DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE

EOS-1D X Mark II

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
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01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Type
Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera
Recording media
CF cards (Type I, UDMA 7 supported) CFast card (CFast 2.0 supported)
Image sensor size
Approx. 35.9 x 23.9 mm
Compatible lenses
Canon EF lenses * Excluding EF-S and EF-M lenses (The effective angle of view of a lens is approximately equivalent to that of the focal length indicated.)
Lens mount
Canon EF mount
Type
CMOS sensor
Effective pixels
Approx. 20.2 megapixels * Rounded off to the nearest 10,000th.
Aspect ratio
3:2
Dust delete feature
Auto/Manual, Appending Dust Delete Data
Recording format
Design rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0
Image type
JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible
Pixels recorded
L (Large) : Approx. 20.0 megapixels (5472 x 3648) M1 (Medium1) : Approx. 12.7 megapixels (4368 x 2912) M2 (Medium2) : Approx. 8.9 megapixels (3648 x 2432) S (Small) : Approx. 5.0 megapixels (2736 x 1824) RAW : Approx. 20.0 megapixels (5472 x 3648) M-RAW : Approx. 11.2 megapixels (4104 x 2736) S-RAW : Approx. 5.0 megapixels (2736 x 1824)
Recording function
Standard, Auto switch card, Record separately, Record to multiple
Create/select a folder
Possible
File name
Preset code / User setting 1 / User setting 2
File numbering
Continuous, Auto reset, Manual reset
Picture Style
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1 – 3
White balance
Auto (Ambience priority), Auto (White priority), Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom (5 settings), Color temperature setting (approx. 2500-10000 K), Personal white balance (5 settings) White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Flash color temperature information transmission possible
Automatic image brightness correction
Auto Lighting Optimizer provided
Noise reduction
Applicable to high ISO speed shots and long exposures
Highlight tone priority
Provided
Lens aberration correction
Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction, Distortion correction, and Diffraction correction
Type
Eye-level pentaprism
Coverage
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100% (with eyepoint approx. 20 mm)
Magnification
Approx. 0.76x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye point
Approx. 20mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1)
Dioptric adjustment range
Approx. -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)
Eyepiece shutter
Built-in
Focusing screen
Ec-C6 provided, interchangeable
Grid display
Provided
Electronic level
Provided
Function setting display
Image type: JPEG/RAW, Shooting mode, Metering mode, White balance, Drive mode, AF operation, Flicker detection, Warning ! indicator, AF status indicator
Mirror
Quick-return type
Depth-of-field preview
Provided
Type
TTL secondary image-registration, phase-difference detection with the dedicated AF sensor
AF points
Max. 61 points (Cross-type AF point: Max. 41 points) * Number of available AF points, Dual cross-type AF points, and cross-type AF points vary depending on the lens used. * Dual cross-type focusing at f/2.8 with 5 AF points vertically aligned at the center. (AF group: When group A lenses are used)
Focusing brightness range
EV -3 – 18 (Conditions: f/2.8-sensitive center AF point, One-Shot AF, room temperature, ISO 100)
Focus operation
One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, Manual focusing (MF)
AF area selection mode
Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual selection), AF point expansion (manual selection: up, down, left, and right), AF point expansion (manual selection: surround), Zone AF (manual selection of zone), Large zone AF (manual selection of zone), Automatic selection AF
AF point automatic selection conditions
Based on EOS iTR AF setting (Enables AF incorporating human face/color information) * iTR: Intelligent Tracking and Recognition
AF Configuration Tool
Case 1 – 6
AI Servo AF characteristics
Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration/deceleration tracking, AF point auto switching
AF function customization
17 functions
AF fine adjustment
AF Microadjustment (All lenses by the same amount, Adjust by lens)
AF-assist beam
Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite
Metering mode
Approx. 360,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor and 216-zone TTL open-aperture metering EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) system • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) • Partial metering (approx. 6.2% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 1.5% of viewfinder at center) * • Center-weighted average metering * Spot metering and Multi-spot metering linkable to AF point
Metering brightness range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100, with evaluative metering)
Shooting mode
Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure, Custom shooting modes (C1/C2/C3)
ISO speed (Recommended exposure index)
ISO Auto, ISO 100 – ISO 51200 manual setting (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments) and expandable to L (equivalent to ISO 50), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800), and H3 (equivalent to ISO 409600) provided. * If highlight tone priority is set, the settable ISO speed range will be ISO 200 – ISO 51200.
ISO speed settings
Still photo shooting range, Auto range, Auto minimum speed settable
Exposure compensation
Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with manual exposure compensation)
AE lock
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: With AE lock button
Flicker reduction
Possible
Shooting method
Function/control priority, Continuous shooting priority
Number of multiple exposures
2 to 9 exposures
Multiple-exposure control
Additive, Average, Bright, Dark
Type
Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds
1/8000 sec. to 30 sec. (total shutter speed range; available range varies by shooting mode), Bulb, X-sync at 1/250 sec.
