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Canon EOS R3 Compared to the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III
| Specifications | Canon EOS R3 | Canon EOS-1D X Mark III |
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| Year Introduced | 2021 | 2020 |
| Megapixels | 24.1 | 20.2 |
| Total Pixels | 26.7 | 21.5 |
| Sensor Size | 36.0 x 24.0mm | 36.0 x 24.0mm |
| Pixel Dimensions | 6000 x 4000 | 5472 x 3648 |
| Pixel Size | 6.00µm | 6.58µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Aperture | f/9.7 | f/10.6 |
| Sensor Readout Speed (ms) | 4.8 | |
| Sensor Stabilization | Y | N |
| Lens Mount | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R) | EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E |
| FOVCF | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC X | DIGIC X |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF) | TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with High-res AF Sensor |
| Points | 1,053 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, 4,779 individually selectable AF points with 90% horizontal and 100% vertical coverage | Max. 191 points (Cross-type AF points: Max. 155 points) |
| Working Range | EV -7.5 to 20 (f/1.2 , at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, One-Shot AF, Center AF Point) | EV -4 – 21 |
| Point Selection | Automatic Selection: Spot AF (Flexible Zone AF 1), 1-point AF (Flexible Zone AF 2), Expand AF Area (Flexible Zone AF 3) (above, below, left and right/around), and Expand AF Area (entire AF area) | Manually-selected AF Areas • Spot AF • Single-point AF • AF point Expansion (4-point surround) • AF point Expansion (8-point surround) • Zone AF • Large Zone AF (all AF points divided into three large zones) Automatic AF point selection (all AF points available; reference brackets around AF array) |
| Microadjustment | ||
| Touch & Drag AF | N | |
| Eye Detection AF | Y | Y |
| Focus Bracketing/Stacking | Y | |
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering Modes | Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering | Optical Viewfinder: 216-zone (18 x 12) metering with approx. 400,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor. Live View: 384-zone (24 x 16) metering using image sensor output signals The following metering modes selectable: (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) (2) Partial metering (Viewfinder: Approx. 6.2% of the screen) (Live View: Approx. 5.8% of the screen) (3) Spot metering (center, approx. 1.5% of viewfinder) (Live View: Approx. 2.9% of the screen) 1. Center spot metering 2. AF point-linked spot metering (Custom Function) • Linkable to all AF points. • With automatic AF point selection, center spot metering will apply. 3. Multi-spot metering (Optical Viewfinder only) (4) Center-weighted average metering • The selectable metering modes can be restricted (Custom Function). |
| Metering Range | EV -3 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) | At 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, with evaluative metering: EV 0–20 (Optical Viewfinder) EV -3–20 (Live View & Movie Recording) |
| Exposure Comp | +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| AEB | 2, 3, 5 or 7 shots in +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Light Flicker Mode | Y | Y |
| Intervalometer | Y | |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto 100-102400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L:50, H1: 204800 | Manual Setting: ISO 100–102400 (in 1/3-stop increments), L: 50, H1: 204800, H2: 409600, H3: 819200 Highlight Tone Priority: ISO range 200–102400. Expanded ISO cannot be set during HDR shooting. Auto ISO Setting: Shooting Mode - P, Tv, Av, M: No Flash, ISO 100 - 102400; With Flash, ISO 100-6400; During Bulb shooting, ISO 400 (fixed) |
| Shutter Speed | Mechanical: 30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb, Electronic: 30-1/64000 (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments up to 1/16000 then 1 stop until 1/64000) (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) | When [Mechanical] or [Elec. 1st-curtain] is set: 1/8000 to 30 sec., bulb When [Electronic] is set: 1/8000-0.5 sec. |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | 0.5" (12.7mm) OLED color EVF, 5.76 Million dots | Eye-level SLR type, with pentaprism |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.76x | Approx. 0.76x |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 23mm | Approx. 20mm |
| Information | AF point information, Eye Control pointer, Exposure level indicator, Shooting mode, ISO speed, Shutter speed, Aperture, Number of remaining multiple exposures, Exposure compensation, HDR shooting, Highlight tone priority, Multiple-exposure shooting, Multi Shot Noise Reduction, Number of self-timer shooting, Digital Lens Optimizer, Maximum burst, AF method, Battery level, AF operation, Exposure simulation, Drive mode, AEB, Metering mode, FEB, Anti-flicker shooting, Still photo cropping, Aspect ratio, Auto Lighting Optimizer, AE lock, Picture Style, Flash-ready, White balance, Flash off, White balance correction, FE lock, Image Quality, High-speed sync, Bluetooth function, Wi-Fi function, Multi-function lock warning, Histogram, Electronic level, Lens information, focus distance scale, vertical exposure scale, Grid | AF displays, with red dot-matrix illumination: 191 