EOS 5D Mark II

Manufacturer specifications

Type

Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera

Recording media

Type I or II CF card, UDMA-compatible

Image sensor size

Approx. 36 x 24 mm

Compatible lenses

Canon EF lenses (except EF-S lenses) (The effective lens focal length is the same as indicated on the lens)

Lens mount

Canon EF mount

Type

CMOS sensor

Effective pixels

Approx. 21.10 megapixels

Aspect ratio

3:2

Dust deletion 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. 21.00 megapixels (5616 x 3744) Medium: Approx. 11.10 megapixels (4080 x 2720) Small: Approx. 5.20 megapixels (2784 x 1856) RAW: Approx. 21.00 megapixels (5616 x 3744) sRAW1: Approx. 10.00 megapixels (3861 x 2574) sRAW2: Approx. 5.20 megapixels (2784 x 1856)

Create/select a folder

Possible

Picture Styles

Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3

White balance

Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (2500-10000K) 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. 98%

Magnification

Approx. 0.71x (-1 m-1 with 50 mm lens at infinity)

Eye point

Approx. 21 mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1)

Built-in dioptric adjustment

-3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)

Focusing screen

Interchangeable (2 types sold separately), Eg-A standard focusing screen provided

Mirror

Quick-return type

Depth-of-field preview

Provided

Type

TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection

AF points

9 plus 6 Assist AF points

Metering range

EV -0.5 – 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100)

Focus modes

One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)

AF-assist beam

Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite

AF Microadjustment

AF Microadjustment possible

Metering modes

35-zone TTL full-aperture metering • Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point) • Partial metering (approx. 8% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 3.5% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering

Metering range

EV 1 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure control

Program AE (Full Auto, Creative Auto, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, bulb exposure

ISO speed (Recommended Exposure Index)

Full Auto, Creative Auto: ISO 100 – 3200 set automatically P, Tv, Av, M, B: ISO 100 – 6400 (in 1/3-stop increments) settable, Auto, or expandable to ISO 50 (L), ISO 12800 (H1), or ISO 25600 (H2)

Exposure compensation

Manual and AEB (Settable in combination with manual exposure compensation) Settable amount: ±2 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

Type

Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter

Shutter speed

1/8000 sec. to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.) X-sync at 1/200 sec.

Drive mode

Single shooting, continuous shooting, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/remote control

Continuous shooting speed

Max. approx. 3.9 shots/sec.

Max. burst

JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 78 shots (Approx. 310 shots), RAW: Approx. 13 shots (Approx. 14 shots), RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 8 shots (Approx. 8 shots) * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using a 2GB card * Figures in parentheses apply to an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 2GB card based on Canon’s testing standards.

Compatible flash

EX-series Speedlites

Flash metering

E-TTL II autoflash

Flash exposure compensation

±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

FE lock

Provided

PC terminal

Provided

Shooting modes

Still photo shooting and movie shooting

Focusing

Quick mode (Phase-difference detection) Live mode, Live face detection mode (Contrast detection) Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible)

Metering modes

Evaluative metering with the image sensor (still photos) / Center-weighted average metering (movies)

Metering range

EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Silent shooting

Provided (Still photo shooting)

Movie

MOV (Video: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM) Recording size: 1920×1080 (Full HD), 640×480 (SD) Continuous movie shooting time: Full HD approx. 12 min. SD approx. 24 min. * Based on Canon's testing standards using a 4GB card.

Type

TFT color liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor size and dots

3-in. with approx. 920,000 dots (VGA)

Coverage

Approx. 100%

Brightness adjustment

Auto (Darker/Standard/Brighter), Manual (7 levels)

Interface languages

25

Image display formats

Single, Single + Info (Image-recording quality, 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, jump by screen, by shooting date, by folder, by movie, by stills

Highlight alert

Overexposed highlights blink

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

25

Camera user settings

Register under Mode Dial’s C1, C2, and C3 positions

My Menu registration

Provided

Digital terminal

For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB)

Audio/video output terminal

3.5mm dia. stereo mini jack (NTSC/PAL selectable)

HDMI mini OUT terminal

Type C (Auto switching of resolution)

External microphone input terminal

3.5mm dia. stereo mini jack

Remote control terminal

Compatible with remote control via N3 Type

Wireless remote control

With Remote Controller RC-1/RC-5

Extension system terminal

For connection to Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E4/E4A

Battery

Battery Pack LP-E6 (Qty. 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6 * With Battery Grip BG-E6 attached, size-AA/LR6 batteries can be used

Battery information

Remaining capacity, Shutter count, and Recharge performance displayed

Battery life (Based on CIPA testing standards)

With viewfinder shooting: At 23°C/73°F, approx. 850 shots. At 0°C/32°F, approx. 750 shots. With Live View shooting: At 23°C/73°F, approx. 200 shots. At 0°C/32°F, approx. 180 shots.

Dimensions (W x H x D)

152 x 113.5 x 75 mm / 6.0 x 4.5 x 3.0 in.

Weight

Approx. 810 g / 28.6 oz. (body only)

Working temperature range

0°C – 40°C (32°F-104°F)

Working humidity

85% or less