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IX. FEATURE COMPARISON CHARTS
EOS 5D Mark II Comparison Chart
EOS5D Mark II EOS 5D Nikon D700 Nikon D3 Nikon D90 Sony A900
Imaging Sensor
Effective Pixels 21.1 12.8 12.1 12.3 24.6
Image Sensor Canon CMOS Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor Size 1x
24 x 36mm Full Frame
1x – in FX Mode
1.5x – in DX Mode
1.5x 1x
Aspect Ratio 3:2 Ratio 3:2 3:2
Cleaning System EOS Integrated Cleaning System Self Clean Function No Self Clean Function Self clean via CCD Shift unit
Image Processing
Processing Engine Canon DIGIC 4 Canon DIGIC II EXPEED Dual BIONZ
A/D Conversion (bit depth) 14 bit 12 bit 12 bit, 14 bit 12 bit 12 bit
RAW File Resolution
Options
RAW – 5616 x 3744
sRAW1 – 3861 x2574
sRAW2 – 2784 x1856
RAW – 4368 x 2912 RAW – 4256 x 2832 RAW – 4288 x 2848 RAW 6048 x 4032
Dynamic Range Expansion Yes
HighlightTone Priority
No Yes Yes
Brightness Auto Correction Yes No No No
Peripheral Illumination
Correction
YesNoNoNo
Noise Reduction Long Exposure
High ISO
(4 levels)
Long Exposure Long Exposure
High ISO
(4 levels)
Long Exposure
High ISO
(3 levels)
Long Exposure
High ISO 6
Performance
ContinuousShooting (fps) 3.9 fps 3.0 fps 5 fps
8.0 fps w/ optional
battery pack
9 fps 4.5 fps 5 fps
Maximum Burst
JPEG based on Large/
Fine setting
78 – JPEG
(310 using
UDMA cards)
13 – RAW (14 UDMA)
8– RAW + JPEG (8 UDMA)
60 – JPEG
17 – RAW
12 – RAW + JEPEG
50 – JEG
7 – RAW
105 – JPEG
(Fine)
12 – R AW
25 – Compressed
RAW
11 – RAW + JPEG
Shutter Speeds 30 seconds ~ 1/8000,
plus bulb
30 seconds ~ 1/8000, plus bulb 30 s e c onds~ 1/4000,
plus bulb
30 seconds ~ 1/8000,
plus bulb
Shutter Actuation Rating 150,000 frames 100,000 frames 150,000 frames 300,000 frames 100,000 frames 100,000 frames
Flash SyncSpeed Up to 1/200 sec 1/250sec. 1/200 sec. 1/250
(1/200 in steady shot mode )
Start-up Time 0.1 sec. 0.2 sec. 0.12 sec. 0.15 sec. 0.183
Shutter Response Speed
(lag)
TBD 0.75 sec. 40 ms.
Movie Shooting and Playback
Recording Format
MOVMPEG 4*
2
Video: H.264
Sound: Linear PCM
No No No AVI Motion JPEG No
Movie Recording Size Full HD – 1920 x 1080
(16:9)
SD/VGA – 640 x480 (4:3)
720p HD – 1280 x720
(16:9)
SD VGA – 640 x 480 (4:3)
SD QVGA – 320 x 216 (4:3)
Frame Rate 30 fps 24 fps
Still Capture Option
during Movie Shooting
Yes
Movie continuesafter still
frame capture
Approx. 1/2 sec. pause in
video while still frame is
captured
No
Mov ie mode isexited for
still frame capture , and
requires manual reactivation
of movie recording
Sound Built-in mic– Monaural
External (optional)– Stereo
Built-in mic
Monaural only
No option for external
audio input