Recording Features
Play, Edit, and Print Functions
Battery Information
Supplied Software
Image Capacity

Recording Features

Lens Compatibility: The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is compatible with all Canon lenses in the EF lineup (with the exception of EF-S lenses).

Rugged Exterior Body: The EOS-1D Mark IV's magnesium alloy chassis is designed to endure almost any condition. All of the camera's controls, buttons, and external covers are dust- and water-resistant. The durable shutter mechanism is designed to shoot 300,000 cycles.

Viewfinder: The EOS-1D Mark IV features an eye-level pentaprism viewfinder that offers 100 percent coverage vertically and horizontally. The built-in diopter lets you adjust the focus of the viewfinder to your own eyesight. The viewfinder has a built-in eyepiece shutter, which blocks stray light from entering the camera while taking a picture without looking at the viewfinder.

Clear View LCD Monitor: The EOS-1D Mark IV features a 3" Clear View II TFT color LCD monitor with approximately 920,000 dots and a 160° angle of view. It features a tempered glass protective cover with an anti-reflective film and a new resin filling between the actual LCD and glass cover that helps minimize internal reflections and further improves visibility in bright viewing situations.

Live View: The Live View Function enables you to compose and shoot directly from the camera's 3" LCD monitor. You can zoom in and navigate the composition at 5x or 10x normal size for critical focusing and attention to detail. Live View Function can be used remotely via computer through the USB connection, if desired.

16.1 MP CMOS Sensor: The EOS-1D Mark IV features a high-resolution, APS-H sized (27.9 x 18.6 mm) CMOS sensor with approximately 17-million total pixels and 16.1-million effective pixels. The camera's self-cleaning sensor unit shakes off dust automatically whenever you turn the power switch on or off.

Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors: The camera is equipped with dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors, which can process images at full resolution up to 10 frames-per-second. The combination of the CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 processors help to give you high quality images that are recorded with speed and accuracy.

Recording Media: The EOS-1D Mark IV has dual memory card slots to accommodate both Compact Flash and SD Memory cards. The camera can record images on Type I or Type II CompactFlash Cards, including Ultra-DMA (UDMA) CF cards. The camera is also compatible with SD/SDHC Memory Cards. When both types of cards are loaded into the camera, you can choose to record either on a CF card or an SD card, or to both simultaneously.

Image Recording Format: The camera records 3:2 still images in JPEG and RAW (14-bit) formats. Simultaneous RAW+JPEG recording is also possible. In addition, the camera can record video with monaural audio in the MOV format (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: Linear PCM). You can select from the following image sizes and formats:

• JPEG Image Resolution/Compression: You can choose from the following JPEG resolutions: Large (16MP: 4896 x 3264), Medium 1 (12.4MP: 4320 x 2880 pixels), Medium 2 (8.4MP: 3552 x 2368) and Small (4MP: 2448 x 1632 pixels). For each resolution, you can set the compression between 1 and 10 (1-5 Normal; 6-10 Fine).
• RAW Format: The RAW file format records the image data as captured by the camera CMOS sensor without further processing and converts it to digital data and records it onto the card as is. RAW images can be adjusted, then developed and produced into JPEG or TIFF images using the provided software. You can choose from the following RAW resolutions: RAW (16MP: 4896 x 3264), M-RAW (9MP: 3672 x 2448), or S-RAW (4MP: 2448 x 1632). You can also record any size JPEG image (L, M1, M2, S) simultaneously with any sized RAW image (RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW).
• MOV Format (Video: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM): The EOS-1D Mark IV supports 1920 x 1080 (30/25/24 fps) and 1280 x 720 (60/50 fps) in HD (high definition) mode and 640 x 480 (60/50 fps) in SD (standard definition) mode. The camera can record continuously until the file size reaches 4 GB or the movie time reaches 29 min 59 sec.

Drive Modes: The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV offers the following Drive (Shutter) modes.

• Single Shooting: When you press the shutter button completely, one shot will be taken.
• Continuous Shooting: While you press the shutter button completely, shots will be taken continuously:
  • High-Speed: maximum 10 shots per second
  • Low-Speed: maximum 3 shots per second
• Self-Timer: The camera will record an image 2 or 10 seconds after pressing the shutter button.
• Silent Single Shooting: The shooting sound for single shooting is quieter than normal. The internal mechanical operation is not executed until you return the shutter button to its halfway position.

