We’re back on the waiting game for more info on the upcoming Canon 5D Mark IV. Everyone seems to be feeling good that the 5D Mark IV will be announced in time for Photokina 2016.
The latest rumors tipped to Canon Rumors point to a 24MP successor to the 5D Mark III and the addition of a CFast card slot. Below is the complete rundown of the latest rumored specs.
Canon 5D Mark IV Rumored Specs
- 24.2MP Sensor
- 61 AF Points (41 crosstype)
- DIGIC 7+ (Single)
- 7fps
- ISO 100-51,200 (expandable options)
- 3.2? touchscreen LCD
- CFast/SD card slots
- Wifi built-in
- GPS built-in
- BG-E20 battery grip
- LP-E20 battery
- Slight weight reduction
I, for one, will be sad to see a new battery; however, I welcome the death of CF cards. We’ve still got a few months to go, so take this with a grain of salt and expect more rumors to roll in as we approach the potential release date of the 5D Mark IV.
Scott says
I hope this is not the final spec list. I see nothing significant in the list of changes to warrant an upgrade. Adding 1 fps? Why bother? I don’t see a significant improvement in ISO performance. At least not enough to make me want to buy. I’m not sure why everyone is so eager to kill CF cards. Compared to SD cards, they’re much more durable. I wish I has a dollar for every SD card that has cracked, failed or vanished, I’d buy more CF cards. And a new battery? Just an excuse to force you to buy more “stuff”. I’ll be sorely disappointed if this ends up being the final product. Wifi is nice. But, if it doesn’t work any better than the 6D, no thanks. I might be looking at a metabones adapter for my Canon lenses and a new Sony body if this is the next “innovation” from Canon.
brian says
This is likely not the actual specs, BUT do expect a new battery with higher capacity options if we are getting 4K/UHD, touchscreen functionality, and better cache memory. (Cue the people who complain that VIDEO isn’t needed and they’re paying for stuff they don’t want…)
CF cards are eager to be killed by several “big players” in the industry. Many users are careful using them, but bent pins inside camera bodies and readers are an actual thing that kills functionality. That’s easily avoided with SD cards. Read/write capacity with U3 SD cards is phenomenal and sustained for both photo and video usage. Not sure how you’re busting SD cards constantly and guess you’ll never use MicroSD… personally wish Canon would go XQD and SD, but that’s never going to happen.
Tony says
SD cards are full of ish and they die every single day, but everyone is eager to kill the CF cards? I have CF cards as old as 10-12 years that still work perfect and the pins were never a problem, the card reader is a perfect usb 3.0, so everything is ok, but companies and reviews writers want people keep buying and buying…stupid people!!!
brian says
I would argue SSDs are better than both SD and CF cards, but because of their size they are not implemented often as an acquisition media option.
The reality is SD cards are smaller and allow more flexibility when trying to shrink product sizes. SD cards have become embraced by a wide consumer base and that’s why they are being incorporated into many new products. SD is now built into many TVs, consoles, and streaming boxes. SD is also starting to become a distribution method for H264 and H265 HD/UHD/4K video (replacing the USB thumb drive) for those seeking higher quality or are unable to stream.
William Sommerwerck says
I smell “planned obsolescence”. You can still get film for a Leica A, and button cells for the many cameras using them. I will still be able to take pitchers with my OM-4, long after my 5D2 becomes unusable.
The only problem I’ve had with CF cards occurred when a big crumb fell into a reader and several pins got bent. (I was able to fix it without too much trouble.) Their size makes them easy to handle.
When you introduce a new, incompatible battery, you immediately destroy the camera’s resale value, as the manufacturer will eventually find a “good” reason (“Oh, nobody uses //those// batteries anymore.”) to stop making them.
Bluntly stated, expensive cameras are no longer the long-term purchases they used to be. They’re intended to be thrown away after just a few years.
[obscene verb] you, Canon, Nikon, Sony, et al. It’s about time for a class-action suit.
Jared says
New battery model is definitely sad. I like that I can use the same batteries in my 5D Mk2 and 5D Mk3. I was hoping to be able to do the same with the 5D Mk4 (if I’m even still interested in it). But if the new battery model has longer life, it might be worth the pain of carrying ANOTHER charger.
I love CF cards, and have only bent one pin in my life, because I carried a card reader in my pocket and something (lint, crumbs, etc.) must have slid in there before I inserted the CF card. I’ve done this long enough that I know better than to force it. I pulled out the CF card, straightened the pin, and kept on going.
It seems like there will be a CFast vs XQD war, similar to BluRay vs HD-DVD, or VHS vs Beta.
I haven’t researched any details yet, but initially, the size of QXD seems like a fair compromise.
NIKON got it right with the interchangeable card slot. If you bought the camera with one configuration, you could later swap the entire dual card reader module for a different configuration. I thought that was very wise, and hope Canon does something similar, to maintain the value of their new bodies as we begin the XQD vs CFast contest.
I welcome WiFi, and hope it works well. GPS is not as important to me, but I’ll sure use it if it’s there.
After previous 5D models having Dual DIGIC processors, I wonder about this one being single.
I’d be fine with even fewer AF points, as long as they could spread them out further, getting them closer to the edges of the frame. That’s my major gripe with AF points.
brian says
Comments about HD-DVD vs BluRay and VHS vs Beta are spot on. I was citing the same thing earlier.
