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| Marketed | March 2012 |
To date, Canon has developed its top-of-the-line digital SLR cameras through the 1Ds series, which delivers exceptionally high image quality, and the 1D series, which achieves superlative high-speed performance. Integrating the strengths of these two series, Canon’s new professional flagship model, the EOS-1D X, brings together the highest levels of image quality and speed performance.
The Canon EOS-1D X incorporates a newly developed approximately 18.1-megapixel 35 mm full-frame CMOS sensor which, in addition to achieving an optimal sensor size and pixel count balance, effectively makes use of Canon’s proprietary semiconductor technologies to ensure low-noise performance. Featuring Dual DIGIC 5+, which comprises two new high-performance DIGIC 5+ image processors—each realizing approximately 17 times the processing power of DIGIC 4— the camera delivers exemplary image quality and speed performance. Compared with the EOS-1D Mark IV’s sensitivity range of ISO100-12800, the EOS-1D X offers a range that has been expanded by two steps, to 100-51200,* for outstanding imaging results with reduced noise, even when shooting indoors and other dimly lit settings.
Combining a 100,000-pixel RGB metering sensor and DIGIC 4 processor, the Canon EOS-1D X’s new AE system, the EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, is capable of determining not only brightness levels, but also a subject’s face and target color, making possible high-precision exposure control. The newly developed AF system incorporates an AF sensor with a total of 61 autofocus points for improved high-precision subject capture. The sensor includes 21 f/5.6 cross-type sensors, 20 f/4.0 cross-type sensors, and 5 f/2.8 dual cross-type sensors. Equipped with 20 f/4.0 AF points, the new camera offers the same level of precision as the EOS-1D Mark IV at f/2.8. Additionally, working in tandem with the new AE system, the camera’s EOS iTR AF (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition Auto Focus) function is capable of tracking a subject’s face or target color to maintain focus on a moving subject.
The Canon EOS-1D X’s new Dual DIGIC 5+ image processors make possible high-speed continuous shooting of up to approximately 12 frames per second with high-precision AE and AF performance. In the ultra-fast continuous shooting mode, the camera realizes a continuous shooting speed of up to approximately 14 frames per second (mirror remains raised during shooting, JPEG images only).
* Standard ISO sensitivity range is ISO100-25600 when shooting video.
| Type | |
| Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera |
| Recording media | Type I or II CF card, UDMA mode 7-compatible * Dual CF card slots |
| Image sensor size | Approx. 36 x 24 mm |
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses (except EF-S and EF-M lenses) (35 mm-equivalent lens focal length will be as indicated on the lens) |
| Lens mount | Canon EF mount |
| Image Sensor | |
| Type | CMOS sensor |
| Effective pixels | Approx. 18.10 megapixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Dust delete feature | Auto, Manual, Dust Delete Data appending |
| Recording System | |
| Recording format | Design rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0 |
| Image type | JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording enabled |
| Recorded pixels | L (Large) : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) M1 (Medium 1): Approx. 14.20 megapixels (4608 x 3072) M2 (Medium 2): Approx. 8.00 megapixels (3456 x 2304) S (Small) : Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) RAW : Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) M-RAW : Approx. 10.10 megapixels (3888 x 2592) S-RAW : Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) |
| JPEG quality | 10 levels |
| Recording function | Standard, Auto switch card, Record separately, Record to multiple |
| Create/select a folder | Possible |
| File name | Preset code, User setting 1, User setting 2 |
| File numbering | Continuous, Auto reset, Manual reset |
| Image Processing During Shooting | |
| Picture Style | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 – 3 |
| White balance | Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (Approx. 2500-10000K), Personal white balance (5 settings), White balance correction, and White balance bracketing possible * Flash color temperature information transmission enabled |
| Noise reduction | Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots |
| Automatic image brightness correction | Auto Lighting Optimizer |
| Highlight tone priority | Provided |
| Lens aberration correction | Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100% (with Eye point approx. 20 mm) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.76x (-1 m-1 with 50 mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye point | Approx. 20 mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1) |
| Built-in dioptric adjustment | Approx. -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt) |
| Eyepiece shutter | Built-in |
| Focusing screen | Ec-C V provided, interchangeable |
| AF status indicator | Provided |
| Grid display | Provided |
| Electronic level | Horizontal: 1° increments, ±6° Vertical: 1° increments, ±4° * During horizontal shooting |
| Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Depth-of-field preview | Provided |
| Autofocus | |
| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection |
