Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Overview
Type Digital single-lens reflex camera
Lens
Lens Interchangeable (EF)
Sensor/Medium
Image sensor type CMOS
Image sensor size 36 × 24 mm (Full-frame)
Maximum resolution 5760 × 3840 (22.3 effective megapixels)
ASA/ISO range 100 – 25600 in 1/3 stops increments/decrements (expandable from L: 50 to H1: 51200; H2: 102400)
Storage Dual slots: CompactFlash (CF) card Type I (UDMA-7 supported) and SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Focusing
Focus modes One-Shot, AI Focus, AI Servo, Live View (FlexiZone - Multi, FlexiZone - Single, Face Detection), Manual
Focus areas 61 AF points (41 cross-type AF points) with High-density Reticular AF
Exposure/Metering
Exposure modes Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure, Custom (3×), Movie
Exposure metering TTL, full aperture, 63 zones
Metering modes Evaluative, Partial, Spot, Center-weighted Average
Flash
Flash External
Shutter
Shutter Electronic focal-plane
Shutter speed range 30 sec. – 1/8000 sec. and Bulb; X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Continuous shooting 6.0 fps for 65 JPEG frames or for 13 RAW frames
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Eye-level pentaprism with 100% coverage and 0.71x magnification / Electronic (Live View)[1]
Image Processing
Image processor DIGIC 5+
General
Rear LCD monitor 3.2" (8.1 cm) Clear View II colour TFT LCD screen with 1,040,000 dots
Battery Li-Ion LP-E6 Rechargeable (1800 mAh)
Optional battery packs BG-E11 grip allows the use of 6 AA cells, one LP-E6 battery or two LP-E6 batteries
Dimensions 152 mm × 116.4 mm × 76.4 mm (5.98 in × 4.58 in × 3.01 in)
Weight 860 g (30 oz) (body only); 945 g (33.3 oz) (CIPA standard)
List price US$3499.00
Made in Japan
Chronology
Released March 2012
Replaced Canon EOS-5D Mark II[2]
Successor Canon EOS 5D Mark IV,[3] Canon EOS 5Ds[4]

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is a professional grade 22.3 megapixels full-frame digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera made by Canon.

Succeeding the EOS 5D Mark II, it was announced on 2 March 2012,[5] the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the first camera in the EOS line, the EOS 650, and was also Canon's 75th anniversary.[6] The Mark III went on sale later in March with a retail price of $3,499 in the US, £2999 in the UK, and €3569 in the Eurozone.[7]

On 25 August 2016, Canon announced the camera's successor, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV.[3]

Features

New features over the EOS 5D Mark II are:

  • Resolution increased to 22.3 effective megapixels full-frame CMOS Sensor (5D Mark II has 21.1 megapixels)
  • DIGIC 5+ image processor (as opposed to the DIGIC 4)
  • Maximum ISO speed increased to ISO 25600 (50, 51200, 102400 as optional expanded settings) – Compared to ISO 6400 as optional maximum setting (50, 12800, and 25600 as optional expanded settings)
  • New 61-point AF system with 41 cross-type AF points and 5 dual cross-type points, High-density Reticular AF, and EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) – 9 AF points + 6 Assist Points on the 5D Mark II. The Mark III's autofocus system was inherited from the then recently announced EOS-1D X, and marks the first time since the EOS-3 film SLR that Canon has put its top-of-the-line autofocus system in a non-1-series body.[6]
  • Faster continuous shooting at 6 fps (3.9 fps for the 5D Mark II)
  • New metering zones with 63 zones – compared to TTL, full aperture, 35 zones
  • Silent, low vibration TTL shooting modes (single shot or 3 fps) – compared to live-view-only silent shooting modes.
  • New 100% viewfinder coverage that offers 0.71× magnification – compared to 98% viewfinder coverage
  • Larger 3.2″ (8.1 cm) LCD with 3:2 aspect ratio (3″/7.5 cm LCD screen with approx. 920,000 dots resolution, in 4:3 ratio on the 5D Mark II). In turn, this means that the native still images of the Mk III completely fill the screen, while the Mk II's native images are displayed with a black border on the bottom of the LCD. Also, while HD video remains letterboxed on the Mk III LCD, as on the Mk II, the 3:2 ratio allows more of the screen to be used for video display.[7]
  • Headphone-out to monitor audio (the previous one having none)
  • Dual card slots: one CompactFlash (CF) with full UDMA support, and one SD (including SDHC and SDXC cards, but does not exploit the UHS-I bus) – the Mark II has only one CF slot.
  • Eyecup Eg – as opposed to the Eyecup Eb
  • Weather sealing (resistant to water and dust, although it is not waterproof) – the Mark II does not feature weather sealing

Along with the 5D Mark II, the shutter life is rated at 150,000 cycles.

