the critically-acclaimed EOS 7D that permits you to control how your lackeys fire off shots. The $1,829 EOS 7D Studio Version adds four tiers of password-protected locking controls, plus an optional barcode and information transfer kit (to arrange and commit large photo sessions to databases) using a custom version of the company’s WFT-E5A wireless transmitter for just $770 more. We will’t say we know anyone who’d use these features, but hey — if enough corporations spring for the advanced model, perhaps the original will drop in price. PR after the break.
New ” Locking” Feature is Included within the EOS 7D Studio Version For Administrative Control Over Camera Functionality
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 17, 2010 – For wedding and portrait photographers, probably the most enjoyable parts of a project is the actual photographic element with the laborious work starting when the time comes to prepare files, edit and ultimately provide the finished product. To assist make this process less cumbersome, Canon U.S.A. Inc., a pacesetter in digital imaging, today announced the launch of a new EOS 7D Studio Version DSLR Camera, ideal for professional school and event photographers which features four levels of ” locking” camera controls for studio environments. Along with the ” locking” feature on the most recent EOS 7D Studio Version, the Company could also be introducing a Canon Barcode Solution, which links customer data directly with the image file so that it is usually maintained within the entire workflow process, ideal for college photographers, forensic and medical photo workflows.
Canon’s new ” Locking” EOS 7D Studio Version DSLR allows administrators to disable unwanted features and settings thus providing professional studio operators the relaxation of knowing the result shall be both reliable and repeatable. The camera has four different ” lock” levels allowing administrators to enable the correct level of camera functionality for any studio operation. Custom functionality management may be achieved through each level by unlocking individual features in line with operator-specific needs. This whole level of control is guarded by a regular password preventing anyone with an additional vision from changing the camera settings and disrupting the full project and workflow.
” We know professional photographers are constantly seeking easy methods to simplify the workflow process,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice chairman and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A. ” With the addition of the recent EOS 7D Studio Version camera, professionals and business owners could be confident that data management shall be streamlined and they are able to give attention to the current task to hand.”
The recent Canon Barcode Solution for the recent EOS 7D Studio Version cameras helps to automate the info management required when shooting, processing and delivering images for college photoshoots and other large scale events in addition as organizing medical images while maintaining patient anonymity. Once the barcode option is enabled, customer, organizational, patient and/or other data can be embedded directly into the image file’s EXIF data by scanning a barcode for straightforward identification when reviewing the completed work. While shooting, the actual reading of barcodes may be easily managed and, based upon all of us’s workflow, the critical task of file management is accomplished with less risk of error. Upon completion, a visual confirmation will appear on the camera’s rear LCD screen.
The EOS 7D Studio Version kit includes Canon’s WFT-E5A unit, which together with an optional barcode reader can scan and seamlessly manage image and customer data through a ” wired connection” . A wireless system configuration can also be possible through Canon’s BU-30 Bluetooth adapter further adding to the system’s convenience and functionality. Existing WFT-E5A units require a firmware update to work with Barcode functionality. This update will should be done at a Canon USA Factory Service location if the shopper wishes to exploit a previously purchased WFT-E5A unit. If the client chooses this selection, the facility to read and embed GPS (Global Positioning System) data will not function.
Coupled with a new ” Locking” EOS 7D Studio Version Digital SLR camera, photographic operations both large and small can ensure reliability and efficient workflow for whomever is using the camera.
The most recent EOS 7DSV (Studio Version) Barcode Kit (EOS 7DSV and WFT-E5A with firmware change) will carry an estimated selling price of $ $2599. The EOS 7DSV (Studio Version) Body Only will carry an estimated selling price of $1829. Both come in by special order through select Canon authorized dealers.
Right here Barcode Scanners have compatibility; Honeywell 3800, Honeywell 3820, for scanning via bluetooth and Honeywell 4600, for scanning 1D and 2D barcodes.
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