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The Canon Eos 1D Mark IV is just what you get when the very best of the Canons’ research and development team bring everything they have learnt over the past years together in one unit.

The EOS 1D Mk IV has the technical excellence to capture virtually any kind of image in all lighting scenarios along with the robust durability that the true professional expects. An amazing 16 Mega Pixel sensor with an integrated cleaning system, plus the Dual ‘Digic 4’ processors capable of a lightning quick 10 frames per second along with Full HD High Definition 1080P Video makes the Canon Eos 1D-Mark IV the top choice for Sports, Wildlife and the General Professional Photographer. The beautifully crafted Magnesium Alloy body covers ensure that the EOS 1D Mark IV handles perfectly no matter what lens you decide to use and married with one of the Canon ultra fast lenses like the 300mm F2.8 L IS USM it can give you Predictive AF up to an amazing 50kph. Built for speed, built for quality and built to perform, the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV is the business.

IMAGE SENSOR
Type

27.9mm x 18.6mm CMOS

 

Effective Pixels

Approx. 16.10 megapixels

 

Total Pixels

Approx. 17.00 megapixels

 

Aspect Ratio

3.2

Low-Pass Filter

Built-in/Fixed

 

Sensor Cleaning

EOS integrated cleaning system with fluorine coating

 

Colour Filter Type

Primary Colour

 

 

 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

Type

Dual "DIGIC 4"

 

  
LENS
Lens Mount

EF (excludes EF-S lenses)

 

Focal Length

Equivalent to 1.3x the focal length of the lens

 

 

 

FOCUSING

Type

TTL-AREA-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor

 

AF System/ Points

45 Point / 39 f/2.8 cross-type AF points

 

AF Working Range

 EV -1 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)

 

AF Modes

One Shot
AI Servo

 

AF Point Selection

Automatic selection: 45 point AF
Manual selection: Single point AF (45, 19, 11 or 9 points selectable)
Manual selection: Spot AF (with compatible lens)
Manual selection: AF point Expansion
AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting

 

Selected AF Point Display

Superimposed in viewfinder

 

Predictive AF

Yes, up to 8m ¹

 

AF Lock

Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON button is pressed.

 

AF Assist Beam

Emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite

 

Manual Focus

Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode

 

AF Microadjustment

C.Fn III-7
+/- 20 steps
Adjust all lenses by same amount
Adjust up to 20 lenses individually

  
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering Modes

TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF point)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of viewfinder at centre)
(3) Spot metering:
Center spot metering (approx. 3.8% viewfinder
AF point-linked spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder)
Multi/Spot metering (Max 8 spot metering entries)

 

Metering Range

EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)

 

AE Lock

Auto: In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button in P, TV and AV modes.

 

Exposure Compensation

+/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).

AEB

2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments

 

ISO Sensitivity*

Auto (100-12800), 100-12800 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)
ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 25600, H2: 51200, H3 102400

 

  
SHUTTER
Type

Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter

 

Speed

30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments) + Bulb (Shutter speed range available varies according to shooting mode)

 

  
WHITE BALANCE
TypeAuto white balance with the imaging sensor
Settings

AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting.
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.

 

Custom White Balance

Yes, 5 setting can be registered

 

WB Bracketing

+/-3 levels in single level increments
3 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.

 

 
VIEWFINDER
Type

Pentaprism

 

Coverage

Approx. 100%

 

Magnification

Approx. 0.76x ¹

 

Eyepoint

Approx. 20mm (from eyepiece lens centre)

 

Dioptre Correction

-3 to +1 (1/m) (dioptre)

 

Focusing Screen

Interchangeable (12 types, optional). Standard Focusing Screen Ec-C IV

 

Mirror

Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 37:63, no mirror cut-off with EF1200mm f/5.6 or shorter)

 

Viewfinder Information

AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light.
Exposure information: Metering mode, spot metering area, shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, AE lock, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure warning
Flash information: Flash ready, FP flash, FE lock, flash exposure level
Image information: JPEG recording, RAW recording, number of remaining shots, maximum burst (2 digit display), highlight tone priority(D+), White balance correction, memory card information, battery check icon.

