Canon 1Ds Mark III Feature Comparison

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EOS-1Ds Mark III compared to other Canon Pro SLRs

EOS-1Ds Mark III vs Other Canon Pro SLRs

The chart below compares the EOS-1Ds Mark III with some other current Canon pro cameras. What we've done below is presented something of a hybrid comparison between these three models. A red cell means that a given camera performs below the other two, a green cell means that it performs better than the other two, and a yellow cell means it falls between the other two. In cases where two cameras share a superior capability, both cells will be colored green.

EOS-1Ds Mark III vs other Canon SLRs
Manufacturer		Canon	Canon	Canon
Model		EOS-1D Mark III	EOS-1Ds Mark II	EOS-1Ds Mark III
Imaging System	Sensor Manufacturer	Canon	Canon	Canon
	Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
	Color Filter Array	RGB	RGB	RGB
	Total Megapixels	10.7	17.2	21.9
	Effective Megapixels	10.1	16.7	21.1
	Effective Sensor Size (mm)	28.1 x 18.7	35.8 x 23.8	36.0 x 24.0
	Focal Length Multiplier (approx.)	1.3x	1.01x	1.0x
	Image Processor	Dual DIGIC III	DIGIC II	Dual DIGIC III
Viewfinder	Type	Eye-level pentaprism	Eye-level pentaprism	Eye-level pentaprism
	Coverage	100%	100%	100%
	Magnification (-1 diopter with 50mm lens at infinity)	0.76x	0.70x	0.75x
	Eyepoint (mm)	20	20	20
	Dioptric Adjustment Range (diopters)	-3.0 to +1.0	-3.0 to +1.0	-3.0 to +1.0
	Focusing Screen	Interchangeable, Standard screen: EC-C IV; Interchangeable with EC-series screens from all previous EOS-1 series cameras	Interchangeable, Standard screen: EC-C III; Interchangeable with EC-series screens from all previous EOS-1 series cameras	Interchangeable, Standard screen: EC-C IV; Interchangeable with EC-series screens from all previous EOS-1 series cameras
	Viewfinder Info Display	AF (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure (metering mode, spot metering area, shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, AE lock, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure compensation, exposure warning), Flash (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure level), Image (JPEG recording, RAW recording, shots remaining, white balance correction, memory card information), Battery check	AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, spot metering circle, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure warning), flash information (flash ready, FP flash, FE lock, flash exposure level), white balance correction, JPEG recording, number of remaining shots, memory card information	AF (AF points, focus confirmation light, point selection mode, registration), Exposure (metering mode, spot metering area, shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, AE lock, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure warning), Flash (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure level), Image (JPEG recording, RAW recording, shots remaining, maximum burst, white balance correction, memory card information), Battery check
	Depth of Field Preview	Enabled with depth-of-field preview button	Enabled with depth-of-field preview button	Enabled with depth-of-field preview button
Recording System	Recording Media / Quantity / Slot Type	CF Card Type I and II, SD/SDHC Memory Card (1 slot each), and/or External media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Canon WFT-E2A transmitter)	Type I or II CF card, SD memory card	CF Card Type I and II, SD/SDHC Memory Card (1 slot each), and/or External media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Canon WFT-E2A transmitter), compatible with UDMA-compliant CF cards, and SDHC SD cards
	Compatible File System	FAT 16 / FAT 32	FAT 16 / FAT 32	FAT 16 / FAT 32
	Recording Formats	RAW, sRAW (CR2), JPEG	RAW (CR2), JPEG	RAW, sRAW (CR2); JPEG
	A/D conversion	14-bit	12-bit	14-bit
	Highlight Tone Priority Mode	Yes	No	Yes
	Maximum Resolution	3,888 x 2,592	4,992 x 3,328	5,616 x 3,744
	Reduced Resolutions (JPEG only)	3,456 x 2,304 2,816 x 1,880 1,936 x 1,288	3,600 x 2,400 3,072 x 2,048 2,946 x 1,664	4,992 x 3,328 4,080 x 2,720 2,784 x 1,856
	RAW + JPEG Recording	Yes, selectable JPEG resolution / compression	Yes, selectable JPEG resolution / compression	Yes, selectable JPEG resolution / compression
Processing Parameters, Color Space & White Balance	User-Selectable Color Space	Yes sRGB + Adobe RGB	Yes Five standard types plus two types that can be registered with custom color matrix	Yes sRGB + Adobe RGB
	WB settings	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, five Custom WB settings (1-5), user-set Color Temperature, five Personal White Balance PC-1 to PC-5	Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten light, fluorescent light, flash, custom, color temperature setting, custom white balance	Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, five Custom WB settings (1-5), user-set Color Temperature, five Personal White Balance PC-1 to PC-5
	Manual Color Temperature Setting Range	2,500 ~ 10,000K	2,000 ~ 10,000K	2,500 ~ 10,000K
	WB Adjustment Range	Blue/Amber bias and/or Magenta/Green bias +/- 9 levels; manually set by user	White balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop increments; Blue/amber bias or Magenta/Green bias possible	Blue/Amber bias and/or Magenta/Green bias +/- 9 levels; manually set by user
Autofocus System	Type	TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor	TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor	TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor
