Canon EOS-1D X DXOMark Sensor Scores

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</strong>I was sent an email claiming the results of DXOMark’s testing of the Canon EOS-1D X. I have not yet seen it on their site, so don’t take these numbers as official until they’re up.</p>
<p><strong>DxO score:</strong> 90

<strong>DR:</strong> 12.8

<strong>Color depth:</strong> 24.9 bits

<strong>ISO:</strong> 3296</p>
<p>Do what you will with these numbers. They do show that the 1D X has the “best” technical numbers as far as sensor testing goes. This puts the 1D X above the Nikon D4, but below the D600 & D800. I know people love to debate the numbers from DXOMark.</p>
<p><strong>Canon EOS-1D X at <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827036-REG/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_EOS_Digital.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">B&H</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005Y3T1AI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005Y3T1AI&linkCode=as2&tag=canorumo-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.adorama.com/ICA1DX.html?kbid=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a> | <a href="http://www.normancamera.com/index/page/product/product_id/24696/product_name/Canon+EOS-1D+X+Digital+SLR+Camera+%28Body+Only%29+" target="_blank">Norman Camera</a></strong></p>
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dilbert said:
jthomson said:
I guess the big question is why they didn't use the same sensor for the 5D mark III

Re read my analysis above. In short the 1DX sensor is the same as the 5D3 sensor, except with bigger pixels.

Bigger pixels make it a different sensor. It may be the same technology but with pixels size matters.
 
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jthomson said:
I guess the big question is why they didn't use the same sensor for the 5D mark III

Obvious answer: Because the 5d3 is for landscape, too, and thus had to have a higher mp count than the 5d2, and because Canon needed some distinction between 1dx/5d3 except fps when they put the 1dx af into the 5d3. But I guess the dxo numbers - however they compare to Nikon - mean that many people would still happily trade their 22mp 5d3 sensor for a 1dx one with some less mp.
 
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Marsu42 said:
But I guess the dxo numbers - however they compare to Nikon - mean that many people would still happily trade their 22mp 5d3 sensor for a 1dx one with some less mp.
Well, and this meshes with reality. All the reviews I've seen show that while the 5d3 is great in low-light, the 1DX is that sort of eye-opening camera in terms of how it handles low-light (and the AF system ultimately helps that even more). The review where the Nikon guy partially switched to the 1DX for example, he was talking about how impressed he was with how little noise there was at pretty high ISO levels.
 
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simonxu11 said:
Canon-F1 said:
i guess for some the reputation of the DXOmark has just become a bit better. ::)
;D ;D
I think this is the first time admin put Canon's DXO mark on the front page

Yeah, I thought he said earlier this year that he was never going to post anything dxomark-related on the front page ever again because their sensor scores were meaningless.

Edit:
I know people love to debate the numbers from DXOMark.
Ahh, I guess he's simply realized how great they are for generating page views :)
 
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jthomson said:
Looks like we will continue to see Canon improve their sensors.
Nikon still has a lead but in dynamic range but the gap is closing.
The world may not be coming to an end after all. ::)
Are you sure? I keep reading on the web that the world will disappear next December.
Maybe DXOmark's positive score is a Sign.
 
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Canon-F1 said:
i doubt the 4 MP less (bigger photosites) make up for the difference in the DXO results.

i think there must be something else that makes the 1D X sensor better.

No one talks about color depth... seems this plays a part in the DxO scores and you will see the 1Dx has much higher color depth than other recent offerings from Canon and competes with Nikon.

I always felt there is something that Nikon Sensors exhibit (thats DxO is considering in it's scoring model) that does not affect IQ as much (past a certain level) but affects the DxO scores in favor of Sonikon....
 
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Woody said:
I will believe these numbers when I see them on the DXO site itself.

Come to think about it: some folks who tried to lift the shadows in 1DX images do not find the performance any better than the 5D3... Hmmm...
What? You don't believe the numbers posted on a rumor's website? How absurd!

lol, I couldn't resist. :p

Seriously though, I've never cared about the numbers. I just look at photos 1:1 and if they look good, detail and color, then that's good enough for me.
 
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It should be obvious that DxO changed the way they are rating the camera. After all they had it right with the D800's high rating.

Obviously Nikon sensors are so much better than Canons that in sensor comparisons a Canon sensor is equivalent to a cave man drawing on the wall with a sharp charcoal stick.

I wonder if I should qualify the above statement, in that it has no merit other than being a sharp charcoal stick to poke at those who like to debate sensor merits.
 
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