Not sure if it’s any solace, but the Watson/Pearstone dual chargers have swappable plates. Each plate is about $2 and the chargers themselves (with two plates) can be found as low as $49. I have found it easier to go this route with the variety of batteries and manufacturers products I use. Also makes it pretty cheap to upgrade to another battery type when needed.
I love having the same battery between 5D’s, 7D’s, XXD’s and some other things (LCD monitor). This could be something like the LP-E19 and LP-E4N / LP-E4 batteries for the 1DX2 series where Canon is trying to squeeze additional mAh into the same form factor (with some additional features), but allows backwards compatibility. Given their push with counterfeit battery awareness, it wouldn’t shock me.
I own and use several LP-E6 from other manufacturers that support higher mAh. Canon’s official batteries are 1800mAh and 1865mAh, but some 3rd party that I’ve used are 2000mAh, 2600mAh, and even some at 2950mAh. Some are better than others, but there is room for improvement without changing the size…
michael says
New battery probably because GPS is an electricity hog.
brian says
There will have to be a GPS on/off and when off I’m not sure it really matters that much. New battery probably has more to do with advancements and the counterfeit battery market more than anything else.
Jerry says
If that rumors are close enough to what’s gonna be then it’ll be a pleasure to buy much cheaper Mark III at that time. I’m still on the edge not decide between 6D and 5D mIII. Any suggestions?
Jared says
The 5D Mk3 has better focus, dual cards (even though the SD card reader is painfully slow), and a more rugged body.
The 6D has WiFi, and you can almost get TWO 6D bodies for the price of one 5D Mk3.
Not sure if that’s helpful, but I recently read a couple articles from wedding photogs who felt it was better to invest in TWO 6D bodies rather than a single 5D Mk3. You can Google comparisons for more details.
William Sommerwerck says
The obvious advantages of two bodies are that you have a backup, and you two lenses can be mounted without having to switch them. For a wedding photographer, they could be the deciding factor.
About 20 years ago, a TIME photographer stopped by to take my photo for the “TIME Digital supplement”. Something happened that I’ve never seen before or since — the shutter in his Nikon failed.
Peter Gerdehag says
I´m realy disapointed if those specs are the real ones! Here I’ve been waiting for at least three years and this poor development is what they can offer?
I want dynamic range and high iso capability!
“I hope this is not the final spec list. I see nothing significant in the list of changes to warrant an upgrade. Adding 1 fps? Why bother? I don’t see a significant improvement in ISO performance. At least not enough to make me want to buy.”
brian says
like many others here, it sounds like another manufacturer may be a better fit for your needs… then it’s weighing if that is worth the cost vs. something else from Canon
Peter Gerdehag says
I have used Canon from the end of the 1960s and they have always provided me with substanstially better all-round cameras year after year and suddenly they stop and split into realy expensiv cameras for specialists as sport and studio photographers.
I just want a lightweight versatile camera for documentary and landscape photo with high ISO and high dynamic range capability.
24 MP is good enough if it can give a high dynamic range.
I don’t care if I have to switch to new batteries and memory cards.
Just give me substanstially better high ISO and high dynamic range capability after so many years of waiting and longing.
I was absolutlely sure that this big company had that capability. Now I’m not so sure any more… It’s quite frightening for a Canon fan.
Radek says
I will be sad to see new battery and the touchscreen. I will be sad to see CF cards slot go. Overall I am happy about changes going wrong way because it means I can still be very happy with Mk III.
Touch screen is a deal braker for me. How do they make sure photographer won’t accidentally change setting with his nose or cheek as s/he puts camera against his face to take a photo? Or us the viewfinder gonna be removed too?
Why to kill CF cards? Is it all about miniaturisation? But I don’t want my card and camera smaller. Even CF is so small that I lost few of them somewhere. Small camera means poorer ergonomics.
I want cameras to be faster, more reliable, to be able to shoot clear pictures in poor light. I do not care for the changes that Canon seems to introduce between mk III and mk IV.
brian says
Your comments on the touchscreen are pretty far off base… Touchscreen on 70D/80D works perfectly fine when monitor is flipped “open” and rested against the camera body. There is a sensor that turns the screen off when eye goes to the viewfinder. I’d expect this to have the same functionality, if not better.
Sounds like you’re not going to be happy with many manufacturers at the moment. Sony has some of the best low light cameras out there, but they use “small” SD cards…
William Sommerwerck says
Why not simply keep the CF slot, and provide adapters for other, smaller cards? Everybody wins.
brian says
Adapters? Is that’s your “solution” because you don’t want to upgrade CF cards, but still want the best of the best specs on everything else?
Overall, sounds like you’re not happy with anything Canon is doing and it’s time to find something else that fits your needs and will make you happy. Take a look at Nikon – that’s almost what they are doing with their new cameras now and swappable memory slots… however, they chose to swap the entire module, not provide adapters.
William Sommerwerck says
You’re taking an isolated comment out of context.
There is no fundamental difference between swapping modules and adapters.
The real problem is that camera technology is changing so rapidly that any buying decision made this year is likely to be the “wrong” one next year.
I went from OM film to EOS digital because Canon was the first company to offer a reasonably priced full-frame camera. I have a substantial investment in lenses. As I am not a professional, I cannot afford to toss them when something “better” comes along.
The best way for Canon and Nikon to compete with Sony is //not// to give owners a reason to switch. A good starting point would be to maintain continuity with batteries and memory cards.
Kulbir Cam says
85% Negative feedback..u know…