Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
The Canon EOS-1D X Mark II was the company's 20-megapixel full-frame DSLR flagship camera, announced on February 1, 2016, by Canon with an MSRP of US$5,999.00. It is the successor to the Canon EOS-1D X, which was released in 2012.
On January 6, 2020, Canon introduced the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III as the successor to the EOS-1D X Mark II.
Features
New features over the Canon EOS-1D X are:- DCI 4K with up to 60 fps up to 29'59"
- Continuous shooting rate of up to 14 frames per second with full autofocus; 16 fps in live view with locked focus and exposure. These rates are available when using the new LP-E19 battery. The EOS-1D X Mk II accepts the LP-E4N batteries of the Mk I and LP-E4 batteries of the 1D Mark IV, but burst mode reverts to the Mk I maximum of 12/14 fps.
- Full HD video up to 120 fps
- All AF points support to a maximum aperture of f/8
- Digital lens optimizer for JPEG shooting.
- AI Servo AF III
- Continuous red illumination of all AF points
- Support for CFast memory cards
- Built-in GPS used for geotag information and syncing to UTC time
- One additional stop of ISO range with it being expandable to 409600
- Anti-flicker feature – camera can be set to adjust the moment of exposure to compensate for flickering electric lighting
- A touchscreen LCD, which allows videographers to select the camera's AF point before and during video recording.
- Wi-Fi for wireless file transfer
Comparison with the EOS-1D X
| Model | EOS-1D X | EOS-1D X Mark II |
| Sensor size | Full-frame | Full-frame |
| Sensor resolution | approximately 18.1 megapixels | approximately 20.2 megapixels |
| Metering sensor | approximately 100,000 pixel RGB sensor | approximately 360,000 pixel RGB+IR metering sensor |
| Autofocus points | 61 points, 1-5 point at f/2.8 10-20 point at f/4.0 15-21 point at f/5.6 1 point at f/8.0 | 61 points, 61 points at f/8 |
| Processor | Dual DIGIC 5+ | Dual DIGIC 6+ |
| ISO sensitivity | 100 – 51200 | 100 – 51200 |
| Max. continuous shooting | approximately 14 fps with mirror locked up, approximately 12 fps with full AF/AE tracking | approximately 16 fps in live view mode, approximately 14 fps with full AF/AE tracking |
| Shutter speeds | 1/8000 s to 30 s, bulb, x-sync at 1/250 s | 1/8000 s to 30 s, bulb, x-sync at 1/250 s |
| Video record | Full HD : 60 fps/50 fps/30 fps/25 fps/24 fps, ALL-I and IPB supported | DCI 4K : 60 fps/50 fps/30 fps/25 fps/24 fps, Full HD : 120 fps/100 fps/60 fps/50 fps/30 fps/25 fps/24 fps, ALL-I, IPB and IPB supported |
| Viewfinder magnification | approximately 0.76× | approximately 0.76× |
| LCD | approximately 1040K pixels, 3.2" monitor | approximately 1620K pixels, 3.2" touchscreen monitor |
| Lens mount | EF mount | EF mount |
| Card formats compatibility | 2 CompactFlash slots | 1 CFast and 1 CompactFlash slots |
| Battery compatibility | Canon LP-E19, LP-E4N, Canon LP-E4 | Canon LP-E19, Canon LP-E4N, Canon LP-E4 |
| LAN | IEEE802.3u | IEEE802.3u |
| Wi-Fi | External accessory; supported IEEE802.11n / IEEE802.11a / IEEE802.11g / IEEE802.11b via Canon WFT-E6 | External accessory; supported IEEE802.11ac / IEEE802.11n / IEEE802.11a / IEEE802.11g / IEEE802.11b via Canon WFT-E8 |
| GPS | External accessory | Built-in |
| Announced | October 18, 2011 | February 2, 2016 |
| Dimensions | approximately | approximately |
| Mass | approximately | approximately |