DIGIC Processors Explained.

 
There are sev­eral dif­fer­ent, and cur­rent, Canon DIGIC proces­sors. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II has a DIGIC 4 proces­sor. The Canon EOS 7D uses dual DIGIC 4 proces­sors, while the brand new Pow­er­Shot G1 X has a DIGIC 5, and the flag­ship Canon EOS-1D X comes with dual DIGIC 5+ proces­sors, along with a sep­a­rate DIGIC 4 proces­sor for the meter­ing sys­tem. Con­fused? You shouldn’t be. Read this arti­cle from Canon’s Dig­i­tal Learn­ing Cen­ter to quickly under­stand how they work, their dif­fer­ences on per­for­mance, speed, low light sit­u­a­tions, and more.

As always, post your com­ments below if you have any ques­tions or suggestions.

Canon EOS-1D X processor

 

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  • LG_PhotoLabs

    How about DIGIC 5 Proces­sor diagram?

    • http://www.eduardoangel.com Eduardo Angel

      That shouldn’t be hard to find.

  • mav­eR­ick 2012

    i won­dered why Canon cam­eras never con­sider pro­duc­ing cam­eras with built-in inter­nal mem­ory so that they don’t have to com­pro­mise when it comes to sav­ing hi-res pic­tures or HD videos on lower class mem­ory cards which may affect the sav­ing time, thanks.

    • http://www.eduardoangel.com Eduardo Angel

      mav­eR­ick 2012: Speed is only “com­pro­mised” when using old mem­ory cards (UDMA 5 or slower). Also, adding inter­nal hard dri­ves can dra­mat­i­cally increase the price and weight of the cameras.

  • Tuan Nguyen Vietnam

    then every­time you trans­fer pic­tures from cam­era to pc you need to use wired method with USB cable, conec­tion, pc, blah blah… :)