Canon 16.1 Megapixels 1D Mark IV DSLR Review by DCR With Rating 4.5/5
2010-03-07 00:26 | Tag: DCR Rating Mark Canon DSLR | SourceAverage Camera Review Rating [3 reviews]
Canon announced the long expected EOS 1D Mark IV DSLR Camera, a direct replacement for the company's previous 1D Mark III model, which has now been officially discontinued and will no longer be available once existing stock is cleared from the retail channel. The 1D Mark IV features a completely revised autofocus system with 45 AF points, 39 of which points are high-precision cross-type. Other upgrades include a higher resolution, increased sensitivity, dual DIGIC IV processors, and full HD video. There's also a new higher-resolution LCD display with improved reflection / glare resistance, identical to that seen in the recently announced EOS 7D model.
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Canon announced the long expected EOS 1D Mark IV DSLR Camera, a direct replacement for the company's previous 1D Mark III model, which has now been officially discontinued and will no longer be available once existing stock is cleared from the retail channel. The 1D Mark IV features a completely revised autofocus system with 45 AF points, 39 of which points are high-precision cross-type. Other upgrades include a higher resolution, increased sensitivity, dual DIGIC IV processors, and full HD video. There's also a new higher-resolution LCD display with improved reflection / glare resistance, identical to that seen in the recently announced EOS 7D model. The AF sensor's basic configuration and focusing optics on the 1D Mark IV are similar to those of the EOS-1D Mark III. However, there are now 39 cross-type AF points available for manual AF point selection, compared to 19 for the EOS-1D Mark III and only 7 for the EOS-1D Mark II/II N. This change was made possible by the high-speed, vertical line-sensitive f/2.8 sensor components whose reading position is now switchable. The new reading method improves both AF precision and the subject tracking success rate. The precision of the focusing optics has also been improved with stricter AF adjustment standards and improvements in the manufacturing process to improve the stability of AF performance. To complete the range of AF improvements, Canon has developed a new AI Servo II AF predictive focusing algorithm that significantly improves responsiveness and stability by making better decisions on focus tracking in a variety of shooting conditions. The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV DSLR camera is scheduled to be delivered to U.S. dealers in late December, and will be sold in a body-only configuration at an estimated retail price of $4,999.00. Here is the summary of a recent review of the camera by DigitalCameraReview, giving the camera a rating of 4.5 out of 5:
"Canon's newest 1D model has no pretenses about being anything other than the high performance leader of the Canon DSLR fleet. You can pay more for the 1Ds Mark III, but not shoot nearly as fast, and with not all that much more resolution than the Mark IV. No built-in flash, no scene shooting modes, and only one shooting mode that allows the camera to make both decisions on aperture and shutter speed. You have left the entry level/prosumer world obehind and are firmly ensconced at the tip of Canon's technology spear.
Going pro isn't cheap - the body alone will set you back more than $5,000 once sales tax and shipping are levied on top of the MSRP. The premium L series lenses that help maximize image quality aren't bargain basement equipment either. The 100mm macro and 24-105mm zoom we had for this review came in at about $1,050 and $1,250 MSRP, respectively. The camera is big and heavy, owing at least some of its bulk to robust construction and weather proofing. Continuous shooting speed at full resolution is the highest of any DSLR, and the camera can sustain this pace for more than 120 JPEG captures. Shutter and autofocus performance are solid, there are custom settings for virtually any aspect of camera operation, and image capture imaginable, and image quality is good.
At this level of camera, the performance gains are incremental over more modest offerings from the same company or even others. The Canon 7D, for example, shoots at 8 fps for about 160 JPEG captures and offers an 18 megapixel sensor and 1080p HD video, at a price that's about $3,300 less than the Mark IV. Shutter lag and autofocus acquisition times clocked in with identical figures for both cameras in our lab tests. Why would anyone spend so much more for what appear to be modest gains in many areas? Perhaps because sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
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Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Camera Reviews Roundup
| BobAtkins: "Noise at low ISO settings is virtually absent and remains very low up to ISO 1600. At ISO 3200 noise is still low though some is visible. Even at ISO 12800 image noise is acceptable for many applications. Once ISO goes into the expanded range things do get worse though. ISO 25600 is noisy but not too awful, but at ISO 51200 noise is clearly degrading the image and at ISO 102400 noise and image degradation due to noi..." - Jul 16 2010 More » | |
| ePhotoZine: "The exposure system was consistent so no issues here. I had the camera set to its 63-zone Evaluative metering system, mostly in aperture-priority or manual when I was using studio flash. Shooting into the light in a dark night club still produced acceptable exposures without any help from me. The highlights burned out but that was better than losing shadow details in this instance. I did find that while the AF is ex..." - Apr 29 2010 More » | |
| AkihabaraNews: "Now what can we say? Well to be very honest with you, we have been very disappointed by the 1D MK IV, so much so that we have started to wonder if the test camera we had did have some major flaws, however, it is interesting to notice that we also had some troubles with the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lens on our 5D MK II, making us think that apparently this lens (we tested 2 different models, one from Canon and one of..." - Apr 09 2010 More » | |
| NeutralDay: "For the professional sports, photojournalist, or wildlife photographer, the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV offers a truly tempting trio of desireable camera features. Its ability to shoot relatively high resolution images at 10 frames per second put it in a class to itself, and its low light capabilities put the Mark IV in very elite company indeed. If Canon's goal with the EOS 1D Mark IV was to ease photographers memori..." - Mar 20 2010 More » | |
| dpreview: "Canon's 1D series have always been the results of carefully considered evolution but in this instance the evolution is so subtle that you can almost think of the Mark IV as the EOS-1D Mark III Mark II. The body and handling are essentially unchanged, which is to be expected, as the Mark III's ergonomic prowess has never been in doubt. Regardless of which brands you've used before, you don't have to use the Mark IV f..." - Feb 22 2010 More » | |
| Michael Wille: "The big disappointment is the absence of so many of the 7D's focus system improvements. I suppose the Mk IV was developed prior to the 7D, so we will have to wait until the 1Ds Mark IV to see these. Thus, the 7D's excellent new internal LCD viewfinder screen is absent, as are several of the various focus spot selection modes (like "spot focus", except when using certain long lenses; and auto-select within..." - Feb 10 2010 More » | |
| TrustedReviews: "The other major improvement for the EOS-1D Mk IV is the new 45-point autofocus system, which features 39 of the more sensitive and accurate cross-type sensors, which unusually are positioned around the outside of the focus area, with the six conventional strip-type sensors in a line across the middle of the frame. I was able to try the AF system briefly with a couple of different lenses, and I can confirm that it is..." - Oct 30 2009 More » | |
| DPI: "The Canon EOS 1D Mark IV powers on pretty much instantaneously and auto focusing is snappy as ever, even on a pre-production unit. I tried out the camera in AI Servo mode with an EF 70-200 mm f2.8 lens and took several sequences of continuous shots of moving subjects in rather hot and humid conditions. I'm glad to report the EOS 1D Mark IV kept up very well (majority were 'keeper' shots) - I guess Canon learnt their..." - Oct 22 2009 More » |
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