Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
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ISO settings range from 100 – 6400 which is expandable up to 25,600 equivalent. At the time of its inception, the 5D Mark II was the first Canon DSLR to offer HD Video Recording. The camera is capable of 1080p for up to 4 GB per clip. It also has the added functionality of a stereo microphone input. Live View is possible with the camera’s 3 inch LCD screen. Continuous shooting is at 3.9 FPS for 78 JPEG or 13 RAW. Lastly, the camera has an Integrated Cleaning System specifically designed to help keep the full frame sensor clean. |
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Images Quality |
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The EOS 5D Mark II uses a 21.1 MPx Full Frame CMOS Sensor along with DIGIC 4 Image Processor. At the time of its introduction, it delivered the best image quality of any EOS model at the time and it still holds up well today. Images are finely detailed while also delivering very low noise at high ISO sensitivities. The viewfinder covers 98% with .71x magnification. The camera is able to record in 1080p at 30 FPS as well as with standard definition. In March of 2010, a firmware update has added 24 FPS recording and manual audio recording functionality. |
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Construction |
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The camera sports a 3 inch 920k dot resolution LCD screen. The screen is used for Live View, and movie recording as well as navigating the menus. Canon’s Integrated Cleaning System is specifically designed for its full frame sensor. The low-pass filter has a new fluorine coating to help repel dust and Canon’s internal software can also remove dust during post processing.
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Usability |
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The camera has 9 user selectable AF points along with 6 additional vertical and horizontal AF assist points. Continuous shooting is at 3.9 FPS. The camera has a rugged shutter designed for 150k exposures. It also features an improved weather-resistant body. The 5D Mark II has a monaural microphone for audio during video recording however there is a jack for a stereo input. It also has an HDMI video output for live previewing or playing clips to an external source.
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The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is a full frame camera released in September of 2008. It uses a 21.1 MPx CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 Image Processor.
| Camera | |
| Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera |
| Recording Media | CF Card Type I and II, UDMA-compliant CF cards, via external media (USBv.2.0 hard drive, via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E4A) |
| Image Format | 36.0mm x 24.0mm (35mm Full-frame) |
| Compatible Lenses | Canon EF lenses |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF mount |
| Image Sensor | |
| Type | High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor |
| Effective Pixels | Approx. 21.1 megapixels |
| Total Pixels | Approx. 22.0 megapixels |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical) |
| Color Filter System | RGB primary color filters |
| Low Pass Filter | Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor |
| Dust Deleting Feature | Automatic Sensor Cleaning |
| Dust Delete Data appended to the captured image | |
| Manual cleaning of sensor | |
| Recording System | |
| Recording Format | Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 and 2.30 |
| File Size | Large/Fine: Approx. 6.1MB (5616 x 3744 pixels) |
| Large/Nomal: Approx. 3.0MB (5616 x 3744 pixels) | |
| Medium/Fine: Approx. 3.6MB (4080 x 2720 pixels) | |
| Medium/Normal: Approx. 1.9MB (4080 x 2720 pixels) | |
| Small/Fine: Approx. 2.1MB (2784 x 1856 pixels) | |
| Small/Normal: Approx. 1.0MB (2784 x 1856 pixels) | |
| RAW: Approx. 25.8MB (5616 x 3744 pixels) | |
| sRAW 1: Approx. 14.8MB (3861 x 2574 pixels) | |
| sRAW 2: Approx. 10.8MB (2784 x 1856 pixels) | |
| Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc. | |
| Recording Functions | With the WFT-E4A attached, image recording to the CF card and to the USB external media connected to the WFT-E4A will be possible as follows: |
| Standard | |
| Automatic switching of recording media | |
| Separate recordings according to image-recording quality | |
| Recording images having the same size | |
| Backup Recording | Enabled with WFT-E4A attached |
| File Numbering | Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset. |
| Possible to create new folders and select folders in the CF card | |
| RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording | Provided (RAW/sRAW+JPEG also possible) |
| Color Space | sRGB, Adobe RGB |
| Picture Style | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1-3 |
| White Balance | |
| Settings | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature setting |
| Auto White Balance | Auto white balance with the image sensor |
| Color Temperature Compensation | White balance correction: ±9 stops in full-stop increments White balance bracketing: ±3 stops in full-stop increments Blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible |
| Color Temperature Information Transmission | Provided |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 98% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.71x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye Point | Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center) |
| Dioptric Adjustment Correction | -3.0 to +1.0m-1 (diopter) |
| Focusing Screen | Interchangeable (Eg-D: Grid lines, Eg-S [point of Focus], Eg-A standard focusing screen provided |
| Mirror | Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cutoffwith EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses) |
| Viewfinder Information | AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure information(shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, spot meteringcircle), Flash information (flash ready, flash exposure compensation, High-speedsync, FE lock), Image information (Highlight tone priority, monochromeshooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, CF card information),battery information |
| Depth Of Field Preview | Enabled with depth-of-field preview button |
| Autofocus | |
| Type | TTL-CT-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor |
| AF Points | 9 AF Points (1 Cross Type) + 6 AF Assist Points |
