| In conjunction with Canon boast 'defined a new | | | | viewfinder with 98% coverage, a shutter rated |
| DSLR category' back in 2005, Canon released | | | | to 150k cycles and 9-point AF system with 6 AF |
| their EOS 5D model. The Canon EOS 5D model | | | | assist points. This definitely the must have for all |
| was the first 'full frame' sensor camera with a | | | | camera enthusiasts. |
| compact body; namely not having an integral | | | | Following are Canon EOS 5D Mark II full features: |
| vertical grip and have been very popular among | | | | 21 megapixel CMOS sensor (very similar to the |
| camera enthusiasts mainly because it is less bulky | | | | sensor in the EOS-1D Mark III) |
| then Canon EOS-1D, if you are looking for a full | | | | Sensor dust reduction by vibration of filter |
| frame DSLR to use with your Canon lenses. With | | | | ISO 100 - 6400 calibrated range, ISO 50 - 25600 |
| Sony DSLR-A900 and Nikon D700 in the market, | | | | expansion (1Ds Mark III & 5D max ISO |
| it is timely for Canon to upgrade their EOS 5D | | | | 3200) |
| model to Mark II. | | | | Auto ISO (100 - 3200) in all modes except manual |
| Canon EOS 5D Mark II, is superior in terms of | | | | 3.9 frames per second continuous shooting |
| both resolution and features such as 21 | | | | DIGIC 4 processor, new menus / interface as |
| mega-pixels, 1080p video, 3.0 VGA LCD, Live | | | | per the EOS 50D |
| View, higher capacity battery and many others. In | | | | Image processing features are: |
| other words, this camera has surpassed both its | | | | 1. Highlight tone priority |
| direct competitors in terms of resolution (Nikon | | | | 2. Auto lighting optimizer (4 levels) |
| D700) or features (Sony DSLR-A900). | | | | 3. High ISO noise reduction (4 levels) |
| The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is equipped with Live | | | | 4. Lens peripheral illumination correction (vignetting |
| View and anti-dust features as well. Other | | | | correction) |
| improvement from its predecessor are the DIGIC | | | | RAW and SRAW1 (10 MP) / SRAW2 (5 MP) |
| 4 processor; with 14-bit analogue to digital | | | | RAW / JPEG selection made separately |
| conversion. This DIGIC 4 has allowed Canon to | | | | Permanent display of ISO on both top plate and |
| slightly improve on the original Canon EOS 5D's | | | | viewfinder displays |
| 3fps continuous shooting rate to a new rate of | | | | AF micro adjustment (up to 20 lenses individually) |
| 3.9fps. | | | | Three custom modes on command dial, Creative |
| Aside from capturing high quality still pictures it is | | | | Auto Mode |
| also the first Canon's DSLR to boast video | | | | Image copyright metadata support |
| recording. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II is able to | | | | 98% coverage viewfinder (0.71x magnification) |
| record video in full High Definition (HD) of 1920 x | | | | 3.0 920,000 dot LCD monitor with 'Clear View' |
| 1080 pixels (1080p) at 30fps. This is also the first | | | | cover / coatings, 170° viewing angle |
| DSLR to record video in glorious full HD and | | | | Automatic LCD brightness adjustment (ambient |
| definitely best quality video recording by a still | | | | light sensor) |
| camera. Other improvement comprise of LCD | | | | Live View with three mode auto-focus (inclusive |
| screen size of 3 inch with 920k dot / VGA | | | | of face detection) |
| resolution. Owners of HDTV will be pleased that | | | | No mirror-flip for exposures in Live View if |
| there is HDMI port for direct connection to HDTV | | | | contrast detect AF is selected |
| at 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. | | | | Movie recording in Live View (i.e. 1080p H.264 up |
| As for more traditional photographic features, the | | | | to 12 minutes, VGA H. |
| Canon EOS 5D Mark II offers an improved | | | | |