Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

The EOS-1D Mark IV is a professional 16.1 effective megapixels digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) camera body produced by Canon. The EOS-1D Mark IV is the successor of the Canon EOS-1D Mark III and was announced on 20 October 2009,^[4] just four days after Nikon announced the D3s. It used to be the only Canon APS-H format DSLR to feature HD video recording at 1080p resolution.^[5]

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV

Overview
Type	Digital single-lens reflex
Released	December 2009[1]
Intro price	US$4999.00
Lens
Lens	Interchangeable (EF)
Sensor/medium
Sensor	27.9mm × 18.6mm (1.3x conversion factor); CMOS, APS-H Format (16.1 effective megapixels)
Maximum resolution	4896 × 3264 (16.0 recorded megapixels)
Storage media	CompactFlash (Type I or Type II), Secure Digital
Focusing
Focus modes	Autofocus (One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF), Manual Focus (MF)
Focus areas	45 AF points with 39 cross-type AF points
Exposure/metering
Exposure metering	63-zone TTL full aperture metering
Metering modes	Evaluative metering, Partial metering, Spot metering, Centerweighted average metering
Shutter
Shutter	Vertical-travel, mechanical, focal-plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled
Shutter speed range	1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-stop increments) and bulb
Continuous shooting	10fps up to 28/121 frames (raw/JPEG Large Fine)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	100% coverage optical pentaprism
General
LCD screen	3.0 in, 920,000 dots TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Weight	1180 g
Made in	Japan
Chronology
Replaced	Canon EOS-1D Mark III[2]
Successor	Canon EOS-1D X[3]

It was discontinued in mid-2012 with the introduction of the Canon EOS-1D X, which replaced both the EOS-1D Mk IV and the EOS-1Ds Mk III.^[6]

It received a Gold Award from Digital Photography Review.

Features

• 27.9mm × 18.6mm; 16.1 effective megapixels APS-H CMOS sensor^[5]
• Dual DIGIC 4 image processors
• Canon EF lens mount (excludes EF-S)
• New autofocus module (45 AF points with 39 cross-type AF points)
• Integrated sensor cleaning system
• 1.3× crop factor
• 100–12800 ISO speed equivalent (expandable to L: 50, H1: 25600, H2: 51200 or H3: 102400)
• 30–1/8000 sec. shutter speed and bulb
• Shutter unit tested to 300,000 cycles
• Auto Lighting Optimizer
• Magnesium Alloy weather sealed body
• Eye-level pentaprism viewfinder with approx. 100% coverage at 0.76× magnification^[5]
• Live preview mode
• 3.0 in, 920,000 dots Clear View II TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor with 160° viewing angle
• 10 frames per second continuous shooting (Large JPEG: max. 121 frames, raw: max. 28 frames)
• Dimensions (W×H×D): 156 × 156.6 × 89.9 mm

See also

• Canon EF lens mount

References

1. "EOS-1D Mark IV". Canon Camera Museum.
2. "What's New in the EOS-1D Mark IV: Improved CMOS Sensor".
3. "Canon EOS-1D X". Canon Camera Museum.
4. "Canon Europe – Introducing the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV". 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
5. "Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR". 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
6. Alexandra Chang (19 October 2011). "Canon announces EOS-1D X DSLR camera for pros". Macworld. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

External links

• Media related to Canon EOS-1D Mark IV at Wikimedia Commons
• Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Product Page at Canon USA
• Canon EOS-1D Mark IV White Paper at Canon USA
• Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Press Release at Canon Europe