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ben.hoffman
Nov 12 2008, 01:54 PM
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Overnight
Camera-warehouse.com.au have issued the below press release, saying that the
Canon EOS 5D Mark II will hit Australian for Christmas with availability from
late November. The RRP is stated as AU$4299 for the body and AU$5799 for the
Camera and lens kit, however they mention street prices to be $4000 and $5200
respectively.
From my personal
research street pricing for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in Australia is looking a bit
lower than that with the body at least already seen as low as AU$3785.
Below is the press
release:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
to Hit Australia for Christmas
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, November 12, 2008 Canon have released pricing information for their much anticipated EOS 5D mk
II full-frame digital in Australia today, just in time for the full force of
the Christmas marketing engine to take effect.
Available as body only and with a 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, this camera will
attract only those with money to burn (not many of those around at the moment),
or with an existing 5D who know the difference a full-frame sensor can make.
With an RRP of AU$4,299 for the body only and $5,799 for the lens kit, this is
not a cheap option. Street prices are expected to come in around $4000 and
$5200 respectively (source: http://www.camera-warehouse.com.au/p/canon-eos-5d-mark-ii).
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ben.hoffman
Nov 12 2008, 05:00 AM
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It looks like Canon Australia
have set or notified Australian dealers of the recommended retail price for the
Canon EOS 5D Mark II. The price of AU$4299 is not yet on the Canon Australia website but has been listed on the websites of most Australian Camera dealers.
BTW A quick search of
one of the popular shopping comparison sites reveals the cheapest price is AU$3785
(That’s only US$2487 :) with the current AU/US$ exchange rate) at Cameras Direct: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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ben.hoffman
Nov 12 2008, 04:45 AM
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The Canon EOS 5D Mark
II is so close to shipping in the US & Australia that I can almost smell that
newly open camera box smell, Ummm and it smells so sweet. Reports are abound
both on retailers and fan sites that we should see the first shipments within two
weeks.
Northern Light Images
has reported that B&H (who were not taking pre-orders) opened the flood
gates accepting 30 order of the 5D Mark II before stopping additional orders,
so they could confirm with Canon the numbers they have been allocated.
In Australia the
reported ship date is the end of November.
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ben.hoffman
Nov 08 2008, 04:31 PM
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It seems that the great
Melbourne (Australia) Camera Institution Michaels has or had a demo Canon EOS
5D Mark II, since 9 October 2008. There are no details on the Michaels site as
to if they still have the demo in store, but will give them a call on Monday,
to let you all know.
If you live in or
around Melbourne I would defiantly recommend taking the trip to get some hands
on action with Canons latest marvel. As for me I am in Sydney and don’t have
any trips to Melbourne until after the 5D Mark II is in store here. So I guess
I am waiting waiting waiting.
Go to the following
page to check out the details of their launch event
Michaels Canon EOS 5D
Mark II Launch
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ben.hoffman
Nov 08 2008, 02:33 AM
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Canon have officially released
RRP pricing for EOS 5D Mark II's optional accessories, there are no surprises
here with pricing keeping fairly consistent with accessories of Canon's other EOS
models.
Here is the rundown from the Canon Site:
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Accessory
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Price
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Battery Charger LC-E6
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US$80.00
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Battery Pack LP-E6
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US$100.00
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AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6
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US$180.00
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DC Coupler DR-E6
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US$70.00
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Battery Grip BG-E6
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US$380.00
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Battery Magazine BGM-E6
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US$45.00
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Car Battery Charger CBC-E6
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US$270.00
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Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E4A
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US$949.99
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Focusing Screen (Standard)EG-A
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US$45.00
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Focusing Screen (Grid) EG-D
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US$45.00
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Focusing Screen (Super Precision) EG-s
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US$45.00
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Strap EW-5DMK II
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US$30.00
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Deluxe Tripod 200
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US$45.00
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ben.hoffman
Nov 08 2008, 12:33 AM
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It looks like Nikon
may soon release an update to the Nikon D3, following in the lines of Canon’s latest
release it is likely to be named the Nikon D3 2 or ( Nikon D3 Mark II J )
The following screenshots
captured from the Nikon Germany website clearly shows the D3_2 in the product line up on the Nikon website.
I would not put too
much faith in this being authentic, anyone can do this trick, just take a local
copy of an official website, modify the html and wham-o we the Nikon D3 Mark VI,
also the URL was not provided to authenticate the claim.
There is however
something happening in the Nikon camp just look at the price drops and
unavailability of the Nikon D3 across the internet, I am sure more will be
revealed at the Nikon event on the 20th of November.
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ben.hoffman
Nov 08 2008, 12:11 AM
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Even though the official
price of the 5D Mark II in many countries is yet to be officially released many
dealers are already quoting an approximate price, comparing prices country to
country there is only minor disparity in the cost of the 5D Mark II between
countries.
