DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE

EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Type
Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera
Recording Media
CF card (Type I or II, UDMA-compatible), SD memory card, SDHC memory card * With Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 II A/B/C/D or WFT-E2/E2A (with firmware Ver. 2.0.0 or higher), recording to USB external media possible
Image Sensor Size
27.9 x 18.6 mm
Compatible Lenses
Canon EF lenses (except EF-S lenses) (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx.1.3 times the lens focal length)
Lens Mount
Canon EF mount
Type
CMOS sensor
Effective pixels
Approx. 16.10 megapixels
Aspect ratio
3:2
Dust delete feature
Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending
Recording Format
Design rule for Camera File System 2.0
Image type
JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original) RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible
Recorded pixels
Large : Approx. 16.00 megapixels (4896 x 3264) Medium 1: Approx. 12.40 megapixels (4320 x 2880) Medium 2: Approx. 8.40 megapixels (3552 x 2368) Small : Approx. 4.00 megapixels (2448 x 1632) RAW : Approx. 16.00 megapixels (4896 x 3264) M-RAW : Approx. 9.00 megapixels (3672 x 2448) S-RAW : Approx. 4.00 megapixels (2448 x 1632)
Recording function
Standard, Auto switch media, Rec. separately, Rec. to multiple
Create/select a folder
Possible
File name
Preset code, User setting 1, User setting 2
File numbering
Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset
Picture Style
Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3
White Balance
Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom (total 5 settings), Color temperature setting (2500-10000K), personal white balance (total 5 settings) White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Color temperature information transmission enabled
Noise reduction
Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots
Automatic image brightness correction
Auto Lighting Optimizer
Highlight tone priority
Provided
Lens peripheral illumination correction
Provided
Type
Eye-level pentaprism
Coverage
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100%
Magnification
Approx. 0.76x (-1 m-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye point
Approx. 20 mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1)
Built-in Dioptric Adjustment
-3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)
Eyepiece shutter
Built-in
Focusing screen
Ec-C IV provided, interchangeable
Mirror
Quick-return type
Depth-of-field preview
Provided
Type
TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
AF Points
45 points (39 cross-type points + 6 points)
Metering Range
EV -1 – 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100)
Focusing Modes
One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, Manual focusing (MF)
AF-assist Beam
Emitted by the dedicated external Speedlite
AF fine adjustment
Enabled with AF Microadjustment
Metering Modes
63-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point) • Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering
Metering range
EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure Control
Program AE, shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, bulb exposure
ISO Speed (Recommended Exposure Index)
Auto (ISO Auto), manual setting within ISO 100 – 12800 (1/3- or whole-stop increments) and expandable to L (ISO 50), H1 (ISO 25600), H2 (ISO 51200), H3 (ISO 102400)
Exposure Compensation
Manual and AEB (Settable in combination with manual exposure compensation) Settable amount: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AE Lock
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: By AE lock button
Standard exposure level adjustment
AE Microadjustment possible
Type
Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter Speeds
1/8000 sec. to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.) X-sync at 1/300 sec. (with EOS-dedicated external Speedlite)
Drive modes
Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, 10-sec. self-timer, 2-sec. self-timer, and Silent single shooting
Continuous shooting speed
Max. approx. 10 shots/sec.
Max. burst
JPEG Large: Approx. 85 shots (Approx. 121 shots) RAW: Approx. 26 shots (Approx. 28 shots) RAW+JPEG Large: Approx. 20 shots (Approx. 20 shots) * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (High-speed continuous, JPEG quality: 8, ISO 100, and Standard Picture Style) and a 4 GB card. * Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode 6 16 GB card based on Canon’s testing standards.
Compatible flash
EX-series Speedlite (Functions settable with the camera)
Flash metering
E-TTL II autoflash
Flash exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
FE lock
Provided
PC terminal
Provided
Standard flash exposure level adjustment
FE Microadjustment possible
Focusing
Live mode, Face detection Live mode (Contrast detection), Quick mode (Phase-difference detection) Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible)
Metering modes
Evaluative metering with the image sensor
Metering range
EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Grid display
Two types
Movie compression
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Variable (average) bit rate
Audio recording format
Linear PCM
Recording format
MOV
Recording size and frame rate
1920×1080 (Full HD): 30p/25p/24p 1280×720 (HD) : 60p/50p 640×480 (SD) : 60p/50p * 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.0 fps, 24p: 23.976 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, 50p: 50.0 fps
File size
1920×1080 (30p/25p/24p): Approx. 330 MB/sec. 1280×720 (60p/50p) : Approx. 330 MB/sec. 640×480 (60p/50p) : Approx. 165 MB/sec.
Focusing
Same as focusing with Live View shooting
Metering modes:
Center-weighted average and evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focusing mode
Metering range
EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control
Program AE (exposure compensation possible) for movies and manual exposure
ISO speed
During auto-exposure shooting: Automatically set During manual exposure shooting: Auto (ISO Auto), manual setting within ISO 100 – 12800 (1/3- or whole-stop increments) and expandable to H1 (ISO 25600), H2 (ISO 51200), H3 (ISO 102400)
Sound recording
Built-in monaural microphone External stereo microphone terminal provided
Grid display
Two types
Type
TFT color liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots
3-in. with approx. 920,000 dots (VGA)
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Brightness adjustment
Manual (7 levels)
Image display formats
Single, Single + Info (Image size, shooting information, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index, image rotate possible
Zoom magnification
Approx. 1.5x – 10x
Image browsing methods
Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, movies only, stills only
Highlight alert
Overexposed highlights blink
AF point display
Possible
Slide show
All images, by folder, by date, movies, or stills
Image protect
Possible
Copying images
Possible
Backup
With Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 II A/B/C/D or WFT-E2/E2A (with firmware Ver. 2.0.0 or higher), backing up to external media possible
Voice memo
Recording/playback possible
Movie playback
Enabled (LCD monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT) Built-in speaker
Compatible printers
PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable images
JPEG and RAW images
Print ordering
DPOF Version 1.1 compatible
Custom Functions
62 under C.Fn I to IV
C.Fn setting registration
Three sets can be registered
Save camera settings
Up to ten sets can be registered in a card
Register basic camera settings
Up to nine settings can be set
My Menu registration
Up to six options can be registered
Copyright information
Entry and inclusion enabled
Audio/video OUT/ Digital terminal
Analog video (Compatible with NTSC/PAL)/stereo audio output For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB equivalent)
HDMI mini OUT terminal
Type C (Auto switching of resolution)
External microphone IN terminal
3.5 mm dia. stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal
Compatible with N3-type remote control
System extension terminal
Connects to Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 II A/B/C/D or WFT-E2/E2A (with firmware version 2.0.0 or higher)
Battery
Battery Pack LP-E4 (Quantity 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4 (sold separately)
Battery information
Six-level battery check, remaining capacity, shutter count, and performance can be checked
Battery life
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 1500 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 1200 shots at 0°C/32°F With Live View shooting: Approx. 270 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 230 shots at 0°C/32°F * Based on CIPA testing standards
Maximum movie shooting time
Approx. 2 hr. 40 min. total at 23°C/73°F Approx. 2 hr. 20 min. total at 0°C/32°F * With fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E4
Date/Time battery
One CR2025 lithium battery
Dimensions (W x H x D)
156 x 156.6 x 79.9 mm / 6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 in.
Weight
Approx. 1180 g / 41.6 oz. (body only)
Working Temperature Range
0°C – 45°C / 32°F – 113°F
Working Humidity
85% or less

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