EOS 5D Mark II wins Japanese Camera Grand Prix
Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera has been named ‘Camera Of The Year’ in the Camera Grand Prix 2009 - the most prestigious award in Japan’s photographic industry. It was given to the most impressive camera released in Japan between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009.
The award is sponsored by the Camera Journal Press Club Japan (CJPC), which comprises 12 photography and camera publications. The CJPC selection committee is made up of chief editors of the CJPC member publications, academic experts, technical writers, professional photographers, and representatives from photo-related organisations.
The EOS 5D Mark II was recognised by the committee for its range of high-performance features, including a newly developed full-size 21.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, the next-generation DIGIC 4 image processor, a sophisticated Live View function, along with its advanced image quality and ease of use. Additionally, the model earned high marks as the world's first SLR camera to enable the recording of full HD video as well as for its outstanding cost performance.
The CJPC commendation concluded: “The deciding committee highly appreciated that the camera was the one which clearly showed the direction of future digital SLR cameras and judged the camera to be qualified for ‘Camera of the Year’."
The Camera Grand Prix was founded in 1984, so 2009 marks its 26th year. The 2009 Camera of the Year award for the EOS 5D Mark II is the eighth time that a Canon camera has earned top honours at the Camera Grand Prix, and the first since the top prize went to the EOS-1Ds (the first-ever professional DSLR to feature a 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor) in 2003.
The Canon EOS 5D Mark II was also recently named ‘Best Digital SLR Expert in 2009’ in Europe by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), representing 29 photography and imaging magazines across 13 European countries.
