Canon eos5d Digital Camera User Manual


 
EOS 5D Mark II vs. EOS 5D
Accepts optional Battery Grip BG-E2N with capability to house 2 BP-511A lithium-ion
batteries or 6 AA/LR-6 batteries (same as EOS 40D)
Compatible with compact Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A which connects
camera to wireless and wired LAN networks, or to USB drives and GPS units (same as
EOS 40D)
Switch to registered AF point is possible (Home Position function)
21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor (Full-frame, 36mm x 24mm). Canon-designed and
manufactured with improved microlens design and 6.4 micron pixels for superior image
quality 0.76x viewfinder magnification (approx. 35° angle of view), approx. 20mm eyepoint
Advanced DIGIC 4 Image Processor provides faster image processing and card writing
speed, plus faster 0.1 sec. startup time
14 bits per color A/D conversion in DIGIC 4 Image Processor yields finer gradations,
more accurate colors, and improved highlight and shadow details
Recording and playback of 1080p Full HD video (1920 x 1080 pixels per frame at 30 fps)
with sound is now possible in Live View mode, a first for any EOS Digital SLR camera
Built-in microphone records in mono; 3.5mm diameter stereo mini jack can be used to
record from stereo audio sources
Picture Style settings can be used in video recording mode
Image Stabilized lenses can be used during HD video recording
Basic ISO range 100~6400; ISO expansion setting extends ISO range from ISO 50 to 25,600
Approx. 3.9 fps continuous shooting even at maximum image size with bursts limited only
by memory card capacity (JPEG, Large/Fine images in high-speed continuous mode)
when using a UDMA CF card or up to 14 in RAW, up to 13 in RAW+JPEG Large/Fine
Continuous HD movie recording time up to approximately 12 minutes using a 4GB CF card
New, more durable shutter rated to 150,000 shots for professional level usage
Fortified moisture and dust seals around battery compartment, memory card compartment
and multiple buttons
Improved long exposure noise reduction, and high ISO noise reduction with Standard,
Low, Strong, or Disabled settings
Support for high speed UDMA-compliant CF cards
Peripheral Illumination Correction compensates for light falloff, using optical characteristics
of up to 40 Canon lenses stored in camera
Improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System with Fluorine coated low-pass filter and
manual control of Self Cleaning Sensor Unit activation
Improved optical wide-coverage viewfinder covers 98% of scene, data now includes ISO speed,
Highlight Tone Priority indicator (D+), monochrome: B/W, and Battery check indicators
New Eg-series focusing screens include Precision Matte, Precision Matte with grid and
Super Precision Matte
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II. SUMMARY OF NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES