EOS 5D Mark IV Registered with Indonesian Certification Authority

[IglooEater]

I'm rooting for it being The 5D IV, because the next iteration after that could be the 5D V, and that sounds pretty cool to me ;P

 

[IglooEater]

It looks like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV has been registered with the Indonesian Certification Authority, this generally happens a few months before the announcement of a product. We can confirm that the DS126601 is one of the internal names for the EOS 5D Mark IV.

No. Say it ain't so. :'(

 

[ahsanford]

It looks like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV has been registered with the Indonesian Certification Authority, this generally happens a few months before the announcement of a product. We can confirm that the DS126601 is one of the internal names for the EOS 5D Mark IV.

No. Say it ain't so. :'(

Apple and Samsung used to get 'outed' like this for new products because of domestic (US) FCC filings, which usually are a few months in advance of release.

With cell phones, what the communication tech is often is a major strategic tell (LTE, NFC, etc.), so Apple and others tend to announce their products around the time of FCC public disclosures unless something has changed recently that I missed.

But folks like Canon can let this small cat out of the bag as Wifi/GPS is just a sliver of what a camera offers. They can let this go and withhold announcing the new rig if they want to minimize the downtime between announcement and availability.

- A

 

[lino]

I am happy If they could get all of those dots linked to spot metering .. rest all , I'm happy with the 5d3 :-\

 

[wsmith96]

Just 2.4, no 5Ghz band for WiFi, so no AC support.

Nope - looks like it's 802.11n which is a good choice for WLAN compatibility. I agree, ac would be nice, but g/n devices are really common now no matter where you are.

-w

 

[IglooEater]

It looks like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV has been registered with the Indonesian Certification Authority, this generally happens a few months before the announcement of a product. We can confirm that the DS126601 is one of the internal names for the EOS 5D Mark IV.

No. Say it ain't so. :'(

Apple and Samsung used to get 'outed' like this for new products because of domestic (US) FCC filings, which usually are a few months in advance of release.

With cell phones, what the communication tech is often is a major strategic tell (LTE, NFC, etc.), so Apple and others tend to announce their products around the time of FCC public disclosures unless something has changed recently that I missed.

But folks like Canon can let this small cat out of the bag as Wifi/GPS is just a sliver of what a camera offers. They can let this go and withhold announcing the new rig if they want to minimize the downtime between announcement and availability.

- A

Very interesting. Thanks. I guess if this means availability could be quicker I guess that's a good thing. Just that, in my mind, a "few" is at least three or four, so a "few" months ahead puts the 5D IV in October or November. This is a somewhat subjective analysis at best obviously.

 

[ahsanford]

Very interesting. Thanks. I guess if this means availability could be quicker I guess that's a good thing. Just that, in my mind, a "few" is at least three or four, so a "few" months ahead puts the 5D IV in October or November. This is a somewhat subjective analysis at best obviously.

Understand I'm speculating based on what I've read over the years. I deal with the FDA and not the FCC in my day job, so I defer to anyone who actually develops communication products for a living -- they would know better.

- A

 

[tron]

It looks like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV has been registered with the Indonesian Certification Authority, this generally happens a few months before the announcement of a product. We can confirm that the DS126601 is one of the internal names for the EOS 5D Mark IV.

No. Say it ain't so. :'(

Apple and Samsung used to get 'outed' like this for new products because of domestic (US) FCC filings, which usually are a few months in advance of release.

With cell phones, what the communication tech is often is a major strategic tell (LTE, NFC, etc.), so Apple and others tend to announce their products around the time of FCC public disclosures unless something has changed recently that I missed.

But folks like Canon can let this small cat out of the bag as Wifi/GPS is just a sliver of what a camera offers. They can let this go and withhold announcing the new rig if they want to minimize the downtime between announcement and availability.

- A

Very interesting. Thanks. I guess if this means availability could be quicker I guess that's a good thing. Just that, in my mind, a "few" is at least three or four, so a "few" months ahead puts the 5D IV in October or November. This is a somewhat subjective analysis at best obviously.

