Review: Canon unveils 5D Mark III camera

Presenting, the Canon EOS 5D Mark III

The wait is finally over.

After months of rumours and speculation, Canon has finally unveiled the next generation of their most popular pro-level shooter – the EOS 5D Mark III.

Notable updates are plentiful. There’s a totally new 22.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor – up from 21.1 on the Mark II – with a new photodiode structure that reduces image noise.

The ISO range has also been improved — the camera gains two stops on the high end and now goes from 100 to 25,600, with additional extended settings of 50, 51,200 and 102,400. The Mark III also inherits a few key features from Canon’s EOS-1D X, like the new DIGIC 5+ image processor, the 61-point autofocus system, on-chip image correction and a multi-exposure mode.

Filmmakers can look forward to creating quality videos on the Mark III.

Canon’s previous 5D model has been central to the rise of the DSLR video scene, with budding movie-makers shooting fantastic-looking HD video on their Mark IIs, so we expected this update to come with several video-specific performance improvements.

The Mark III shoots 1080p video at up to 30 frames per second, but video is now processed by the DIGIC 5+ chip, which Canon says reduces image noise and moiré effects much better than the DIGIC 4 chip.

There’s also a new on-camera H.264 compression engine and new timecode-embedding features. The LCD monitor is now 3.2 inches – up from 3 inches – and is equipped with a Quick Control Dial, which is a new touch-screen control panel which allows filmmakers to silently adjust your settings while you are recording.

Along with the Mark III,  three new EF-series interchangeable lenses for Canon’s EOS range of digital DSLRs have been released.

Furthermore, Canon has also announced a slew of accessories in tow, like a GPS receiver, a wireless file transmitter, a battery grip and the new Speedlite 600EX-RT wireless flash and transmitter.

The Speedlie 600EX-RT

Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7, which can be attached to the base of the battery grip.

The new additions to Canon’s arsenal of lenses include the EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM – which will be available by the end of April – while the the EF24mm f/2.8 IS USM and the EF28mm f/2.8 IS USM, which comes with an image stabiliser function, will be in stores by end June.

The EOS 5D Mark III will be available at the end of the month at all authorised Canon dealers and prices will be released at a later date.

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