![]() The Canon 5D Mark IV offers a lot of individual settings in the menu, with navigation made easy via a combination of setup dials and the joystick. All functional elements are placed exactly where the photographer needs them to be. There is a setup dial on the top, a very large and handy setup dial on the back, including a Set button to confirm current settings, a small joystick, numerous function buttons on the back, and a large status display on the top. Handling is very comfortable and intuitive. By pressing the AF area button on the back and the “M-Fn” button on the top, the photographer can configure the AF system in many ways, including the selection of groups of AF sensors to define areas to be monitored for focusing. The AF system is also highly configurable. (Previous iterations of Canon’s 5D-series DSLRs were aimed at wedding, portrait, and landscape photographers.) By using the high-speed burst mode with up to 7 frames per second and an unlimited series of images in JPEG format, the 5D Mark IV strikes us as a surprisingly good camera for shooting sports or action photography. ![]() During our tests we took some images at a soccer game and had no problem in capturing precise focus of the action in nearly every scene. As a result, and by combining phase and contrast detection, the AF system is very powerful and fast. In addition, when using an f/1.8 lens at least 21 sensors work as cross-type sensors. The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV has a new autofocus (AF) system that offers 61 AF sensors: 41 of these sensors work as cross-type sensors and, when using f/2.8 lenses, five sensors in the center of the image work as double cross-type sensors. ![]() In addition, the new sensor offers Dual Pixel CMOS AF, which first appeared in the Canon EOS 70D and is helpful when shooting in live view mode or when recording videos. The new sensor offers Dual Pixel Raw images and new Raw converter software, Digital Photo Professional 4. The newest version of Canon’s workhorse, full-frame DSLR, the EOS 5D Mark IV, offers a brand-new 30.4MP sensor system, while its forerunner used a 22MP sensor. You can see a video of Shutterbug testing the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV in the field at this URL. representative within TIPA, a worldwide association of photo and imaging magazines. ( Editor’s Note: Lab Review lab tests and comments are supplied by BetterNet, Shutterbug’s TIPA-affiliated testing lab and edited by George Schaub. The new Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is an SLR system with a 30.4MP image sensor, a very fast and highly configurable AF system, and very intuitive handling. ![]()
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