The Canon 5D series was the DSLR that put huge emphasis with what DSLRs can do in terms of recording videos without the cost of professional video cameras. Is the 5D Mark IV the same?

For those wondering, the Canon 5D Mark IV isn't exactly cheap on its own. It is priced somewhere around $3,500 with just the body alone and owners will still need to find a lens that will do the job. It almost reaches the price of those professional video camera, but the Canon 5D Mark IV still outshines them for several factors.

Jefferson Graham of USA Today posted a quick review of the Canon 5D Mark IV and a lot of people in the photography and film-making community can't help but strongly agree with him. This also includes us.

One of the best factors of the 5D Mark IV is the autofocus system on video mode. The prior models that it followed already surpasses the expectations of people and goes past beyond professional video cameras. The sensor size is around 20 times larger than most average video cameras.

The only problem that people had was the focusing, which kills the dreamy and ultra-cinematic effect that previous models of 5D can already produce. Focus tends to get lost when the camera moves or the subject changes position in the frame.

The 70D and the 80D got their respective fixes for problems on focusing and it was about time that the 5D gets the same treatment.

The low light performance also got a huge improvement, which is a big step ahead of the earlier models. Common rules applies that videos need to be recorded on ISO setting no more than 1600. This is where the quality starts to degrade.

The Canon 5D Mark IV goes beyond this and could even produce useful footage up to ISO 3200. This is very useful when shooting on extremely low-light situations.

Based on this image, the camera is even capable of producing an extremely usable image with ISO settings up to 10,000.

While image quality is subjective, post processing video is quite hard to do, especially with limited lighting. The Canon 5D Mark IV saves a lot of footage and time for those who would use it as a main filming tool.