Canon 1D X DSLR

There are a lot of reasons the 1D X might be the most ridiculous DSLR ever made, but the numbers seem like a good place to start. A full-frame 18-megapixel sensor with the biggest pixels ever in a Canon DSLR. ISO 204,800. 12fps RAW shooting. 61-point autofocus. Three DIGIC image processors. One gigabit ethernet port.
There’s a lot here, so I hope you’re sitting somewhere comfortable.

The $6800 1D X replaces both of the cameras currently at the top of the Canon pile, the 1D Mark IV and 1Ds Mark III. The full-frame 18-megapixel image sensor is a brand new design, with the biggest pixels of any Canon DSLR sensor yet—6.95 microns, which is 1.25 microns larger than the 1DMKIV and 0.55 microns bigger than the 5DMKII’s pixels—and the now-standard gapless micro lens architecture. Additionally it’s got a new photodiode structure with ultra-efficient photoelectric conversion rate. Canon’s promising it’s their lowest noise sensor ever.

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