Looking at the figures
below Canada would seem to be the cheapest place to purchase a 5D Mark II if
stock hit the shelves tomorrow, having said that there have been rumours floating
around that Canon Canada will soon revise up the price of the 5D Mark II, I can
only imagine this is to equalise the price and stop shoppers from the US
getting a small bargain.
In Australia stores are quoting between AU$4199 & US$4499 (US$2823 – US$3025)
In the UK stores are quoting between £1770.71 & £2299.01 (US$2770 – US$3597)
In Canada stores are quoting between CA$2995 & CA$3099 (US$2519 - US$2606)
Seeing the Australian
makes me a bit sad, I am hoping either the Aussie $ recovers a to the .98/1 US$
level it was at only a two or so months ago, or that Canon Australia do the
opposite of what Canon Canada have done, Fat chance of that.
My tip is if you have
not already pre-ordered, and provided there is stock available (Very unlikely) keep
an eye on the price in different countries and shops and also keep an eye on
your currency, you never know if there are even small changes there may be good
savings to be had.
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ben.hoffman
Sep 17 2008, 07:22 AM
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The Canon
EOS 5D Mark II was today announced by Canon, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II is the
successor to the hugely popular Full Frame Canon EOS 5D.
This camera
has been long awaited, with the earliest rumours initially pointing to a late
2007 release, since this date many speculated announcement dates have come and
gone, but finally it is here not long after Nikon’s D700 release a week after
Sony’s step into the full frame world with the Alpha 900.
I know many
photographers including myself who already have their credit cards primed ready
to pre-order or purchase the Canon EOS 5D Mark II once it becomes available
online, the only question now is do we wait for Canon’s expected next full
frame release the EOS 3D or 6D/7D?
The Canon
EOS 5D Mark II will feature a full frame 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor, and will
retail for US$2699 (body only) US$3,499 (Body + EF 24-105 L Kit)
To
pre-order or purchase I highly recommend B&H Camera and video, they provide
the best sales and service in the US. Click on the link above to check this cameras status.
Please post your comments and questions down below
The Canon
EOS 5D Mark II has been launched with the below specifications:
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List price, (body only)
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US: $ 2,699, EU: € 2,499, UK: £ 2,299
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List price, (EF 24-105 L kit)
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US: $ 3,499, EU: € 3,299, UK: £ 3,049
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Body material
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Magnesium alloy
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Sensor *
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36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor, Full 35 mm size frame, RGB Color
Filter Array, Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit), 22.0
million total pixels, 21.1 million effective pixels, 3:2 aspect ratio
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Lenses
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Canon EF lens mount (does not support EF-S lenses), No field
of view crop (1.0x)
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Dust reduction
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"EOS Integrated Cleaning System", 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
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Image processor *
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DIGIC 4
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A/D conversion
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14 bit
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Image sizes (JPEG) *
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5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP), 4080 x 2720 (11.1 MP), 2784 x 1856 (5.2
MP)
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Image sizes (RAW) *
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5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP), 3861 x 2574 (10.0 MP), 2784 x 1856 (5.2
MP)
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File formats *
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RAW (.CR2; 14-bit) ,
JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal , RAW + JPEG (separate files), sRAW1, sRAW2
(see above) *
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Auto focus
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9-point TTL CMOS sensor , 6 "Invisible Assist AF
points", All points cross-type for lenses of F5.6 or faster, Center
point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster, AF working range:
-0.5 - 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)
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Focus modes
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One shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focus
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AF micro adjustment *
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Adjust all lenses by
same amount (effectively body adjustment), Adjust up to 20 lenses
individually
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AF point selection
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Auto, Manual
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Predictive AF
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As close as 8 m (with 300 mm F2.8L lens at 50 kph)
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AF assist
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No (only with external flash)
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Metering
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TTL full aperture metering 35 zone SPC, Metering range: 1.0 -
20 EV
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Metering modes
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Evaluative 35 zone
(linked to any AF point), Partial (8% at center), Spot metering (approx. 3.5%
at center), Center-weighted average
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AE lock
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Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering, Manual: AE lock
button
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Exposure compensation
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+/-2.0 EV, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
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Exposure bracketing
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+/- 2.0 EV, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
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Sensitivity *
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ISO 100 - 6400, 0.3
or 1.0 EV increments , Auto ISO (100-3200), Expansion options:, ISO 50 (L1) ,
ISO 12800 (H1), ISO 25600 (H2)
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Shutter
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Focal-plane shutter, 150,000 exposure durability, 30 - 1/8000
sec, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments, Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec , Bulb
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Aperture values
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F1.0 - F91, 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments , Actual aperture range
depends on lens used
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White balance
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Auto, Daylight , Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Flash,
Custom, Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K in 100 K steps)
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WB bracketing
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+/-3 levels, 3 images, Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias
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WB shift
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Blue (-9) To Amber (+9), Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
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Picture style
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Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome,