AF points; active AF Area; Zone AF brackets; Automatic AF point select brackets Exposure Displays: Manual mode icon; AE Lock icon; Flash ready icon; FEL icon; Shutter speed; Aperture; Exposure compensation scale; Frames remaining on card; ISO; Highlight Tone Priority (D+) active; AF confirmation icon; AI Servo AF active arrows Right side display: +/- 3-stop metering scale; Flash Exposure Compensation/FEL/Flash Metered Manual scale; Frames remaining in burst (0~99); JPEG/RAW icons; Battery level icon Displayed on focus screen, via LCD overlay: Spot metering circle; Electronic level display; Grid lines; Shooting mode; Metering mode; White Balance setting; Drive mode; AF Operation; Flicker Detection icon; Warning symbol; AF status indicator All except Spot meter circle can be displayed or not with [Show/Hide in viewfinder] |
| DOF Preview | Yes, via customixed button | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button. |
| LCD | ||
| Type | Vari-angle touch screen 3.15" (8.01cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 4.15 million dots | TFT color 3.2-inches (3:2 aspect ratio) liquid-crystal monitor, approx. 2.1 million dots, fully touch enabled |
| Coating | Anti-smudge | Anti-reflection and Solid Structure |
| Brightness Adj | Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels
Colour Tone Adjustment: 4 settings | Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Display Options | (1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen (6) Display off | • No information display • Basic information display • Available display items (1-10) • Detailed shooting information display • 4-image index • 9-image index • 36-image index • 100-image index |
| 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 | 1/200 sec mechanical, 1/250 sec electronic 1st curtain, 1/180 sec Electronic | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Hot Shoe/PC Terminal | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| External Flash Comp | E-TTL II with EX and EL series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support |
| Shooting | ||
| Shooting Modes | Stills; Flexible priority AE, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Bulb and Custom (x3) Movie: Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, and Custom (x3) | Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Bulb, Custom (x3) |
| Picture Styles | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1–3* |
| Image Processing | Resize to M, S1, S2 Cropping: JPEG images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) Cropping of images - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Image straightening - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure HDR HEIF to Jpeg conversion | Clarity (8 levels) Highlight Tone Priority (2 settings) Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) Lens optical correction: - Peripheral illumination correction (stills and video) - Chromatic aberration correction (stills and video) - Distortion correction (during or after still photo shooting) - Diffraction correction (stills and video) - Digital Lens Optimizer (during or after still photo shooting) Resize to M1, M2 or S 3 RAW image processing - during image Playback only Crop images/rotate (3:2, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 2:3, 9:16, 3:4 ratios) Multiple exposure |
| Abberration Corrections | Lens optical correction: - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction, Distortion correction (during/after still photo shooting, during video only) - Diffraction correction Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting) | |
| Drive Modes | Single, Continuous High+, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Self-timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote) | Single, Continuous High, Continuous, Continuous Low, Silent single, Silent Continous High, Silent Continuous Low, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote) |
| Continuous Shooting | Max. Approx. 12 fps. with Mechanical shutter/1st curtain electronic speed maintained for 1000+ JPEG or 1000 RAW images or 30 FPS with electronic shutter speed maintained for 540 JPEG or 150 RAW images, 195 fps | Viewfinder: Max. approx. 16 shots/sec., Live View Shooting: Max. approx. 20 shots/sec., max. burst of 1,000+ |
| Shutter Lag | 20-76ms | 29-55ms |
| Viewfinder Blackout | 0ms | N/A |
| Live View | ||
| FrameRate | 120 fps | 29.97 fps/Movies 59.94/29.97 fps (NTSC) 50.00/25.00 fps(PAL) |
| Focusing | Automatic Selection:Spot AF (Flexible Zone AF 1), 1-point AF (Flexible Zone AF 2), Expand AF Area (Flexible Zone AF 3) (above, below, left and right/around), and Expand AF Area (entire AF area) | Dual Pixel CMOS AF Manual focus • Magnify the image by 5x or 10x and focus manually. • MF peaking and Focus Guide possible |
| Metering | Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering | (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) (2) Partial metering: Approx. 5.8% of the screen (3) Spot metering: Approx. 2.9% of the screen (4) Center-weighted average metering AE lock possible. The active metering timer can be changed. |
| Display Options | (1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen (6) Display off | 3 levels available through INFO. button: No information, Basic shooting information, Histogram Multiple Exposure status also available in Multiple Exposure mode |
