Quick facts
Full name: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Original position: Interchangeable-lens cameraProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Editorial guidance, not a verified specificationWhy it is still searched
Canon EOS 5D Mark III is still researched by owners and second-hand buyers checking an older camera system, lens compatibility, and specifications.
Core specifications
- Release year
- 2012 · Released about 14 years ago
- Sensor
- 36 × 24 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 22.3 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- —
- Weight
- 950 g
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
- Storage
- Compact Flash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD/SDHC/SDXC
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit existing system owners, budget-conscious second-hand buyers, or photographers who already own compatible lenses.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Inspect the lens mount and shutter; ask for the shutter count when the camera records one.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
- Test video recording, microphones, stabilization, and the ports you expect to use.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 43.27 mm
- Surface area
- 864 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 6.22 µm
- Pixel area
- 38.74 µm²
- Pixel density
- 2.58 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
36 × 24 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 22.3 MP
- Total pixels
- 23.38 MP
- Sensor
- 36 × 24 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 5,784 × 3,856
- Maximum image
- 5,760 × 3,840
- Crop factor
- 1
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 1–102,400
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 3.2 in / 1,040,000 dots
- Lens mount
- Canon EF
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,920 × 1,080
- Storage media
- Compact Flash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 950 g
- Dimensions
- 152 × 116 × 76 mm
- Release year
- 2012
Canon Camera Museum
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery
- Brand
- Canon
- Built In Flash
- —
- Crop Factor
- 1
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- No
- Dimensions
- 152 x 116 x 76 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 22.30
- Exposure Compensation
- ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- ✓
- Iso
- Auto, 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 51200, 102400 as option
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- —
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- n/a
- Max Image Resolution
- 5760 x 3840
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920x1080 (30p/25p/24p)
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot, Partial
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- EOS 5D Mark III
- Normal Focus Range
- —
- Optical Zoom
- —
- Raw Support
- ✓
- Screen Resolution
- 1,040,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3.2"
- Sensor Resolution
- 5784 x 3856
- Sensor Size
- 36 x 24 mm
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- Compact Flash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD/SDHC/SDXC
- Total Megapixels
- 23.38
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Weight
- 950 g
- White Balance Presets
- 6
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2012
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