Drive modes
Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, Silent single shooting, Silent high-speed shooting, Silent low-speed shooting, 10-sec. self-timer, 2-sec. self-timer
Continuous shooting speed
High-speed continuous shooting : [ Viewfinder shooting ] Maximum approx. 14.0 fps (settable within 2 fps to 14 fps) [ Live View shooting ] Maximum approx. 16.0 fps (settable within 2 fps to 14 fps and 16 fps) * With ISO H1 (equivalent to ISO102400) or higher (ISO 32000 or higher if the camera’s internal temperature is low), the maximum continuous shooting speed during high-speed continuous shooting will be no faster than 10.0 fps during viewfinder shooting or 14.0 fps during Live View shooting (with Battery Pack LP-E19). * The maximum continuous shooting speed during high-speed continuous shooting may become slower depending on the power source type, battery level, temperature, ISO speed, flicker reduction, shutter speed, aperture, subject conditions, brightness, lens, flash use, shooting function settings, etc. * If “16 fps” is set during Live View shooting, flash will not be fired. Low-speed continuous shooting: Approx. 3.0 fps (settable within 1 fps to 13 fps) Silent high-speed continuous shooting: Approx. 5.0 fps maximum (settable within 2 fps to 5 fps) Silent low-speed continuous shooting: Approx. 3.0 fps maximum (settable within 1 fps to 4 fps)
Max. burst
[ JPEG Large ] CF card: Standard: Approx. 140 shots, High speed: Full CFast card: Full [ RAW ] CF card: Standard: Approx. 59 shots, High speed: Approx. 73 shots CFast card: Approx. 170 shots [ RAW+JPEG Large ] CF card: Standard: Approx. 48 shots, High speed: Approx. 54 shots CFast card: Approx. 81 shots * Based on Canon’s standard testing CF card (Standard: 8 GB/High speed: UDMA mode 7, 64 GB) and CFast card (CFast 2.0, 128 GB) and the following testing conditions: Viewfinder shooting, High-speed continuous shooting, JPEG quality 8, ISO 100, and Standard Picture Style. * “Full” indicates that shooting is possible until the card becomes full.
Compatible Speedlites
EX-series Speedlites
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
Flash control
Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings
Focus method
Dual Pixel CMOS AF
AF method
Face+Tracking, FlexiZone-Single Manual focus (approx. 5x and 10x magnification available for focus check) * AF possible with touchscreen operation.
Focusing brightness range
EV 3 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Metering mode
Evaluative metering (315 zones), Partial metering (approx. 6.5% of Live View screen), Spot metering (approx. 2.8% of Live View screen), Center-weighted average metering
Metering brightness range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100 with evaluative metering)
Exposure compensation
±5 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments
Silent Live View shooting
Provided (Mode 1 and 2)
Grid display
3 types
Recording format
MOV/MP4 [Movie] 4K: Motion JPEG, Full HD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Variable (average) bit rate [Audio] MOV: Linear PCM, MP4: AAC
Movie recording size
4K (4096 x 2160), Full HD (1920 x 1080)
Frame rate
119.9p/59.94p/29.97p/24.00p/23.98p (with NTSC) 100.0p/50.00p/25.00p/24.00p (with PAL) * 119.9p/100.0p: Full HD quality High Frame Rate movie
Movie recording method/Compression rate
Motion JPEG ALL-I (For editing/I-only), IPB (Standard), IPB (Light) * Motion JPEG and ALL-I available only when MOV is set. * IPB (Light) available only when MP4 is set.
Bit rate
[MOV] 4K (59.94p/50.00p) : Approx. 800 Mbps 4K (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p) : Approx. 500 Mbps Full HD (119.9p/100.0p)/ALL-I : Approx. 360 Mbps Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/ALL-I : Approx. 180 Mbps Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB : Approx. 60 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/ALL-I: Approx. 90 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard): Approx. 30 Mbps [MP4] Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB (Standard) : Approx. 60 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard): Approx. 30 Mbps Full HD (29.97p/25.00p)/IPB (Light) : Approx. 12 Mbps
Card performance requirements (Writing/reading speed)
4K (59.94p/50.00p) : CFast 2.0 4K (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p): CF UDMA 7: 100 Mbps or faster/CFast 2.0 Full HD (119.9p/100.0p): CF UDMA 7: 100 Mbps or faster/CFast 2.0 Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/ALL-I: CF UDMA 7: 60 Mbps or faster/CFast 2.0 Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB: 30 Mbps or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/ALL-I: 30 Mbps or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard): 10 Mbps or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p)/IPB (Light) : 10 Mbps or faster
Focus method
Dual pixel CMOS AF
AF method
Face+Tracking, FlexiZone – Single Manual focusing (Approx. 5x and 10x magnification available for focus check)
Movie Servo AF
Provided * Movie Servo AF customizable
Focusing brightness range
EV -3 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Metering mode
Center-weighted average metering and Evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focus method
Metering brightness range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100, with center-weighted average metering)
Exposure control
Auto-exposure shooting (Program AE for movie shooting), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure
Exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
ISO speed (Recommended exposure index)
[Full HD] P/Tv/Av/B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 32000/40000/51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800) M: ISO Auto (automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600), ISO 100 – ISO 25600 set manually (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 32000/40000/51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800) [4K] P/Tv/Av/B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 16000/20000/25600/32000/40000/51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800) M: ISO Auto (automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800), ISO 100 – ISO 12800 set manually (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 16000/20000/25600/32000/40000/51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800)
ISO speed settings
Range for movie shooting and 4K settable
Time code
Appendable
Drop frames
Compatible with 119.9p/59.94p/29.97p
Sound recording
Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal, and line input provided Sound-recording level adjustable, wind filter provided, attenuator provided
Headphones
Headphone terminal provided, sound volume adjustable
Grid display
3 types
Still photo shooting
Not possible during movie shooting
2-image display
LCD monitor and HDMI output can be displayed simultaneously.
