I must, personally, say, that I’m quite disappointed with the specs. 3.9 fps, 9 focus points, and grip, for example, doesn’t look more interesting than the BG-E4 at all.
p.1 #12 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!
Interesting that they decided to go with a new battery system. Not a deal breaker by any means, but I liked the idea of using the same batteries as a backup XXD body.
p.1 #17 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!
From dpreview
Key Specifications:
* New 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System (E.I.C.S.)
* New Full HD 1080 resolution movie recording
* 3.9 frames per second continuous shooting
* High performance DIGIC 4 providing superb image quality
* Maximum 310 large JPEG images in a single burst with a UDMA card
* 3.0” VGA (920k dots) Clear View LCD
* ISO 100-6400 (expansion from 50 up to 25,600)
* 9 AF points + 6 Assist AF points
p.1 #19 · Canon 5D Mark II Announced! 24L II And More Too!
Curious if it can auto-focus while shooting video in HD?
Obviously won't be using phase detection, but seems like contrast-based AF could be used.
Update: Thanks to aero145 who points out RobG's more detailed notes (versus DPR) that does confirm that contrast-based AF can be used while shooting video.
