Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is a DSLR camera launched on 02/22/2010.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV ranks in the average of its category, scoring 53 overall. The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV weights 1230 gr and spans 156 x 157 x 80 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 52, ranks in the category best 20%.
• Speed Performance - Score 50, ranks in the category best 15%.
• Versatility - Score 70, ranks in the category best 43%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 38, ranks among the worst 11% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Great, score 51, ranks in the best 25% of its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 52, ranks in the best 21% of its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Suboptimal, score 57, ranks 75% in its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Street - Good, score 49, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.