Richard CanonNews / Monday, January 6, 2020 / Categories: News, Canon DSLR This post may contain affiliate links(s). An affiliate link means I may earn advertising/referral fees if you make a purchase through my link, without any additional cost to you. It helps to keep this site afloat. Thank you in advance for your support. If you like what we do here, maybe buy me a coffee. The 1DX Mark III - how does it compare? The 1DX Mark III has been officially launched. How does it compare against the rest of its competitors? Of course, the elephant in the room is the fact that the Nikon D6 has yet to be announced, and we don't have a confirmed specification list for it yet. While it's not a slam dunk, the 1DX Mark III certainly has a lot going for it in terms of features against its base competitors, and has improved in nearly every category against the 1DX Mark II. The difference in battery life, is in my opinion, astounding. One point to make here, it's mentioned on dpreview that DPAF will function on 4K60p in a cropped mode. No mention of the crop, but it's likely to be 1.3x Canon 1DX Mark III Canon EOS-1D X II Nikon D5 Sony A9 II MSRP $6,499 $5,999 $6,499 $4,499 Sensor 20.1MP 20.2MP 20.8MP 24MP ISO range 100-102,400 100 - 51,200 100 - 102,400 100 - 51,200 (expanded) (50-819,200) (50 - 409,600) (50 - 3,280,000) (50 - 204,800) Viewfinder spec 0.76x mag 0.76x mag 0.72x mag .78x mag 100% coverage 100% coverage 100% coverage 100% coverage 20mm eyepoint 20mm eyepoint 17mm eyepoint 23mm eyepoint AF points 191 (155 cross type) 61 (41 cross-type) 153 (99 cross-type) Live view/video AF 'Dual Pixel' 'Dual Pixel' Contrast detection 693 phase detection points phase detection phase detection AF working range -4 – 21 EV -3 – 18 EV -4 – 20 EV -3 – 18 EV RGB metering sensor resolution 400k pixels 360k pixels 180k pixels LCD 3.2" 2.1M-dot touch-enabled 3.2" 1.62M-dot touch-enabled 3.2" 2.36M-dot touch-enabled 3.0" 1.44m dot Burst rate 16 fps 14 fps 12 fps 10 fps (mechanical shutter) (20 with mirror up) (16 with mirror up) (14 with mirror up) 20 fps (electronic shutter) Buffer (JPEG) unlimited Unlimited Unlimited 361 RAW 1000+ 170 200 239 Raw+JPEG 1000+ 81 200 226 Video DCI 4K/60p, RAW 5.4K DCI 4K/60p UHD 4K/30p UHD 4K/30p HDMI Out 4K 10-bit 4:2:2 1080 8-bit 4:2:2 4K/30 8-bit 4:2:2 4K/30 8-bit 4:2:2 Headphone socket? Yes Yes Yes Yes Card format 2 x CFExpress 1x Compact Flash 2x Compact Flash or 2x XQD variants 2xUHS-II 1x CFast Battery life (CIPA) 2850 shots 1210 shots 3780 shots 500 shots Dimensions 158.0 x 167.6 x 82.6 mm 158 x 168 x 83mm 160 x 159 x 92mm 28.9 x 96.4 x 77.5 mm Weight 1440g 1530 g 1405 g (XQD) 678g Richard CanonNewsRichard CanonNews Richard has been using Canon cameras since the 1990s, with his first being the now legendary EOS-3. Since then, Richard has continued to use Canon cameras and now focuses mostly on infrared photography. Richard is the founder and editor of CanonNews since 2017, and has worked as a writer on CanonRumors and other websites in the past. Other posts by Richard CanonNews Contact author Facebook page Related articles Crazy deal on a 1DX Mark II Vehicle AF coming for the R5, R6 and 1DX Mark III Canon Log3 comes to the Canon EOS R6 and the 1DX Mark III The much awaited R5, R6, 1DX Mark III firmware is released Canon EOS 1DX Mark III Firmware Update Previous Article Canon formally announces the 1DX Mark III Next Article The 1DX Mark III - The core features and Previews Print Tags: 1DX Mark II1DX Mark IIISony A9 IINikon D5 Please login or register to post comments.