Review
DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon
Catalogue announcement:

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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