HDMI output
Image without information can be output. * Auto / 59.94i/50.00i / 59.94p/50.00p / 23.98p selectable. * When [24.00p: Enable] is set, the movie image is output at 24.00p via HDMI. * Time code appendable
Accessory mount
Bottom equipped with positioning hole to prevent rotation.
Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots
Wide 3.2 in. (3:2) with approx. 1.62 million dots
Brightness adjustment
Manual (7 levels)
Electronic level
Provided
Touch screen
Capacitive sensing * Works to move the AF point during Live View and movie shooting (AF enabled), and with magnified view.
Help display
Possible
Camera system information
Provided
Image display format
Single-image display (without shooting information), Single-image display (with basic information), Single-image display (Shooting information displayed: Detailed information, Lens/histogram, White balance, Picture Style 1, Picture Style 2, Color space/noise reduction, Lens aberration correction 1, Lens aberration correction 2, GPS information), Index display (4/9/36/100 images)
Highlight alert
Overexposed highlights blink
AF point display
Provided (may not be displayed depending on shooting conditions)
Grid display
3 types
Magnified view
Approx. 1.5x – 10x, initial magnification and position settable
Image browsing method
Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by protected images, by rating
Image rotation
Provided
Image protection
Provided
Rating
Provided
Voice memo
Recording/Playback possible
Movie playback
Enabled (LCD monitor, HDMI), built-in speaker provided
Start/end movie scene editing
Possible
4K Frame Grab
Frame Grab can be saved as JPEG image.
Slide show
All images, by date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by protected images, by rating
Copying images
Possible
In-camera RAW image processing
Brightness adjustment, White balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, High ISO speed noise reduction, JPEG image-recording quality, Color space, Lens aberration correction (Peripheral illumination correction, Distortion correction, Digital lens optimizer, Chromatic aberration correction, Diffraction correction)
Resize
Provided
Cropping
Provided
Transferrable files
Still photos (JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG images), Movies
DPOF
Version 1.1 compliant
Compatible satellites
GPS satellites (USA), GLONASS satellites (Russia), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) MICHIBIKI (Japan)
GPS signal reception modes
Mode 1, Mode 2
Geotag information appended to image
Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), Satellite signal acquisition status
Position update interval
1 sec., 5 sec., 10 sec., 15 sec., 30 sec., 1 min., 2 min., 5 min.
Time setting
GPS time data set to camera
Log data
One file per day, NMEA format * Change in time zone creates another file. * The log data saved in internal memory can be transferred to a card or downloaded to a computer as a log file.
Log data deletion
Possible
Custom Functions
34
Custom Quick Control
Provided
Saving camera settings
Up to ten settings can be registered on a card
Custom shooting mode
Register under C1, C2, or C3
My Menu
Up to 5 screens can be registered
Copyright information:
Text entry and appending possible
Digital terminal
SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) Computer communication, Connect Station CS100 connection
HDMI mini OUT terminal
Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible
External microphone input/Line input terminal
3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack
Headphone terminal
3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal
For N3-type remote control units
System extension terminal
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E8/WFT-E6 connection
Ethernet terminal
RJ-45 terminal, gigabit Ethernet compatible
Battery
Battery Pack LP-E19/LP-E4N/LP-E4, quantity 1 * AC power usable with household power outlet accessories.
Battery information
Power source, Battery level, Shutter count, Recharge performance indicated
Number of possible shots
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 1210 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F), approx. 1020 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) With Live View shooting: Approx. 260 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F), approx. 240 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E19.
Movie shooting time
Total approx. 2 hr. 20 min. at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Total approx. 2 hr. at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E19, Movie Servo AF disabled, and Full HD 29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p IPB (Standard).
Working temperature range
0°C – 45°C / 32°F – 113°F
Working humidity
85% or less
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 158.0 x 167.6 x 82.6 mm / 6.22 x 6.60 x 3.25 in.
Weight
Approx. 1530 g / 53.97 oz. (Based on CIPA Guidelines) Approx. 1340 g / 47.27 oz. (Body only)

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