With welcome improvements to an already great camera, the 5D Mark IV is very nearly the perfect SLR

Great autofocus in video; 4K video capture; Peerless image quality;

No articulated screen; Motion JPEG video capture result in enormous file sizes;

The Canon 5D family, which is one of the most well-known series of camera bodies, has seen the release of the newest model over four years after the 5D MKIII, and it's loaded with some much wanted and needed improvements.

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is among the best full-frame DSLRs in the market right now, and is certainly among the best that Canon has ever made. It even makes for a good upgrade from the 5D Mark III, and for new full-frame DSLR buyers, the EOS 5D Mark IV is a versatile, competent DSLR to go for.

True-to-source colours; Great contrast; vibrancy; Fast; precise autofocus; Sturdier body

Tendency to over-sharpen photographs at times

With the EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon has further refined its semi-professional full frame all-rounder. With a solid build and improved weather sealing, faster burst speed, increased resolution, increased dynamic range, updated autofocus system and Dual Pixel live view functionality, the Mark IV will be as...

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV ($3,499, body only) is the company's latest mainstream pro SLR . For the most part it looks and handles like its predecessor, the 5D Mark III , a plus for veteran photographers who know their camera by heart.

30MP full-frame image sensor; Fast 61-point autofocus system; 7fps continuous shooting; Unlimited JPG shooting buffer; Pro-grade build; Dual Pixel AF Live View focus system; 3.2-inch touch screen; Integrated GPS and Wi-Fi; CF and SD card slots

Cropped 4K video; Clean HDMI output is 1080p only; Dual Pixel Raw function slows camera and offers limited benefits; 4K video files are quite large; Omits in-body flash

Canon's 5D Mark IV is a top performer - but you'll be paying a premium for it. Top-notch images are promised from this camera, which will be all too familiar to existing users of the 5D Mark III or 5D Mark II .

Full-frame sensor; Touchscreen is useful; Solid 4K video recording; Built-in Wi-Fi

Heavy; Expensive; Frame rate isn't particularly high

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is a new professional digital SLR camera. The 5D Mark IV features a 30.4 megapixel CMOS sensor, 7fps continuous shooting with full AF/AE tracking, internal 4K movie recording (4096 x 2160pixels) at 30/25/24 fps and 8.8 megapixel in-camera 4K still frame grab, an expandable...

The EOS 5D series has played a major role in Canon's EOS line-up for more than a decade. Over the past 11 years we've seen no fewer than six DSLRs adorn the EOS 5D logo, but it was the original EOS 5D back in 2005 that will be remembered as the DSLR that made full-frame photography viable to...

Full-frame sensor; Touchscreen is useful; Solid 4K video recording; Built-in Wi-Fi;

Heavy; Expensive; Frame rate isn’t particularly high;

This is simply a note to buyers of these high-end Canon cameras in India. I bought the Mark 1 Canon 5D; after some 6 months it needed repair and was sent to a supposedly approved repair shop in Chennai, simply to have a cracked screen on the body replaced. After six months I got the camera back, (!