| AF points | 61 points (Up to 41 cross-type points) * Number of available AF points and cross-type points vary depending on the lens. |
| Focusing brightness range | EV -2 – 18 (with center f/2.8 AF point, 23°C/73°F, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) |
| AF area selection modes | Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual selection), AF point expansion (manual selection; up, down, left, and right), AF point expansion (manual selection; surround), Zone AF (manual selection), Auto selection of 61 AF points |
| AF point automatic selection conditions | Depending on EOS iTR AF setting (AF using color and face detection information possible) * iTR: Intelligent Tracking and Recognition |
| AF Configuration tool | Case 1 – 6 |
| AI Servo characteristics | Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration/deceleration tracking, AF point auto switching |
| AF fine adjustment | AF Microadjustment (All lenses by same amount or Adjust by lens) |
| AF-assist beam | Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite |
| Exposure Control | |
| Metering modes | Approx. 100,000-pixel RGB metering sensor and 252-zone TTL metering at max. aperture EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) system Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) Partial metering (approx. 6.5% of viewfinder at center) Spot metering (approx. 2.5% of viewfinder at center) Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering range | EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) * Spot metering: EV 2 – 20 |
| Exposure control | Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure |
| ISO speed (Recommended exposure index) |
Auto ISO, manually settable within ISO 100 – 51200 (1/3-stop or whole-stop increments), and expandable to L (Equivalent to ISO 50), H1 (Equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (Equivalent to ISO 204800) |
| ISO speed settings | ISO speed range, Auto ISO range, and Auto ISO minimum shutter speed settable |
| Exposure compensation | Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (Can be combined with manual exposure compensation) |
| AE lock | Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: By AE lock button |
| Standard exposure level adjustment | AE Microadjustment possible |
| Multiple Exposures | |
| Shooting method | Function/control priority, Continuous shooting priority |
| No. of multiple exposures | 2 to 9 exposures |
| Multiple-exposure control | Additive, Average, Bright, Dark |
| Shutter | |
| Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speeds | 1/8000 sec. to 30 sec., Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.), X-sync at 1/250 sec. |
| Drive System | |
| Drive modes | Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, 10-sec. self-timer, 2-sec. self-timer, Silent single shooting, Super high-speed continuous |
| Continuous shooting speed |
Super high-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 14 shots/sec. High-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 12 shots/sec. Low-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3 shots/sec. * When the ISO speed is set to 32000 or higher (if the camera’s internal temperature is low, ISO 20000 or higher), the maximum continuous shooting speed will be approx. 10 fps. |
| Max. burst |
JPEG Large: Approx. 100 shots (approx. 180 shots) RAW: Approx. 35 shots (approx. 38 shots) RAW+JPEG Large: Approx. 17 shots (approx. 17 shots) * During high-speed continuous shooting |
| External Speedlite | |
| Compatible Speedlites | EX-series Speedlites |
| Flash metering | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| FE lock | Provided |
| PC terminal | Provided |
| Standard flash exposure level adjustment | FE Microadjustment possible |
| External Speedlite control | Provided * Compatible with radio wireless flash photography. |
| Live View Shooting | |
| Focus modes | Live mode, Face detection Live mode (contrast detection), Quick mode (phase-difference detection), Manual focusing (approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) |
| Focusing brightness range | EV 1 – 20 (with contrast detection, at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100) |
| Metering modes | Evaluative metering with the image sensor |
| Metering range | EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Silent shooting | Provided (Mode 1 and 2) |
| Grid display | Three types |
| Movie Shooting | |
| Movie recording compression | MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 Variable (average) bit rate |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| Recording format | MOV |
| Recording size and frame rate | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p / 25p / 24p 1280 x 720 (HD) : 60p / 50p 640 x 480 (SD) : 30p / 25p * 30p: 29.97 fps, 25p: 25.00 fps, 24p: 23.976 fps, 60p: 59.94 fps, 50p: 50.00 fps |
| Compression method: | ALL-I (I-only), IPB |
| File size | 1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p) / IPB : Approx. 235 MB / min. 1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p) / ALL-I : Approx. 685 MB / min. 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p) / IPB : Approx. 205 MB / min. 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p) / ALL-I : Approx. 610 MB / min. 640 x 480 (30p / 25p) / IPB : Approx. 78 MB / min. * Card reading / writing speed necessary for movie shooting: |
| Focus modes | Same as focusing with Live View shooting |
