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GENERAL
Model Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Release Date 2012-05-22 2009-02-13 2016-08-25
Camera Type Mid-size SLR Mid-size SLR Mid-size SLR
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SENSOR COMPARISON
Sensor Resolution
22

Megapixel

21

Megapixel

30

Megapixel

Max Image Dimensions 5760 x 3840 5616 x 3744 6720 x 4480
Sensor Type CMOS CMOS CMOS
Sensor Size Full frame Full frame Full frame
Sensor Dimensions 36 x 24 mm 36 x 24 mm 36 x 24 mm
Sensor Area
864mm2
864mm2
864mm2
Max ISO

25600

6400

32000

Min ISO

100

100

100

RAW Support
SHOOTING FEATURES COMPARISON
Model Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec 30 sec
Continuous Shooting 6 fps 4 fps 7.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure
Exposure Compensation �5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) �2 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) �5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Exposure Metering
  • MultiCenter-weightedSpotPartial
  • MultiCenter-weightedSpot
  • MultiCenter-weightedSpotPartial
Auto Exposure Bracketing �3 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) �2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps) �3 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilizer No No No
Built-in Flash
Flash Range no built-in flash no built-in flash no built-in flash
Max Flash Sync 1/200s 1/200s 1/200s
Flash Modes no built-in flash no built-in flash no built-in flash
External Flash
AE Bracketing
WB Bracketing
VIEWFINDER COMPARISON
Viewfinder Type Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentaprism) Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder Resolution no electronic viewfinder no electronic viewfinder no electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage 100% 98% 100%
Viewfinder Magnification 0.71 0.71 0.71
LCD DISPLAY COMPARISON
Display Type Fixed Type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Technology Clear View II TFT LCD TFT liquid-crystal color LCD n/a
Screen Size
3.20"
3.00"
3.20"
Resolution 1,040k dots 920k dots 1,620k dots
Live View
Touch Screen
VIDEO COMPARISON
Model Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps fps), 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (25, 30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 4096 x 2160 (29.97p, 24p, 23.98p), 1920 x 1080 (59.94p, 29.97p, 24p, 23.98p), 1280 x 720 (119.9p)
Video File Format
  • H.264
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • Motion JPEG
Microphone Type Mono Mono Stereo
Speaker Type Mono Mono Mono
External Microphone Port
External Headphone Port
PHYSICAL SPECS COMPARISON
Weight 950 g 850 g 890 g
Dimensions 152 x 116 x 76 mm 152 x 114 x 75 mm 151 x 116 x 76 mm
Body Sealing Yes Yes Yes
BATTERY and STORAGE
Battery Type Battery Pack Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery Life

950 Shots

850 Shots

900 Shots

Storage Media Compact Flash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD/SDHC/SDXC Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA, Microdrive CompactFlash + SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I enabled)
CONNECTIVITY COMPARISON
Wireless Connectivity Optional None Built-In
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
LENS COMPARISON
Model Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens Mount Canon EF Canon EF Canon EF
Focal Range(35mm) No Lens No Lens No Lens
Focal Length Multiplier 1x 1x 1x
Optical Zoom No Lens No Lens No Lens
Max Aperture No Lens No Lens No Lens
Macro Focus Range No Lens No Lens No Lens
Manual Focus
AUTOFOCUS COMPARISON
Number of Focus Points 61 9 61
Contrast Detection
Phase Detection
AF Modes
  • AF Continuous
  • AF Single
  • AF Tracking
  • AF Selective
  • AF Center
  • AF Multi Area
  • AF Live View
  • Face Detection
  • AF Continuous
  • AF Single
  • AF Tracking
  • AF Selective
  • AF Center
  • AF Multi Area
  • AF Live View
  • Face Detection
  • AF Touch
  • AF Continuous
  • AF Single
  • AF Tracking
  • AF Selective
  • AF Center
  • AF Multi Area
  • AF Live View
  • Face Detection
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