Canon EOS 5D Mark II

• Movie recording full HD at 1920 × 1080 and SDTV at 640 × 480 resolution.
• Monaural microphone for audio during video recording, speaker for playback and microphone jack for external stereo microphone
• Live preview with ExpSim LV "exposure simulation" live preview (full exposure preview control utilizing ExpSim LV, a first for video in a DSLR)
• Live preview with contrast-detect autofocus
• HDMI video output for live preview or playing clips and images on an external monitor via Type C MiniHDMI port
• Dust reduction system to perform automatic sensor cleaning
• Battery management software

The 5D Mark II is the first camera in the EOS line to provide video recording functions.{{cite magazine |url= https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2330520,00.asp |title= New Canon EOS 5D Tries to One-Up Nikon in Video |last= Jacobowitz |first= P.J. |magazine= PC Magazine |date= 17 September 2008 |access-date= 13 October 2008}} Still photography during video recording is possible, but the camera suspends recording video until the final still frame is captured.{{cite web |url= http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091705canon_5dmarkii.asp |title= Canon EOS 5D Mark II: 21MP and HD movies |website= Digital Photography Review |date= 17 September 2008 |access-date= 13 October 2008 }}

The lithium-ion battery for the 5D Mark II (LP-E6) has an 1800 mAh capacity. Each battery contains a microchip with a unique identifier for reporting charge status and battery health for display on the camera. The 5D Mark II's "Battery Info" screen can track battery health and shooting history for up to six LP-E6 batteries.{{cite web |url= http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2046 |title= EOS 5D Mark II: Battery Management with the New LP-E6 Battery |publisher= Canon |access-date= 24 October 2008}}

The camera has native ISO values of 100 multiplied by a power of 2; other ISO values are obtained by a digital exposure push (ISO values that are multiples of 125) or digital exposure pull (ISO values that are multiples of 160). The digital exposure push ISO is 1/3 stop greater than the native ISO, and a digital exposure pull ISO is 1/3 stop less than the native ISO.{{cite book|title=DSLR Cinema|last=Lancaster|first=Kurt|edition=2nd|publisher=Focal Press|date=2013}} The digital exposure push ISO settings produce more noise than the native settings with a reduced dynamic range, and the digital exposure pull ISO settings produce less noise than the native settings.

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While the Nikon D90 was the first DSLR to shoot 720p high-definition video, and the Panasonic GH1, a MILC, was capable of 1080p/24 recording before the 5D Mark II officially gained this capability, the latter was the first full-frame DSLR to feature 1080p video recording.{{cite web |url= http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkII/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160309015159/http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkii |archive-date= 2016-03-09 |access-date= 2 January 2009 |title= Canon EOS 5D Mark II Hands-on }} With these features, Canon 5D Mark II was able to compete with high-end digital movie cameras available that time. Its release started the trend of "DSLR revolution", significantly changing the world of independent filmmaking for upcoming years.{{cite journal |last1=Nuska |first1=Petr |date=2018 |title=The DSLR Revolution and its Impact on Documentary and Ethnographic Filmmaking |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331320440 |journal=Visual Ethnography |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=24–44 |doi=10.12835/ve2018.1-0111 |access-date=2020-09-16}}

The Canon PowerShot SX 1 IS followed with 1080p video in a bridge digital camera soon after.{{cite web |url= http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/digitalcameras/0,39001469,62050282,00.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090124230458/http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/digitalcameras/0%2C39001469%2C62050282%2C00.htm |archive-date= 24 January 2009 |access-date= 23 January 2009 |title= Five key digicam trends for 2009 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}

The 16:9 aspect ratio portion of the sensor used in video mode is similar in sensitive area to a VistaVision 8/35 frame. This large sensor allows videos to be recorded with very shallow depth of field for a "film look". The 21 megapixel sensor is downsampled to HD resolution by only using every third line and 4:2:0 chroma subsampling,{{cite web |url= http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=187&start=10&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=6aa326d9df73f7bc90cdeac1f156fc36#p2211 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130119043809/http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=187&start=10&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=6aa326d9df73f7bc90cdeac1f156fc36%23p2211 |archive-date=19 January 2013 |url-status= dead |title= The 5D MarkII Handbook of facts |publisher= cinema5d.com |date= 4 December 2008 |access-date= 8 April 2009 }} leading to concern about Moiré patterns in recorded video.{{cite web|last=Coldewey |first=Devin |url=http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/02/for-image-quality-buffs-dslr-video-is-off-the-table/ |title=For image quality buffs, DSLR video is off the table |publisher=Crunchgear.com |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=30 December 2010 }}