| Metering modes | Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focusing mode. |
| Metering range | EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | 1. Auto-exposure, 2. Shutter-priority AE, 3. Aperture-priority AE, 4. Manual exposure * With 1, 2, and 3, exposure compensation and AE lock are possible. |
| Exposure compensation | 1/3-stop increments, ±3 stops (±5 stops for still photos) |
| ISO speed: (Recommended exposure index) |
P, Av, and BULB: ISO 100 – 25600 set automatically, or ISO expansion to H (equivalent to ISO 51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800) Tv : ISO 100 – 25600 set automatically M : Auto ISO (ISO 100 – 25600 set automatically), ISO 100 – 25600 set manually (in 1 / 3- or whole-stop increments), or ISO expansion to H (equivalent to ISO 32000 / 40000 / 51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800) |
| Time code | Supported |
| Drop frames | Compatible with 60p / 30p |
| Sound recording | Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal provided Sound recording level adjustable, wind filter provided |
| Grid display | Three types |
| Still photo shooting | Possible |
| LCD Monitor | |
| Type | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor size and dots | Wide, 8.1 cm (3.2-in.) (3:2) with approx. 1.04 million dots |
| Brightness adjustment | Manual (7 levels) |
| Electronic level | Provided |
| Feature guide | Displayable |
| Camera system status display | Provided |
| Playback | |
| Image display formats | Single-image display, Single-image + Info display (Basic info, shooting info, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index display |
| Highlight alert | Overexposed highlights blink |
| AF point display | Possible |
| Grid display | Three types |
| Zoom magnification | Approx. 1.5x – 10x, starting magnification and position settable |
| Image browsing methods | Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating |
| Image rotate | Possible |
| Ratings | Provided |
| Movie playback | Enabled (LCD monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT), built-in speaker |
| Slide show | All images, by date, by folder, movies, stills, or by rating |
| Image protect | Possible |
| Voice memo | Recording / playback possible |
| Copying images | Possible |
| Post-Processing of Images | |
| In-camera RAW image processing | Brightness correction, White balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, High ISO speed noise reduction, JPEG image-recording quality, Color space, Peripheral illumination correction, Distortion correction, and Chromatic aberration correction |
| Resize | Possible |
| Direct Printing | |
| Compatible printers | PictBridge-compatible printers |
| Printable images | JPEG and RAW images |
| Print ordering | DPOF Version 1.1 compatible |
| Wired LAN | |
| Ethernet | 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T |
| FTP transfer | Automatic transfer upon shooting, Image selection / transfer, Transfer with SET button, Transfer with caption |
| EOS Utility | EOS Utility’s remote control works with wired LAN |
| WFT server | Camera control, simple control, basic shooting, image viewing, and downloading |
| Media server | DLNA-compatible |
| Multi camera time sync function |
Master camera can synchronize time with up to 10 slave cameras Time error of approx. ±0.05 sec. between master and slave cameras |
| Image Transfer | |
| Transferrable images | Still photos (JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG images), Movies |
| Custom Functions | |
| Custom Functions | 31 |
| Save camera settings | Up to ten sets can be registered in a card |
| Custom shooting modes | Register under Mode C1/C2/C3 |
| My Menu registration | Possible |
| Copyright information | Entry and inclusion enabled |
| Interface | |
| Audio / video OUT / Digital terminal |
Analog video (Compatible with NTSC / PAL) / stereo audio output Personal computer communication, Direct printing (Hi-Speed USB or equivalent), GPS Receiver GP-E2 connection |
| HDMI mini OUT terminal | Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible |
| External microphone IN terminal | 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack |
| Remote control terminal | Compatible with N3-type remote controller |
| Ethernet terminal | RJ-45 terminal, gigabit Ethernet compatible |
| System extension terminal | For Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E6 and GPS Receiver GP-E1 |
| Power | |
| Battery | Battery Pack LP-E4N / LP-E4 (Quantity 1) * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4 |
| Battery information | Remaining capacity, Shutter count, and Recharge performance displayed |
| Battery life: (Based on CIPA testing standards) |
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 1120 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 860 shots at 0°C/32°F With Live View shooting: Approx. 290 shots at 23°C/73°F, approx. 250 shots at 0°C/32°F |
| Movie shooting time | Approx. 2 hr. 10 min. at 23°C/73°F Approx. 2 hr. at 0°C/32°F * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E4N |
| Date/Time battery | CR2025 lithium battery (Quantity 1) |
| Dimensions and Weight | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 158.0 x 163.6 x 82.7 mm / 6.2 x 6.4 x 3.3 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 1530 g / 54.0 oz. (CIPA Guidelines) Approx. 1340 g / 47.3 oz. (Body only) |
| Operation Environment | |
| Working temperature range | 0°C – 45°C / 32°F – 113°F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |