BREAKING NEWS: Canon has just announced their new flagship sports digital SLR, the new EOS 1D Mark 4! The Canon EOS 1D Mark 4 is set to compete with the likes of other sports digital SLRs (the Nikon D3s announced last week comes to mind). Let’s check out the EOS 1D Mark 4’s mind blowing specifications now:

Our hands-on preview and sample photo gallery from the camera will come later today!
16.1 megapixel CMOS (1.3X crop factor)
Canon EF lens mount
10 FPS burst mode at full resolution (up to 85 pictures in a burst)
ISO range of ISO 100-12,800 (Expandable to 50-102,400)
45 point AF (39 cross type points)
3 inch high-resolution LCD (921,000 pixels)
Full manual controls with RAW mode and flash hotshoe
Full HD 1080p (1920 x 1080) movie mode with sound; frame rates (24, 25 or 30) and other resolutions available
Dual memory card slots (Compact Flash Type I/II and SD/SDHC)
Uses a lithium-ion battery
Available in November 2009

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