Vertical Grip: The camera bottom has vertical-grip buttons and a dial that allows you to operate the camera more comfortably while taking vertical photographs. You can switch the vertical-grip controls on or off as needed.

AF System: The EOS-1D Mark IV has a newly developed, high-precision Area AF sensor with 45 manually selectable points, including 39 cross-type, high-precision AF points for exacting and fast focusing no matter the subject. New AI Servo II focus tracking features improved algorithms that help improve stability, reliability, and focus, no matter the situation.

Shooting Modes: The EOS-1D Mark IV offers the following shooting modes:

• Program AE: This is a general-purpose shooting mode, the camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value to suit the scene's brightness
• Shutter-priority AE: In this mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture value to suit the brightness of the subject
• Aperture-priority AE: In this mode, you set the desired aperture value and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness
• Manual Exposure: In this mode, you set both the shutter speed and aperture value as desired
• Bulb Exposures: When bulb is set, the shutter is open during the time you keep pressing the shutter button fully. Bulb is useful when a long exposure is necessary for capturing night scenes, fireworks, the night sky, etc.

Exposure Compensation: In Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, or Aperture-priority AE modes, exposure compensation is used to alter the camera's standard exposure setting. You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). The exposure compensation amount can be set up to +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments.

Auto Exposure Bracketing: With auto exposure bracketing (AEB), the camera automatically changes the exposure level up to +/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments for three successive shots.

AE Lock: AE lock enables you to lock the exposure at a different place from the point of focus. After locking the exposure, you can recompose the shot while maintaining the desired exposure level. This feature is useful for backlit and spotlighted subjects.

63-Zone Dual-Layer Metering Sensor: The EOS-1D Mark IV features a 63 zone dual-layer sensor designed to complement the 45-point AF system. You can select from the following metering modes:

• Evaluative Metering: The camera's standard metering mode suited for most subjects even under backlit conditions, after detecting the main subject's position, brightness, background, front and back lighting conditions, etc, the camera sets the proper exposure
• Partial Metering: Effective when the background is much brighter than the subject due to backlighting, etc, uses approximately 13.5% of the viewfinder area, weighted at the center.
• Spot Metering: For metering a specific part of the subject, uses approximately 3.8% of the viewfinder area at the center.
• Center-weighted Average Metering: Metering is weighted at the center and then averaged for the entire scene

ISO Speed: The camera's ISO speed can be set between 100 and 12800 in 1/3-stop or 1-stop increments to suit your shooting conditions. In addition the camera features an Auto ISO setting which allows the camera to automatically set the ISO speed. The ISO Speed is fixed to 400 with flash, and during "bulb" shooting. The Custom Function feature allows you to expand the ISO Range to ISO 50 (L) for the lowest speed, and ISO 25600 (H1), ISO 51200 (H2) or ISO102400 (H3) for the highest speed.

External Flash: The camera is compatible with Canon's external EX-series Speedlites (sold separately) mounted to the hot shoe, with functions settable with the camera. It has no built-in flash. Non-Canon flash units can synchronize with the camera at 1/300 or 1/250 sec. or slower. The camera's PC terminal can be used with flash units having a sync cord.

Picture Style: By selecting a picture style you can achieve various effects matching your photographic expression or the subject. You can also adjust the Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation and Color tone of each Picture Style. Picture Style selections include:

• Standard: Image looks vivid, sharp, and crisp.
• Portrait: For nice skin tones, the image looks slightly sharp and crisp, color tone can be adjusted to change skin tone.
• Landscape: Vivid blues and greens, very sharp and crisp image.
• Neutral: Natural colors and subdued images, no sharpness applied. (recommended for users who prefer to process images on their PC).
• Faithful: When the subject is photographed under a color temperature of 5200 K, the color is adjusted colorimetrically to match the subject's color, no sharpness applied. recommended for users who prefer to process images on their PC).
• Monochrome: For black and white images; you can adjust the filter effect of the monochrome setting to Black & White, Yellow, Orange, Red, or Green.
• User Defined 1-3: You can register your own Picture Style settings for Portrait and Landscape modes.