	# of Focusing Points (Focusing Point Type)	45-point (19 high-precision cross-type AF points plus 26 Assist AF points)	45 AF points (Area AF) 8x15mm (vertical x horizontal)	45-point (19 high-precision cross-type AF points plus 26 Assist AF points)
	Superimposed Focus Point Display	Yes	Yes	Yes
	AF Working Range	EV -1 ~ 18	EV 0 ~ 18	EV -1 ~ 18
	AF-assist Beam	None. Emitted by EX-series Speedlite or optional ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter	None. Emitted by EX-series Speedlite or optional ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter	None. Emitted by EX-series Speedlite or optional ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter
	One-shot AF	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Predictive AI Servo AF	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exposure Control	Shooting Modes	Program AE (shiftable), Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, E-TTL II program AE (Evaluative flash metering, Averaged flash metering), Manual	Program AE (shiftable), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, E-TTL II autoflash, Manual, Flash metered manual	Program AE (shiftable), Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, E-TTL II program AE (Evaluative flash metering, Averaged flash metering), Manual
	Metering Zones	63	21	63
	Metering Modes	Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points), Partial metering (approx. 13.5%), Spot metering (approx. 3.8%; center, AF point or 8 multi-spot), Center-weighted average	Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points), Partial metering (approx. 8.5%), Spot metering (approx. 2.4%; center, AF point or 8 multi-spot), Center-weighted average	Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points), Partial metering (approx. 8.5%), Spot metering (approx. 2.4%; center, AF point or 8 multi-spot), Center-weighted average
	Metering System Working Range	EV 0 ~ 20	EV 0 ~ 20	EV 0 ~ 20
	ISO Range / Extended	100 ~ 3200 / 6400, 50	100 ~ 1600 / 3200, 50	100 ~ 1600 / 3200, 50
	Exposure Compensation	3 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV increments	3 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV increments	3 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV increments
	Automatic Exposure Bracketing	3 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps	3 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps	3 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Shutter Speeds, Frame Rate, Shutter Lag	Shutter Type	Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter; rated for 300K actuations	Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter; rated for 200K actuations	Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter; rated for 300K actuations
	Shutter Speed Range	1/8000 ~ 30 sec. (1/2 or 1/3EV increments) and bulb	1/8000 ~ 30 sec. (1/2 or 1/3EV increments) and bulb	1/8000 ~ 30 sec. (1/2 or 1/3EV increments) and bulb
	Maximum Frames Per Second / Buffer depth	10 fps / 110 large/fine JPEG or 30 RAW frames (manufacturer's spec)	3.93 fps / 17 large/fine JPEG or 11 RAW frames	5 fps / 56 large/fine JPEG or 12 RAW frames (manufacturer's spec)
	Shutter lag, full AF (sec.)	TBD	0.18	TBD
	Shutter lag, prefocus (sec.)	TBD	0.052	TBD
	Startup time (sec.)	TBD	0.3	TBD
Flash	Built-in Flash / Guide Number at ISO 100.	No	No	No
	Max flash x-sync speed. (sec.)	1/250	1/250	1/250
	PC Sync Terminal	Yes	Yes	Yes
Playback System	LCD Size / Pixel Count	3.0 in. LCD / 230,000 pixels	2.0 in. LCD / 230,000 pixels	3.0 in. LCD / 230,000 pixels
	Enlarged Playback / Scroll	1.5~10x / Yes	1.5~10x / Yes	1.5~10x / Yes
	LCD Monitor Brightness Adjustment Range	7 steps	? steps	7 steps
	Automatic Rotation for Vertical Shots	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Live View mode	Yes	No	Yes
Other Features	Computer Connection	USB 2.0 High-Speed, PTP-compliant	USB 2.0 High-Speed, PTP-compliant	USB 2.0 High-Speed, PTP-compliant
	Direct Printing (PictBridge-compliant printers)	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Menu Languages	18 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)	12 (English, German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Japanese)	18 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
	Camera Default Reset	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Custom Functions (Quantity)	Yes (57)	Yes (48)	Yes (57)
	Remote Control	N3-type remote control	N3-type remote control	N3-type remote control
	Info LCD Panel / Illumination	Yes / Yes (dedicated button)	Yes / Yes (dedicated button)	Yes / Yes (dedicated button)
	Ultrasonic sensor dust-removal function	Yes	No	Yes
	Eye-start AF	No	No	No
	Anti-Shake (Sensor shift)	No	No	No
Body Structure	Body Cover/Chassis	Magnesium Alloy / Magnesium Alloy	Magnesium Alloy / Magnesium Alloy	Magnesium Alloy / Magnesium Alloy
Body Structure	Dust and weather resistant	Yes	Yes	Yes
Power System	Battery Compatibility	Main: LP-E4 Backup: CR2025	Main: NP-E3 Backup: CR2025	Main: LP-E4 Backup: CR2025
Power System	Rated Shooting Capacity at 20C/68F	2,200	1,200	TBA
Dimensions & Weight	Dimensions (WxHxD, mm)	156 x 156.6 x 79.9	156 x 157.6 x 79.9	156 x 159.6 x 79.9
Dimensions & Weight	Weight (body only)	1,155g / 40.7 oz.	1,215g / 42.9 oz.	1,205g / 42.5 oz.
Operational Environment	Operating Temperature Range	0 ~ 45C / 32 ~ 113F	0 ~ 45C / 32 ~ 113F	0 ~ 45C / 32 ~ 113F
Operational Environment	Operating Humidity Range	< 85%	< 85%	< 85%
Kit Lens	Focal length/aperture	-	-	-
Lens Compatibility	Lens Mount / Compatibility	Canon EF, TS-E, and MP-E lenses (except EF-S lenses)	Canon EF, TS-E, and MP-E lenses (except EF-S lenses)	Canon EF, TS-E, and MP-E lenses (except EF-S lenses)