With the announcement of the new Canon EOS 5D Mk III, we thought it would be good to compare it to the EOS 5D Mk II.
| Canon EOS 5D Mark III in Digital SLRs |
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| Canon EOS Mark II Front | Canon EOS Mark III Front |
It's been 4 years since the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was announced, and today the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III has been announced as the successor. Here's a quick run-down and comparison table showing how the two cameras compare to each other.
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| Canon EOS Mark II Back | Canon EOS Mark III Back |
The new Mark III adds a new sensor, a larger screen, quicker continuous shooting, SD card slot as well as Compact Flash, additional video options, expanded ISO range (50 - 102400), improved battery life, improved viewfinder (100% vs 98%), 61-point AF (vs 9-point), as well as a new price with an RRP of £2999.
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| Canon EOS Mark II Top | Canon EOS Mark III Top |
The new camera also sees a subtle but noticeable redesign of the layout of controls and buttons on the front, back and top of the camera. There are additional buttons on the top and back, and a re-positioned on/off button which has been moved from the back to the top.
Comparison Table
| Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Canon EOS 5D Mark III | ||
| Manufacturer | Canon | Canon | |
| Lens | |||
| Effective Magnification | 1x | 1x | |
| Image Sensor | |||
| Pixels | 21.1Mp (Megapixels) | 22.3Mp (Megapixels) | |
| Pixels (W) | 5616 | 5760 | |
| Pixels (H) | 3744 | 3840 | |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | |
| Sensor Size | Full Frame | Full Frame | |
| Sensor Size (width) | 36mm | 36mm | |
| Sensor Size (height) | 24mm | 24mm | |
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| LCD Monitor | |||
| LCD Monitor | 3in | 3.2in | |
| Screen resolution | 920,000 dots | 1040k dots | |
| Touch Screen | No | No | |
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| Exposure Control | |||
| Shutter speeds shortest | 1/8000sec | 1/8000sec | |
| Shutter speeds longest | 30sec | 30sec | |
| Bulb mode | Yes | Yes | |
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| ISO sensitivity | 50 - 25600 | 50 - 102400 | |
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| Exposure Comp | +/-2 | +/-5 | |
| Viewfinder | |||
| Magnification | No Data | 0.71x | |
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| Continuous shooting | 3.9fps | 6fps | |
| Video | |||
| Movie mode | Yes | Yes | |
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| Video FPS | 30fps | 29.97, 25, 23.976 fps | |
| Stereo Sound | No | Yes | |
| Optical Zoom with Video | Yes | Yes | |
| Other Features | |||
| Image Stabilisation | No | No | |
| Interface | |||
| HDMI | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB 2 | USB 2 | |
| Wi-Fi | No Data | No | |
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| Power Source | |||
| Battery Type | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 | |
| Battery Life (CIPA rating) | 850shots | 950shots | |
| Box Contents | |||
| Box Contents | No Data | No Data | |
| Dimensions | |||
| Weight | 810g | 950g | |
| Width | 152mm | 152mm | |
| Height | 113.5mm | 116.4mm | |
| Depth | 75mm | 76.4mm | |
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