Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III
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Overview
Type Digital single-lens reflex camera
ReleasedMarch 2012
Intro price US$ 3499.00
Lens
Lens Interchangeable (EF)
Sensor/medium
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor size 36 × 24 mm (Full-frame)
Maximum resolution 5760 × 3840 (22.3 effective megapixels)
Film speed 100 – 25600 in 1/3 stops increments/decrements (expandable from L: 50 to H1: 51200; H2: 102400)
Storage media Dual slots: CompactFlash (CF) card Type I (UDMA-7 supported) and SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Focusing
Focus modesOne-Shot, AI Focus, AI Servo, Live View (FlexiZone - Multi, FlexiZone - Single, Face Detection), Manual
Focus areas61 AF points (41 cross-type AF points) with High-density Reticular AF
Exposure/metering
Exposure modesScene Intelligent Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure, Custom (3×), Movie
Exposure metering TTL, full aperture, 63 zones
Metering modes Evaluative, Partial, Spot, Center-weighted Average
Flash
Flash External
Shutter
Shutter Electronic focal-plane
Shutter speed range30 sec. – 1/8000 sec. and Bulb; X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Continuous shooting 6.0 fps for 65 JPEG frames or for 13 RAW frames
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Eye-level pentaprism with 100% coverage and 0.71x magnification / Electronic (Live View) [1]
Image processing
Image processor DIGIC 5+
General
LCD screen3.2" (8.1 cm) Clear View II colour TFT LCD screen with 1,040,000 dots
Battery Li-Ion LP-E6 Rechargeable (1800 mAh); also works with LP-E6NH (2130 mAh); 1 x lithium battery CR1616 (time/date)
Optional battery packs BG-E11 grip allows the use of 6 AA cells, one LP-E6 battery or two LP-E6 batteries
Dimensions 152 mm × 116.4 mm × 76.4 mm (5.98 in × 4.58 in × 3.01 in)
Weight 860 g (30 oz) (body only); 945 g (33.3 oz) (CIPA standard)
Made in Japan
Chronology
Replaced Canon EOS-5D Mark II [2]
Successor Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, [3] Canon EOS 5Ds [4]
A video for the Wikimedia Foundation shot using a Canon EOS 5D Mark III

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is a professional-grade 22.3 megapixel full-frame digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera made by Canon.

Contents

Succeeding the EOS 5D Mark II, the Mark III was announced on 2 March 2012. [5] This date coincided with the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the first camera in the EOS line, the EOS 650, and was also Canon's 75th anniversary. [6] The Mark III went on sale later in March with a retail price of $3,499 in the US, £2999 in the UK, and €3569 in the Eurozone. [7]

On 25 August 2016, Canon announced the camera's successor, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. [3]

Features

New features over the EOS 5D Mark II are:

As with the 5D Mark II, the shutter life is rated at 150,000 cycles.

Known defects

Canon issued a product advisory indicating that the camera's LCD panel, when illuminated in extremely dark environments, may impact the camera's light metering when shooting. [8] Any camera bodies sold with the issue will be fixed by Canon free of charge, and any body shipped after the first week of May 2012 likely had the defect already rectified.

Firmware updates

Firmware 1.2.1 was released on 30 April 2013 to allow the camera to output uncompressed video via HDMI and permit autofocus ability up to f/8. [9]

Firmware 1.2.3 was released on 30 October 2013, fixing a number of minor bugs. [10]

Firmware 1.3.3 was released on 29 January 2015, fixing minor menu issues and improved AF control-ability when shooting in Live View mode with a wide-angle lens.

Firmware 1.3.4 was released on 14 November 2016, it corrects a phenomenon in which when using the camera with the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM lens, even if lens aberration correction is set to "Enable", correction will not be applied. [11]

Firmware 1.3.5 was released on 29 November 2017, it corrects a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.

Firmware 1.3.6 was released on 12 September 2019, it corrects a PTP communications vulnerability, and corrects a vulnerability related to firmware update. [12]

Notable works shot on the camera

Cubesat

In July 2020 an attempt was made to launch a Cubesat named CE-SAT 1B equipped with a 5D Mark III sensor on an Electron rocket. [16] [17] The rocket failed to reach orbit. [16]

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