The first Canon EOS 5D was announced in 2005 and the camera has been a mainstay of prosumer and professional photographers and videographers ever since.

Movie recording in live view (1080p H.264 up to 12 minutes, VGA H.Canon’s 5D camera is perhaps the most ubiquitous DSLR available to the market, favoured by professionals and prosumers alike for its premium features and rugged reliability, and with the latest Mark IV release, several major improvements keep the photography icon up to scratch and solidify its place amongst the best cameras of the current age.

No mirror-flip for exposures in Live View if contrast detect AF selected.

Live view with three mode auto-focus (including face detection).

Automatic LCD brightness adjustment (ambient light sensor).

3.0' 920,000 dot LCD monitor with 'Clear View' cover / coatings, 170° viewing angle.

98% coverage viewfinder (0.71x magnification).

Three custom modes on command dial, Creative Auto mode.

AF micro adjustment (up to 20 lenses individually).

Permanent display of ISO on both top plate and viewfinder displays.

Lens peripheral illumination correction (vignetting correction).

DIGIC 4 processor, new menus / interface as per the EOS 50D.

3.9 frames per second continuous shooting.

Auto ISO (100 - 3200) in all modes except manual.ISO 100 - 6400 calibrated range, ISO 50 - 25600 expansion (1Ds Mark III & 5D max ISO 3200).

Sensor dust reduction by vibration of filter.

21 megapixel CMOS sensor (very similar to the sensor in the EOS-1Ds Mark III).

In other words, a camera that aims to leapfrog both its direct rivals, either in terms of resolution (in the case of the D700) or features (in the case of the DSLR-A900). So here is the 5D Mark II, which punches high in terms of both resolution and features, headlining: 21 megapixels, 1080p video, 3.0' VGA LCD, Live view, higher capacity battery. Three years on and two competitors have turned up in the shape of the Nikon D700 and Sony DSLR-A900, and Canon clearly believes it's time for a refresh. not having an integral vertical grip) and has since then proved to be very popular, perhaps because if you wanted a full frame DSLR to use with your Canon lenses and you didn't want the chunky EOS-1D style body then the EOS 5D has been your only choice. Unlike any previous 'full frame' sensor camera, the 5D was the first with a compact body (i.e. August 2009 - Updated to reflect the additional manual control over video exposure introduced with firmware 1.10.īack in August 2005 Canon 'defined a new DSLR category' (their words) with the EOS 5D.

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