You are buying a new high-end camera and you come across the Canon 1D Mark 4…

Looks pretty good, doesn’t it? You’re looking at other high-end cameras, and hey, they look pretty good too, don’t they? So is the Canon 1D Mark 4 a step above? Is it worth its $5,500 price tag?

Well, short answer, in my opinion it is. I bet we talk about what makes it different from other cameras.

Alright, probably the first thing you’ll notice is the 16 megapixels this camera has. Now, if you’re anything like me, you’ll look at it and wonder why it’s not taller.

Yes? I am right? I mean the other high-end camera in Canon’s dSLR series is the 1Ds Mark III, and it’s 21, so what’s with this camera?

I felt the same way, but then I realized something, and after doing some research, my suspicions were confirmed.

See, one thing some people sometimes forget about higher megapixel counts is that at those higher levels you’re much more susceptible to noise… in other words, the camera doesn’t handle extreme ISO values ​​very well.

The Canon 1D Mark 4 handles its highest ISO just as well as it handles the mid-range singles.

Even at the dimmest settings, you’ll find little noise in any photo.

That 16-megapixel thing doesn’t look so bad anymore, does it?

Alright, so it handles extreme ISO well, so what? If I’m paying that much money for a camera, I wouldn’t expect anything less!

But it keeps getting better…

Look, the Canon 1D Mark 4 runs on two DIGIC IV processors. This means that not only is it incredibly fast, but the image quality it is capable of is through the roof. Also, the resolution of the images you get with this camera is higher than its 21-megapixel predecessor.

Not only that, but the Mark 4’s autofocus system is flawless. It’s rare that you find a camera with autofocus this good. Canon put a lot of effort into making this camera’s autofocus as perfect as possible, as the 1D Mark III had a lot of trouble with it.

Obviously, I could go on all day talking about the cool little features the camera has, but I think you’re starting to get the point, and I don’t want to write a 10-page article on this camera, so here’s what I want. I will do for you: