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Specifications	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV	Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Year Introduced	2016	2012
Megapixels	30.4	22.3
Total Pixels	31.7	23.4
Sensor Size	36.0 x 24.0mm	36.0 x 24.0mm
Pixel Dimensions	6720 x 4480	5760 x 3840
Pixel Size	5.36µm	6.25µm
Diffraction-Limited Aperture	f/8.6	f/10.1
Sensor Readout Speed (ms)
Sensor Stabilization	N	N
Lens Mount	EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E	EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E
FOVCF	1.0x	1.0x
Image Processor	DIGIC 6+	DIGIC 5+

Autofocus
Type	TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with Dual Pixel & AF-dedicated sensor	TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor
Points	61 Point / max of 41 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8 and 61 points / 21 cross-type AF points at f/8 The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens.	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 -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)	EV -2 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
Point Selection	Automatic selection: All 61 point AF (based on EOS iTR AF setting) Manual selection: Single point AF (selectable points 61, 15, 9 or cross type only points selectable) Manual selection: Single point 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 (all AF points divided into 9 focusing zones) Manual selection: Large Zone AF (all AF points divided into 3 focusing zones) AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting	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	Manual: Enter adjustment +/- 20 steps (wide and tele setting for zoom lenses) Adjust all lenses by same amount Adjust up to 40 lenses individually Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number	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
Touch & Drag AF
Eye Detection AF
Focus Bracketing/Stacking

Exposure Control
Metering Modes	Approx. 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor, 252-zone metering. EOS Intelligent Subject Analysis system (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of viewfinder at center) (3) Spot metering: Center spot metering (approx. 1.3% viewfinder at center) AF point-linked spot metering not provided (4) Center weighted average metering	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 0 – 20 (at 23°C, ISO100, with evaluative metering)	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).	+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
AEB	+/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments	2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
Light Flicker Mode
Intervalometer
ISO Sensitivity	Auto 100-32000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L:50, H1: 51200, H2: 102400	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 (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)	30 - 1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments) + Bulb (Shutter speed range available varies according to shooting mode)

Viewfinder
Type	Pentaprism	Pentaprism
Coverage	Approx. 100%	Approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 0.71x	Approx. 0.71x
Eyepoint	Approx. 21mm	Approx. 21mm
Information	AF information: Single/Spot AF points, AF Frame, AF status, Focus indicator, AF mode, AF point selection, AF point registration Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, flash metering, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB, metering mode, shooting mode Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light Image information: Card information, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+), JPEG/RAW indicator, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer. Composition information: Grid, Electronic level Other information: Battery check, Warning symbol, Flicker Detection, drive mode, white balance	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	Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.

LCD
Type	Touch screen 3.2" (8.10cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1620K dots	3.2" (8.11cm) Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots
Coating	Anti-reflection and Anti-smudge. Reinforced glass incorporated	Anti-reflection and Solid Structure
Brightness Adj	Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels Color Tone Adjustment: 4 settings	Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options	(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Dual Axis Electronic Level (4) Custom Quick Control Screen	(1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Dual Axis Electronic Level

Flash
Built-in GN	N/A (ISO 100, meters)	N/A (ISO 100, meters)
Built-in Coverage	N/A	N/A
Built-in Recycle Time	N/A	N/A
Modes	E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual	E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual
X-Sync	1/200sec	1/200sec (EX series Speedlites only)
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3EV in 1/3 increments with EX series Speedlites	+/- 3EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
Hot Shoe/PC Terminal	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
External Flash Comp	E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support	E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support

Shooting
Shooting Modes	Scene Intelligent Auto, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb and Custom (x3)	Auto+, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Custom (x3)
Picture Styles	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)	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) Lens optical correction: - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction (during/after still photo shooting, during Video only) - Distortion correction, Diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting) Resize to M, S1, S2 or S3 Cropping: JPEG images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) - 45 cropping sizes selectable, from 11% to 95% (diagonal) - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure 4K Frame Grab	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
Abberration Corrections
Drive Modes	Single, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Silent Continuous, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote)	Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self-timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting
Continuous Shooting	Max. Approx. 7fps. with full AF / AE tracking, speed maintained for up to unlimited number of JPEGs or 21 RAW images Max. 4.3fps in Live View mode with AF Tracking	Max. Approx. 6fps. (speed maintained for up to 16270 images (JPEG) or 18 images (RAW)) (with UDMA card)
Shutter Lag	58ms	59ms
Viewfinder Blackout	N/A	125ms

