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Nikon D4 Vs Canon 1D X
Nikon has introduced the D4, its latest professional flagship DSLR equipped with 16MP sensor , this full-frame camera is capable of shooting at 10 frames per second with full auto focus. Besides host of ergonomic improvements, the D4 Nikon significantly improved its video capabilities, to the level that Nikon is describing it as a ‘multi-media DSLR.’ Below is a comparison between its rival Canon 1DX and D4.
| Nikon D4 | Canon 1DX | |
|---|---|---|
| Body type | Single-lens reflex digital camera | Single-lens reflex digital camera |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F mount (with AF coupling and AF contacts) | Canon EF mount |
| Effective pixels | 16.2 Million | 18.1 Million |
| Total pixels | 16.6 Million | 19.3 Million |
| Image sensor | 36.0 × 23.9 mm CMOS sensor (Nikon FX format) | 36 mm x 24mm |
| Dust-reduction system | 1. Image sensor cleaning (vibrating optical low pass filter) 2. Image Dust Off reference data (requires optional Capture NX 2 software) |
1. Self Cleaning Sensor Unit 2. Dust Delete Data acquisition and appending |
| Image size (pixels) | • FX format (36×24): 4,928 × 3,280 (L), 3,696 × 2,456 (M), 2,464 × 1,640 (S) • DX format (24×16): 3,200 × 2,128 (L), 2,400 × 1,592 (M), 1,600 × 1,064 (S) • FX-format photographs taken in movie live view (3:2): 4,928 × 3,280 (L), 3,696 × 2,456 (M), 2,464 × 1,640 (S) • DX format photographs taken in movie live view (3:2): 3,200 × 2.128 (L), 2,400 × 1.592(M), 1,600 × 1,064 (S) |
(1) Large: (5184 x 3456) (2) M1: (4608 x 3072) (3) M2: (3456 x 2304) (4) Small: (2592 x 1728) (5) RAW: (5184 x 3456) (6) M-RAW: (3888 x 2592) (7) S-RAW: (2592 x 1728) |
| File format | 1. NEF (RAW): 12 or 14 bit, lossless compressed, compressed or uncompressed 2. TIFF (RGB) 3. JPEG: JPEG-Baseline compliant with fne (approx. 1:4), normal (approx. 1:8) or basic (approx. 1:16) compression 4. NEF (RAW)+JPEG |
1. RAW (14-bit Canon Original), M-RAW, S-RAW 2. JPEG 3. RAW+JPEG |
| Picture Control System | Standard Neutral Vivid Monochrome Portrait Landscape Custom Picture Controls |
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1-3 |
| Storage media | Card Slot 1 – XQD Card SLot 2 – CF card (Type 1, UDMA compliant) *Either card can be used for primary or backup storage or for separate storage of NEF (RAW) and JPEG images; pictures can be copied between cards |
Dual CF Cards (Type I or II , UDMA 7) *1. Standard -Select one of the CF cards to record. 2. Auto switch card 3. Record separately The same image is saved to both cards, but in a different size 4. Record to multiple |
| File system | DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, PictBridge |
DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) 2.0, DPOF Exif (Exchangeable Image File Format for Digital Still Cameras) 2.3, |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level penta-prism single-lens reflex viewfinder | Eye-level pentaprism |
| Frame coverage | • FX (36×24): Approx. 100% horizontal and 100% vertical • 1.2× (30×20): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical • DX (24×16): Approx. 97% horizontal and 97% vertical • 5:4 (30×24): Approx. 97% horizontal and 100% vertical |
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.7× (50 mm f/1.4 lens at infinity, -1.0 m-1) | Approx. 0.76x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity) |
| Eye point | 18 mm (-1.0 m-1; from center surface of eyepiece lens) | 20mm (At -1m-1 from eyepiece lens center) |
| Diopter | -3 to +1 m-1 | -3.0 to +1.0 m-1 |
| Focusing screen | Type B BriteView Clear Matte Mark VIII screen with AF area brackets and framing grid | Interchangeable |
| Reflex mirror | Quick return | Quick-return half mirror |
| Depth-of-field preview | When Pv button is pressed | Enabled with depth-of-field preview button |
| Shutter type | Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter | Vertical-travel, Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter |
| Shutter speed | 1/8,000 to 30 s in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV, Bulb, X-sync at 1/250 sec |
1/8000 to 30 sec., Bulb, X-sync at 1/250 sec |
| Flash sync speed | 1/250 s or slower | 1/250 s or slower |
| Release modes | S (single frame), CL (continuous low speed), CH (continuous high speed), Q (quiet shutter-release), (self-timer), MUP (mirror lock up) |
Single, High-speed continuous, Low-speed continuous, Silent Single Shooting Self-time |
| Frame advance rate | 10 fps (CL) 10 to 11 fps (CH) |
Super High-speed: Maximum 14 shots/sec.
