The Canon EOS-1D X Mark II was the company's 20-megapixel full-frame

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flagship camera, announced on February 1, 2016, by

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with an

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of US$5,999.00. It is the successor to the

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, 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

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, the HDMI output is limited to 1080p) * Continuous shooting rate of up to 14 frames per second with full

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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

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(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

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(a variant of CompactFlash) memory cards * Built-in

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used for

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information and syncing to UTC time * 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

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LCD, 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

References

External links

Official web page

Sample Images & Movies
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Features

Comparison with the EOS-1D X

See also

References

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