Canon EOS-1D X

Specifications

Specifications in detail

IMAGE SENSOR

• Type

  36 x 24 mm CMOS

• Effective Pixels

  Approx. 18.10 megapixels

• Total Pixels

  Approx. 19.3 megapixels

• Aspect Ratio

  '3.2

• Low-Pass Filter

  Built-in/Fixed with fluorine coating

• Sensor Cleaning

  EOS integrated cleaning system

• Colour Filter Type

  Primary Colour

IMAGE PROCESSOR

• Type

  Dual "DIGIC 5+"

LENS

• Lens Mount

  EF (excludes EF-S lenses)

• Focal Length

  Equivalent to 1.0x the focal length of the lens

FOCUSING

• Type

  TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor

• AF System/ Points

  61 Point / 41 f/4 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8

  
  

  The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.

• AF Working Range

  EV -2 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)

• AF Modes

  One Shot

  
  

  AI Servo

• AF Point Selection

  Automatic selection: 61 point AF

  
  

  Manual selection: Single point AF (61, 41 cross type only, 15 or 9 points selectable)

  
  

  Manual selection: Spot AF

  
  

  Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right)

  
  

  Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points

  
  

  Manual selection: Zone AF

  
  

  AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting

• Selected AF Point Display

  Superimposed in viewfinder

• Predictive AF

  Yes, up to 8m

• AF Lock

  Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON button is pressed.

• AF Assist Beam

  Emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite

• Manual Focus

  Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode

• AF Microadjustment

  AF Menu

  
  

  +/- 20 steps ( wide and tele setting for Zooms)

  
  

  Adjust all lenses by same amount

  
  

  Adjust up to 40 lenses individually

  
  

  Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number

EXPOSURE CONTROL

• Metering Modes

  TTL full aperture metering with 252 zone from 100,000-pixel RGB AE sensor

  
  

  (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF point)

  
  

  (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.5% of viewfinder at centre)

  
  

  (3) Spot metering:

  
  

  Center spot metering (approx. 2.5% viewfinder)

  
  

  AF point-linked spot metering

  
  

  Multi/Spot metering (Max 8 spot metering entries)

  
  

  (4) Center weighted average metering

• Metering Range

  EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)

• AE Lock

  Auto: In One-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.

  
  

  Manual: By AE lock button in P, TV and AV modes.

• Exposure Compensation

  '+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).

• AEB

  2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments

• ISO Sensitivity*

  Auto (100-51200), 100-51200 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)

  
  

  ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1 102400, H2 204800

SHUTTER

• Type

  Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter

• Speed

  30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments) + Bulb (Shutter speed range available varies according to shooting mode)

WHITE BALANCE

• Type

  Auto white balance with the imaging sensor

• Settings

  AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White

  
  

  Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting.

  
  

  White balance compensation:

  
  

  1. Blue/Amber +/-9

  
  

  2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.

• Custom White Balance

  Yes, 5 setting can be registered

• WB Bracketing

  '+/-3 levels in single level increments

  
  

  3 bracketed images per shutter release.

  
  

  Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.

VIEWFINDER

• Type

  Pentaprism

• Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)

  Approx. 100%

• Magnification

  Approx. 0.76x¹

• Eyepoint

  Approx. 20mm (from eyepiece lens centre)

• Dioptre Correction

  '-3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)

• Focusing Screen

  Interchangeable (12 types, optional). Standard Focusing Screen Ec-CV

• Mirror

  Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)

• Viewfinder Information

  AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light¹, AF status indicator

  
  

  Exposure information: Metering mode, shooting mode, AE lock, shutter speed, aperture,

  
  

  exposure compensation, ISO speed (always displayed), exposure level,

  
  

  exposure warning

  
  

  Flash information: Flash ready, FP flash, FE lock, flash exposure level

  
  

  Image information: White balance correction, highlight-tone priority (D+), maximum burst

  
  

  (2-digit display), CF card information, JPEG/RAW indicator, battery check icon.

  
  

  Composition information

  
  

  Grid, electronic level

• Depth of Field Preview

  Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

• Eyepiece Shutter

  Built in

LCD MONITOR

• Type

  8.11cm (3.2") Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots

• Coverage

  Approx. 100%

• Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)

  Approx. 170°

• Coating

  Anti-reflection and Solid Structure

• Brightness Adjustment

  Adjustable to one of seven levels

• Display Options

  (1) Quick Control Screen

  
  

  (2) Camera settings

  
  

  (3) Dual Axis Electronic Level

FLASH

• Modes

  E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual

• X-Sync

  1/250sec (EX series Speedlites only)

• Flash Exposure Compensation

  '+/- 3EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments

• Flash Exposure Bracketing

  Yes, with compatible External Flash

• Flash Exposure Lock

  Yes

• Second Curtain Synchronisation

  Yes

• HotShoe/ PC Terminal

  Yes/ Yes

• External Flash Compatibility

  E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

• External Flash Control

  via camera menu screen

SHOOTING

• Modes

  Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual

• Picture Styles

  Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)

