DMS: Configurations

SENSOR CONFIGURATION

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Sensor:	36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor
Resolution:	21.1 million effective pixels
Lens:	Canon F1.8 28mm (70° FOV)

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PHOTOGRAMMETRY

Cross-Track Frame Orientation
Pixel Dimensions: 5616 x 3744 (across-track / along-track)
Array Dimensions: 35mm x 23mm (width / length)
Altitude (feet)	Focal Length (millimeters)	Cross-track FOV (degrees)	Along-track FOV (degrees)	Nadir Pixel Resolution (meters)	Swath Width (meters)	Swath Length (meters)	Area (miles²)
1500	28	64.0	45.2	0.10	571	381	0.22
40000	28	64.0	45.2	2.71	15239	10160	154.82
40000	85	23.3	15.6	0.89	5020	3347	16.80

Along-Track Frame Orientation
Pixel Dimensions: 3744 x 5616 (across-track / along-track)
Array Dimensions: 23mm x 35mm (width / length)
Altitude (AGL, feet)	Focal Length (millimeters)	Cross-track FOV (degrees)	Along-track FOV (degrees)	Nadir Pixel Resolution (meters)	Swath Width (meters)	Swath Length (meters)	Area (miles²)
1500	28	45.2	64.0	0.10	381	571	0.22
40000	28	45.2	64.0	2.71	10158	15237	154.78
40000	85	15.6	23.3	0.89	3346	5019	16.80

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

Sensor	• 36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor • Full 35 mm size frame • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit) • 22.0 million total pixels • 21.1 million effective pixels • 3:2 aspect ratio
Lenses	• Canon EF lens mount (does not support EF-S lenses) • No field of view crop (1.0x)
Dust reduction	• "EOS Integrated Cleaning System" • Self-cleaning sensor unit • Dust Delete Data - (test shot used to 'map' and remove dust spots)
Image processor	DIGIC 4
A/D conversion	14 bit
Image sizes (JPEG)	• 5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP) • 4080 x 2720 (11.1 MP) • 2784 x 1856 (5.2 MP)
Image sizes (RAW)	• 5616 x 3744 (21.0 MP) • 3861 x 2574 (10.0 MP) • 2784 x 1856 (5.2 MP)
File formats	• RAW (.CR2; 14-bit) • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal • RAW + JPEG (separate files) • sRAW1, sRAW2 (see above)
Auto focus	• 9-point TTL CMOS sensor • 6 "Invisible Assist AF points" • Centre point cross type F5.6 or faster • Center point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster • AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)
Focus modes	• One shot AF • AI Servo AF • AI Focus AF • Manual focus
AF micro adjustment	• Adjust all lenses by same amount (effectively body adjustment) • Adjust up to 20 lenses individually
AF point selection	• Auto • Manual
Predictive AF	• As close as 8 m (with 300 mm F2.8L lens at 50 kph)
AF assist	No (only with external flash)
Metering	• TTL full aperture metering 35 zone SPC • Metering range: 1.0 - 20 EV
Metering modes	• Evaluative 35 zone (linked to any AF point) • Partial (8% at center) • Spot metering (approx. 3.5% at center) • Center-weighted average
AE lock	• Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock button
Exposure compensation	• +/-2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
Exposure bracketing	• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
Sensitivity	• ISO 100 - 6400 • 0.3 or 1.0 EV increments • Auto ISO (100-3200) • Expansion options: ISO 50 (L1) / ISO 12800 (H1) / ISO 25600 (H2)
Shutter	• Focal-plane shutter • 150,000 exposure durability • 30 - 1/8000 sec • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Bulb
Aperture values	• F1.0 - F91 • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • Actual aperture range depends on lens used
White balance	• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom • Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K in 100 K steps)
WB bracketing	• +/-3 levels • 3 images • Blue / Amber or Magenta / Green bias
WB shift	• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
Picture style	• Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User def. 1 • User def. 2 • User def. 3
Custom image parameters	• Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 • Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G • B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G
Image processing options	• Highlight tone priority • Auto lighting optimizer (4 settings) • Long exposure noise reduction • High ISO noise reduction (4 settings) • Auto correction of lens peripheral illumination (vignetting)
Color space	• sRGB • Adobe RGB
Movie recording	• Available optionally during Live view mode • 1920 x 1080 (16:9) up to 12 mins (Quicktime 1080p H.264; 38.6 Mbits/sec) • 640 x 480 (4:3) up to 24 mins (Quicktime 480p H.264; 17.3 Mbits/sec) • Max file size 4 GB • Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video, PCM sound) • 30 fps
Shooting modes	• Auto • Creative Auto • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) • Custom 1 • Custom 2 • Custom 3
Drive modes	• Single • Continuous: 3.9 fps • Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up)
Burst buffer	• Large/Fine JPEG: 78 frames (310 with UDMA card) • RAW: 13 frames
Orientation sensor	Yes
Auto rotation	• On (recorded and LCD display) • On (recorded only) • Off
Firmware	User upgradable
Storage	• Compact Flash Type I or II (inc. FAT32) • Supports UDMA cards • Copyright metatag support • Canon Original Data Security Kit supported ("Original Image Data")
Power	• Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) • CR1616 for date & settings • Approx. 850 shots at 20°C • Battery indication 6 levels & percentage (memorized)
Dimensions	152 x 114 x 75 mm (6.0 x 4.5 x 2.9 in)

Reference

Sample Imagery

These images are from Operation IceBridge, collected in the Fall of 2009.

Sample Imagery
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Flight: 10-001-11 Rink Glacier, Greenland

R: 0.65µm G: 0.55µm B: 0.45µm

Sample Imagery
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Flight: 10-001-20 Palmer Station, Antarctica

R: 0.65µm G: 0.55µm B: 0.45µm

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Flight: 10-001-14 Weddell Sea, Antarctica

0.65µm

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Last Updated: March 21, 2024