Canon EOS 5D Mark III
- Type
- DSLR
- Mount
- Canon EF
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Resolution
- 22.3 MP
- Released
- March 2012
Specifications
Sensor and image
- Resolution
- 22.3 MP
- Largest image size
- 5,760 × 3,840 px
- Sensor format
- Full frame
- Sensor size
- 36 × 24 mm
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- ISO range
- 100 to 25,600
- Extended ISO range
- 50 to 102,400
Autofocus
- AF system
- TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
- AF points
- 61
- AF low-light limit
- -2 EV
Shutter and burst
- Mechanical shutter
- Yes
- Fastest shutter speed, mechanical
- 1/8000 s
- Slowest shutter speed
- 30 s
- Flash sync speed
- 1/200 s
- Burst rate, mechanical
- 6 fps
Video
- Video modes
Resolution Max. frame rate Crop Note Full HD (1,920 × 1,080) 30 – 29.97p HD (1,280 × 720) 60 – 59.94p
Viewfinder and display
- Viewfinder
- Optical (OVF)
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.71x
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Screen
- 3.2 in, 1.04 million dots
- Screen type
- Fixed
- Touchscreen
- No
Body and battery
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 152 × 116.4 × 76.4 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 950 g
- Body-only weight
- 860 g
- Battery
- LP-E6
- Shots per charge (screen)
- 200 shots
- Shots per charge (viewfinder)
- 950 shots
Storage and connections
- Card slots
- CF (Type I, UDMA mode 7), SD/SDHC/SDXC
- USB
- Hi-Speed USB or equivalent
- HDMI
- HDMI mini OUT terminal Type C
- Microphone input
- 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
- Headphone output
- 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
Market and price
- Announced
- March 2012
- Released
- March 2012
Features stated by the manufacturer
- AF microadjustment
- Electronic level
- HDR shooting
- Multiple exposure
- Silent shooting
- Time code
Manufacturer data: global.canon
Last checked: October 25, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check
Size and weight
- Width × height × depth
- 152 × 116.4 × 76.4 mm
- Weight with battery and card
- 950 g
- Weight, body only
- 860 g
Manufacturer data: global.canon
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