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Canon EOS 5D DSLR camera body, front three-quarter view
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Canon EOS 5D DSLR camera body, front three-quarter view

Images: Photo: Ashley Pomeroy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Canon EOS 5D

Canon's first full-frame DSLR under $3,500, bringing 35mm-equivalent field of view to EF lenses without the professional-body bulk of the EOS-1Ds.

Specifications

Sensor type
CMOS
Burst rate (mechanical shutter)
3 fps
Lens mount
Canon EF
Announcement date
22 August 2005
Launch MSRP (USD, body only)
$3,299 (body only)
Rear display
2.5in, 230,000 dots
Processor
DIGIC II
ISO range (expanded)
L: 50, H: 3200
Weight (body only)
810 g
Effective megapixels
12.7 MP
Dimensions (W×H×D)
152 x 113 x 75 mm
Sensor format
Full-frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
ISO range (native)
100-1600
Storage/card slots
CompactFlash (Type I/II)
Shutter speed range
30 s to 1/8000 s and Bulb; X-sync at 1/200 s
Autofocus system
9 AF points plus 6 invisible assist points
Battery model
BP-511A
Electronic viewfinder
Optical pentaprism, approx. 96% coverage
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