Canon announced that they will be releasing another amazing DSLR camera, the 5d mark III. Compared to the 5D Mark II, the Mark III will come with a 23 megapixel full framed censor, Dual card slots (CF & SD) and full HD video capability. The camera is priced around $3,500 and may release at the end of March. I was expecting this camera to have the swivel out monitor similar to the t3i and 60D but I guess Canon decided not to add that feature. Overall I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these. Take a look at some of the pictures and raw footage they released below. I can’t forget Canon may also be releasing the T4i sometime this year.
Here are additional images of the frame and body.
- 22.3 Megapixel full-frame sensor
- 61-point autofocus
- Up to 6fps continuous shooting
- Native ISO 100-25,600 sensitivity
- ISO 50-102400 Expanded (Stills Only)
- Movie Mode only goes up to 25,600, No Expanded (confirmed from earlier leak)
- Enhanced Weather sealing
- Rate Button is for rating images (1-5)
- 8.11cm (3.2-inch) 1,040,000-dot screen
- SMPTE Timecode
- 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps fps)
- 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
- 1080 and 720 intra or inter frame, 480 inter frame
- ALL-I or IPB Compression
- ALL-I = ~100mb/12MB (22mins on 16GB card) – Note: Both are my calculations
- IPB = ~33.6mb/4.2MB (63mins on 16GB card)
- 29.59 Record Time
- Does Not Switch to Second Card in Video Mode (CF to SD, or vice versa)
- Headphone Jack – Manual Audio Levels Can Be Adjusted During Recording
- Identical AF to the Canon EOS-1D X
- Chromatic Aberration Correction in Stills and Video
- Improved Moire, Rolling Shutter, and Reduced Noise (2 stops better)
- No Line-Skipping, but Moire is Still Possible (Greatly Reduced Over 5D Mark II)
- No Clean HDMI
- HDMI is Full Resolution (No Drop in Resolution After Hitting Record), but There are Still Overlays
- Delivery: Late March