Live View
FrameRate	29.97 fps	30 fps
Focusing	Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face Detection and Tracking AF, FlexiZone - Single, FlexiZone - Multi), available with all EF lenses and Touch shutter	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 (315-zone) Partial metering (approx. 6.3% of Live View screen) Spot metering (approx. 2.7% of Live View screen) Center-weighted average metering Active metering timer can be changed	Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor Active metering time can be changed
Display Options	4 levels available through INFO. button: No information, Basic shooting information, Advanced shooting information and Advanced shooting information with Histogram Multiple Exposure status also available in Multiple Exposure mode	Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Aspect ratios, Dual Axis Electronic Level

File Information
Still ImageType	JPEG: 3 compression options RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW and Dual Pixel RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition) Complies with Exif 2.30 and Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 Complies with Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1	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: 3:2 ratio (L) 6720x4480, (M1) 4464x2976, (S1) 3360x2240 , (S2) 1696x1280 , (S3) 640x480 4:3 ratio (L) 5952x4480, (M1) 3968x2976, (S1) 2976x2240 , (S2) 1920x1280 , (S3) 720x480 16:9 ratio (L) 6720x3776, (M1) 4464x2512, (S1) 3360x1888 , (S2) 1920x1080 , (S3) 720x408 1:1 ratio (L) 4480x4480, (M1) 2976x2976, (S1) 2240x2240 , (S2) 1280x1280 , (S3) 480x480 RAW: (RAW) 6720x4480, (M-RAW) 5040x3360, (S-RAW) 3360x2240	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: 4K (17:9) 4096 x 2160 - Motion JPEG (internal recording only), Full HD, HD - MPEG4 AVC / H.264 variable (average) bit rate, Audio: Linear PCM MP4 Video: Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 - MPEG4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC	MOV (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM)
Movie Size	4K (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) Motion JPEG Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 HDR ( 29.97, 25 fps) inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) lite inter frame HD (16:9) 1280 x 720 (119.9, 100 fps) intra frame	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	4K and Full HD - Max duration 29min 59sec. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4GB file limit with exFAT CF card	Max duration 29min 59sec, Max single file size 4GB

Other Information
Wireless Features	Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC	via optional WFT-E7A Wireless File Transmitter
GPS	Built-in	via optional GP-E2 GPS Receiver
Custom Functions	17 Custom Functions with 46 settings	13 Custom Functions with 47 settings
LCD Panel / Illumination	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
Water & Dust Resistance	Yes	Yes (equal to EOS-1N)
Sound Memo	No	No

Interface
Computer Interface	SuperSpeed USB 3.0	Hi-Speed USB
Other Interface	HDMI mini out (Type C, HDMI-CEC compatible), External Microphone In / Line In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), N3-type terminal (remote control terminal)	HDMI mini output, Video output (PAL/ NTSC), Headphone mini jack, External microphone (Stereo mini jack)

Memory
Memory Type	CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible) (Incompatible with Type II and Microdrive); SD/SDHC/SDXC and UHS-I	CompactFlash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card

Batteries & Power
Battery	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied) / LP-E6	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 (supplied), 1x CR1616 for date & settings
Battery Life	Approx. 900 shots (at 23°C) Approx. 850 (at 0°C)	Approx. 950 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 850 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Power Supply Battery Chargers	Battery charger LC-E6E (supplied), Battery charger LC-E6, AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Car Battery Charger CBC-E6	AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6

Physical Specs
Body Materials	Magnesium Alloy body covers	Magnesium Alloy body covers
Shutter Durability Rating	150,000	150,000
Operating Environment	0 – 40 °C, 85% or less	0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
Dimensions Inches	5.93 x 4.58 x 2.99" (150.7 x 116.4 x 75.9mm)	6.0 x 4.6 x 3.0" (152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm)
CIPA Weight	31.4 oz (890g)	33.5 oz (950g)

Accessories
Viewfinder	Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C	Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C
Wireless File Transmitter	Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7B	Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7
Compatible Lenses	All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses	All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses
Battery Grip	BG-E20 Buy ►	BG-E11 Buy ►
Remote	Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5 and Speedlite 600EX-II-RT	Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6
Other	Hand Strap E2, Connect Station CS100	Hand Strap E2, GP-E2

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