Video clips can be up to 4 GB in size, approximately 12 minutes of 1080p HD or 24 minutes of SD (640 x 480) footage. These limits stem from the 4 GB maximum file size supported by the FAT32 filesystem format used on Compact Flash cards. The camera also imposes a hard maximum clip length of 29 minutes 59 seconds if the 4 GB limit has not already been reached.{{cite web |url= http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/canon_eos_5D_MkII_preview.html |access-date= 6 January 2009 |title= Canon EOS 5D MkII Full Preview }} Video and audio is recorded to QuickTime (MOV) container files with H.264/MPEG-4 (Base Profile @ L5) compressed video and uncompressed 48 kHz/16-bit PCM audio. The bitrate for 1080p is approximately 38 megabits per second (4.8 MB/s), while for SD it is approximately 17 megabits per second (2.2 MB/s).{{cite web |url= http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkII/page3.asp |access-date= 6 January 2009 |title= Canon 5D Mark II Hands-on Preview }} Although the internal microphone is mono, stereo audio is supported through the audio input jack. When recording for long periods, especially in warmer climates, increased video noise may occur due to CMOS overheating.{{cite web |url= http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0300001676/01/eos5dmkii-im-en.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090117090911/http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0300001676/01/eos5dmkii-im-en.pdf |archive-date= 2009-01-17 |title= Canon EOS 5D Mark II Manual |access-date= 2 January 2009 }} Rolling shutter, a phenomenon where vertical lines look bent on moving objects, when the camera is in motion is a significant issue with the Canon 5D Mark II.

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The EOS 5D Mark II is capable of video recording in low-light situations and it is sold for a relatively low price, compared with professional video cameras. For the first eighteen months of its release, the camera only had a 30 frame per second (30p) video mode. On 15 March 2010, Canon released a firmware upgrade to add a 25p mode for PAL format compatibility and a 24p mode for compatibility with motion picture film cameras.{{cite web

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The firmware update also modified the 30p mode to record 29.97 frame/s and the new 24p mode actually records 23.976 frame/s to have frame rates compatible with NTSC. Lastly, the update added manual control of the audio record levels and an official way to disable the automatic gain control.

Following the success of the Canon Hack Development Kit (CHDK) for Canon's PowerShot cameras, third party firmware add-on was also produced for the 5D Mark II. The Magic Lantern firmware add-on provides many additional video and cinematography related controls and meters such as false colors, and zebra stripes for exposure control, depth of field estimates via peaking filters, audio VU meters and disables the automatic gain control on the microphone input (manual gain control for microphone input has since been added to Canon's official firmware, as noted above).{{cite web |url= http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/frimware_hacks?page=0%2C1 |title= Custom Firmware Rocks! |date= 5 August 2009 |access-date= 13 August 2009 }} It also provides a stable output of uncompressed 14-Bit RAW video data onto fast UDMA 7 CF cards at almost HD resolution (1004p vs. 1080p at Full HD).

Notable film and television productions that used the Canon 5D Mark II include (in order of release):