White Balance: You can choose from the following white balance settings:

• Auto: The camera sets the white balance automatically according to shooting conditions; color temperature: 3000-7000 K.
• Daylight: For recording outdoors on a bright day; color temperature: 5200 K.
• Shade: Counters strong blue tones in open shade on sunny days; color temperature: 7000 K.
• Cloudy/Twilight/Sunset: For cloudy days, dusk and dawn; color temperature: 6000 K.
• Tungsten Light: For incandescent illumination; color temperature: 3200 K.
• White Fluorescent Light: Eliminates typical green color casts; color temperature: 4000 K.
• Flash Use: A starting point for studio strobes and Canon Speedlites; color temperature: 6000 K.
• Custom: Enables you to manually set the white balance for a specific light source for better accuracy. By selecting this image, you import the white balance data for the setting; color temperature: 2000-10000 K.
• Color Temperature: Manually set color temperature from 2500-10000 K in 100 K increments.

White Balance Correction: You can correct the standard color temperature for the white balance setting. It has the same effect as using a color temperature conversion filter or a color compensating filter. Each color can be corrected to one of nine levels.

White Balance Auto Bracketing: With just one shot, three images having a different color tone can be recorded simultaneously. Based on the current white balance mode's standard color temperature, the white balance setting can be changed from 0 to +/-3 stops in single-level increments.

Color Space: The color space refers to the range of reproducible colors. With this camera, you can set the color space for captured images to sRGB or Adobe RGB. For normal images, sRGB is recommended. In the camera's full-automatic modes, sRGB will be set automatically.

Histogram: A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image. The graph display indicates a bright image when skewed to the right side, and a dark image when skewed to the left side.

Mirror Lockup: The Mirror Lockup feature helps prevent camera vibration when using a super telephoto lens or shooting close-ups.

Multi-Language: The camera's menus system supports 25 different languages including English, French and Spanish.

Play, Edit, and Print Functions

Auto Rotation: Vertical shots can be rotated automatically so that they are displayed upright during playback.

Image Review: The image can be displayed on the LCD monitor immediately after you shoot. The review time can be set to off (not displayed), 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 8 seconds, or Hold, which keeps the image displayed on the LCD monitor until the camera is focused again.

Voice Memos: You can record a voice memo of up to 30 seconds and attach it to a captured image. The voice memo will be saved as a WAV sound file, and can be played back with the camera or provided software.

Slide Show: You can view all images on the memory card one after another with the Auto Playback function (slide show). You can choose which recorded images will be displayed in the slide show by selecting All images, Folder, Date, Movies, or Stills.

Index Display: This feature allows you to view four or nine images at once on the LCD monitor so that you can search for an image quickly.

Jump Playback: During playback you can jump to images 1, 10 or 100 images at a time. You can also jump screens when in index mode, jump folders, or jump images by shooting date.

Image Magnification: When viewing a still picture in single image playback mode, you can magnify the image from 1.5x to 10x. While the image is magnified, you can scroll anywhere around the image.

Rotating Images: You can rotate an image by 90° or 270° clockwise in the LCD monitor.

Protect Images: You can select specific images from being erased accidentally.

Video/HDMI Outputs: With the supplied video cable, you can playback images from the camera on a TV (NTSC or PAL). There is also a mini-HDMI (Type C) jack which allows you to connect the camera to an HDTV. A mini-HDMI-to-HDMI cable, such as 280HTC100, is required. When viewing on an HDTV, the images will be displayed at the TV's optimum resolution automatically.

Print Effects: The EOS-1D Mark IV allows you to choose from the following Print Effects.

• On: image will be printed according to the printer's standard colors
• Off: no automatic correction will be performed
• Vivid: image will be printed with higher saturation to produce more vivid blues and greens
• NR: image noise is reduced before printing
• B/W: prints in black-and-white with true blacks
• B/W Cool: prints in black-and-white with cool, bluish blacks
• B/W Warm: prints in black-and-white with warm, yellowish blacks
• Natural: prints the image in the actual colors and contrast
• Natural M: printing characteristics are the same as the "Natural" setting, however this setting enable finer printing adjustments
• Default: printing will differ depending on the printer

Brightness: The image brightness can be adjusted manually within the camera before printing.

Red-Eye Correction: The red eye phenomenon will be corrected within the camera before printing.

Trimming: You can crop an image and print only the trimmed portion as if the image was recomposed.

Editing: You can edit out the first and last scenes of a movie in 1-second increments.

DPOF Print Settings: On the CompactFlash Card, you can select which image or images you want to print and how many copies you want. This is convenient for printing images all at once, on optional Canon direct print function compliant printers, on PictBridge compliant printers, or at participating photo labs.

