Testseek.com have collected 207 expert reviews of the Canon EOS 5D Mark 4 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon EOS 5D Mark 4.
September 2016
(89%)
207 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
8552 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
High bitrate
Beautiful image
Ergonomics
More options and better than the 5D mk3
High image quality
High resolution
High dynamic range and little noise
Good AF for video
Customized Q menu
Solidly built
Extra-well sealed against dust and splashwater
Touchscreen and new AF-point selection
30.4MP CMOS full-frame sensor with Dual Pixel autofocus
Improved base ISO dynamic range compared to previous Canon DSLRs
Excellent high ISO quality
7 fps continuous shooting (up to 4.3 fps in Live View with continuous AF)
61-point AF system with wider coverage than previous model
All AF points work down to F8 with proper lens/teleconverter combos
Center five AF points offer high precision with F2.8 and faster lenses
Highly customizable AF use cases
150
000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor
Responsive touchscreen with excellent interface and usability
Configurable Q menu
Dual Pixel Raw allows for some image micro-adjustment in post
4K/30p video + HDR 1080p
Outstanding AF performance in video
Flicker detection
USB 3.0
Incredible image quality in all shooting modes
With easily adjustable settings and color profiles
Very low noise relative to ISO settings throughout ISO range · Outstanding speed in both image capture and AF
GPS and WiFi add some great accessibility wi
Dual Pixel CMOS AF delivers excellent video AF
Excellent lowlight capability
Fast and accurate autofocusing for stills
Familiar and comfortable body design
High quality stills packed with detail and good dynamic range
4k and 1080 video with confident subject-tracking and refocusing
61-point AF system inherited from 1Dx Mark II. Great Live View focusing too
Large touch-screen allows you to tap to refocus a
Solid build and handling
30MP sensor a step ahead of 24MP rivals
Dual Pixel CMOS AF for live view and video
30MP full-frame image sensor
Fast 61-point autofocus system
7fps continuous shooting
Unlimited JPG shooting buffer
Pro-grade build
Dual Pixel AF Live View focus system
3
2-inch touch screen
Integrated GPS and Wi-Fi
CF and SD card slots
Superb image quality from RAW files
Improved dynamic range
Excellent high ISO performance
Fast 7fps burst rate with unlimited JPEG buffer
High-quality cinema 4K video
Built-in Wi-Fi
Dual Pixel CMOS AF is very good
Good image quality
And dynamic range
Autofocus is awesome
Ergonomics are nice
Touch screen
Great image quality
Sturdy-feeling
Comfortable-to-use design
Great dynamic range
30.4MP CMOS fullframe sensor with Dual Pixel autofocus
61point AF system with wider c
The editors didn't like
Large file sizes
Only HD output via its HDMI
Sales price above 4
000 euros
Screen does not rotate or tilt
Video
4K with an external recorder not possible
M-jpg video recordings are unnecessarily large
Video No C-log
Focus peaking
Zebra or histogram
Rolling shutter
Crop factor
ITR subject tracking lacks precision and reliability compared to some peers
Optimization of AF settings takes practice and experience
ITR optimized for erratic subjects can lead to intermittent mis-focus
No way to link spot metering to chosen AF point
Continued use of CF and SD cards could limit action shooters
4K video limited to Motion JPEG
4K/30p video requires CF card
1.64x crop factor in 4K video limits FOV
No Log gamma
Or zebras for video
Fixed screen limits usefulness when working at odd angles (particularly since Dual Pixel AF is so effective)
HDMI-out limited to 1080 video
Custom Controls would benefit from more consistent options across the available buttons
Very large body
4K video requires CF UDMA7 (100MB/sec. or faster)
SD UHS-I (90MB/sec. or higher) - New cards to purchase
Screen does not tilt or swivel
Which would be helpful when shooting video at difficult angles
$3
500 is out of most price ranges
Lacks Log profile for video (at time of review)
No focus peaking or zebra stripes in video
HDMI outputs only 1080p video signal
PRICE
499
Dual Pixel RAW files offer very mild adjustments
4k video employs a very tight crop similar to APS-C in size
4k video employs a very high bit rate
No log profile
No 4k over HDMI
No focus-peaking or zebras
Screen doesn't tilt – less convenient for li
Fixed rear screen
Heavy 1.64x crop for 4K video
Middle of the road resolution and frame rate
Cropped 4K video
Clean HDMI output is 1080p only
Dual Pixel Raw function slows camera and offers limited benefits
4K video files are quite large
Omits in-body flash
JPEG files look soft at default settings
1/200s flash sync
4K video codec is cumbersome
29
59 continuous video recording limit
Why is it really this expensive
Bulky
Heavy construction
ITR optimized for erratic subjects can lead to intermittent misfocus
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Solid build and handling, 30MP sensor a step ahead of 24MP rivals, Dual Pixel CMOS AF for live view and video
Fixed rear screen, Heavy 1.64x crop for 4K video, Middle of the road resolution and frame rate
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