• The BBC coverage of the Grand Prix Snooker in the first week of September 2009 was the first BBC programme to use the camera.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}}
• The opening title sequence for the 35th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live, first broadcast on 26 September 2009. The camera, alongside the Canon 7D, was used due to its size, which allowed covert shooting on the streets of New York City, and depth of field capabilities, making it a suitable substitute for the series' usual 35mm film.{{cite web|url=http://www.shootonline.com/go/index.php?name=Release&op=view&id=rs-web2-1141654-1257971505-2 |title=NBC's Saturday Night Live shoots opening title sequence in full 1080p HD video with Canon's EOS digital SLR cameras | date=11 November 2009 |access-date=16 April 2010| work=Shoot}}
• The music video for the Japanese band Sakanaction's song "Aruku Around" (2010), a winning entry of the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival, was shot in a single take with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera.{{cite web | url=http://white-screen.jp/?p=3325 | title=サカナクションからPerfumeまで。映像作家、関和亮の演出術 | language=ja | publisher=WhiteScreen | date=31 March 2010 | access-date=21 April 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130054951/http://white-screen.jp/?p=3325 | archive-date=30 November 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/festival/2010/entertainment/arukuaround/ | script-title=ja:2010年 文化庁メディア芸術祭 エンターテインメント部門 優秀賞 アルクアラウンド／サカナクション | 文化庁メディア芸術プラザ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706124054/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/festival/2010/entertainment/arukuaround/ |publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza |archive-date=6 July 2011 | language=ja | access-date=23 April 2015}}
• The House episode "Help Me", broadcast by Fox on 17 May 2010, was shot entirely on the Canon 5D Mark II, replacing the drama's usual 35mm film format.{{cite web | url = http://www.dpreview.com/news/1004/10041302canon5dIhouse.asp | title = 'House' season finale filmed with Canon 5D Mark II. | access-date =13 April 2010}}{{cite web | url = https://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/canon-5d-mark-ii-used-to-shoot-entire-house-season-finale-direc/ | title = Canon 5D Mark II used to shoot entire House season finale, director says it's 'the future'. | access-date =15 April 2010}}{{cite web | date = 19 April 2010 | last = Bloom | first = Philip | title = EXCLUSIVE: In depth interview with Greg Yaitanes, Executive Producer and Director of "House" Season Finale shot on Canon 5DmkII | url = http://philipbloom.co.uk/2010/04/19/in-depth-interview-with-executive-producer-and-director-of-house-season-finale-shot-on-canon-5dmkii | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100422200913/http://philipbloom.co.uk/2010/04/19/in-depth-interview-with-executive-producer-and-director-of-house-season-finale-shot-on-canon-5dmkii | archive-date = 2010-04-22 | access-date = 23 May 2010 }}{{cite AV media | title = Interview with Greg Yaitanes about Season Finale of House by PhilipBloom | url = http://philipbloom.co.uk/downloads/house.m4a | format = m4a | access-date = 23 May 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/5p8DNbAfK?url=http://philipbloom.co.uk/downloads/house.m4a | archive-date = 20 April 2010 | df = dmy-all }} Portions of the seventh season were also recorded with a 5D Mark II.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/01/cinema-out-of-your-backpack/|title=DIY Filmmakers Dig High-Def, Low-Cost DSLR Cameras|last=Hart|first=Hugh|magazine=Wired|date=21 January 2011|access-date=22 January 2011}}
• The BBC Two comedy series Shelfstackers, first broadcast on 4 September 2010, is the first BBC programme to be entirely shot on the camera. The corporation had initially refused its use due to "lack of quality" but were persuaded otherwise by the series' director, Dom Bridges. All six episodes of the series were shot on the camera for a total budget of £160,000.{{cite web | url = http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2010/9/3/another-bbc-series-shot-on-the-canon-5d-mk2.html | title = Another BBC Series Shot On The Canon 5D Mk2 | access-date =19 September 2010}}
• The Road to Coronation Street, broadcast by BBC Four on 16 September 2010, is the first UK television drama to be shot on the Canon 5D Mark II. The drama's director of photography was impressed and plans to use the camera on the seventh series of the BBC One drama Hustle.{{cite web | url = http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2010/7/28/first-uk-drama-to-use-canon-eos-5d-mkii-as-main-camera.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100802001704/http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2010/7/28/first-uk-drama-to-use-canon-eos-5d-mkii-as-main-camera.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 August 2010 | title = First UK Drama To Use Canon EOS 5D MkII As Main Camera | access-date = 19 September 2010 }}
• The 2011 short film Scenes from the Suburbs directed by Spike Jonze used a version of the camera modified to use Panavision lenses to shoot all of the night scenes alongside 35mm film used for the day scenes.The Suburbs Deluxe Edition CD-DVD. Making of featurette.
• The re-booted Hawaii Five-0 TV series is currently shot using Canon 5DmkII.{{cite web | url = http://www.cbs.com/shows/hawaii_five_0/video/1596619038/hawaii-five-0-cameras-of-hawaii-five-0 | title = Cameras of Hawaii Five-0 | website = CBS | access-date =19 September 2010}}
• Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi, a Turkish TV series is being shot on Canon 5DmkII.{{cite web|author=Behzat Ç. Yazan: Simto ALEV 15 Şub 2011 Tweet |url=http://www.simtoalev.com/behzat-c/ |title=Behzat Ç |publisher=Simtoalev.com |date=15 February 2011 |access-date=29 October 2011}}
• Some scenes of the 2012 film Act of Valor were shot using the Canon 5D Mark II.{{cite press release|url=https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/about/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-details/2012/20120224_actOfValor_pressreleasedata/20120224_actOfValor_pressreleasedata |title=Canon EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Cameras Take Moviegoers Deep Into the Daring Operations of Active-Duty U.S. Navy SEALs in Relativity Media's Act of Valor |publisher=Canon U.S.A., Inc. |date=24 February 2012 |access-date=9 May 2017}}
• Dimensions, a multi-award-winning 2011 British period sci-fi feature film, was shot using Canon 5D Mark II for 'less than the price of Batman's cape'.{{cite news | url=http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2011/8/2/dimensions-for-the-price-of-batmans-cape.html | title=Dimensions (For The Price Of Batman's Cape) | work=Definition | date=2 August 2011 | first=Adam | last=Garstone | access-date=7 December 2018}}
• Marvel's The Avengers is reported to have some Canon 5D MkII shots.{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/avengers-dp-scenes-filmed-iphone-252083 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Rebecca | last=Ford | title='Avengers' D.P. Says He Did Not Use iPhone on the Film | date=21 October 2011}}
• Department, a 2012 Bollywood movie, is reported to have been shot using Canon 5D Mark II[https://web.archive.org/web/20120606234316/http://www.longlivecinema.com/rgvs-department-movie-review-deported-from-your-senses-to-a-world-of-cannon-5d-gone-crazy RGV's Department Movie Review | Deported from your senses to a world of Canon 5D-gone-crazy. | LONG LIVE CINEMA]
• ParaNorman, a 2012 3D stop-motion animated adventure horror film produced by LAIKA, Inc., was shot on sixty Canon 5D Mark II cameras.{{cite news|title=Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR Cameras Help Capture the Summer Animated Feature "ParaNorman" in 3D|url=https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/about/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-details/2012/20120817_paranorman_pressreleasedata/20120817_paranorman_pressreleasedata|date=17 August 2012|access-date=9 May 2017}}
• Frances Ha, a 2012 American comedy-drama film shot by cinematographer Sam Levy, was filmed in digital black and white using a Canon 5D Mark II.{{Cite web|url=http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/orphaned-articles/beauty-noah-baumbach-s-black-and-white-new-york-using-canon-5d-capture-frances-ha/605680|title=The Beauty of Noah Baumbach's Black-and-White New York: Using the Canon 5D to Capture 'Frances Ha' {{!}} Creative Planet Network|website=www.creativeplanetnetwork.com|access-date=2016-05-26}}
• Nirel, First International Tulu movie, directed by Ranjith Bajpe, is reported to have been shot using Canon 5D Mark II.[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=171326 Dubai: Exclusive - On the sets of Tulu movie 'Nirel']
• Escape from Tomorrow, a 2013 feature film, was shot guerilla-style with two Canon 5D Mark II cameras at the Disney theme parks.{{cite web|last=Sciretta|first=Peter|title='Escape From Tomorrow': A Feature Film Shot in Disney Theme Parks Without Disney's Permission [Sundance 2013 Review]|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/escape-from-tomorrow-a-feature-film-shot-in-disney-theme-parks-without-disneys-permission-sundance-2013-review/|publisher=/Film|date=21 January 2013|access-date=30 October 2013}}
• Barack Obama's 2009 presidential portrait was taken on a Canon 5D Mark II, making it the first official presidential portrait taken with a digital camera.{{Cite web |title=President Obama's official portrait: the first ever taken with a digital camera |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009-01-14-president-obamas-official-portrait-the-first-ever-taken-with-a.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}