... plus the time needed to wait until a bug manifests itself:

1D3: focusing issues (semi-solved by sending it back and/or firmwware upgrades)
1Dx: debris (solved with sending it back)
1DxII Sandisk issue (solved with firware 1.02)
5D2: spot problem (solved with firmware 1.07)
5D3: Light leak in metering (solved with putting tape inside camera)

That being said I am all for upgrading my two 5D3 cameras to two 5D4 ones (or a 1DxII and a 5D4)

 

[MrToes]

I GUESS I'LL BE SELLING ANOTHER KIDNEY SOON. Clients always want discounts, maybe I'll get one from Canon from owning 20+ Canon body's and 40+ "L" lenses in the last 12 years? I'm guessing $3999 for this bad boy including the rebel based hardware!

 

[noms78]

When do people think the 5D4 will be released? Is there a big chance it could come in early October?

 

[quiquae]

Just 2.4, no 5Ghz band for WiFi, so no AC support.

It is nearly impossible to implement a 5GHz wifi base station that is legal everywhere in the world, especially outdoors.

 

[tpatana]

5D3: Light leak in metering (solved with putting tape inside camera)

Not sure if I'd call that a bug. More like moron-test.

 

[Maximilian]

...
it looks like the Wi-Fi is identical to the rebel as far as hardware goes, firmware may be another story.

...

Getting Rebel class Wi-Fi is not what I'm looking for in a 5D MK IV.

Do you know if and how much the Wi-Fi module in the 1DX2 differs from the one in the rebels? (I don't)
Could it be the same as well?

 

[Berty Rampkin]

5D Mark iii doesn't have either, whereas 6D already has both WIFI and GPS. Makes sense to keep the 6D ii as the kind of full frame travel camera with the GPS and Wifi, limited focus points, 1/4000, slighter lower pixel count lighter (perhaps slightly better dynamic range and image quality , whereas the 5D iv to be a lot more versatile, better Focus, more AF points, 4k, higher mega pixel count but no the GPS and wifi

I have both 5D Mark iii and 6D - I bought the 6d specifically for my travels for the WIFI and GPS. Its not as dynamic as the 5D. My 5D offers safety of a second memory slot, and better ergonomics, tailored to the professional, so my guess is they would apply similar logic to the next inline models?

My thoughts are this isn't for the 5D IV - the 6D maybe

 

[Chaitanya]

Just 2.4, no 5Ghz band for WiFi, so no AC support.

5Ghz band is not compulsory for 802.11ac standard, devices can use 2.4ghz spectrum as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac

 

[RobPan]

Indonesian? That certificate is Taiwanese.

Edit: I assume the screenshot of the table is from the Indonesian authority(?) Certificate screenshot is definitely from 2015-12-11 of the Taiwanese authority approving the wireless module for use in DS126601

Datascrip is the Indonesian Canon distributor, based in Jakarta.

 

[kphoto99]

Just 2.4, no 5Ghz band for WiFi, so no AC support.

5Ghz band is not compulsory for 802.11ac standard, devices can use 2.4ghz spectrum as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac

Is it not mandatory, but how many WiFi chipsets implement AC without also implementing 5gHz?
2.4 is very crowded all high end equipment is moving to 5.

 

[Lenscracker]

I use the 5D3, 5DSr, 7D2, and I have a good stable of lenses for them. As far as I am concerned Canon can take their good ol' time with the new 5D4. The reason is because I now use a new K1 that solves all my problems with using Canons for outdoor macros and close-ups. K1 has GPS, WiFi, switchable AA filter, and a good solid articulating rear LCD screen on a full frame, high res, pixel shift sensor. I am keeping my Canons, but it will be a long time before Canon offers an upgrade that surpasses Pentax K1 for my purposes.

 

[grainier]

will have Wifi

It's not like this "wifi" will do anything that might endanger WFT sales.

 

[JonAustin]

I GUESS I'LL BE SELLING ANOTHER KIDNEY SOON.

How many do you have?