| AF Working Range | EV -0.5-18 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) |
| Focusing Modes | Autofocus |
| One-Shot AF | |
| Predictive AI Servo AF | |
| AI Focus AF | |
| Manual focus (MF) | |
| AF Point Selection | Manual selection |
| Auto selection | |
| Selected AF Point Display | Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD panel |
| AF Assist Beam | When an external EOS-dedicated Speedlite is attached to the camera, the AF-assist beam from the Speedlite will be emitted when necessary. |
| Exposure Control | |
| Metering Modes | 35-zone TTL full-aperture metering |
| Evaluative metering (linkable to all AF points) | |
| Partial metering (approx. 8% of viewfinder at center) | |
| Spot metering (approx. 3.5% of viewfinder at center) | |
| Center-weighted average metering | |
| Metering Range | EV 1.0 – EV 20.0 (at 73°F/23°C with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure Control Systems | Program AE (Shiftable) |
| Shutter-priority AE | |
| Aperture-priority AE | |
| Manual exposure | |
| Automatic depth-of-field | |
| Scene Intelligent Auto | |
| Flash Off | |
| Creative Auto | |
| Programmed Image Control modes | |
| E-TTL II autoflash program AE | |
| ISO Speed Range | ISO 100-6400 (in 1/3-stop or 1-stop increments) |
| ISO 100-3200 set automatically | |
| Extension settable (with C.Fn.I-3-1): ISO 50 (L), 12800 (H1), 25600 (H2) | |
| High Tone Priority settable: ISO 200-6400 | |
| Exposure Compensation | Manual: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with AEB) |
| AE Lock | Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved |
| Manual: By AE lock button | |
| Shutter | Vertical-travel, mechanical, Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter 1/8000 to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/200 sec. |
| 1/8000 to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) Soft-touch electromagnetic release 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay Remote control with N3-type terminal. (Wireless remote controller RC-1/RC-5 can also be used.) | |
| Type | Vertical-travel, mechanical, Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/8000 to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/200 sec. |
| 1/8000 to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) | |
| Shutter Release | Soft-touch electromagnetic release |
| Self Timer | 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay |
| Remote Control | Remote control with N3-type terminal. (Wireless remote controller RC-1/RC-5 can also be used.) |
| External Speedlite | |
| Zooming to Match Focal Length | Provided |
| Flash Metering | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | ±2 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments |
| FE Lock | Provided |
| External Flash Settings | Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings |
| Drive System | |
| Drive Modes | Single, Continuous, and Self-timer (10-sec. or 2-sec. delay) |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | Max. 3.9 shots/sec. |
| Maximum Burst | JPEG (Large/Fine): approx. 78 (CF)/approx. 310 (UDMA CF) |
| RAW: approx. 13/approx. 14 (UDMA CF) | |
| RAW+JPEG (Large/Fine): approx. 8 (CF/UDMA CF) | |
| Based on Canon’s testing standards with a 2GB CF card, continuous shooting, ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style
Varies depending on the subject, CF card brand, image-recording quality,ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, etc. |
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| Live View Functions | |
| Shooting Modes | Still photo shooting and video shooting |
| Focusing | Quick mode (Phase-difference detection) |
| Live mode/Face Detection Live mode (Contrast detection) | |
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Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible) |
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| Metering Modes |
Evaluative metering with the image sensor (still photos) |
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Center-weighted average metering (video) |
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| Metering Range | EV 0-20 (at 73°F/23°C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Grid Display | Provided (Two-type grid displays) |
| Exposure Simulation | Provided |
| Silent Shooting | Provided (Mode 1 and 2) |
| LCD Monitor | |
| Type | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor Size | 3.0 in. |
| Pixels | Approx. 920,000 (VGA) |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% |
| Viewing Angle: 170° | |
| Brightness Control | Adjustable to one of seven brightness levels |
| Interface Languages | 25 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Romanian, Ukraine, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese) |
| Playback | |
| Display Format | Single image, Single image + Image-recording quality/shooting information,histogram, 4- or 9-image index, magnified view (approx. 1.5x-10x), rotatedimage (auto/manual), image jump (by 10/100 images, index screen, byshooting date, by folder), slide show (all images/selected by date/folder) |
| Highlight Alert | Provided (Overexposed highlights blink) |
| Image Protection and Erase | |
| Protection | Single images can be erase-protected or not |
| Erase | Single image, check-marked images or all images in the CF card can be erased (except protected images) |
| Direct Printing | |
| Compatible Printers | PictBridge-compatible printers |
| Printable Images | JPEG images compliant to Design rule for Camera File System (DPOF printing possible) and RAW/sRAW images captured with the EOS 5D Mark II |
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| DPOF: Digital Print Order Format | |
| DPOF | Version 1.1 compatible |
| Customization | |
| Custom Functions | Total 25 |
| Camera User Settings | Register under Mode Dial’s C1, C2 and C3 positions |
| My Menu Registration | Provided |
| Power Source | |
| Battery | One Battery Pack LP-E6 |
| AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6 with Battery Grip BG-E6 attached. | |
| Battery Check | Auto |
| Power Saving | Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30 min. |
| Date/Time Battery | One CR1616 lithium-ion battery |
| Start-up Time |
Approx. 0.1 sec. |
| Dimensions / Weight | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 6.0 x 4.5 x 3.0 in./152.0 x 113.5 x 75.0mm |
| Weight | Approx. 28.6 oz./810g (body only) |
| Operation Environment | |
| Working Temperature Range | 32-104°F/0-40°C |
| Working Humidity Range | 85% or less |
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