Canon 5D MIII has a
22.0MP Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 5+ processor. On the other hand, Nikon D750 has a
24.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Expeed 4 processor.
Below you can see the 5D MIII and D750 sensor size comparison.
Canon 5D MIII and Nikon D750 have almost the same sensor size, so neither of them has any significant advantage over the other in terms of providing control over depth of field when used with the same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Canon 5D MIII and Nikon D750 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D750 has a better overall score of 93, 12 points higher compared to 5D MIII's score of 81.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon 5D MIII |
81 |
24.0 bits |
11.7 Evs |
2293 ISO |
Nikon D750 |
93 |
24.8 bits |
14.5 Evs |
2956 ISO |