The included software package contains the following:

{{cite web|url=http://www.canon-europe.com/for_home/product_finder/cameras/digital_slr/eos_5d/index.asp?specs=1 |title=Canon EOS 5D Specifications – EOS Digital SLR Camera |publisher=Canon Europe |date=9 November 2010 |access-date=30 December 2010}}

• Digital Photo Professional
• ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
• PhotoStitch
• EOS Utility
• Picture Style Editor

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• [http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=17662 Canon EOS 5D Mark II] – Canon USA
• [http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos5dm2/index.html Canon EOS 5D Mark II] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005121630/http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos5dm2/index.html |date=5 October 2016 }} – EOS website (Japanese)
• [http://www.canon.co.uk/Images/EOS%205D%20Mark%20II_Specifications%20Sheet_tcm14-548722.pdf Specifications sheet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200304/http://www.canon.co.uk/Images/EOS%205D%20Mark%20II_Specifications%20Sheet_tcm14-548722.pdf |date=23 September 2015 }} – Canon UK
• [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5Dmarkii/ Canon EOS 5D Mark II In-depth Review – February 2009] at Digital Photography Review
• {{cite web |url=http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II-Digital-Camera-Review-19948.htm |title=Canon EOS 5D Mark II [review] |website=DigitalCameraInfo.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121140825/http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II-Digital-Camera-Review-19948.htm |archive-date=2013-01-21}}
• [http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II-DSLR-Camera-Review-36784.htm Canon 5D Mark II video performance review]

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