Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Specifications

Specifications in detail

Image Sensor

• Type

  36 x 24 mm CMOS

• Effective Pixels

  Approx. 22.3 megapixels

• Total Pixels

  Approx. 23.4 megapixels

• Aspect Ratio

  3:2

• Low-Pass Filter

  Built-in/Fixed with fluorine coating

• Sensor Cleaning

  EOS integrated cleaning system

• Colour Filter Type

  Primary Colour

Image Processor

• Type

  DIGIC 5+

Lens

• Lens Mount

  EF (excludes EF-S lenses)

• Focal Length

  Equivalent to 1.0x the focal length of the lens

Focusing

• Type

  TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor

• AF System / Points

  61 Point / 41 f/4 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8

  
  

  The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.

• AF Working Range

  EV -2 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)

• AF Modes

  AI Focus

  
  

  One Shot

  
  

  AI Servo

• AF Point Selection

  Automatic selection: 61 point AF

  
  

  Manual selection: Single point AF (61, 41 cross type only, 15 or 9 points selectable)

  
  

  Manual selection: Spot AF

  
  

  Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right)

  
  

  Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points

  
  

  Manual selection: Zone AF

  
  

  AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting

• Selected AF Point Display

  Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD panel and Quick Control screen

• AF Lock

  Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in One Shot AF mode or AF-ON button is pressed.

• AF Assist Beam

  Emitted by optional dedicated Speedlite

• Manual Focus

  Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode

• AF Microadjustment

  AF Menu

  
  

  +/- 20 steps ( wide and tele setting for Zooms)

  
  

  Adjust all lenses by same amount

  
  

  Adjust up to 40 lenses individually

  
  

  Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number

Exposure Control

• Metering Modes

  TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone Dual Layer SPC

  
  

  (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point)

  
  

  (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.2% of viewfinder at centre)

  
  

  (3) Spot metering (approx. 1.5% viewfinder at centre)

  
  

  (4) Centre weighted average metering

• Metering Brightness Range

  EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)

• AE Lock

  Auto: In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is achieved.

  
  

  Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.

• Exposure Compensation

  +/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).

• AEB

  2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments

• ISO Sensitivity

  Open

  Close

  Recommended Exposure Index

  Auto (100-12800), 100-25600 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)

  
  

  ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 51200, H2 102400

Shutter

• Type

  Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter

• Speed

  30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments) + Bulb (Shutter speed range available varies according to shooting mode)

White Balance

• Type

  Auto white balance with the imaging sensor

• Settings

  AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White

  
  

  Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting.

  
  

  White balance compensation:

  
  

  1. Blue/Amber +/-9

  
  

  2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.

• Custom White Balance

  Yes, 1 setting can be registered

• WB Bracketing

  +/-3 levels in single level increments

  
  

  3 bracketed images per shutter release.

  
  

  Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.

Viewfinder

• Type

  Pentaprism

• Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)

  Approx. 100%

• Magnification

  Approx. 0.71x¹

• Eyepoint

  Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens centre)

• Dioptre Correction

  -3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)

• Viewfinder Information

  AF information: AF point, focus confirmation¹, AF status indicator

  
  

  Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock,

  
  

  exposure level, exposure warning

  
  

  Flash information: Flash ready, flash exposure compensation, high-speed sync, FE lock,

  
  

  red-eye reduction light

  
  

  Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+), maximum burst (2-digit display), card

  
  

  information, Battery check

  
  

  Composition information

  
  

  Grid, electronic level, Warning symbol

  
  

  Displayed if any of the following is set: Monochrome, white balance

  
  

  correction, One-touch recording quality switch, expanded ISO speed, or spot metering

• Depth of Field Preview

  Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

• Eyepiece Shutter

  On strap

LCD Monitor

• Type

  8.11cm (3.2") Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots

• Coverage

  Approx. 100%

• Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)

