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posted on Jun 15, 2009 at 11:40AM

Head-2-Head Review: Canon 1Ds Mark III vs. Canon 5D Mark II

Spec Battle

By Ted Dillard
 

H2H ROUND-6: Spec Battle

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Spec Battle

 

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor
36 x 24 mm CMOS sensor
DIGIC 4 processor -14 bit
Dual DIGIC III processors - 14 bit
3-inch LCD, 920,000 pixels
3-inch LCD, 230,000 pixels
• RAW (.CR2; 14-bit)
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal
• RAW + JPEG (separate files)
• sRAW1, sRAW2
• RAW (.CR2; 14-bit)
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal
• RAW + JPEG (separate files)
100 – 6400 ISO
100-3200 ISO
30 - 1/8000th of a second shutter speeds
30 - 1/8000th of a second shutter speeds
• 5616 x 3744 (L: 21.0 MP)
• 3861 x 2574 (M: 10.0 MP)
• 2784 x 1856 (S: 5.2 MP)
• 5616 x 3744 (L: 21.0 MP)
• 4992 x 3328 (M1: 16.6 MP)
• 4080 x 2720 (M2: 11.0 MP)
• 2784 x 1856 (S: 5.2 MP)
• Single
• Continuous: 3.9 fps *
• Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up)
 
Movie recording-
• 1920 x 1080 (16:9) up to 12 mins (Quicktime H.264; 38.6 Mbits/sec)
• 640 x 480 (4:3) up to 24 mins (Quicktime H.264; 17.3 Mbits/sec)
• Max file size 4 GB
• Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video, PCM sound)
• 30 fps
• Single
• Silent (single frame) *
• High-speed continuous: 5 fps * (adjustable 5 - 2 fps)
• Low-speed continuous: 3 fps * (adjustable 4 - 1 fps)
• Self-timer: 2 or 10 sec (3 sec with mirror lock-up)
6.0 x 4.5 x 2.9 inches
6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 inches
1.8 lb unloaded
2.7 lb unloaded

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