Depth of Field Preview

Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

 

Eyepiece Shutter

Built in

 

  
LCD MONITOR
Type

3.0" Clear View II TFT, approx. 920K dots

 

Coverage

Approx. 100%

 

Viewing Angle

Approx. 160°

 

Coating

Anti-reflection and Solid Structure

 

Brightness Adjustment

Adjustable to one of seven levels

 

Display Options

Camera settings

 

  
FLASH
Modes

E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual

 

X-Sync

1/300sec (EX series Speedlites only)

 

Flash Exposure Compensation

+/- 3EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments

 

Flash Exposure Bracketing

Yes, with compatible External Flash

 

Flash Exposure Lock

Yes

 

Second Curtain Synchronisation

Yes

 

HotShoe/ PC Terminal

Yes/Yes

 

External Flash Compatibility

E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

 

External Flash Control

via camera menu screen

 

  
SHOOTING
Modes

Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual

 

Picture Styles

Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)

 

Colour Space

sRGB and Adobe RGB

 

Image Processing

Highlight Tone Priority
Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
Long exposure noise reduction
High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)
Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination

 

Drive Modes

Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote), Silent single shooting

 

Continuous Shooting

Max. Approx. 10fps. (speed maintained for up to 121 images (JPEG)¹³ or 28 images (RAW))² (with UDMA card)³

 

  
LIVE VIEW MODE
Type

Electronic viewfinder with image sensor

 

Coverage

Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

 

Frame Rate

30 fps

 

Focusing

Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face detection mode

 

Metering

Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed

 

Display Options

Grid overlay (x2), Histogram, Aspect ratios

 

  
FILE TYPE 
Still Image Type

JPEG: 10 compression options (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW, sRAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

 

RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording

Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG possible, separate formats to separate cards possible

 

Image Size

JPEG: (L) 4896x3264, (M1) 4320x2880, (M2) 3552x2368, (S) 2448x1632
RAW: (RAW) 4896x3264, (M-RAW) 3672x2448, (S-RAW) 2448x1632

 

Movie Type

MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)

 

Movie Size

1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)

 

Movie Length

Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB

 

Folders

New folders can be manually created and selected

 

File Numbering

(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset

 

  
OTHER FEATURES
Custom Functions

62 Custom Functions with 177 settings

 

Metadata Tag

User copyright information (can be set in camera)

 

LCD Panel / Illumination

Yes / Yes

 

Water/ Dust Resistance

Yes

 

Sound Memo

Up to 30sec per image

 

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

Yes

 

Playback Zoom

1.5x - 10x

 

Display Formats

(1) Single image with information (2 levels)
(2) Single image
(3) 4 image index
(4) 9 image index
(5) Magnified view
(6) Movie edit

 

Slide Show

Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills
Playback time: 1/2/3/5 seconds
Repeat: On/Off

 

Histogram

Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes

 

Highlight Alert

Yes

 

Image Erase/Protection

Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time

 

Data Verification

Original image verification data and encryption can be appended to the image (OSK-E3 required for verification + encryption/decryption)

 

Menu Categories

(1) Shooting menu (x2)
(2) Playback menu (x2)
(3) Setup menu (x3)
(4) Custom Functions menu
(5) My Menu

 

Menu Languages

English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese

 

Firmware Update

Update possible by the user.

 

  
INTERFACE
Computer

Hi-Speed USB

 

Other

HDMI mini output, Video output (PAL/ NTSC), Extension system terminal (for WFT-E2/ WFT-E2 II), External microphone (Stereo mini jack)

 

  
DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers

Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

 

PictBridge

Yes

 

  
STORAGE
Type

CompactFlash Type I/ II (Microdrive compatible, UDMA compatible), SDHC, SD memory (up to 2GB), External Media (with Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 and WFT-E2 II only).

 

  
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh

Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition)
OS X v10.4-10.5

 

 
  
SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing

ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser

 

Image Processing

Digital Photo Professional

 

Other

PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*), Picture Style Editor
* Requires optional accessory

 

  
POWER SOURCE
Batteries

Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E4 (supplied), 1xCR2025 for date & settings

 

Battery Life

Approx. 1500 (at 23°C)¹
Approx. 1200 (at 0°C)

 

Battery Indicator

6 levels + percentage

 

Power Saving

Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30mins or Off.

 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4, Battery charger LC-E4, Car Battery charger cable CB-570 (use with LC-E4)

 

  
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Body Materials

Magnesium Alloy body covers

 

Operating Environment

0 – 45 °C, 85% or less humidity

 

Dimensions (WxHxD)

156 x 156.6 x 79.9mm

 

Weight (Body Only)

Approx. 1180g

 

  
ACCESSORIES
Viewfinder

Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Focusing Screens Ec, Angle Finder C

 

Wireless File Transmitter

Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2¹, WFT-E2 II

 

Lenses

All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses)

 

Flash

Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)

 

Remote Controller/ Switch

Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5

 

Other

Hand Strap E2

 

  

Predictive AF

¹ With EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM at 50kph

Magnification

¹ With 50mm lens at infinity, -1(1/m) dpt

Continuous Shooting

¹ Large resolution JPEG quality setting 8
² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Varies depending on the subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc.
³ Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings and light level

Battery Life

¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated

Wireless File Transmitter

¹ Firmware update required

* Recommended Exposure Index