Known defects

Canon issued a product advisory indicating that the camera's LCD panel, when illuminated in extremely dark environments, may impact the camera's light metering when shooting.[8] Any camera bodies sold with the issue will be fixed by Canon free of charge, and any body shipped after the first week of May 2012 likely had the defect already rectified.

Firmware updates

Firmware 1.2.1 was released on April 30, 2013 to allow the camera to output uncompressed video via HDMI and permit autofocus ability up to f/8.[9]

Firmware 1.2.3 was released on October 30, 2013, fixing a number of minor bugs.[10]

Firmware 1.3.3 was released on January 29, 2015, fixing minor menu issues and improved AF control-ability when shooting in Live View mode with a wide-angle lens.

Firmware 1.3.4 was released on 14 November 2016, it corrects a phenomenon in which when using the camera with the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens, even if lens aberration correction is set to "Enable", correction will not be applied.[11]

Firmware 1.3.5 was released on 29 November, 2017, it corrects a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.

Notable works shot on the camera

References

  1. ↑ "Canon EOS 5D mark III — Specifications". Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "EOS 5D Mark III - Canon Camera Museum".
  3. 1 2 "It's Finally Here: Canon U.S.A. Announces The Highly Anticipated EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera And New L-Series Lenses".
  4. ↑ "From the EOS 5D Mark III to EOS 5DS/5DS R -- What's New".
  5. ↑ "Canon U.S.A. Announces the Highly Anticipated EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera" (Press release). Canon U.S.A. 2 March 2012.
  6. 1 2 Westlake, Andy; Butler, Richard (March 2012). "Canon EOS 5D Mark III Hands-on Preview: 1. Introduction". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  7. 1 2 Laing, Gordon (March 2012). "Canon EOS 5D Mark III preview". CameraLabs.com. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Product Advisories". Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "EOS 5D Mark III firmware update". Canon. October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "EOS 5D Mark III Firmware 1.2.3 Available". CANON RUMORS. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "EOS 5D Mark III". www.canon.co.uk. Canon UK.
  12. ↑ "Briljante jaren 80 actiefilm 'Kung Fury' gefilmd met de Canon 5D III". FotoVideo.nu. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  13. ↑ . petapixel.com. 2016-07-23 https://petapixel.com/2016/07/23/apple-forgot-scrub-exif-data-os-x-wallpaper/. Retrieved 2016-08-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Type Sensor 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
DSLR Full-frame 1Ds 1Ds Mk II 1Ds Mk III 1D C
1D X 1D X Mk II
APS-H 1D 1D Mk II 1D Mk II N 1D Mk III 1D Mk IV
Full-frame 5DS / 5DS R
5D 5D Mk II‡ 5D Mk III‡ 5D Mk IV
6D‡ 6D Mk II
APS-C 7D‡ 7D Mk II
20Da 60Da
D30 D60 10D 20D 30D 40D 50D‡ 60D‡ 70D‡ 80D
760D 77D
300D 350D 400D 450D 500D‡ 550D‡ 600D‡ 650D‡ 700D‡ 750D 800D
100D‡ 200D
1000D 1100D‡ 1200D‡ 1300D 2000D
4000D
MILC Full-frame R
APS-C M5
M‡ M2 M3 M6
M50
M10 M100
Type Sensor
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Early models

Image processor: Non-DIGIC | DIGIC | DIGIC II | DIGIC III | DIGIC 4 / 4+ | DIGIC 5 / 5+ | DIGIC 6 / 6+ | DIGIC 7 | DIGIC 8
Video: 720p | 1080p | Uncompressed 1080p | 4K
Specialty models: a – astrophotography | C – Cinema EOS | S – high resolution camera | R – no AA filter effect
‡ supported by Magic Lantern
See also: Canon EOS film cameras

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