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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.
Award: Highest Rated September 2016
September 2016
 
(89%)
207 Reviews
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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
  • Continued use of CF and SD cards could limit acti

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  Published: 2016-09-23, review by: camerastuffreview.com

  • 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
  • Sales price above 4,000 euros, Screen does not rotate or tilt, Video: 4K with an external recorder not possible, Video: M-jpg video recordings are unnecessarily large, Video No C-log, focus peaking, zebra or histogram, Video: rolling shutter, Crop factor

 
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  Published: 2016-09-14, Author: Carey , review by: dpreview.com

  • 30.4MP CMOS fullframe 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), 61point AF system with wider c
  • 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 misfocus, Continued use of CF and SD cards could limit acti
  • With the EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon has further refined its semi-professional full frame all-rounder. With a solid build and improved weather sealing, faster burst speed, increased resolution, increased dynamic range, updated autofocus system and Dual Pixel li...

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  Published: 2016-08-26, Author: Bryan , review by: The-digital-picture.com

  • My expectations were that the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV was going to be at least as wildly successful as its predecessors were, but that expectation was not very hard to realize. The Canon EOS 5-series cameras have become synonymous with value and versatility...

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  Published: 2016-08-25, Author: Rishi , review by: dpreview.com

  • 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
  • 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, focus peaking, 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

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  Published: 2016-08-25, Author: Gordon , review by: cameralabs.com

  • 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
  • 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
  • Canon's EOS 5D Mark IV is the long-awaited fourth model in the enormously popular series of full-frame DSLRs. Coming over four years after the previous EOS 5D Mark III, the Mark IV boosts the resolution to 30.4 Megapixels with a new full-frame sensor that...

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  Published: 2016-08-25, Author: Mike , review by: imaging-resource.com

  • 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,
  • JPEG files look soft at default settings; 1/200s flash sync; 4K video codec is cumbersome; 29:59 continuous video recording limit,

 
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  Published: 2016-08-24, Author: Michael , review by: steves-digicams.com

  • 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
  • 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
  • Listen close and listen clear. Hear that? Right there?That's the sound of photographers all over the world losing their collective minds because Canon just dropped some insanely good news into our laps. The 5D's been upgraded again, and it's better t...

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  Published: 2016-08-24, Author: Dan , review by: shutterbug.com

  • Abstract:  Yes, it's official. Canon just announced the long rumored 5D Mark IV DSLR and Shutterbug was one of a handful of media outlets to get our hands on this new 30.4MP Full Frame camera and take it for a test-drive. The 5D Mark IV is the long awaited success...

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  Published: 2015-12-23, Author: Matt , review by: digitalcameraworld.com

  • Abstract:  Whether you're buying a camera for the first time or upgrading your existing set-up , you're very much in luck. We've rounded up some of the best cameras in 2016 that are available now!It's been an exciting year for cameras of all levels, from compacts ri...

 
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  Published: 2018-07-04, review by: avhub.com.au

  • The challenge facing the EOS 5D Mark IV is not so much attracting Mark III users or even taking on its D-SLR rivals, but the increasing competition from the next generation of higher-end mirrorless cameras. Mirrorless makes more sense operationally for sh...

 
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