General

Canon EOS 5D Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Brand
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Canon Canon
Lowest price
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$3,991.31 $2,198.00
Announced
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August, 2005 September, 2008

Sensor

Type
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CMOS CMOS
Size
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Full frame 36.0x24.0mm Full frame 36.0x24.0mm
Crop factor
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1x 1x
Megapixels
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12.7 MP 21 MP
Light sensitivity
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1,600 ISO 6,400 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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3,200 ISO 25,600 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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Unknown Yes

Sensor (Advanced)

True resolution
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12.7 MP 21 MP
Native resolution
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4368 x 2912 5616 x 3744
Pixel size
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67.9 µm² 41.1 µm²

Screen

Type
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LCD LCD
Size
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2.5" 3.0"
Resolution
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230k dots 920k dots
Touch screen
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No No
Flips out
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No No
Live view
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No Yes

Lenses

Lens availability
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125 lenses 125 lenses
Lens focus motor
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Yes Yes
Lens mount
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Canon EF (Full-frame) Canon EF (Full-frame)

Form factor

Size
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152x113x75 mm 152x114x75 mm
Depth
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3" 3"
Weight
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895 g 850 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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0.71x 0.71x
Coverage
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96% 98%

Movies

Format
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None 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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n/a Yes
High-speed framerate
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n/a None
External mic jack
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n/a Yes
Autofocus
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None None
All formats
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n/a 1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 30fps

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 400 ms
Shutter lag
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Unknown 206 ms
Battery life
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Unknown 850 shots
Continuous shooting
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3 fps 3.9 fps

Focus system

Autofocus
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Unknown Phase detection
Focus points
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n/a 9
Cross type focus points
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n/a 1

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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1 1
Supported formats
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CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)
CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)

DXO Mark Scores

Image quality
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71.0 79.0
Color depth
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22.9 bits 23.7 bits
Dynamic range
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11.1 EV 11.9 EV
Low light performance
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1,368 ISO 1,815 ISO