The Canon EOS-1D X Mark II is a 20-megapixel full-frame
DSLR
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flagship camera, announced on February 1, 2016, by
Canon
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with an
MSRP of US$5,999.00. It is the successor to the
Canon EOS-1D X
The Canon EOS-1D X is a professional digital SLR camera body by Canon Inc. It succeeded the company's previous flagship Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV. It was announced on 18 October 2011.
It was released in March 2012 ...
, which was released in 2012.
On January 6, 2020, Canon introduced the
Canon EOS-1D X Mark III as the successor to the EOS-1D X Mark II.
Features
New features over the Canon EOS-1D X are:
*
DCI 4K (4096×2160) with up to 60
fps (59.94 fps) up to 29'59" (4K can only be recorded internally in
MJPEG
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, the HDMI output is limited to 1080p)
* Continuous shooting rate of up to 14 frames per second with full
autofocus
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; 16 fps in live view with locked focus and exposure. These rates are available when using the new LP-E19 battery. The EOS-1D X Mk II accepts the LP-E4N batteries of the Mk I and LP-E4 batteries of the 1D Mark IV, but burst mode reverts to the Mk I maximum of 12/14 fps.
* Full
HD video (1920×1080) up to 120 fps (119.9 fps)
* All
AF points support to a maximum aperture of f/8
* Digital lens optimizer for JPEG shooting.
* AI Servo AF III
* Continuous red illumination of all AF points
* Support for
CFast
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(a variant of CompactFlash) memory cards
* Built-in
GPS used for
geotag information and syncing to
UTC
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time
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* One additional stop of ISO range with it being expandable to 409600
* Anti-flicker feature (introduced with the EOS 7D Mark II) – camera can be set to adjust the moment of exposure to compensate for flickering electric lighting
* A ]touchscreen
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LCD
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, which allows videographers to select the camera's AF point before and during video recording.
* Wi-Fi for wireless file transfer (with wireless transmitter)
Comparison with the EOS-1D X
See also
* Canon EOS-1D C
References
External links
Official web page
Sample Images & Movies
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1D X Mk II
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