Canon EOS 5D

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EOS 5D

Rating: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

The Canon 5D is now a modern classic. It was the first Prosumer Canon full frame digital SLR that most keen amateurs could afford and it rewarded them with smooth 12.8 megapixel files. The area where if wasn't so strong were focusing and frame rate. It struggles in low-light to focus and chugs along at a poor frame rate of around 3fps. This camera was a benchmark for Canon and certainly there are many still going strong to this day on their second and third shutters.
Availability
Discontinued Yes Edit
Year announced 0 Edit
General
Lens Mounts
  • Canon EOS
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Lens
Effective Magnification 1x Edit
Image Sensor
CCD pixels 12.8Mp (Megapixels) Edit
Pixels (W) 4368 Edit
Pixels (H) 2912 Edit
Sensor Type CMOS Edit
Sensor Size No Data Edit
Sensor Size (width) No Data Edit
Sensor Size (height) No Data Edit
Aspect Ratio
    		Edit
    LCD Monitor
    LCD Monitor 2.5in Edit
    Brightness adjust Yes Edit
    Tilting screen No Edit
    Live view Yes Edit
    Screen resolution No Data Edit
    Touch Screen No Data Edit
    Focusing
    Focusing modes
    • Autofocus
    		 Edit
    Exposure Control
    Shutter speeds shortest 30sec Edit
    Shutter speeds longest 8000sec Edit
    B-setting Yes Edit
    Self Timer 10, 2 Edit
    Exp modes
    • Program
    • Aperture-Priority
    • Shutter-Priority
    • Manual
    • Scene modes
    		 Edit
    AE lock Yes Edit
    Metering
    • Multi Pattern
    • Partial
    • Spot
    • Centre-weighted
    		 Edit
    ISO sensitivity 100 - 25600 Edit
    White balance
    • Auto
    • Manual
    • Bracket
    		 Edit
    Digital filter No Data Edit
    Exposure Comp +/-2 Edit
    Auto Exposure Bracketing 2 Edit
    Viewfinder
    Viewfinder field of view 96% Edit
    Depth of field preview Yes Edit
    Interchangable focusing screen Yes Edit
    Viewfinder Resolution No Data Edit
    Shooting Options
    Continuous shooting 3.9fps Edit
    Multiple exposure No Data Edit
    Sound recording No Edit
    Video
    Movie mode No Edit
    Video Resolution
      		Edit
      Video FPS No Data Edit
      Stereo Sound No Data Edit
      Optical Zoom with Video No Data Edit
      Flash
      Flash Guide Number (ISO100/m) 0m Edit
      Flash sync speed 1/200 Edit
      Flash modes
      • Rear Curtain
      		 Edit
      Flash sync socket
      • Hot shoe
      • PC sync socket
      		 Edit
      Flash compensation +/-2ev Edit
      Flash Range No Data Edit
      Other Features
      Number of Custom Functions 21 Edit
      Dust removal No Edit
      Image Stabilisation No Edit
      Histogram Yes Edit
      Thumbnail / Index view Yes Edit
      Video out Yes Edit
      Slide show mode Yes Edit
      Zoom playback 10x Edit
      GPS enabled No Data Edit
      Interface
      HDMI No Edit
      USB USB 2 Edit
      Firewire No Data Edit
      Platform
        		Edit
        Wi-Fi No Data Edit
        Ethernet No Data Edit
        Storage
        Card Type
        • CF1
        • CF2
        		 Edit
        File Type
        • RAW
        • JPG
        		 Edit
        Internal Memory No Data Edit
        Power Source
        Battery Type BP-511 Edit
        CIPA Rating 0 Edit
        Box Contents
        Box Contents No Data Edit
        Dimensions
        Weight 810g Edit
        Width No Data Edit
        Height 113.5mm Edit
        Depth 75mm Edit

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