There are a lot of reasons the 1D X might be the most ridiculous DSLR ever made , but the numbers seem like a good lieu to embark on . A full - form 18 - megapixel sensor . ISO 204,800 . 12fps RAW shooting . 61 - pointedness autofocus . Three DIGIC paradigm processors . One Gb ethernet port .
There ’s a lot here , so I hope you ’re sit down somewhere well-situated .
The $ 6800 1D X replaces both of the television camera presently at the top of the Canon pile , the 1D Mark IV and 1Ds Mark III . The full - frame 18 - megapixel double detector is a brand new intent , with 6.95 micrometer pixels—1.25 micron larger than the 1DMKIV and 0.55 micrometer bigger than the 5DMKII ’s pixels — and the now - stock gapless micro crystalline lens computer architecture . Additionally it ’s beget a new photodiode structure with ultra - effective photoelectrical changeover rate . * Canon ’s call it ’s their lowest noise sensing element ever .
Also brand fresh , and part of the reason it ’s so not noisy : dual Digic 5 + image processors , which are each 3x quicker than Digic 5 and 17x faster than Digic 4 . They enable a lot of the camera ’s new heat , like 12FPS RAW shot ( or up to 14FPS in JPEG , though both involve a full battery ) and new feature like multiple photo mode , which’ll combine up to nine separate icon into a single photo . ( There ’s four ways to combine multiple exposure : linear , average , bright and dark . you may guess what they do . ) They increase standard sensitivity by two stop , which is why you get brainsick ISO numbers . The standard ISO range is 100 - 51,200 but expanded hits 102,400 and 204,800 . Some sample distribution photos I saw from a pre - production model that were shot at ISO 25,600 were laughably , ridiculously clean .
Completely revamped as well are the autofocus and metering systems , the latter of which gets its own Digic 4 mainframe — yes , just for metering . Canon ’s call the raw autofocus its “ 61 - Point High Density Reticular AF ” system , since the points in the kernel are so dull and overlapping they form like a net of autofocus . The 21 central point are preciseness cross - type percentage point up to F5.6 , while the five dead center focal point point are high - precision slanting cross - type point for apertures up to F2.8 . And there ’s another 20 outer focal point points that are also cross - type , so 41 of the 61 AF points are cross - character . The fresh intelligent tracking autofocus is helped out by the newfangled metering system , which has a 100,000 - pixel RGB metering sensor with 252 zones ( which can be reduced 35 for better low light metering ) , permit stage detection to be associated with topic ’ color or face .
television ’s improved too . It ’s the common 1080p at 24fps or 30fps or 720p at 60fps , recorded in h.264 , but Canon ’s now got continuous television recording up to 29 minutes and 59 moment — the camera automatically generates a raw video single file when it hits 4 G . They ’ve figured out a way to reduced the moire problem as well . Two new compression formats : intraframe ( ALL - i ) and interframe ( IPB ) . And there ’s now Rec Run and Free Run timecode embedding .
And I almost forgot — the jog wheel now has an iPod classic type touch control for understood process during movie transcription .
Other bits ! The ethernet port ’s gigabit and lets you execute the camera as an FTP server , time sync between Cam River or pull picture over DLNA . ( Sorry , no build - in Wi - Fi , but there is an attachment ; same with GPS . ) Dual UDMA-7 CF calling card slots . The atomic number 6 fiber blades make for a shutter rated to 400,000 cycles . The viewfinder is optically the same as the 1Ds MK III , with 100 percent coverage and .76x magnification , but it ’s go the same intelligence as the 7D , with the on - demand gridiron . Also like the 7D , dual - axis electronic leveling . Canon ’s also slightly retool the camera , so controls are simplify , both in the software program interface and in the hardware : playback controls on the left , functioning on the right hand . It ’s got the same fashion / weather condition - varnish magnesium alloy chassis as the 1D MKIV , as well as the same 3.2 - in LCD .
All in all , there ’s a ton here — I only itch the surface , particularly when it comes to the itty bit , like the newfangled mirror architecture or more precise shutter . And while it may be a inferno of a camera , it remains to be seen if it truly satisfies the penury of every pro with the one - size - fits - all model that Canon ’s die for here , since it has fewer megapixels than 1Ds MK III ( which is useful in a studio environment ) and it lacks some of the extra reach that the 1D serial publication offer with a 1.3x craw factor ( useful for athletics photogs ) . Not to mention it costs intimately $ 2000 more than the 1DMKIV . I suppose none of that matters until March , though , which is when Canon ’s expected to send it . But , um , I still completely want one .
Oh , the X ? It ’s ’cause it ’s the 10th generation EOS camera , not ’cause Canon ’s been conduct marketing moral from Apple . At least , that ’s the prescribed line . [ canyon ]
- Correction : Misread my notes ! The 1D X does n’t have the biggest pixels of Canon DSLR sensing element , just bigger than the 5D Mark II and 1D Mark IV . I believe the 1D Mark II and original 5D have the biggest pixels of any Canon DSLR sensor .
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