Full Frame 18-megapixel CMOS image sensor Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EOS-1D X

Canon EOS 1D X main features:

  • Full Frame 18-megapixel CMOS image sensor
  • 61-point AF with up to 41 cross-type AF points
  • New mechanical shutter rated up to 400,000 cycles
  • New intelligent EOS iTR AF Tracking and Recognition options
  • Zone, Spot and AF Expansion Focusing modes
  • DUAL “DIGIC 5+” processors plus DIGIC 4 processor dedicated to AE functions
  • 12fps shooting with AF (JPEG and RAW) or 14fps super High Speed continuous with no AF (JPEG only)
  • ISO 100 to 51,200 as standard, ISO 50 to 204,800 with expansion
  • 100,000-pixel RGB AE sensor with dedicated processor
  • +/- 5 Stop Exposure Compensation
  • 55ms shutter lag, 36ms via ‘Shortened Release Lag’ Custom Function
  • Viewfinder blackout at 60ms
  • Full HD Movie shooting with ALL-I or IPB compression
  • 30min clip length in Full HD Movie
  • Timecode setting for HD Movie shooting
  • Transparent LCD viewfinder with new focusing screen (100% frame coverage, .76x magnification, 20mm eye-point)
  • 3.2″ 1.04 million pixel Clear View II LCD Screen
  • 2nd Gen EOS Integrated Cleaning System (EICS)
  • Dual CF Card slots
  • Silent control touch-pad area

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.
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