Direct Print Function: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a CP-series printer that supports the Direct Print function. You can also connect the camera directly to certain Canon Bubble Jet printers. In this way, you can make prints directly from the camera without connecting a computer.

PictBridge Printing Capability: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer. PictBridge is a new standard that allows you to connect a PictBridge compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer and make prints, regardless of brand.

Exif Print (Exif 2.21): The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV conforms to Exif Print, a worldwide standard. Vital camera settings (such as exposure mode, white balance, exposure time) and scene data are recorded to the image file when it is captured. Printers compatible with Exif Print are able to use this information to produce high quality photographs, exactly the way they were intended at the time of capture. This intelligent communication process also allows the printer to correct for poor lighting or mistakes, resulting in photos that can be even better than the originals.

Wi-Fi Compatible: The EOS-1D Mark IV is compatible with the optional Wireless File Transmitter (WFT-E2 II, or WFT-E2/E2A) to wirelessly send image files to a connected PC. It is compatible with Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to connect easily to a wireless LAN access point for secure image transfer. Sending a batch of photos wirelessly is easy with the Wireless File Transmitter as images can be stored in selected folders and the entire folder can be transferred at once. It offers great handling for vertical shooting and wireless transmission (802.11a/b/g) to Macintosh or Windows computers for distances of up to 328 ft. (100 m).

Battery Information

Power Options: The EOS-1D Mark IV operates on the supplied LP-E4 Lithium-Ion battery (11.1V/2300 mAh).  The battery can be charged in the supplied LC-E4 battery charger in approximately 120 minutes. The supplied battery performance specs are as follows:

Optional AC Power: With the optional ACK-E4 AC adapter kit, you can connect the camera to a household power outlet and not worry about the battery becoming exhausted.

Auto Power Off: To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after a period of non-operation. The Auto Power Off time can be set to 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 8 minutes, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes.

Supplied Software

Supplied Software: The EOS-1D Mark IV comes bundled with the EOS Digital Solution Disc Ver.22.2, which includes:

• Digital Photo Professional 3.8 (Windows/Macintosh): The Digital Photo Professional software (DPP) is a high-performance RAW image processing, viewing and editing software for Canon EOS Digital cameras. You can view, edit, process, and print RAW images at high-speed. You can also edit JPEG images while retaining the original images. This software supports RAW, JPEG and TIFF images.
• ZoomBrowserEX Ver.6.5 (Windows)/ImageBrowser Ver.6.5 (Macintosh): ZoomBrowser EX (Version 6.5) for Windows and ImageBrowser (Version 6.5) for Mac OS X are the easy, user-friendly options for viewing and editing of JPEG and even RAW image files. Both allow viewing of numerous types of images including finished TIFF and BMP files. Both also have a variety of search options for finding images, allow re-naming of single images or batches of files, and offer a variety of options for printing without using a separate image-editing program. processing, and printing (you can also edit JPEG images while retaining the original images).
• PhotoStitch Ver.3.1/3.2 (Windows/Macintosh): PhotoStitch Ver.3.2 merges images together vertically or horizontally to make large panoramic images.
• Picture Style Editor Ver.1.7 (Windows/Macintosh): Canon's Picture Style Editor enables photographers to create custom Picture Style profiles that can be used to customize the appearance of JPEG and RAW images captured with EOS Digital SLR cameras. Picture Style files created with Picture Style Editor can be loaded into the EOS cameras that support Picture Style and may also be used when processing RAW images in Canon software applications Digital Photo Professional, ZoomBrowser EX (for Windows) and ImageBrowser (for Mac).
• EOS Utility Ver.2.8 (Windows/Macintosh): EOS Utility (Version 2.8) for Macintosh or Windows handles the connection between the camera and computer, whenever they're connected via USB. It allows remote controlled shooting from the computer, handles downloading of images from the camera to the computer, and allows seamless linking to either Canon's ZoomBrowser/ImageBrowser or Digital Photo Professional software once images have been copied to the hard drive. Furthermore, it's used to upload settings back into a USB-connected camera.
• WFT Utility Ver.3.5 (Windows/Macintosh)

System Requirements:

Image Capacity

Still Image Capacity:

Note: Figures based on Canon's testing standards: JPEG Quality 8, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style

Movie Recording Time:

Note: After you start shooting a movie, the moving shooting will stop automatically if the file size reaches 4GB or if the movie time reaches 29 minutes and 59 seconds.