• Colour Space

  sRGB and Adobe RGB

• Image Processing

  Highlight Tone Priority

  
  

  Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)

  
  

  Long exposure noise reduction

  
  

  High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)

  
  

  Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination

  
  

  Chromatic aberration correction

  
  

  Distortion correction

  
  

  Resize to M1, M2 or S

  
  

  RAW image processing - during image Playback only

  
  

  Multiple exposure

• Drive Modes

  Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote), Silent single shooting

• Continuous Shooting

  Max. Approx. 12fps. (speed maintained for up to 180 images (JPEG) or 38 images (RAW) (with UDMA card)¹ ² ³, 14fps with mirror locked up and exposure and AF locked on first frame

LIVE VIEW MODE

• Type

  Electronic viewfinder with image sensor

• Coverage

  Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)

• Frame Rate

  30 fps

• Focusing

  Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)

  
  

  Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face detection mode

• Metering

  Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor

  
  

  Active metering time can be changed

• Display Options

  Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Aspect ratios

FILE TYPE

• Still Image Type

  JPEG: 10 compression options (Exif 2.3 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),

  
  

  RAW: RAW, sRAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),

  
  

  Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

• RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording

  Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG possible, separate formats to separate cards possible

• Image Size

  JPEG: (L) 5184x3456, (M1) 4608x3072, (M2) 3456x2304, (S1) 2592x1728,

  
  

  RAW: (RAW) 5184x3456 (M-RAW) 3888x2592, (S-RAW)2592x1728

• Movie Type

  MOV (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM)

• Movie Size

  1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) intra or inter frame

  
  

  1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame

  
  

  640 x 480 (30, 25 fps) inter frame

• Movie Length

  Max duration 29min 59sec, Max single file size 4GB

• Sound Files

  WAVE (monaural)

• Folders

  New folders can be manually created and selected

• File Numbering

  (1) Consecutive numbering

  
  

  (2) Auto reset

  
  

  (3) Manual reset

OTHER FEATURES

• Custom Functions

  31 Custom Functions with 99 settings

• Metadata Tag

  User copyright information (can be set in camera)

• LCD Panel / Illumination

  Yes / Yes

• Water/ Dust Resistance

  Yes

• Sound Memo

  Up to 30sec per image - 48Khz or 8Khz

• Intelligent Orientation Sensor

  Yes

• Playback Zoom

  1.5x - 10x, Pixel level magnification

• Display Formats

  (1) Single image with information (2 levels)

  
  

  (2) Single image

  
  

  (3) 4 image index

  
  

  (4) 9 image index

  
  

  (5) Magnified view

  
  

  (6) Movie edit

• Slide Show

  Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating

  
  

  Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds

  
  

  Repeat: On/Off

• Histogram

  Brightness: Yes

  
  

  RGB: Yes

• Highlight Alert

  Yes

• Image Erase/Protection

  Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images

  
  

  Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time

Data Verification

• Menu Categories

  (1) Shooting menu (x4)

  
  

  (2) AF Menu (x5)

  
  

  (3) Playback menu (x3)

  
  

  (4) Setup menu (x4)

  
  

  (5) Custom Functions menu (x7)

  
  

  (6) My Menu

• Menu Languages

  25 Languages

  
  

  English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese

• Firmware Update

  Update possible by the user.

INTERFACE

• Computer

  Hi-Speed USB

• Other

  Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible), Extension system terminal (for WFT-E6/GP-E1), External microphone (Stereo mini jack), RJ-45(gigabyte ethernet)

DIRECT PRINT

• Canon Printers

  Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

• PictBridge

  Yes

STORAGE

• Type

  2x CompactFlash Type I/II (incompatible with Microdrive) (UDMA 7 compatible)

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

• PC & Macintosh

  Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition)

  
  

  OS X v10.6-10.7

SOFTWARE

• Browsing & Printing

  ImageBrowser EX

• Image Processing

  Digital Photo Professional

• Other

  PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*), Picture Style Editor

  
  

  * Requires optional accessory

POWER SOURCE

• Batteries

  Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E4N (supplied), 1xCR2025 for date & settings

• Battery Life

  Approx. 1120 (at 23°C)¹

  
  

  Approx. 860 (at 0°C)

• Battery Indicator

  6 levels + percentage

• Power Saving

  Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, 30mins or Off.

• Power Supply & Battery Chargers

  AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4, Battery charger LC-E4N, Car Battery charger cable CG-570 (use with LC-E4)

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Body Materials

  Magnesium Alloy body covers

• Operating Environment

  0 – 45 °C, 85% or less humidity

• Dimensions (WxHxD)

  158 x 163.6x 82.7mm

• Weight (Body Only)

  Approx. 1340g

ACCESSORIES

• Viewfinder

  Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Focusing Screens Ec, Angle Finder C

• Wireless File Transmitter

  Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E6

• Lenses

  All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses)

• Flash

  Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, ST-E3-RT)

• Remote Controller/ Switch

  Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5

• Other

  Hand Strap E2, GP-E1 GPS reciever, GP-E2 GPS reciever