Canon

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Body

30.4MP
Full frame
4K DCI
Dual slot
890 g

About this camera

30.4 MP full-frame CMOS sensor, native ISO 100-32,000
61-point autofocus system with 41 cross-type points, at 7 fps
4K DCI 30p video and a 3.2-inch touchscreen
Two card slots — CompactFlash and SD — for redundant recording
Weather sealed, and it mounts every Canon EF lens ever made — 890 g

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The working photographer's default Canon full-frame for most of a decade: 30.4 megapixels, 61 autofocus points, two card slots and a sealed body that twenty years of EF glass fits onto.

Key specifications — the numbers that matter

Type	DSLR
Sensor	Full frame
Resolution	30.4 MP
Max native ISO	32000
Burst	7.0 fps
Autofocus	61 points
Video	4K DCI 30p
Stabilisation	Lens only (IS)
Lens mount	Canon EF
Weight	890 g with battery and card
Dimensions	150.7 x 116.4 x 75.9 mm
Card slots	2
Battery	900 shots (CIPA)
Weather sealed	Yes
Announced	2016

Specifications verified against the manufacturer’s published data on 7 September 2026.

890g Body weight

Heavy enough that the strap stops being an accessory. Thin nylon puts all of this on one narrow band across your neck.

Both lengths carry any body on this page. Pick 44" if you are tall or broad, 32" otherwise — that choice is about you, not the camera.

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Is this camera for you?

An honest read on who this body suits, and who should look elsewhere.

Wedding and event professionals Great fit Two card slots, full frame, and the most reliable autofocus Canon shipped in a DSLR.
Portrait photographers Great fit 30.4 megapixels of full frame, and the EF portrait primes that made Canon's reputation all mount natively.
Commercial and editorial work Great fit Files that hold up to client retouching, from a body art directors have seen on set for a decade.
All-round professional use Great fit There is a reason this body outlived its replacement cycle. It does everything competently and nothing badly.
Landscape photographers Workable 30.4 megapixels is plenty, though a D850 offers 45.7 for similar money on the used market.
Budget-conscious first-time buyers Look elsewhere This is a professional body at a professional price, and most of what it offers a beginner will not use.
Anyone wanting a light kit Look elsewhere 890 g before a lens, and the EF glass it deserves is heavy too.

What it does well

61 focus points, 41 cross-type
The autofocus system that made this body a working standard. It tracks in conditions where cheaper systems give up.
Two card slots
CompactFlash and SD. Every frame written twice on jobs that cannot be reshot.
Full frame at 30.4 megapixels
Enough resolution for commercial work without the file sizes of a 45-megapixel body.
It takes every EF lens ever made
Two decades of Canon glass, including a used market deeper than any other system.

What to know first

890 g before a lensMatters if you’re carrying it through a long shoot
Add a 24-70 f/2.8 and you are well past 1.5 kg on one shoulder for eight hours.
One slot is CompactFlashMatters if you’re buying cards today
CF is an older, pricier format that most current cameras dropped. Budget for it.
No in-body stabilisationMatters if you’re shooting handheld in low light
Canon puts stabilisation in the lens, so an unstabilised prime gives you none.