| Type | Canon EOS 1D X |
| Type | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera |
| Recording media | Type I or II CF card, UDMA mode 7-compatible
* Dual CF card slots |
| Image sensor size | Approx. 36 x 24mm |
| Compatible lenses | Canon EF lenses (except EF-S lenses)
(35 mm-equivalent lens focal length will be as indicated on the lens) |
| Lens mount | Canon EF mount |
| Image Sensor |
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| Type | CMOS sensor |
| Effective pixels | Approx. 18.10 megapixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 |
| Dust delete feature | Auto, manual, dust delete data appending |
| Recording System |
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| Recording format | Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 |
| Image type | JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording enabled |
| Recorded pixels | L (Large) | Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) |
| M1 (Medium1) | Approx. 14.20 megapixels (4608 x 3072) |
| M2 (Medium2) | Approx. 8.00 megapixels (3456 x 2304) |
| S (Small) | Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) |
| RAW | Approx. 17.90 megapixels (5184 x 3456) |
| M-RAW | Approx. 10.10 megapixels (3888 x 2592) |
| S-RAW | Approx. 4.50 megapixels (2592 x 1728) |
| JPEG quality | 10 levels |
| Recording function | Standard, Auto switch card, Record separately, Record to multiple |
| Create / select a folder | Possible |
| File name | Preset code, User setting 1, User setting 2 |
| File numbering | Continuous, Auto reset, Manual reset |
| Image Processing During Shooting |
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| Picture Style | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1 - 3 |
| White balance | Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (Approx. 2500-10000K), Personal white balance (5 settings), White balance correction and White balance bracketing possible
* Flash color temperature information transmission enabled |
| Noise reduction | Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots |
| Automatic image brightness correction | Auto lighting optimizer |
| Highlight tone priority | Provided |
| Lens aberration correction | Peripheral illumination correction, chromatic aberration correction |
| Viewfinder |
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| Type | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Coverage | Vertical / horizontal approx. 100% (with eye point approx. 20mm) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.76x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 20mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1m-1) |
| Built-in dioptric adjustment | Approx. -3.0 - +1.0m-1 (dpt) |
| Eyepiece shutter | Built-in |
| Focusing screen | Ec-C V provided, interchangeable |
| AF status indicator | Provided |
| Grid display | Provided |
| Electronic level | Horizontal: | 1° increments, ±6° |
| Vertical: | 1° increments, ±4° |
| * During horizontal shooting |
| Mirror | Quick-return type |
| Depth-of-field preview | Provided |
| Autofocus |
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| Type | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection |
| AF points | 61 points (Up to 41 cross-type points)
* Number of available AF points and cross-type points vary depending on the lens. |
| Focusing brightness range | EV -2 – 18 (with center f/2.8 AF point, at 23°C / 73°F, ISO 100) |
| Focus modes | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, Manual focusing (MF) |
| AF area selection modes | Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual selection), AF point expansion (manual selection; up, down, left and right), AF point expansion (manual selection; surround), Zone AF (manual selection), Auto selection of 61 AF points |
| AF point automatic selection conditions | Depending on EOS iTR AF setting (AF using color and face detection information possible)
*iTR: Intelligent Tracking and Recognition |
| AF Configuration tool | Case 1 - 6 |
| AI Servo characteristics | Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration / deceleration tracking, AF point auto switching |
| AF fine adjustment | AF Microadjustment (All lenses by same amount or Adjust by lens) |
| AF-assist beam | Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite |
| Exposure Control |
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| Metering modes | Approx. 100,000-pixel RGB metering sensor and 252-zone TTL metering at max. aperture
EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) system
• Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)r> • Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure |
| ISO speed (recommended exposure index) | Auto ISO, manually settable within ISO 100 – 51200 (1/3-stop or whole-stop increments) and expandable to L (ISO 50), H1 (ISO 102400), H2 (ISO 204800) |
| ISO speed settings | ISO speed range, Auto ISO range and Auto ISO minimum shutter speed settable |
| Exposure compensation | Manual | ±5±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| AEB | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
(Can be combined with manual exposure compensation) |
| AE lock | Auto | Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved |
| Manual | By AE lock button |
| Standard exposure level adjustment | AE microadjustment possible |
| Multiple Exposures |
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| Shooting method | Function / control priority, continuous shooting priority |
| Number of multiple exposures | 2 to 9 exposures |
| Multiple-exposure control | Additive, average, bright, dark |
| Shutter |
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| Type | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter Durability* | 400,000 cycles |
| Shutter Speeds | 1/8000sec. to 30secs., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.), X-sync at 1/250 sec. |
| Drive System |
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| Drive modes | Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, 10-sec. self-timer, 2-sec. self-timer, Silent single shooting, Super high-speed continuous |
| Continuous shooting speed | Super high-speed continuous shooting: | Max. approx. 14 shots/sec. |
| High-speed continuous shooting: | Max. approx. 12 shots/sec. |
| Low-speed continuous shooting: | Max. approx. 3 shots/sec. |
| * When the ISO speed is set to 32000 or higher, the maximum continuous shooting speed will be approx. 10fps. |
| External Speedlite |
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| Compatible Speedlites | EX-series Speedlites |
| Flash metering | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash exposure compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| FE lock | Provided |
| PC terminal | Provided |
| Standard flash exposure level adjustment | FE Microadjustment possible |
| External Speedlite control | Provided |
| Live View Shooting |
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| Shooting modes | Live mode, face detection live mode (contrast detection), quick mode (phase-difference detection), manual focusing (approx. 5x / 10x magnification possible) |
| Focusing brightness range | EV 1 - 20 (with contrast detection, at 23°C / 73°F, ISO 100) |
| Metering modes | Evaluative metering with the image sensor |
| Metering range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Silent shooting | Provided (Mode 1 and 2) |
| Grid display | Three types |
| Movie Shooting |
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| Movie recording compression | MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 Variable (average) bit rate |
| Audio recording format | Linear PCM |
| Recording format | MOV |
| Recording size and frame rate | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): | 30p / 25p / 24p |
| 1280 x 720 (HD): | 60p / 50p |
| 640 x 480 (SD): | 30p / 25p |
30p: 29.97fps, 25p: 25.00fps, 24p: 23.976fps,
*60p: 59.94fps, 50p: 50.00fps |
| Compression method | ALL-I (I-only), IPB |
| File size | 1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p) / IPB | Approx. 235MB/min. |
| 1920 x 1080 (30p / 25p / 24p) / ALL-I | Approx. 685MB/min. |
| 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p) / IPB | Approx. 205MB/min. |
| 1280 x 720 (60p / 50p) / ALL-I | Approx. 610MB/min. |
| 640 x 480 (30p / 25p) / IPB | Approx. 45MB/min. |
* Card reading / writing speed necessary for movie shooting:
IPB: at least 10MB per sec. /ALL-I: at least 30MB per sec. |
| Focus modes | Same as focusing with Live View shooting |
| Metering modes | Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor
* Automatically set by the focus mode. |
| Metering range | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C / 73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control | 1. Autoexposure
2. Shutter-priority AE
3. Aperture-priority AE
4. Manual exposure
* With 1, 2 and 3, exposure compensation and AE lock are possible. |
| Exposure compensation | 1/3-stop increments, ±3 stops (±5 stops for still photos) |
ISO speed:
(Recommended exposure index) | P, Av and BULB: Automatically set within ISO 100 - 25600, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800)
Tv: Automatically set within ISO 100 – 25600
M: Auto ISO (automatically set within ISO 100 - 25600), ISO 100 - 25600 set manually (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 32000 / 40000 / 51200), H1 (equivalent to ISO 102400), H2 (equivalent to ISO 204800) |
| Time code | Supported |
| Drop frames | Compatible with 60p / 30p |
| Sound recording | Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal provided
