Canon EOS-1D Mark III

APS-H, 10.1 MP, 3.0"
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        Summary Canon EOS-1D Mark III

        Prices Price
        Body only
        $4,599
        Kit
        Unknown
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        Score Snapsort rank
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        #n/a of 7
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 8
        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

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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

        Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
        11.7 EV
        Autofocus Manual focus only Help
        None
        Announced Old Help
        February, 2007
        Thickness Thick Help
        3.1"
        Weight Very heavy Help
        1,335 g
        Lowest price Very expensive Help
        $4,599.00
        Built-in flash No built-in flash Help
        Professional
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Movie format No movies Help
        None
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        3,200 ISO
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
        You could stitch photos in post
        Size Quite large Help
        Large 156x157x80 mm
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
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        The Canon EOS-1D Mark III vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Low light performance 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"
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        10.1 MP
        Built-in focus motor No focus motor Help
        Won't autofocus with all lenses
        Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
        71.0
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
        0.61x
        HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
        You could do HDR manually
        Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
        6,400 ISO

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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.