Latest!!! Canon new 1DMK4 / 1DMK IV launched

Canon Launch the 1D mark $ at KL Hilton at 11am today.

Breaking News:

Specification have now been confirmed here in Tokyo, the camera will be named the 1D Mark IV and the specs are as follows:

- 21.1 Megapixels
- Full Frame with 1.3 Crop Mode
- 8 FPS in Full Frame Mode
- 12 FPS in 1.3 Crop Mode
- Dual Digic IV Processors
- Native ISO 25,600
- Boost Mode ISO upto 102,400
- 45 AF Points - 39 Cross
- 63 Zone Metering
- 1080p @ 24-60 fps
- 720p @ 120 fps
- S-RAW Video
- HDMI HD video output
- 3" Fold & Tilt LCD Screen
- Self Cleaning Sensor

The actual body ergonomics haven't changed a great deal, with the biggest difference being the new Fold & Tilt LCD and the appearance of large hot keys beside the screen, that look slightly like the ones on Phase One Digital Backs.

There will also be three accessories at launch:
1. VDSLR Mount System
2. XLR Pro Audio Module
3. 1TB Flash Recording Module


How true ??




More Info

Good news for Hanne and Nick!

Hanne, you need a crop sensor body right? This one does 12fps in crop sensor mode le!

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official update at here
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List Price (body only)
• £4499 (UK)
• $4999 (US)
• € 4599 (EU)

Body material Magnesium alloy (exterior, chassis and mirror box)
Sensor *
• 27.9 x 18.6 mm CMOS sensor
• 1.3x crop factor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit)
• 17 million total pixels
• 16.1 million effective pixels
• 3:2 aspect ratio
Image processor * Dual DIGIC 4
A/D conversion 14 bit

Image sizes (JPEG) *
• 4896x3264 (L)
• 4320x2880 (M1)
• 3552x2368 (M2)
• 2448x1632 (S)

Image sizes (RAW) *
• 4896x3264 (RAW)
• 3672x2448 (M-RAW)
• 2448x1632 (S-RAW)

File formats
• RAW (.CR2; 14-bit)
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal
• RAW + JPEG (separate files)

JPEG quality options Each JPEG size (L, M1, M2, S) can be set to a quality level of 1 to 10 (1 high compression, low quality - 10 low compression, high quality)
Movie Mode
• MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)
• 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
• 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
• 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)
• Max duration: 29min 59sec
• Max file size: 4GB

Lenses
• Canon EF lens mount (does not support EF-S lenses)
• 1.3x field of view crop
Dust reduction • "EOS Integrated Cleaning System" with fluorine coating
• Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown - can be disabled)
• Dust Delete Data - Data from a test shot is used to 'map' dust spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software

Auto focus *
• 45-point TTL
• 39 cross-type points, require F2.8 or faster lens *
• TTL-AREA-SIR with a CMOS sensor
• AF working range: -1.0 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)

Focus modes
• One shot AF
• AI Servo AF
• Manual focus

AF point selection *
• Auto
• Manual: Single point AF (45, 19, 11 or 9 points selectable)
• Manual: Spot AF (with compatible lens)
• Manual: AF point Expansion (Left right,surround, all 45)
• AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting

AF assist External Speedlite only
Exposure modes
• Program
• Aperture-priority
• Shutter-priority
• Manual
• Bulb

Metering
• 63 zone metering linked to all AF points *
• Metering range: 0 - 20 EV
• Modes: Center, Linked to AF point, Multi-spot (up to 8 readings)

Metering modes
• Evaluative (63 zone linked to active AF point)
• Partial (13.5% of viewfinder) *
• Spot metering (3.8% of viewfinder)

AE lock
• Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering
• Manual: AE lock button

Exposure compensation
• +/- 3.0 EV
• 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments

Sensitivity
• ISO 100 - 12800
• 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments
• ISO 50 (Enhanced L)
• ISO 25600 (Enhanced H1)
• ISO 51200 (Enhanced H2)
• ISO 102400 (Enhanced H3)

Shutter • Focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/8000 sec
• 0.3, 0.5 or 1.0 EV increments
• Flash X-Sync: 1/300 sec (EX series Speedlites only)
• Bulb

Noise reduction
• Long exposure (1 sec or longer)
• Optional for High ISO (4 settings)

White balance
• Auto (using the imaging sensor)
• Daylight
• Shade
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Flash
• Custom (up to 5 can be stored)
• Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K in 100 K steps)

WB bracketing
• +/-3 levels
• 3 images
• Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias

WB shift
• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9)
• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)

Picture style
• Standard
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Neutral
• Faithful
• Monochrome
• User def. 1
• User def. 2
• User def. 3

Color space
• sRGB
• Adobe RGB

Viewfinder
• Eye-level pentaprism
• 100% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.76x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity)
• Eyepoint: 20 mm
• Dioptric adjustment: -3 to +1 diopter
• Precision matte screen Ee-C IV (interchangeable)
• Eye-piece shutter available via lever

Mirror
• Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio 37:63)
• Mirror lock-up (once or multiple exposures)

Viewfinder info
• AF points
• Focus confirmation light
• Metering mode
• Spot metering area
• Shutter speed
• Aperture
• Mmanual exposure
• AE lock
• ISO speed
• Exposure level
• Exposure warning
• Fash ready
• FP flash
• FE lock
• Flash exposure level
• JPEG recording
• RAW recording
• Number of remaining shots
• Maximum burst (2 digit display)
• Highlight tone priority(D+)
• White balance correction
• Memory card information
• Battery check icon

LCD monitor *
• 3.0" TFT LCD
• 920,000 pixels
• 160° angle of view
• 7 brightness levels
• Anti-reflection

LCD Live view *
• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor
• 100% frame coverage
• 30 frames per second
• Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor
• Best view or exposure simulation
• Grid optional
• Histogram
• Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point)
• Quick- or Live mode AF

Flash
• No built-in flash unit
• E-TTL II auto flash / metered manual
• Flash compensation +/-3.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
• X-Sync: 1/300 sec (EX series Speedlites only)
• Hot-shoe & PC Terminal

Drive modes
• Single
• Silent (single frame)
• High-speed continuous: 10 fps
• Low-speed continuous: 3 fps
• Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (3 sec with mirror lock-up)

Burst buffer *
• Large/Fine JPEG: 121 frames
• RAW: 28 frames

Orientation sensor Yes
Custom functions * 62 custom functions

Menu languages *
• English
• German
• French
• Dutch
• Danish
• Portuguese
• Finnish
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Spanish
• Greek
• Russian
• Polish
• Czech
• Hungarian
• Romanian
• Ukrainian
• Turkish
• Arabic
• Thai
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• Korean
• Japanese

Wireless Via WFT-E2/E2 II(optional)

Connectivity
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Video out
• HDMI mini output *
• External microphone *
• N3 type wired remote control
• PC Sync flash terminal

Storage
• Compact Flash Type I or II (supports UDMA)
• SD card slot (supports SD/SDHC)
• External USB hard drives (requires WFT-E2/E2A)

Power
• Lithium-Ion LP-E4 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)
• AC adapter

Dimensions * 156 x 156.6 x 80 mm (6.2 x 6.2 x 3.1 in)
Weight (no batt) * 1180 g (2.6 lb)

the ISO of 102400 is just crazy....and I doubt its suitable to take photo....

I actually wished 1Ds Mark IV to come out instead of this lol

A powerful weapon