High-speed: Maximum 12 shots/sec. Low-speed: Maximum 3 shots/sec. |
| Exposure metering | TTL exposure metering using RGB sensor with approx. 91,000 pixels | 252-zone metering with approx. 100,000-pixel RGB AE sensor and TTL maximum aperture metering employed. |
| Metering method | • Matrix: 3D color matrix metering III (type G and D lenses) • Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 12-mm circle in center of frame; diameter of circle can be changed to 8, 15 or 20 mm • Spot: 4-mm circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point |
• Evaluative metering ( • Partial metering(TBA) • Spot metering(TBA) • Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering range | • Matrix or center-weighted metering: -1 to 20 EV • Spot metering: 2 to 20 EV |
EV 0 – EV 20 |
| Exposure modes | Program (P) Shutter-priority auto (S) Aperture-priority auto (A) Manual (M) |
Program AE (Shiftable), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure |
| Exposure compensation | -5 to +5 EV in increments of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV | Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Exposure lock | Luminosity locked at detected value with the center of the sub-selector | (1) Auto AE lock (2) Manual AE lock |
| ISO sensitivity | Standard ISO range – 100 to 12800 in steps of 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV ISO 50 to ISO 204800 selectable Auto ISO sensitivity control available |
Basic ISO 100-51200 (in 1/3-stop or 1-stop increments) Extension settable: ISO 50; 102,400 and 204,800 |
| Active D-Lighting | Auto, Extra high +2/+1, high, normal, Low or off |
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| Autofocus | Nikon Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor module with TTL phase detection, Fine tuning, 51 focus points (including 15 cross-type sensors; f/8 supported by 11 sensors) |
TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor |
| Detection range | -2 to +19 EV | ___ |
| Lens servo | • Autofocus (AF): -Single-servo autofocus (AF-S); -Continuous-servo autofocus (AF-C); -Predictive focus tracking automatically activated according to subject status • Manual focus (M): -Electronic rangefnder can be used |
• Autofocus -One-Shot AF -Predictive AI Servo AF -AI Focus AF • Manual focus (MF) |
| Focus point | 51 or 11 focus points | 61-point AF *One to five cross-type AF points at f/2.8, 10 to 20 cross-type AF points at f/4, 15 to 21 cross-type AF points at f/5.6. (The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.) |
| AF-area modes | Single-point AF, 9-, 21- or 51-point dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, auto-area AF |
1. Single-point AF 2. Auto selection 61-point AF 3. Single-point Spot AF 4 .AF point expansion (Manual selection, 4 points: up, down, left, and right) 5. AF point expansion 6. Zone AF |
| Focus lock | Focus can be locked by pressing shutter-release button halfway (single-servo autofocus) or by pressing the center of the sub-selector | Available |
| Flash control | TTL: i-TTL flash control using RGB sensor with approx. 91K (91,000) pixels is available with SB-910, SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600 or SB-400 | E-TTL II autoflash |
| Flash modes | Front-curtain sync, Slow sync, Rear-curtain sync, Red-eye reduction, Auto FP high-speed |
Available *Depends on external flash |
| Flash compensation | Available | Available |
| Sync terminal | ISO 519 sync terminal with locking thread | Provided |
| White balance | Auto (2 types), Incandescent, Fluorescent (7 types), Direct sunlight, cloudy, shade, Flash, Preset manual (up to 4 values can be stored), Color temperature (2,500 K to 10,000 K) |
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature setting |
| Live view modes | Live view photography (quiet or silent) Movie live view |
Still photo and video recording Silent Shooting |
| Live view lens servo | • Autofocus (AF) Single-servo autofocus (AF-S) full-time servo autofocus (AF-F) • Manual focus (M) |
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| AF-area modes | Face-priority AF Wide-area AF Normal-area AF Subject-tracking AF |
•Quick mode (61- Point Phase-difference detection AF)
•Live mode/Face detection Live mode (One-Point Contrast detection AF, switching to another point possible) • Face detection Live mode (Contrast AF, Face Selectable) •Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible) |
| Autofocus | Contrast-detect AF anywhere in frame (camera selects focus point automatically when face-priority AF or subject-tracking AF is selected) | Same as Live View Shooting |
| Movie metering | TTL exposure metering using main image sensor | Real-time Evaluative metering with the image sensor |
| Frame size (pixels) & frame rate |
• 1,920 × 1,080; 30p (progressive), 25p, 24p • 1,920 × 1,080 crop; 30p, 25p, 24p • 1,280 × 720; 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p • 640 × 424; 30p, 25p Actual frame rates for 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, and 24p are 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, and 23.976 fps respectively all options support both high and normal image quality |
• 1920 x 1080: 30 fps / 25 fps / 24 fps
• 1280 x 720: 60 fps / 50 fps • 640 x 480: 30 fps / 25 fps |
| File format | MOV | MOV |
| Video compression | H.264/MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding | H.264 |
| Audio format | Linear PCM | Linear PCM |
| Audio device | Built-in monaural or external stereo microphone Sensitivity adjustable |
Internal monaural microphone External stereo microphone jack available |
| ISO sensitivity | Automatically adjusted from ISO 200 to 12800 or ISO 200 to Hi 4 | ___ |
| Maximum length | 29 min. 59s (20 min. depending on frame size/rate and movie quality settings) |
29 min. 59s |
| Monitor | 3.2-in 921000 dot TFT LCD with 170° viewing angle, 100% frame coverage, Automatic brightness control using ambient brightness sensor |
3.2-in 1.04 million dots 170° viewing angle, 100% frame coverage, 7 levels provided |
| USB | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-speed USB |
| HDMI output | Type C mini-pin HDMI connector can be used simultaneously with camera monitor |
Available (Mini) |
| Audio input | Stereo 3.5-mm jack | Stereo mic input |
| Audio output | Stereo 3.5-mm jack | __ |
| 10-pin remote terminal | To connect remote control, GPS Unit GP-1 or GPS device | Optional GPS with GP-E1 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 connector | RJ-45 connector |
| Peripheral connector | For Wireless Transmitter WT-5A/B/C/D | For WFT-E6 Wireless File Transmitter |
| Battery | One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL18 | One LP-E4N or LP-E4 |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 6.3 × 6.2 × 3.6 in. | 6.2 x 6.4 x 3.3 in. |
| Weight | Approx. 1,180 g / 2 lb 9.6 oz (camera body only) Approx. 1,340 g / 2 lb 15.3 oz with battery and XQD memory |
TBA |
Canon EOS 1Dx High ISO performance and VIDEO check here
Nikon D4 High ISO performance
ISO - 25,400
ISO - 50,800
ISO - 101,600