The Canon 5D Mark IV is rumored to be the true successor to the 5D Mark III, while the new Canon 5Ds and 5Ds R will be part of a different branch of the Canon 5D line. The latest rumors point to a test camera that is in the wild and suggest that it could ultimately be the Canon 5D Mark III successor.
Canon 5D Mark IV Rumored Specs
- 18mp Full Frame CMOS
- ISO 100-204,800
- 61 AF Points (all crosstype)
- 12fps
- Dual CFast
- 4K Video Capture
The 18MP sensor could very well be the sensor we see in the current Canon 1D X. Add the 12fps and dual CFast card slots to that and you are well on your way to knocking the 1D X out of the market. Could the 5D Mark IV become a thorough all-in-one that also caters to the sports shooter?
Then consider the 4K video capture. The CFast 2.0 format is most certainly fast enough to handle much higher bit rates of 1080 or 4K footage. Whether Canon will deliver that or stick with very compressed on-board files is another matter.
If these specs turn out to be legit, I don’t think there are many Canon shooters out there who won’t be salivating over a new Canon 5D model. The 5Ds and the 5D Mark IV (or whatever it is called) would pretty much cover everyone’s needs. Of course, the price may dictate whether or not it is attainable for everyone.
[via Canon Rumors]
Rene says
Wow, a whopping 18mp! And 4K video in a prosumer “photo” camera! Canon really lost feeling with his customers and lost his course.
Eric Reagan says
If you’re looking for more resolution, I suggest taking a look at the recently announced 50MP 5Ds. I’m not sure what the complaint about 4K video is though…
travel4696 says
18 MP !!!! That would be disappointing. I cant believe that part .
Living For Love says
Canonists lost faith in Canon. Canon needs to wow us with miracle to restore what we used to have.
Jared says
I’d have to agree with this post: “The 5Ds and the 5D Mark IV (or whatever it is called) would pretty much cover everyone’s needs.”
I’m not a video guy or a sports shooter, but if I was, this 5D Mk4 would be awesome!
The 5Ds is more appealing to me (from a ‘stills only’ point of view), because other than the Dual CFast slots, the 5D Mk4 doesn’t offer enough improvement over the 5D Mk3. I don’t shoot sports, so the 12fps (although very impressive) isn’t necessary for me.
Now, I just need to decide if I want the 5Ds with or without anti-aliasing filter.
Jared says
…not to mention, I’d really love for Canon to offer WiFi or NFC on these cameras. It’s 2015 already!!!
I’m jealous of some features Sony has been offering (for a couple years already).
Eric Reagan says
Agreed.
Sri says
I was a loyal Canon pro invested a lot in Canon Pro gear during 2006-2010 . Canon has disappointed me so badly and never recovered my investments fully.
Sony came in to the market with amazing A7r mirroless with 36.4MP for a 1/4 of price of a Canon pro body which I could use my all the old lenses.
I was happy with my images my clients were happy.
Canon never took the mirrorless cameras seriously.
I have lost my faith in Canon. I am investing more on Sony and Carl Zeiss lenses after selling one by one my Canon pro gear.
Canon should perform a miracle to get it’s lost faithful customers like me.
Good luck and bye Canon!
Thomas says
We wish you lots of luck,but fuck of with your NIKON crap.
travel4696 says
no need for that language
hjalmar says
I don’t want to believe the part that it will be ONLY 18MP…. less than the 5D3. Other specifications are quite attractive but, as others have commented, where is the WiFi/NFC connectivity?
SwanSong says
I shoot sports, portraits, macro, architecture and landscape. Most as a hobby but have had my share of paying clients. I am pretty much the definition of a general photographer and I would love something in between the rumored 5d MKIV and the 5DS/R.
With the following specs:
24-36MP
6-7 FPS
61 AF all cross type
Improved ISO performance from 800-6400
Improved Noise performance when lifting shadows (effective DR)
4K not necessary but sure why not
This would be the general camera that I would be most interested in.
Jean-Pierre SEFFRE says
What you would like is on the market as well: Nikon D750
Álvaro Serpa says
From a long time ago, Canon is deaf to appels of faithfull users by decades It´s the slow death of an ex-giant! RIP ! Welcome PANASONIC !
vasco says
high frame rates? 120?
Eric Reagan says
Wouldn’t that be nice.
We can dream, right?
znajam says
Interesting post regarding 5D Mark IV as 18Mpix DSLR which almost puts it in Gopro’s resolution class with changeable lens which is great for 4K video but not much else.
While we all guessing, it’s possible that the 18Mpix is sub-sample of a higher res sensor and 18Mpix are binning or sub-sample for 4K video for std frame rates higher data throughput but also offers high still capture frame rate…like to see how hot I gets when shooting at 12fps ot 4K video playback from camera body over HDMI
I can’t imagine Canon putting out a lower res 5D replacement than the 5D II and 5D III unless, they truly wanted to offer a low noise senor with large pixel wells. The 5Ds has 4.12um pixels which today’s sensor design are considered good for low light high ISO numbers. 14bit ADC is also considered good Vs earlier DSLR’s with 12bit ADC sampling. Larger pixel wells could offer high dynamic range that landscape photographers would love but then high res sensors from sony and Nikon are already being the norm would hamper a 18Mpix camera sales as it would be only good for 4K shoot and not much else
I am more excited about the 5Ds and higher res but more importantly the mirror lock with genius time-out setting to reduce the camera shake. Though my experiments shown that mirror is only partly to blame as the shutter is possibly bigger culprit. This is so obvious on the little “M” camera that most pictures come-out shaken if the camera is mounted in Horz position even on tripod. Mount the camera vertical where the shutter energy is driven down to the tripod, the results are much better
Canon DSLR’s still missing many nice features that are available on average cell phone cameras but than its a DSLR and we are willing to pay more for incremental features and eager to get the next rev – RIGHT folks
Let’s keep fingers crossed and see what the actual features are for the 5D IV and if it’s competitive for still shoot Vs nice video camera only