The Canon ESO 1D Mark IV is Canon’s flagship sport and wildlife camera.
It definitely has some very amazing features. Check them out below…
Product Highlights
- 16.1 Megapixels
- 3.0″ LCD
- High Sensitivity (ISO 102,400)
- 10fps Burst Mode
- 45 Point AF System
- HD Video Recording
- Selectable Video Exposure + Frame Rates
- Dust & Weather Resistant
- 100% Viewfinder
- Self Cleaning Sensor
Here are my quick thoughts. There are several features on every camera that are added and advertised because they just sound amazing but sadly more most people they aren’t that useful. On this camera I feel like the self cleaning sensor is something that may be nice but overall I have tried several cameras that had this feature and it did little good.
The other one that I am not real excited about is the super high ISO. Yes it could literally take a picture in the dark with almost no light. This is cool, but not really practical. I personally sometimes like to make prints or show pictures to people and so I hope for a certain amount of quality. If this new higher ISO gets me pictures that are really good at 6400 ISO then I am very excited. If I still can get great shots past 2500 or so then honestly what good is it?
So there you go, that is the main stuff I am not excited about…
I am excited about the 16.1 megapixel sensor, 1.3 Sensor Crop, 10fps burst mode, 45 point AF system, HD Video Recording, and 100% Viewfinder.
A sensor that comes in at only 16.1 mp is something that I like. We could always squeeze more and more megapixels into a sensor. I want quality and am not to focused on excessive quantity. This sensor at 16.1 mp and a 1.3 crop is a good spot to be in my opinion. Looks like you will have enough good quality pixels but not to crowded. I am personally not to interested in densities of pixels higher than this. Much like the Canon 5d Mark II, about the right concentration for the returned quality.
The 10 fps shooting mode is something that I am very excited about. Currently I shoot a lot of bird photography at 3.1 fps with the 5d Mark II and I frankly miss shots because I am not perfect, but also because the camera shoots slowly and misses action that goes on between the frames you get with only 3.1 fps. At 10 fps I feel like I will miss a lot less of the action. I may even adjust it down to 7 or 8 fps in some situations.
I am even more excited about the new and improved 45 point AF system. This will give the 10 fps shooting rate real value. Like most of the frames shot in one second may be in focus. That is awesome! I am positive that it will be an improvement over my 5d Mark II who’s focusing system is in my opinion perhaps its major downfall.
The HD Video Recording is something I am interested to try out, especially in comparison to the 5d Mark II’s own Recording. Maybe the quality really will be a lot better.
Lastly having a 100% view in the view finder will be welcome. It is amazing how much you don’t see around the edges when you don’t have a 100% view. So I am excited to find how much of a difference this camera will make.
I hope to be able to seriously try this camera out next spring when I head to Texas, Florida, and Georgia for Bird Photography. Having 3 weeks of solid time with it and a Canon 7d will be a great time to have a good personal look at it!
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