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Tests and reviews for the camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Measurements and specifications

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
To compare this camera:   

DxOMark Sensor Scores

[?]
Overall Score[?]
79
Portrait
(Color Depth)[?]
23.7 bits
Landscape
(Dynamic Range)[?]
11.9 Evs
Sports
(Low-Light ISO)[?]
1815 ISO

View how the Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera rates at the DxOMark Score

Type Semi-Pro DSLR 
Announced 2008-09-17 
Indicative price (USD) 2199  
Sensor type CMOS 
Resolution 5634 x 3753  
Sensor photo detectors (Mpix) 21.14  
Sensor size (mm) 24.0 x 36.0 
Color filter array RGB 
Pixel pitch (µm) 6.39  
Bits per pixel 14.0 
Focal length multiplier 1.00 
Aspect Ratio 3:2 
ISO latitude  50 - 25600 
Shutter type Mechanical 
Fastest - Slowest speed (s) 1/8000 - 30.0  
Frame rate (fps) 3.9  
Live view  Yes 
Stabilization  No 
Firmware 2.0.8 
Dust cleaningYes 
Mount typeCanon EF  
Weight (gr) 810  
Battery type Li-ion, LP-E6, 7.4V, 1800mAh 
Battery weight (gr) 80 
Tropicalization Yes 
Camera material Magnesium alloy 
Mount material Metal 
View finder type Optical  
View finder magnification 0.71 
View finder coverage 98 
Mirror lockup Yes 
View finder diopter -3 to +1 
Monitor type LCD 
Monitor size
Monitor pixel 920000 
Articulated screen No 
Touch screen No 
Contrast screen  
Low-pass filter  
Focus mode Yes 
Autofocus modes AI Focus, One Shot, AI Servo 
Number of autofocus points
Exposure bracketing 2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments  
Exposure compensation -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps 
Drive modes Single, Continuous, Self timer 
Buffer size 13 (RAW) 
Recording medium CF (I - II) cards 
Image format JPEG, RAW 
White balance bracketing -3 to +3 EV steps 
Connectivity USB, video, HDMI 
Bluetooth No 
3G No 
Sound recording Yes 
External micro Yes 
Histogram Yes 
GPS No 
Video Yes 
Maximum format image video 1920 x 1080 / 30 fps 
Full HD Yes 
Live autofocus  
Video file format MOV 
Video codec H.264 
Video stabilisation No 

Certain fields may be left blank. They will be updated as soon as possible.
Color response
Sensitivity metamerism index
ISO 17321
80
 
White balance scales R raw 2.57
G raw 1
B raw 1.44
 
    R sRGB G sRGB B sRGB
Color matrix as defined in ISO standard 17321 R raw 2.25 -1.5 0.25
G raw -0.26 1.62 -0.36
B raw -0.04 -0.4 1.43

Full Color Sensitivity: Noise covariance ellipses in CIE 1931 Lab color space
Select ISO : 100
(ISO are manufacturer ISO)
 
Select luminance : 30


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