DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE

EOS 5D Mark IV

Canon

Catalogue announcement:

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
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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 Mode 7 supported) SD/SDHC*/SDXC* memory cards * UHS-I cards compatible.
Image sensor size
Approx. 36.0 x 24.0 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. 30.4 megapixels * Rounded off to the nearest 10,000 pixels.
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. 30.1 megapixels (6720 x 4480) M (Medium) : Approx. 13.3 megapixels (4464 x 2976) S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 7.5 megapixels (3360 x 2240) S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.5 megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 0.35 megapixels (720 x 480) RAW : Approx. 30.1 megapixels (6720 x 4480) M-RAW : Approx. 16.9 megapixels (5040 x 3360) S-RAW : Approx. 7.5 megapixels (3360 x 2240)
Dual Pixel RAW
Possible
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, Color temperature setting (approx. 2500-10000 K) 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, Distortion correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, Chromatic aberration correction, Diffraction correction
Type
Eye-level pentaprism
Coverage
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100% (with eyepoint approx. 21 mm)
Magnification
Approx. 0.71x (-1 m-1 with 50 mm lens at infinity)
Eyepoint
Approx. 21 mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1)
Dioptric adjustment range
Approx. -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)
Focusing screen
Fixed
Grid display
Provided
Electronic level
Provided
Function setting display
Battery (remaining capacity), Shooting mode, White balance, Drive mode, AF operation, Metering mode, Image type: JPEG/RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, Dual Pixel RAW, Flicker detection, Warning indicator, AF status
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. * f/2.8-sensitive, Dual cross-type AF at five center vertical AF points (AF group: With Group A lenses)
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, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)
AF area selection mode
Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual selection), AF point expansion (manual selection: above, below, 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. 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor and 252-zone TTL open-aperture metering EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) system • Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) • Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of viewfinder at center) • Spot metering (approx. 1.3% of viewfinder at center) • Center-weighted average metering
Metering brightness range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Shooting mode
Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure, Custom shooting modes (C1/C2/C3)
ISO speed (Recommended exposure index)
Scene Intelligent Auto: ISO 100 – ISO 12800 set automatically P, Tv, Av, M, B: ISO Auto, ISO 100 – ISO 32000 manual setting (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), and expansion to L (equivalent to ISO 50), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) provided. * If highlight tone priority is set, the settable ISO speed range will be ISO 200 – ISO 32000.
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
Interval timer
Shooting interval and shot count settable
Bulb timer
Bulb exposure time settable
Dynamic range adjustment
Auto, ±1, ±2, ±3
Effects
Natural, Art standard, Art vivid, Art bold, Art embossed
Auto image align
Provided
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 speed
1/8000 sec. to 30 sec. (total shutter speed range; available range varies by shooting mode), Bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Drive mode
Single shooting, High-speed continuous shooting, Low-speed continuous shooting, Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/remote control
Continuous shooting speed
High-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 7.0 shots/sec. * Continuous shooting speed decreases during Anti-flicker shooting, during Dual Pixel RAW shooting, during Live View shooting with Servo AF, or with Digital Lens Optimizer set. * The maximum continuous shooting speed during high-speed continuous shooting may decrease depending on the power source type, battery level, temperature, flicker reduction, Dual Pixel RAW shooting, Digital Lens Optimizer, shutter speed, aperture, subject conditions, brightness, AF operation, lens, flash use, shooting function settings, etc. Low-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec. Silent continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec.
Max. burst
JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 110 shots (Card Full) RAW: Approx. 17 shots (approx. 21 shots) RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 13 shots (approx. 16 shots) * Based on Canon’s standard testing CF card (Standard: 8 GB / High speed: UDMA Mode 7, 64 GB) and Canon’s testing standards (high-speed continuous shooting, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style, no IPTC information appended). * Figures in parentheses apply to an UDMA Mode 7, with a CF card based on Canon’s testing standards. * “Card 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 – Multi, FlexiZone – Single Manual focusing (approx. 5x and 10x magnification available for focus check)
Focusing brightness range
EV -4 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100, One-Shot AF)
Metering mode
Evaluative metering (315 zones), Partial metering (approx. 6.3% of Live View screen), Spot metering (approx. 2.7% of Live View screen), Center-weighted average metering
Metering brightness range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Silent Live View shooting
