Canon EOS-1D X
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The Canon EOS-1D X is a future digital SLR camera body
by Canon Inc.
It will succeed the company's flagship Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
. It was announced on October 18, 2011 and is expected to reach dealers in March 2012. The US list price is $6,800 (body only) and the UK price is expected to be around £5,300.
The EOS-1D X has two DIGIC 5+ image processors for sensor reading and compression, and a separate DIGIC 4 dedicated to automatic exposure.
Digital camera back
A digital camera back is a device that attaches to the back of a camera in place of a film holder and contains an electronic image sensor. This lets cameras that were designed to use film take digital photographs...
by Canon Inc.
Canon Inc.
is a Japanese multinational corporation that specialises in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers and computer printers. Its headquarters are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.-Origins:...
It will succeed the company's flagship Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
The EOS-1Ds Mark III is a digital SLR camera body by Canon designed for professional photographers. The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III is successor to the EOS-1Ds Mark II and was announced in August 2007. The camera features a full-frame 21.1 megapixel CMOS sensor with 14 bit A/D converters for a total...
and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
The EOS-1D Mark IV is a professional 16.1 effective megapixels digital single lens reflex camera camera body produced by Canon. The EOS-1D Mark IV is the successor of the Canon EOS-1D Mark III and was announced on October 20, 2009, just four days after Nikon announced the D3s...
. It was announced on October 18, 2011 and is expected to reach dealers in March 2012. The US list price is $6,800 (body only) and the UK price is expected to be around £5,300.
The EOS-1D X has two DIGIC 5+ image processors for sensor reading and compression, and a separate DIGIC 4 dedicated to automatic exposure.
Features
- 36mm × 24mm; 18.1 effective megapixels full-frame CMOSCMOSComplementary metal–oxide–semiconductor is a technology for constructing integrated circuits. CMOS technology is used in microprocessors, microcontrollers, static RAM, and other digital logic circuits...
sensor - Dual Canon DIGIC 5+ processors
- DIGIC IV processor for autofocusAutofocusAn autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...
and meteringMetering modeIn photography, the metering mode refers to the way in which a camera determines the exposure.- Examples of metering modes :Cameras generally allow the user to select between spot, center-weighted average, or multi-zone metering modes....
system. - ISO 100–51200 native. ISOs 50, 102400 and 204800 simulated.
- Canon EF lens mountCanon EF lens mountIntroduced in 1987, the EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital cameras. EF stands for "Electro-Focus": automatic focusing on EF lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens...
(Excludes Canon EF-S lenses. Compatible with 3rd party APS-C lenses.) - 100,000 pixels built-in light and colour metering RGB sensor.
- 61 autofocus points: 21 f/5.6 cross-type, 20 f/4 cross-type, 5 f/2.8 cross-type and diagonal-sensitive.
- Built-in 1000BASE-T Ethernet connection with RJ-45 port.
- Shutter rated to 400,000 cycles.
- Multiple exposure modes.
- Integrated Ultrasonic Cleaning System.
- Two CompactFlashCompactFlashCompactFlash is a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices. Most CompactFlash devices contain flash memory in a standardized enclosure. The format was first specified and produced by SanDisk in 1994...
slots supporting UDMAUDMAFor the main article about the controller, see Parallel ATAThe Ultra DMA interface was the fastest method used to transfer data between the computer and an ATA device until Serial ATA....
7. - Intelligent Subject Analysis (EOS iSA).
- Intelligent Tracking & Recognition auto focus (EOS iTR AF).
- New 2450mAh battery LP-E4N (backward and forward compatible with LP-E4).
- Live preview mode.
- 3.2 inch, 1,040,000-dot LCD screenLiquid crystal displayA liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals . LCs do not emit light directly....
. - Dual-Axis Electronic Level.
- 14 frames per second continuous shooting JPEG (with mirror locked up, no autofocus) & 12 frames per second continuous shooting in RAW, JPEG, RAW+JPEG with full auto focus and lens aberration correction. According to Canon, the maximum shooting rate is reduced to 10 fps at ISO values of 32,000 and higher.
- Movie recording: Full HD1080p1080p is the shorthand identification for a set of HDTV high-definition video modes that are characterized by 1080 horizontal lines of resolution and progressive scan, meaning the image is not interlaced as is the case with the 1080i display standard....
(1920×1080) at frame rates of 2424pIn video technology, 24p refers to a video format that operates at 24 frames per second frame rate with progressive scanning . Originally, 24p was used in the non-linear editing of film-originated material...
, 25PALPAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system...
or 30NTSCNTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
fps, 720p720p720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
(1280x720) at 50 or 60 fps, and SDTVStandard-definition televisionSorete-definition television is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either enhanced-definition television or high-definition television . The term is usually used in reference to digital television, in particular when broadcasting at the same resolution as...
(640×480) at 25 or 30 fps. The h.264 video can be switched between all inter frameInter frameAn inter frame is a frame in a video compression stream which is expressed in terms of one or more neighboring frames. The "inter" part of the term refers to the use of Inter frame prediction...
and IPB with bidirectional prediction to reduce file size.