  Approx. 170°

• Coating

  Anti-reflection and Solid Structure

• Brightness Adjustment

  Adjustable to one of seven levels

• Display Options

  Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Aspect ratios, Dual Axis Electronic Level

File Type

• Still Image Type

  JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),

  
  

  RAW: RAW, sRAW1, sRAW2 (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),

  
  

  Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

• RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording

  Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG possible, separate formats to separate cards possible

• Image Size

  JPEG: (L) 5760 x 3840, (M) 3840 x 2560, (S1) 2880 x 1920, (S2) 1920 x 1280, (S 3)720 x 480

  
  

  RAW : (RAW) 5760 x 3840 (M-RAW) 3960 x 2640, (S-RAW) 2880 x 1920

• Folders

  New folders can be manually created and selected

• File Numbering

  (1) Consecutive numbering

  
  

  (2) Auto reset

  
  

  (3) Manual reset

EOS Movie

• Movie Size

  1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) intra or inter frame

  
  

  1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame

  
  

  640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps) inter frame

• Movie Length

  Max duration 29min 59sec, Max single file size 4GB

Other Features

• Network Options

  13 Custom Functions with 47 settings

• Metadata Tag

  User copyright information (can be set in camera)

  
  

  Image rating (0-5 stars)

• LCD Panel / Illumination

  Yes / Yes

• Water/Dust Resistance

  Yes (equal to EOS-1N)¹

• Voice Memo

  No

• Intelligent Orientation Sensor

  Yes

• Playback Zoom

  1.5x - 10x

• Display Formats

  (1) Single image with information (2 levels)

  
  

  (2) Single image

  
  

  (3) 4 image index

  
  

  (4) 9 image index

  
  

  (5) Magnified view

  
  

  (6) 2 image compare display

  
  

  (7) Movie edit

• SlideShow

  Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating

  
  

  Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds

  
  

  Repeat: On/Off

• Histogram

  Brightness: Yes

  
  

  RGB: Yes

• Highlight Alert

  Yes

• Image Erase Protection

  Erase: Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images

  
  

  Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time

• Menu Categories

  (1) Shooting menu (x4)

  
  

  (2) AF Menu (x5)

  
  

  (3) Playback menu (x3)

  
  

  (4) Setup menu (x4)

  
  

  (5) Custom Functions menu (x4)

  
  

  (6) My Menu

• Menu Languages

  25 Languages

  
  

  English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese

• Firmware Update

  Update possible by the user.

Interface

• Computer

  Hi-Speed USB

• Other

  HDMI mini output, Video output (PAL/ NTSC), Headphone mini jack, External microphone (Stereo mini jack)

Direct Print

• Canon Printers

  Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge

• PictBridge

  Yes

Storage

• Type

  CompactFlash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card

Supported Operating System

• PC

  Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition)

  
  

  OS X v10.6-10.7

• Macintosh

  Windows XP (SP2/SP3) / Vista inc SP1 (excl. Starter Edition) / 7 (excl. Starter Edition)

  
  

  OS X v10.6-10.7

Software

• Image Processing

  Digital Photo Professional

• Other

  PhotoStitch, EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*), Picture Style Editor

  
  

  * Requires optional accessory

Power Source

• Batteries

  Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 (supplied), 1xCR1616 for date & settings

• Battery Life

  Approx. 950 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹

  
  

  Approx. 850 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

• Battery Indicator

  6 levels + percentage

• Power Saving

  Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins.

• Power Supply & Battery Chargers

  AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6

Accessories

• Viewfinder

  Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C

• Wireless File Transmitter

  Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7

• Lenses

  All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses)

• Flash

  Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)

• Remote Controller / Switch

  Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6

• Other

  Hand Strap E2, GP-E2

Physical Specifications

• Body Materials

  Magnesium Alloy body covers

• Operating Environment

  0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity

• Dimensions (W x H x D)

  152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm

• Weight (Body Only)

  Approx. 950