Provided (Mode 1 and 2)
Touch shutter
Provided
Grid display
3 types
Recording format
MOV, MP4 [Movie] 4K: Motion JPEG Full HD/HD: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 variable (average) bit rate [Audio] MOV: Linear PCM, MP4: AAC
Movie recording size
4K (4096×2160), Full HD (1920×1080), HD (1280×720: High Frame Rate movie)
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: 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 (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p) : Approx. 500 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 HD (119.9p/100.0p)/ALL-I: Approx. 160 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 (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p) : CF UDMA 7: 100 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/ALL-I : CF UDMA 7: 60 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster Full HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB : CF 30 MB/sec. or faster : SD Speed Class 10 or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/ALL-I : CF 30 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard) : CF 10 MB/sec. or faster : SD Speed Class 6 or faster Full HD (29.97p/25.00p)/IPB (Light) : CF 10 MB/sec. or faster : SD Speed Class 4 or faster HD (119.9p/100.0p) : CF UDMA 7: 60 MB/sec. or faster : SD UHS-I Speed Class 3 or faster
Focus method
Dual pixel CMOS AF
AF method
Face+Tracking, FlexiZone – Multi, FlexiZone – Single Manual focusing (approx. 5x and 10x magnification available for focus check)
Movie servo AF
Possible * Movie Servo AF customizable
Focusing brightness range
EV -4 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100, One-Shot AF)
Metering mode
Center-weighted average 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] Scene Intelligent Auto: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600 P/Tv/Av/B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) M: ISO Auto (automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 25600), ISO 100 – ISO 25600 manual setting (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) *The settable range is different for HDR movie shooting and time-lapse movie shooting. [4K] Scene Intelligent Auto: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800 P/Tv/Av/B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 16000/20000/25600/32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400) M: ISO Auto (automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 12800), ISO 100 – ISO 12800 manual setting (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 16000/20000/25600/32000), H1 (equivalent to ISO 51200), H2 (equivalent to ISO 102400)
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 provided Sound-recording level adjustable, wind filter provided, attenuator provided
Headphones
Headphone terminal provided, sound volume adjustable
Grid display
3 types
HDR movie shooting
Provided
Time-lapse movie
Shooting interval and shot count settable Required shooting time period, playback length, and remaining card capacity can be checked
2-screen display
LCD monitor and HDMI output movie displayable 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
Remote control shooting
Provided
Accessory mount
Bottom equipped with positioning hole to prevent rotation.
Still photo shooting
Not possible during movie shooting.
Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots
Wide 8.1 cm (3.2-in) (3:2) with approx. 1.62 million dots
Brightness adjustment
Auto (Dark, Standard, Bright), Manual (7 levels)
Color tone adjustment
Warm tone / Standard / Cool tone 1 / Cool tone 2
Electronic level
Provided
Touch screen
Capacitive sensing
Help display
Possible
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, IPTC information), Index display (4/9/36/100 images), Two-image display
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
Movie playback
Enabled (LCD monitor, HDMI)
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
17 functions
Custom Quick Control
Provided
Custom shooting modes
Register under C1, C2, or C3 mode
My Menu
Up to 5 screens can be registered
Copyright information
Text entry and appending possible
IPTC information
Appendable
DIGITAL terminal
SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) Computer communication, Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 (Ver. 2), Connect Station CS100 connection
HDMI mini OUT terminal
Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible
External microphone IN terminal
3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1 connection
Headphone terminal
3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal
For N3-type remote control units
Wireless remote control
Compatible with Remote Controller RC-6
Eye-Fi card
Supported
Battery
Battery Pack LP-E6N/LP-E6, quantity 1 * AC power usable with household power outlet accessories.
Battery information
Power source, Battery level, Shutter count, Recharge performance, Battery registration indicated
Number of possible shots
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 900 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Approx. 850 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) With Live View shooting: Approx. 300 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Approx. 280 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N.
Movie shooting time
Total approx. 1 hr. 30 min. at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Total approx. 1 hr. 20 min. at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N, Movie Servo AF disabled, and Full HD 29.97p/25.00p/24.00p/23.98p IPB (Standard).
Working temperature range
0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F
Working humidity
85% or less
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 150.7 x 116.4 x 75.9 mm / 5.93 x 4.58 x 2.99 in.
Weight
Approx. 890 g / 31.39 oz. (Including battery, CF card, SD memory card) Approx. 800 g / 28.22 oz. (Body only)

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