| File Information | ||
| Still ImageType | RAW 14 bit: RAW and C-RAW (Canon original RAW 3rd edition) JPEG 8 bit: 10 compression options HEIF 10 bit: 10 compression options | Stills: JPG, HEIF, HIF, RAW, CR3, C-RAW, Movies: ALL-I, IPB, MP4, RAW, CRM |
| Image Size | 3:2 ratio (L) 6000x4000, (M) 3984x2656, (S1) 2976x1984, (S2) 2400x1600 1.6x (crop) (L) 3744x2496, (S2) 2400x1600 4:3 ratio (L) 5328x4000, (M) 3552x2664, (S1) 2656x1992, (S2) 2112x1600 16:9 ratio (L) 6000x3368, (M) 3984x2240, (S1) 2976x1680, (S2) 2400x1344 1:1 ratio (L) 4000x4000, (M) 2656x2656, (S1) 1984x1984, (S2) 1600x1600 | JPEG: L Approx. 20.0 megapixels (5472 x 3648), M1 Approx. 12.7 megapixels (4368 x 2912), M2 Approx. 8.9 megapixels (3648 x 2432), S Approx. 5.0 megapixels (2736 x 1824), HEIF/RAW L Approx. 20 megapixels (5472 x 3648) |
| Movie Type | MP4: 4K DCI/ UHD (17:9 / 16:9), Full HD (16:9) 4K/ Full HD: AVC/H.265 variable (average) bit rate 4K/ Full HD: MPEG4 AVC/H.264 variable (average) bit rate 6K RAW: 12-bit CRM Audio: Linear PCM | Normal: MPEG4 H.264 / AVC, 8-bit, 4:2:0; Color space BT.709 Canon LOG: MPEG4 H.265 / HEVC, 10-bit, 4:2:2; Color space BT.709 / BT.2020 |
| Movie Size | 6K DCI (17:9) 6000 x 3164 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) RAW 4K DCI (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame / light inter frame 4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame7 Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (119.9, 100, 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 | 5.5K RAW (5472 x 2886) - 59.94 fps*, 29.97 fps,24.00 fps, 23.98 fps [RAW] 4K DCI (4096 x 2160) - 59.94 fps*, 29.97 fps,24.00 fps, 23.98 fps [ALL-I, IPB] 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) - 59.94 fps*, 29.97 fps [ALL-I, IPB] 4K DCI (cropped 4096 x 2160) - 59.94 fps, 29.97 fps,24.00 fps, 23.98 fps [ALL-I, IPB] Full HD (1920 x 1080) 119.90 fps**, 59.94 fps, 23.98 fps^ [ALL-I, IPB] Full HD (1920 x 1080) 29.97 fps [ALL-I, IPB, IPB Light] * AF does not function. ** Audio not recorded at High Frame Rate 119.90 fps recording ^ 24p recording will be supported through firmware update after shipping. |
| Movie Length | Max duration 6 hours. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4 GB file limit with exFAT formatted card. | Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB (If file size exceeds 4GB a new file will be created automatically) |
| Other Information | ||
| Wireless Features | Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/AC) (5 GHz /2.4 GHz), with Bluetooth 5.0 support Features supported - EOS Utility, Smartphone, Upload to image.canon, Wireless printing | Built-in Wi-Fi & Bluetooth |
| GPS | Built-in | Built-in |
| Custom Functions | 39 Custom Functions | |
| LCD Panel / Illumination | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| Water & Dust Resistance | Yes | Yes |
| Sound Memo | Yes | Up to 30sec per image - 48Khz or 8Khz |
| Interface | ||
| Computer Interface | SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB C connector | USB Type-C, SuperSpeed Plus USB (USB 3.1 Gen 2) |
| Other Interface | HDMI Micro out (Type D, HDMI-CEC compatible), External Microphone In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), N3-type terminal (remote control terminal) | HDMI (mini), External microphone (Stereo mini jack) Headphone Jack, RJ-45, N3 remote release terminal, Flash PC connector |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | Dual, CFexpress (Type B) and SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-II Supported | Dual CFexpress card slots (Type B) |
| Batteries & Power | ||
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E19 | Battery Pack LP-E19. LP-E4N can be used, but the continuous shooting speed is restricted. |
| Battery Life | Approx. With LCD Approx. 860 shots (at 23°C) With Viewfinder Approx. 620 shots (at 23°C) | Approx. Viewfinder: 2850 Shots at 73°F/23°C (2360 at 32°F/0°C) Live View:610 at 73°F/23°C (530 at 32°F/0°C) |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | Battery charger LC-E19E (supplied), AC Adapter AC-E19 and DC Coupler DR-E19, PD-E1 USB power adapter | Battery charger LC-E19 (supplied), AC Adapter AC-E19, DC Coupler DC-E19, AC Adapter kit ACK-E4 |
| Physical Specs | ||
| Body Materials | Magnesium Alloy body and polycarbonate with glass fiber | Magnesium Alloy body covers |
| Shutter Durability Rating | 500,000 | |
| Operating Environment | 32–104°F (0 – 40 °C), 85% or less humidity | 0 – 45 °C, 85% or less humidity |
| Dimensions Inches | 5.91 x 5.61 x 3.43" (150.0 x 142.6 x 87.2mm) | 6.22 x 6.60 x 3.25" (158.0 x 167.6 x 82.6mm) |
| CIPA Weight | 35.8 oz (1015g) | 50.80 oz (1440g) |
| Accessories | ||
| Viewfinder | Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C | |
| Wireless File Transmitter | Built-in | Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E9 |
| Compatible Lenses | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter) | All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses |
| Battery Grip | N/A | N/A |
| Remote | Remote control with N3 type socket; Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 | Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5 and Speedlite 600EX II-RT |
| Other | Hand Strap E2, Connect Station CS100 | |
| Review | Canon EOS R3 | Canon EOS-1D X Mark III |
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