If you suddenly find yourself with a spare 5 or 6 grand in your pocket in a few months you may decide to go out and treat yourself to one of the new flagship cameras from Canon or Nikon. At the moment the specification between the two is very similar – see below. The Nikon D4 is due for release in February, with the 1DX following in March. Canon were the first to announce their new model but with the Nikon D4 hitting the shelves first and also having an RRP of £4799.99 (£500 less than the 1DX), it could provide a nice incentive to jump to Nikon if your investment in Canon lenses isn’t too severe, however at this level that’s fairly unlikely. Another interesting thing to note is that the video ability – on paper at least – seems to be slightly better on the D4 than the 1DX. It will be interesting to see these two in the flesh and see how they compare against each other in the real world.
Nikon D4 |
Canon 1DX |
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Megapixels |
16.2 | 18.1 |
ISO sensitivity |
ISO 100-12,800(Lo: ISO 50, Hi: 204,800) | ISO 100-51,200(Lo: ISO 50, Hi: 204,800) |
AF |
51 AF pointsNumber of AF points: 9, 21, 51 and 51 (3D-tracking) | 61 AF pointsOne to five cross-type AF points at f/2.8 10 to 20 cross-type AF points at f/4, and 15 to 21 cross-type AF points at f/5.6. (The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.) |
Focus modes |
Auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Continuous-servo (AF-C) Face-Priority AF available in Live View only and D-Movie only Full-time Servo (AF-A) available in Live View only Manual (M) with electronic rangefinder Normal area Single-servo AF (AF-S) Wide area |
Single-point AF (Manual selection) Auto selection 61-point AF Single-point Spot AF (Manual selection) AF point expansion (Manual selection, 4 points: up, down, left, and right) AF point expansion (Manual selection, surrounding 8 points) Zone AF (Manual zone selection) |
Movie mode |
HD 1,920×1,080 / 30 fps HD 1,920×1,080 / 24 fps HD 1,280×720 / 30 fps HD 1,280×720 / 60 fps |
1920 x 1080: 30 fps / 25 fps / 24 fps 1280 x 720: 60 fps / 50 fps 640 x 480: 30 fps / 25 fps |
Max. Continuous Burst |
11fps (AE/AF locked) / 10fps | Super high-speed: 14fps |
Fastest/slowest shutter speed |
1/8000s, 30s | 1/8000s, 30s |
Memory card slots |
1x CF, 1x XQD card | 2x CF (Type I o II) |
LCD screen |
3.2 inch (921k dots) | 3.2 inch (1.04 million dots) |
Recommended Retail Price |
£4,799.99 | £5,299.99 |
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