User def. 1 , User def. 2, User def. 3
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Custom image parameters
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Sharpness: 0 to 7, Contrast: -4 to +4, Saturation: -4 to +4,
Color tone: -4 to +4, B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G, B&W tone: N, S, B,
P, G
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Image processing options *
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Highlight tone
priority, Auto lighting optimizer (4 settings), Long exposure noise
reduction, High ISO noise reduction (4 settings), Auto correction of lens
peripheral illumination (vignetting),
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Color space
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sRGB, Adobe RGB
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Viewfinder *
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Eye-level pentaprism, 98% frame coverage, Magnification: 0.71x
(-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity), Eyepoint: Approx. 21 mm,
Interchangeable focusing screen (3 other types optional), Dioptric
adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
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Mirror
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Quick-return half mirror (transmission:reflection ratio
40:60), Mirror lock-up (once or multiple exposures)
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Viewfinder info *
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AF information:, AF
points, Focus confirmation light, Exposure information:, Shutter speed,
Aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, Exposure
level/compensation, Spot metering circle, Exposure warning, AEB, Flash
information:, Flash ready, High-speed sync, FE lock, Flash exposure compensation,
Image information:, White balance correction, CF card information, Monochrome
shooting, Maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+)
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LCD monitor *
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3.0 " TFT LCD, 920,000 pixels, Automatic 3 level
brightness adjustment plus 7 manual levels, 170 ° viewing angle, Dual
anti-reflection ('Clear View')
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LCD Live view *
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Live TTL display of
scene from CMOS image sensor, 100% frame coverage, 30 fps, Real-time
evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor, Best view or exposure
simulation, Silent mode, Grid optional (x2), Magnify optional (5x or 10x at
AF point), Three AF modes - Live mode / Quick mode / Face Detection, Live
histogram (Luminance or RGB), Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB
or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT)
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Movie recording *
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Available optionally
during Live view mode, 1920 x 1080 (16:9) up to 12 mins (Quicktime 1080p
H.264; 38.6 Mbits/sec), 640 x 480 (4:3) up to 24 mins (Quicktime 480p H.264;
17.3 Mbits/sec), Max file size 4 GB, Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video, PCM
sound), 30 fps,
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Record review
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Off, On (histogram via INFO button), Display mode same as last
used Play mode , 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold
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Playback modes
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1. Single image with
exposure, file number, storage slot , 2. As 1 but also image count and
quality, 3. Detailed exposure information, thumbnail and luminance histogram,
4. Less detailed exposure info., thumbnail, luminance and RGB histograms,
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Playback features
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Optional blinking highlight alert, Optional AF point display,
Magnified view (up to 10x) , 2x2 or 3x3 thumbnail index, Jump (by 1, 10, 100
images, screen, date, folder, movies, stills)*, Delete / Protect
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Flash
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No built-in flash
unit, E-TTL II auto flash / metered manual , Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in
0.3 or 0.5 EV increments, X-Sync: 1/200 sec, Hot-shoe & PC Terminal
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External flash
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E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites, In-camera flash
configuration (currently only 580 EX II), Wireless multi-flash support, PC
Sync
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Shooting modes
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Auto, Creative Auto
*, Program AE (P), Shutter priority AE (Tv), Aperture priority AE (Av),
Manual (M), Custom 1, Custom 2 *, Custom 3 *,
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Drive modes
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Single, Continuous:
3.9 fps * , Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up)
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Burst buffer
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Large/Fine JPEG: 78 frames (310 with UDMA card) *, RAW: 13
frames *
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Orientation sensor
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Yes
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Auto rotation
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On (recorded and LCD display), On (recorded only) , Off
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Custom functions *
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25 custom functions with 71 settings in 4 groups
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Menu languages *
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25 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 and Japanese
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Firmware
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User upgradable
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Portrait grip
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Optional WFT-E4 (WiFi / LAN / USB mass storage), Optional
BG-E6 battery grip
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Connectivity *
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USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, AV
out (video & audio *), HDMI connector *, Microphone input *, PC Sync
flash terminal, Communication terminal on base for WFT-E4, InfraRed *
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Storage *
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Compact Flash Type I or II (inc. FAT32), Supports UDMA cards
*, Copyright metatag support, Canon Original Data Security Kit supported
("Original Image Data")
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Power *
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Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery (supplied &
charger), CR1616 for date & settings, Approx. 850 shots at 20°C, Battery
indication 6 levels & percentage (memorized)
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Dimensions *
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152 x 114 x 75 mm (6.0 x 4.5 x 2.9 in)
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Weight *
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No battery: 810 g (1.8 lb)
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Accessories
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Viewfinder: Eyecup
Eb, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eb, Eyepiece Extender
EP-EX15, Focusing Screens Eg, Angle Finder C, Wireless File Transmitter
WFT-E4, Battery Grip BG-E6, All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), Canon
Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II,
Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter
ST-E2), Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote
Controller RC-1, Remote Controller RC-5, Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3
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The full
press release can be found here: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Press Press Release
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