DSLR – Canon 5D MkIII

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• Canon 5D MK III
• 24-105mm USM L Series Lens
• 2x LP-6 Batteries
• Bag
• Charger

Megapixels
22.3

Total Pixels
23.4

Sensor Size
36.0 x 24.0mm

Pixel Dimensions
5760 x 3840

Pixel Size
6.25µm

Diffraction-Limited Aperture
f/10.1

Sensor Stabilization
N

Lens Mount
EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E

FOVCF
1.0x

Image Processor
DIGIC 5+

 
Autofocus
 
 
Type
TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor

Points
61 Point / 41 f/4 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8
The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.

Working Range
EV -2 – 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)

Modes
One Shot
AI Focus
AI Servo

Point Selection
Automatic selection: 61 point AF
Manual selection: Single point AF (61, 41 cross type only, 15 or 9 points selectable)
Manual selection: Spot AF 
Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right)
Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points
Manual selection: Zone AF 
AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting

Microadjustment
AF Menu
+/- 20 steps ( wide and tele setting for Zooms)
Adjust all lenses by same amount
Adjust up to 40 lenses individually
Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number

 
Exposure Control
 
 
Metering Modes
TTL full aperture metering with 63 zone Dual Layer SPC
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 6.2% of viewfinder at center)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 1.5% viewfinder at center)
(4) Center weighted average metering

Metering Range
EV 1 – 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)

Exposure Comp
+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).

AEB
2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments

ISO Sensitivity
Auto (100-12800), 100-25600 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) 
ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 51200, H2 102400

Shutter Speed
30 – 1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments) + Bulb (Shutter speed range available varies according to shooting mode)

WB Settings
AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature Setting.
White balance compensation: 
1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.

Custom WB
Yes, 1 setting can be registered

 
Viewfinder
 
 
Type
Pentaprism

Coverage
Approx. 100%

Magnification
Approx. 0.71x

Eyepoint
Approx. 21mm

Information
AF information: AF point, focus confirmation, AF status indicator
Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock,
exposure level, exposure warning
Flash information: Flash ready, flash exposure compensation, high-speed sync, FE lock,
red-eye reduction light
Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+), maximum burst (2-digit display), card
information, Battery check
Composition information
Grid, electronic level, Warning symbol
Displayed if any of the following is set: Monochrome, white balance
correction, One-touch recording quality switch, expanded ISO speed, or spot metering

DOF Preview
Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

Eyepiece Shutter
On strap

 
LCD
 
 
Type
3.2″ (8.11cm) Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots

Coating
Anti-reflection and Solid Structure

Brightness Adj
Adjustable to one of seven levels

Display Options
(1) Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings
(3) Dual Axis Electronic Level

 
Flash
 
 
Built-in GN
N/A (ISO 100, meters)

Built-in Coverage
N/A

Built-in Recycle Time
N/A

Modes
E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual

X-Sync
1/200sec (EX series Speedlites only)

Exposure Compensation
+/- 3EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments

Hot Shoe/PC Terminal
Yes / Yes

External Flash Comp
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

External Flash Control
Via camera menu

 
Shooting
 
 
Shooting Modes
Auto+, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Custom (x3)

Picture Styles
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)

Image Processing
Highlight Tone Priority
Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
Long exposure noise reduction
High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)
Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination
Chromatic aberration correction
Distortion correction
Resize to M1, M2 or S
RAW image processing – during image Playback only 
Multiple exposure
HDR images 5 presets

Drive Modes
Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self-timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote),
Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting

Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 6fps. (speed maintained for up to 16270 images (JPEG) or 18 images (RAW)) (with UDMA card)

Shutter Lag
59ms

Viewfinder Blackout
125ms

 
Live View
 
 
FrameRate
30 fps

Focusing
Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face detection mode

Metering
Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed

Display Options
Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Aspect ratios, Dual Axis Electronic Level

 
File Information
 
 
Still ImageType
JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), 
RAW: RAW, sRAW1, sRAW2 (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), 
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Image Size
JPEG: (L) 5760 x 3840, (M) 3840 x 2560, (S1) 2880 x 1920, (S2) 1920 x 1280, (S 3)720 x 480
RAW : (RAW) 5760 x 3840 (M-RAW) 3960 x 2640, (S-RAW) 2880 x 1920

Movie Type
MOV (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM)

Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) intra or inter frame
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame
640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps) inter frame

Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max single file size 4GB

 
Other Information
 
 
Wireless Features
via optional WFT-E7A Wireless File Transmitter

GPS
via optional GP-E2 GPS Receiver

Custom Functions
13 Custom Functions with 47 settings

LCD Panel / Illumination
Yes / Yes

Water & Dust Resistance
Yes (equal to EOS-1N)

Sound Memo
No

 
Interface
 
 
Computer Interface
Hi-Speed USB

Other Interface
HDMI mini output, Video output (PAL/ NTSC), Headphone mini jack, External microphone (Stereo mini jack)

 
Memory
 
 
Memory Type
CompactFlash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card

 
Batteries & Power
 
 
Battery
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 (supplied), 1x CR1616 for date & settings

Battery Life
Approx. 950 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
850 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)

Power Supply Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6

 
Physical Specs
 
 
Body Materials
Magnesium Alloy body covers

Shutter Durability Rating
150,000

Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity

Dimensions Inches
6.0 x 4.6 x 3.0″ (152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm)

CIPA Weight
33.5 oz (950g)

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