The Canon EOS 5D Mk. II started it all back in 2008. It was a step-up from the Mk. I with a new little feature: video recording. Well that little feature turned out to be quite the game changer. It's been eight years since that revolution in video recording and Canon has announced its latest iteration of the EOS 5D. It's nothing surprising to be honest.
- 30.4 Megapixel CMOS sensor
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF
- Dual Pixel RAW files
- 61 point AF
- ISO 100-102,400 (extended)
- 7 FPS frame rate for stills
- DIGIC 6+ Image Processor
- Touch display
- Built-in GPS, WiFi and NFC
- Suitable for SD(HC/XC) up to UHS-I and CompactFlash Type I media (not compatible with Type II!)
- Time-lapse video
- 23.98, 24 and 30FPS video in 4K DCI resolution (4096x2160)
- Up to 60FPS video in 1080p FullHD resolution
- Up to 120FPS video in 720p HD resolution
- 1:1 pixel 4K recording using sensor crop (1.74x crop)
- Fullframe recording in 1080p and 720p
- Using 8 bit MJPEG codec at max. 500Mbit for 4K
- Using MPEG4 AVC/H.264 VBR for 1080p and 720p
Over at Cinema5D Richard Lackey wrote a nice piece on how this release kind-of sounds in The End of the Video DSLR. It's time to say goodbye ;-)