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Canon 1D Alternatives

The 1D is placed #27 out of 35 in Pro DSLR cameras. Below is a brief outline of the 1D.

4MP APS-H 1585 grams ISO 3,200
Canon EOS-1D front thumbnailportrait51street48sports49travel38landscape49vlogging9
Portability
50 Imaging
42 Features
43 Overall
42
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
delivers RAW formats
environment sealing
display is not selfie friendly
doesn't have liveview
heavier than competition (1,585g)
low resolution screen (120 thousand dot)

Underneath are a few of the rivals to the Canon EOS-1D listed by their overall rank. Feel free to browse a full review of each camera or a comparison with the Canon 1D by clicking on the links underneath each camera card. You can click on the symbol to check out a visual comparison or follow this link to see all of them alongside each other.

#1 Nikon D6
21MP Full frame 1270 grams ISO 102,400
Nikon D6 front thumbnailportrait84street62sports80travel68landscape80vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
74 Features
85 Overall
78
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
comes with touch to focus
delivers RAW formats
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
Full Review D6 vs 1D
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#2 Canon 1D X III
20MP Full frame 1440 grams ISO 102,400
Canon EOS-1D X Mark III front thumbnailportrait83street62sports80travel66landscape79vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
73 Features
85 Overall
77
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
comes with touch to focus
delivers RAW formats
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
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#3 Pentax 645Z
51MP Medium format 1550 grams ISO 204,800
Pentax 645Z front thumbnailportrait88street63sports71travel51landscape78vlogging27
Portability
49 Imaging
80 Features
74 Overall
77
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
delivers RAW formats
does have HDMI port
bad battery life (650 CIPA)
display is not selfie friendly
heavier than competition (1,550g)
low fps (3.0 frames per second)
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#4 Nikon D5
21MP Full frame 1415 grams ISO 102,400
Nikon D5 front thumbnailportrait82street60sports78travel64landscape78vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
70 Features
84 Overall
75
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
delivers RAW formats
does have HDMI port
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
Full Review D5 vs 1D
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#5 Canon 1D X II
20MP Full frame 1530 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II front thumbnailportrait82street61sports73travel54landscape70vlogging30
Portability
50 Imaging
70 Features
79 Overall
73
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
comes with touch to focus
delivers RAW formats
bad battery life (1,210 CIPA)
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
Full Review 1D X II vs 1D
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#6 Nikon D4s
16MP Full frame 1350 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D4s front thumbnailportrait77street58sports75travel62landscape75vlogging28
Portability
50 Imaging
63 Features
84 Overall
71
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
delivers RAW formats
does have HDMI port
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
Full Review D4s vs 1D
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#7 Canon 1D C
18MP Full frame 1500 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D C front thumbnailportrait78street58sports74travel59landscape75vlogging28
Portability
50 Imaging
64 Features
79 Overall
70
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
delivers RAW formats
does have HDMI port
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no headphone port
no image stabilization
Full Review 1D C vs 1D
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#8 Nikon D4
16MP Full frame 1340 grams ISO 12,800
Nikon D4 front thumbnailportrait77street56sports73travel59landscape74vlogging26
Portability
50 Imaging
62 Features
81 Overall
69
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
delivers RAW formats
does have HDMI port
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no image stabilization
Full Review D4 vs 1D
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#9 Canon 1D X
18MP Full frame 1340 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D X front thumbnailportrait78street58sports69travel48landscape68vlogging28
Portability
50 Imaging
64 Features
73 Overall
67
comes with phase detect autofocus
comes with Top display
delivers RAW formats
does have HDMI port
bad battery life (1,120 CIPA)
display is not selfie friendly
no articulating screen
no headphone port
Full Review 1D X vs 1D
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