Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR camera announced

Canon has announced the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera, the latest addition to its EOS 1D series of cameras.The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera will be available at a price of $4,999.00 at all US dealerships, in December 2009. The camera has been priced $200 less than the price of the Nikon D3S DSLR camera that will be launched in November 2009.

Photo: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR camera

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera comes with a monstrous 16-MP Canon CMOS sensor. The ISO speed settings of the camera range from 100 up to 12,800 in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments.

The camera features Dual DIGIC 4 Imaging Processors, 14-bit A/D data conversion, and enables users to shoot 10 frames per second.

This new camera also features 1080p Full High-Definition video capture at selectable frame rates and full manual exposure control.

Photo: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR camera

The settings are expandable to L: 50 for bright light or H1: 25,600, H2: 51,200, and H3: 102,400 for low light, pretty much the same as the Nikon D3S DSLR.

Photo: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR camera back view

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR offers three video recording resolutions, and awesome 1080p Full HD and 720p HD in a 16:9 aspect ratio and Standard Definition (SD) in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Photo: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR camera price, specifications, photos, features top view

Canon’s EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR features a new autofocus system that offers 45 AF points that include 39 high-precision cross-type focusing points. These enables photographers to track fast moving athletes or wildlife accurately, Canon has said.

Another feature of the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR is its Peripheral Illumination Correction function that claims to corrects darkening in the corners of images.

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera features a new Auto Lighting Optimizer (ALO) system that is said to adjust brightness and contrast of photos in-camera, that reduces the need for post-production work on photos.

Canon has also bundled a WFT-E2 II A wireless file transmitter with the camera, that offers connectivity options like IEEE802.11a/b/g , geotagging of images, and linking to up to ten cameras.

Here are the main specifications of the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR camera

Dimensions 6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 in./156 x 156.6 x 79.9mm

Weight 1180 g / 41.6 oz.

Recording Media CF Card Type I and II, SD/SDHC Memory Card (1 slot each), UDMA Mode 6 CF cards and/or External media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Canon Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2/E2A or Wireless File Transmitter

Image Sensor Size 1.098 x 0.73 in./ 27.9 x 18.6 mm (APS-H size sensor)
Compatible Lenses Canon EF
Lens Mount Canon EF mount

Image Sensor High-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-plate, CMOS sensor

Pixels 16.10 Megapixels

Aspect Ratio 3:2 (Horizontal:Vertical)

Recording Format DCF 2.0 (Exif 2.21): JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG

Image Type JPEG, RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (Canon .CR2) MOV

Autofocus TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor

AF Points Area AF with 45 AF points- 8 mm (H) x 15 mm (W)

Shutter Speeds 1/8000 to 30 sec. (1/3-, 1/2-, or 1-stop increments: C.Fn I -1), X-sync at 1/300 sec.
- The shutter speed range can be limited with C.Fn I -12 and the aperture range limited with C.Fn I -13

Continuous Shooting Speed Approx. 10 fps (at a shutter speed of 1/500 sec. or faster in all recording modes); fastest speed can be lowered if desired via Custom Function III-16

Direct Printing PictBridge-compatible printers

Battery Battery Pack LP-E4 x 1, AC power is possible with the AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4