Canon EOS-1D Mark III

APS-H, 10.1 MP, 3.0"

Summary Canon EOS-1D Mark III

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Among similar cameras #n/a of 8
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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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Pros

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

Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
10 fps
Focus points Many focus points Help
45
Shutter lag Incredible 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
Storage slots More storage slots Help
2
Startup delay Short startup delay Help
100 ms startup delay
Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
Shoot in extreme weather
Battery life Incredible battery life Help
2200 shots
Viewfinder coverage Above average viewfinder coverage Help
100%
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second

Cons

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

Movie format No movies Help
None
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.7 EV
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Size Quite large Help
Large 156x157x80 mm
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
February, 2007
Weight Very heavy Help
1,335 g
Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
Professional
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The Canon EOS-1D Mark III vs other recent pro DSLRs

Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
71.0
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.61x
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10.1 MP
GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
Built-in focus motor No focus motor Help
Won't autofocus with all lenses
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
1,078 ISO
Color depth Less color depth Help
22.7 bits
Screen size Below average sized screen Help
3.0"
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Sensor size Slightly smaller than average sensor Help
APS-H 28.7x18.7mm

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Chi Hyun (5:43 PM, September 29, 2013)
Its not the screen size that is below average, it is the dots.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:48 PM, May 30, 2012)
Looks like we made a mistake, I am sorry about that. Thanks for letting us know we will fix that up soon.
 
Oldmandon (11:46 AM, May 30, 2012)
you state not self cleaning sensor, but on other review sites it states self cleaning sensor??
 
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.