Canon
EOS-1Ds Mark II
 vs
Nikon
D2Xs

General

 Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II Nikon D2Xs
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 Unknown $7,210.58
Announced
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 September, 2004 June, 2006

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 Full frame 36.0x24.0mm APS-C 23.7x15.7mm
Crop factor
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 1x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 16.6 MP 12.2 MP
Light sensitivity
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 1,600 ISO 800 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 3,200 ISO 3,200 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Unknown Unknown

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 16.6 MP 12.2 MP
Native resolution
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 4992 x 3328 4288 x 2848
Pixel size
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 52 µm² 30.5 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.0" 2.5"
Resolution
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 230k dots 235k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 No No

Lenses
Lens availability
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 125 lenses 169 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF (Full-frame) Nikon F

Form factor
Size
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 156x158x80 mm 158x150x86 mm
Depth
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 3.1" 3.4"
Weight
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 1,565 g 1,200 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No Yes

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentaprism Pentaprism
Viewfinder size
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 0.70x 0.57x
Coverage
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 100% 100%

Movies
Format
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 None None
Autofocus
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 None None

Features
Panorama
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 Unknown No
HDR
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 Unknown No
3D
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 Unknown No
Image stabilization
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 None None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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 Unknown Unknown
Battery life
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 Unknown Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 4 fps 5 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Unknown Contrast detection
Focus points
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 n/a Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 n/a Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/8000s 1/8000s
Min
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 30s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 No No
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 2 1
Supported formats
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 SD
CompactFlash (Type I)
CompactFlash (Type II)		 CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 74.0 59.0
Color depth
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 23.3 bits 22.2 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.3 EV 10.9 EV
Low light performance
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 1,480 ISO 489 ISO