Sound recording level adjustable, wind filter provided |
| Grid display | Three types |
| Still photos | Possible |
| LCD Monitor |
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| Type | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor |
| Monitor size and dots | Wide, 3.2-in. (3:2) with approx. 1.04 million dots |
| Brightness adjustment | Manual (7 levels) |
| Electronic level | Horizontal: | 1° increments, ±6° |
| Vertical: | 1° increments, ±4° |
| Interface languages | 25 |
| Feature guide | Displayable |
| Camera System status display | Provided |
| Playback |
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| Image display formats | Single image display, Single image + Info display (Basic info, shooting info, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index display |
| Highlight alert | Overexposed highlights blink |
| AF point display | Possible |
| Grid display | Three types |
| Zoom magnification | Approx. 1.5x - 10x, starting magnification and position settable |
| Image browsing methods | Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movies, by stills, by rating |
| Image rotate | Possible |
| Ratings | Provided |
| Movie playback | Enabled (LCD monitor, video / audio OUT, HDMI OUT) built-in speaker |
| Slide show | All images, by date, by folder, movies, stills, or by rating |
| Image protect | Possible |
| Voice memo | Recording / playback possible |
| Copying images | Possible |
| Post-Processing of Images |
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| In-camera RAW image processing | Brightness correction, White balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, High ISO speed noise reduction, JPEG image-recording quality, Color space, Peripheral illumination correction, Distortion correction and Chromatic aberration correction |
| Resize | Possible |
| Direct Printing |
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| Compatible printers | PictBridge-compatible printers |
| Printable images | JPEG and RAW images |
| Print ordering | DPOF Version 1.1 compatible |
| Wired LAN |
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| Standard | IEEE802.3u (Ethernet 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) |
| FTP transfer | Automatic transfer upon shooting
Image selection / transfer
Transfer with SET button
Transfer with caption |
| EOS Utility | EOS Utility remote control over wired LAN |
| WFT server | Camera control / simple control / basic shooting
Image viewing / downloading |
| Media server | DLNA-compatible |
| Multi camera time sync functiont | Master camera can synchronize time with up to 10 slave cameras |
| Image Transfer |
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| Transferrable images | Still photos (JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG images), movies |
| Custom Functions |
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| Custom Functions | 31 |
| Save camera settings | Up to ten sets can be registered in a card |
| Custom shooting modes | Register under Mode Dial's C1 / C2 / C3 |
| My Menu registration | Possible |
| Copyright information | Entry and inclusion enabled |
| Interface |
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| Audio / video OUT / Digital terminal | Analog video (Compatible with NTSC / PAL) / stereo audio output
Personal computer communication, direct printing (Hi-Speed USB or equivalent) |
| HDMI mini OUT terminal | Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible |
| External microphone IN terminal | 3.5mm stereo mini-jack |
| Remote control terminal | Compatible with N3-type remote controller |
| Ethernet terminal | RJ-45 terminal, gigabit ethernet compatible |
| System extension terminal | For Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E6 and GPS receiver GP-E1 |
| Power |
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| Battery | Battery Pack LP-E4N / LP-E4 (Quantity 1)
* AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E4 |
| Battery information | Remaining capacity, Shutter count and recharge performance displayed |
| Date/Time battery | CR2025 lithium battery (Quantity 1) |
| Dimensions and Weight |
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| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 158 x 163.6 x 82.7mm / 6.2 x 6.4 x 3.3in. |
| Operation Environment |
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| Working temperature range | 0°C - 45°C / 32°F - 113°F |
| Working humidity | 85% or less |
| Battery Pack LP-E4N |
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| Type | Rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
| Rated voltage | 11.1V DC |
| Battery capacity | 2450mAh |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | Approx. 68.4 x 34.2 x 92.8mm / 2.7 x 1.3 x 3.7in. |
| Weight | Approx. 185g / 6.5oz. (excluding protective cover) |
