Canon 5D Mark III : Specifications and Opinions

The Canon 5D Mark III is a reflex camera with FF (1.0x) sensor and 22.3 megapixels manufactured from 2012 to 2016 (discontinued). The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 2085 €; The average price was 2085 €;

447 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 out of 10

Sensor
Format	Fullframe, 36 x 24 mm (image ratio 3:2, crop factor 1.0x in comparison with FF)
Resolution	22.3 megapixel (pixel pitch 6.25 μm)
ISO sensitivities	50 - 102400
File formats	RAW, mRAW, sRAW, JPEG
Esposure
Shutter speeds	30" - 1/8000
Exp. compensation	+/- 5 stops at 1/2 steps
Exp. modes	P, S, A, M
Metering modes	Multi-Area, Semi-Spot, Spot
Features
Mount	Canon EF (click here to view all compatible lenses)
Stabilization	No
Autofocus (AF areas)	61
Continuos shooting	6 FPS
Pre-Burst	No
Live View	Yes
MLU/SS	Yes, Mirrok Lock Up
Video mode	1920x1080p @ 30 FPS
WiFi	No
GPS	No
USB
USB Charging	No
Computing Features
ND Long Exposure	No
Pixel Shift	No
Focus Stacking	No
Startrail/Composite mode	No
Astrotracer	No
Camera body and built
Touchscreen	No
LCD	3.2", 720 x 480 pixels, fixed
Viewfinder	Optical, coverage 100%, 0.71x
Flash	No
Storage	CF
Storage, Slot 2	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Shutter
Battery	Canon LP-E6NH, 15.33 Wh
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	950 g
Dimensions	152 x 116 x 76 mm
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Dassielhh

sent on 30 Giugno 2015

Pros: full frame, good quality, well build , AF well build, IT IS A GOOD MACHINE!

Cons: to expensive !!!

Opinion: i've got this camera from 2 years now. It is a good camera over all!! very good. Good construction. good features on it. too heavy, but it's professional. the AF sister is so fast and doing good job. Provide a good quality of picture, OK, now depends all of the lenses you are used. But with my canon 24-70 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/4 L is working so good.

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LeoRiu

sent on 20 Maggio 2026

Pros: It fits on the hands like few others, Double Slot, Excellent files of the right weight both raw and jpg, good Af, High Iso quite exploitable, tropicalized, robust, a tank say many, and it is true, good second-hand price.

Cons: For the age it has I would say almost none, heavy compared to the latest Canon R, it has no articulated screen, but I'll stop here.

Opinion: Bought a few years ago by an amateur who kept it maniacally and used it very little, to combine it with another Eos body in the professional field. With the lenses of the L series it produces excellent files that have nothing to envy compared to those produced by the latest mirrorless. It is not afraid of bad weather during any event, wedding, reportage. The menu is easy and intuitive, customizable not only for those who have always used Canon, but also for users of other brands. From the excellent sensor come out files with the typical Canon colors, which I consider among the best for the colors of the complexion. The resolution is good for almost all genres of photography. I have enlarged prints up to A1 and even beyond on different materials and I consider them excellent, and the 22MP on FF are enough and advance. The viewfinder is bright and wide, even for those who use glasses like me. I rarely shoot using the rear screen, but it has modern and very useful features like many recent cameras. The battery lasts a long time. At the end of the day its weight is felt, you have to get used to it, but, thanks to the excellent ergonomics, it really gives a feeling of solidity that pleases. It is not a camera with which to shoot bursts endlessly, but (it will also be my way of photographing) it leads you to reason and shoot the right without making you miss the decisive moment. In some shots from particular positions the articulated screen is missing a bit which I find useful with other bodies. For the rest I think I will continue to use it again with great satisfaction!

Sherwin

sent on 01 Aprile 2026

Pros: Dust and shock resistance, mechanical, tracking on the fast-moving subject, resolution, details, ease of use, battery, ergonomics, being a high-end all-rounder, aesthetics.

Cons: From 2012 to today, the changes imposed by new technologies. For me, no one, it's fine like this, I still own it today and I feel great.

Opinion: It was the year 2012, and I, in need of a change of pace compared to an APS-C, was oriented to know the technical and specific characteristics of this camera, for me, exceptional. I bought it without hesitation. From 2012 to today, I have "squeezed" it in every way, with all the lenses I own and have possessed in my past, in every shooting condition, in every weather condition. Easy to use, good simple and effective menu, nice sensor, excellent mechanics, shutter speed more than sufficient even for sports, eternal battery, excellent battery grip, good attachment and maintenance of focus on the moving subject, many focus points available. Nowadays, I use it with a wide-angle lens, I put it to rest a bit, it deserves it after years in which, almost every day, I always had it in my hands. Rating 8.5/9.0

Edox87

sent on 23 Febbraio 2025

Pros: Double slot, Canon, focus, RAW files always great working on them is great, not too many processing but the right ones

Cons: Honestly I struggle to find

Opinion: I bought on the occasion managing to give away a Sony a7 II, honestly I think I made the right choice, considering the various factors including the AF etc, it tolerates well high iso values without creating noise, I remembered I had a very brief parenthesis with the Sony, return to EOS excellent deal considering that I come from a 20d and a 5d old

Icedtea

sent on 10 Maggio 2024

Pros: Used price, iso hold, viewfinder, ergonomics, light files and splendid jpegs, remarkable AF, versatility

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: After many vicissitudes and passing through an aps-c I decided for a full frame purchase... Tested together with a mark II in a shop, as soon as I put my eye in the viewfinder the indecision vanished... the extra 250 euros was worth them all, another world compared to the very honorable mk II. Starting from the double slot, the tropicalization, passing through a REAL AF, ending on a more than decent burst, not even remotely comparable to the ISO hold (I had already used a friend's mk II and consequently I still have the files). All things that make it a definitive machine even if dated for amateur use and beyond, capable in my opinion of satisfying weddings as well as for sports or birdlife rather than simple portraits in the studio or with natural light. Excellent in combination with the very sharp 24-105 is stm, unfortunately a bit dark at 105 (in reality it does not lose anything thanks to the excellent stabilization that allows slower times than that for example of the L series f / 4) but which on the other hand makes up for it on the colors, excelled without smudges ... always splendid even with cheaper optics.

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