Canon EOS-1D X Mark III

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III

Overview
Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Released	January 2020
Intro price	$6499 (body only)
Lens
Lens mount	Canon EF
Lens	Interchangeable
Sensor/medium
Sensor type	CMOS
Sensor size	36.0 × 24.0 mm (Full-frame)
Maximum resolution	5472 × 3648 (20.0 effective megapixels)
Film speed	100 – 102400 (expandable from L: 50 to H1: 204800; H2: 409600; H3: 819200)
Storage media	Dual slots: CFexpress card
Focusing
Focus modes	One-Shot, AI Servo, Manual
Focus areas	191 AF points (155 cross-type AF points)
Exposure/metering
Exposure modes	Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure, Custom
Exposure metering	approx. 400,000 pixel RGB+IR sensor
Flash
Flash	Not built in
Shutter
Shutter	Electromechanical carbon fiber focal-plane
Shutter speed range	1/8000 s – 30 s, Bulb; X-sync at 1/250 s
Continuous shooting	16 fps with full AF/AE tracking; 20 fps in Live View mode
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Eye-level pentaprism with 100% coverage and 0.76x magnification / LCD (Live View)
Image processing
Image processor	DIGIC X
White balance	Available
WB bracketing	Available
General
Video recording	5.5K RAW (5472 x 2886), 59.94 fps
LCD screen	80.1 mm (3.15 in) TFT LCD touchscreen with 2,100,000 dots
Battery	LP-E19
Body features	Dust and weather sealed magnesium alloy
Dimensions	167.6 mm × 158 mm × 82.6 mm (6.60 in × 6.22 in × 3.25 in)
Weight	1,440 g (3.17 lb) including battery and CFexpress card, body only
Latest firmware	1.9.0 / 15 March 2024;16 months ago (15 March 2024) [1]
Made in	Japan
Chronology
Replaced	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II [2]
Successor	Canon EOS R1

The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III is the company's 20-megapixel full-frame DSLR flagship camera, announced on January 6, 2020, by Canon. It is the successor to the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, which was released on February 1, 2016. ^[3]

The EOS-1D X Mark III is Canon's final full-frame DSLR camera, with the company shifting entirely to mirrorless cameras. ^[4]

Features

New features over the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II are:

• 5.5k (5472 × 2886) video up to 60  fps (59.94 fps) ^[5]
• Continuous shooting rate of up to 16 frames per second with full autofocus; 20 fps in live view. ^[5]
• 191 AF points support ^[5]
• Dual CFexpress card slots (as opposed to one Compact Flash and one CFast slot in EOS-1D X Mark II) ^[5]
• ISO range up to 102400 (Extended H3 up to 819200) ^[5]
• Support for HDR PQ still photo shooting in High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) compliant with Rec. 2100 color space (PQ transfer function, Rec. 2020 color primaries, 10 bit depth, 4:2:2 YCbCr subsampling) ^{[5] [6] [7]}

References

1. "EOS-1D X Mark III Firmware Update, Version 1.9.0 [Windows]" . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
2. "EOS-1D X Mark II". Canon Camera Museum. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
3. "A Masterpiece In Engineering And Design: Canon Announces The EOS-1D X Mark III Camera". 2020-01-07. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
4. Lawler, Richard (2021-12-30). "Canon's flagship DSLR line will end with the EOS-1D X Mark III, eventually". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
5. "Specifications" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
6. Europe, Canon. "Specifications & Features - EOS-1D X Mark III". Canon Europe. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
7. "HDR PQ HEIF: Breaking Through the Limits of JPEG". SNAPSHOT - Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

External links

• Official website