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Specifications	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV	Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Year Introduced	2016	2007
Megapixels	30.4	10.1
Total Pixels	31.7	10.7
Sensor Size	36.0 x 24.0mm	28.1 x 18.7 mm
Pixel Dimensions	6720 x 4480	3888 x 2592
Pixel Size	5.36µm	7.23µm
Diffraction-Limited Aperture	f/8.6	f/11.6
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	1.3x
Image Processor	DIGIC 6+	Dual DIGIC III

Autofocus
Type	TTL secondary image-forming phase-difference detection system with Dual Pixel & AF-dedicated sensor	TTL-AREA-SIR with a 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.	19 cross-type AF points (plus 26 Assist AF points)
Working Range	EV -3 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100)	EV -1 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO 100)
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, Manual selection, Home position (switch to registered AF point)
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	C.Fn III-7 +/- 20 steps Adjust all lenses by same amount Adjust up to 20 lenses individually
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 SPC (1) Evaluative metering (linked to any AF point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 13.5% of viewfinder at centre) (3) Spot metering: Center spot metering (approx. 3.8% viewfinder AF point-linked spot metering (approx. 3.8% of viewfinder) Multi/Spot metering (Max 8 spot metering entries) (4) Center weighted average metering
Metering Range	EV 0 – 20 (at 23°C, ISO100, with evaluative metering)	EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f1.4 lens ISO 100)
Exposure Comp	+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).	+/-3 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	+/-3 EV in 1/3-stop increments. 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	100-3200 (in 1/3-stop or 1-stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L: 50 or H: 6400
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. (1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)

Viewfinder
Type	Pentaprism	Pentaprism
Coverage	Approx. 100%	Approx. 100%
Magnification	Approx. 0.71x	Approx. 0.76x
Eyepoint	Approx. 21mm	Approx. 20mm
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 points, focus confirmation light Exposure information: Metering mode, shutter speed, aperture, manual exposure, spot metering circle, AE lock, ISO speed, exposure level, exposure warning Flash information: Flash ready, FP flash, FE lock, flash exposure level Image information: White balance correction, JPEG recording, RAW recording, number of remaining shots, maximum burst (2 digit display), memory card information, battery check icon.
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	3.0" TFT, approx. 230K dots
Coating	Anti-reflection and Anti-smudge. Reinforced glass incorporated
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)Shooting function (2) Camera settings

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	1/300sec (EX series Speedlites only)
Exposure Compensation	+/- 3EV in 1/3 increments with EX series Speedlites	+/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments with EX series Speedlite
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)	Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual
Picture Styles	Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)	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 Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction
Abberration Corrections
Drive Modes	Single, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Silent Continuous, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote)	Single, Silent, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s, 10s)
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. 10fps. (speed maintained for up to 110 images (JPEG), 30 images (RAW))
Shutter Lag	58ms	40-55ms
Viewfinder Blackout	N/A	80ms

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)
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

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: 10 compression options (Exif 2.21 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), RAW: RAW, sRAW (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)3888x2592, (M1)3456x2304, (M2)2816x1880, (S)1936x1288 RAW: (RAW)3888x2592, (sRAW)1936x1288
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	N/A
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	N/A
Movie Length	4K and Full HD - Max duration 29min 59sec. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4GB file limit with exFAT CF card	N/A

Other Information
Wireless Features	Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC
GPS	Built-in
Custom Functions	17 Custom Functions with 46 settings	57 Custom Functions with 156 settings
LCD Panel / Illumination	Yes / Yes	Yes / Yes
Water & Dust Resistance	Yes	Yes
Sound Memo	No	Up to 30sec per image

Interface
Computer Interface	SuperSpeed USB 3.0	USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (Mini-B)
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)	Video output (PAL/ NTSC), 15-pin System Extension terminal

Memory
Memory Type	CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible) (Incompatible with Type II and Microdrive); SD/SDHC/SDXC and UHS-I	CompactFlash Type I/ II (Microdrive compatible), SDHC¹, SD memory (up to 2GB), External Media (with Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2 only).

Batteries & Power
Battery	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied) / LP-E6	Li-ion pack LP-E4, 1x CR2025 for date & settings
Battery Life	Approx. 900 shots (at 23°C) Approx. 850 (at 0°C)	Approx. 2200 (at 23C) 1700 (at 0C)
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	Battery charger LC-E4, Car Battery Cable CG-570 (use with LC-E4), Power Adapter ACK-E4

Physical Specs
Body Materials	Magnesium Alloy body covers	Magnesium Alloy body covers
Shutter Durability Rating	150,000	300,000
Operating Environment	0 – 40 °C, 85% or less	0-45 °C, 85% or less humidity
Dimensions Inches	5.93 x 4.58 x 2.99" (150.7 x 116.4 x 75.9mm)	6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1" (156.0 x 156.6 x 79.9mm)
CIPA Weight	31.4 oz (890g)	47.6 oz (1349g)

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, Focusing Screens Ec, Angle Finder C
Wireless File Transmitter	Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7B	Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E2
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 ►	N/A
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
Other	Hand Strap E2, Connect Station CS100	Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3, Hand Strap E1

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