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February, 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III

CanonEOS-1D Mark III

Summary Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Prices Price
Body only $4,726 - $4,918 Kit Unknown
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 2 Among similar cameras #n/a of 5
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help APS-H 28.7x18.7mm Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Megapixels Help 10.1 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 3,200 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IIICanon EOS-1D Mark III

Pros

The Canon EOS-1D Mark III vs other recent DSLRs

Startup delay Short startup delay Help
100 ms startup delay
Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
Shoot in extreme weather
Focus points Many focus points Help
45
Sensor size Slightly larger than average sensor Help
APS-H 28.7x18.7mm
Battery life Incredible battery life Help
2200 shots
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
10 fps
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
94 ms shutter lag
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Pentaprism
Cross type focus points Many cross-type focus points Help
19
Viewfinder coverage Above average viewfinder coverage Help
100%
Storage slots More storage slots Help
2

Cons

The Canon EOS-1D Mark III vs other recent DSLRs

Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Lowest price Expensive Help
$4,726.23
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
Professional
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Announced Old Help
February, 2007
Size Quite large Help
Large 156x157x80 mm
Sensor cleaning Lacks a self cleaning sensor Help
May require cleaning
Weight Very heavy Help
1,335 g
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users

The Canon EOS-1D Mark III vs other recent pro DSLRs

Movie format No movies Help
None
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.7 EV
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.61x
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10.1 MP

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Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:33 PM, April 25, 2011)
Are you sure? According to Canon's website it is weather sealed, that is not to say it is waterproof but it should protect against moisture and dust.
 
Billybob (2:25 AM, April 22, 2011)
Sorry, but you're way off on the 1D3 not being weather sealed. You've got it backasswards: it's the 5D2 that isn't sealed. If you're going to post up info, get it right.