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Canon 1D MKIv announced today

by JamesNYC October 21. 2009 15:29

The long awaited and much rumourd Canon 1D MKIV was announced today. The following are some highlights. follow the below link for complete details.

Suggested Retail Price: $4999.00

Specifications
Type: Digital AF/AE SLR
Recording Media: CF Card Type I and II, SD/SDHC Memory Card (1 slot each), UDMA Mode 6 CF cards and/or External media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Canon Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2/E2A or Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 IIA*)
Image Sensor Size: 1.098 x 0.73 in./ 27.9 x 18.6 mm (APS-H size sensor)
Compatible Lenses: Canon EF
Lens Mount: Canon EF mount

Image Sensor
Type: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, CMOS sensor
Pixels: Approx. 16.10 Megapixels
Total Pixels: Approx. 17.00 Megapixels
Aspect Ratio: 3:2 (Horizontal:Vertical)
Color Filter System: RGB primary color filters
Low-pass Filter: Fixed position in front of the image sensor
Image Type: JPEG, RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (Canon .CR2) MOV
File Size:
JPEG
1) Large: Approx. 16.00 megapixels (4896 x 3264)

2) Medium 1: Approx. 12.40 megapixels (4320 x 2880)

3) Medium 2: Approx. 8.40 megapixels (3552 x 2368)

4) Small: Approx. 4.00 megapixels (2448 x 1632)

LOSSLESS RAW

1) RAW: Approx. 16.00 megapixels (4896 x 3264)

2) M-RAW: Approx. 9.00 megapixels (3672 x 2448)

3) S-RAW: Approx. 4.00 megapixels (2448 x 1632)

Color Space: sRGB, Adobe RGB
ISO Speed (Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto, ISO 100-12800 (1/3-stop or 1-stop increments: C.Fn I -2), Expandable

ShutterType
Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled
Shutter Speeds
1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-, 1/2-, or 1-stop increments: C.Fn I -1), X-sync at 1/300 sec.
- The shutter speed range can be limited with C.Fn I -12 and the aperture range limited with C.Fn I -13
Shutter Release
Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Continuous Shooting Speed
Approx. 10 fps (at a shutter speed of 1/500 sec. or faster in all recording modes); fastest speed can be lowered if desired via Custom Function III-16

Maximum Burst

The maximum burst during continuous shooting is as follows:

JPEG Large (Compression rate 8): Approx. 85 shots, RAW: Approx. 26 shots, RAW+JPEG Large (Compression rate 8): Approx. 20 shots

Although the file size is larger than the EOS-1D Mark III due to the increase in pixels, the improved internal processing enables stress-free continuous shooting.

Live View Functions

Shooting Modes

(1) Remote Live View shooting (with a personal computer installed with EOS Utility)

(2) Live View shooting

Focusing

1) Manual focus

2) Autofocus (One-Shot AF)

- AF enabled by pressing the shutter button halfway or pressing the AF-ON button.

1. Live mode

- One point, contrast AF. Switching to another AF point possible.

2. (Face detection) Live mode

- Face detection, Contrast AF. When multiple faces are detected, face selection is possible with the multi-controller.

- Magnified view not possible.

3. Quick mode

- 45-point, phase-difference AF (Same as viewfinder shooting), One-shot AF.

- Manual AF point selection enabled.

LCD Monitor

Type TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor Size 3.0 in.

Dots Approx. 920,000 dots (VGA)

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