Canon 5D Mark III versus Canon 5D Mark II Comparison


Canon as one of DSLR camera brand always make innovative product. The new DSLR camera is improved from the previous one. For example, Canon launched Canon EOS 5D Mark III, this model is a successor of Canon EOS 5D Mark II. What's makes this DSLR Camera better? Let see the improve features compares with the previous model.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III has more cross-type focus points than Mark II, 41 vs 1, this features help us to grab focus in difficult situations. Another important feature which is related focus is focus points, Canon EOS 5D Mark III has more focus point than Canon EOS 5D Mark II; 61 vs 9, this feature set the focus accurately within the frame.

The screen size of newest model has significantly larger screen than old model, 3,2" vs 3,0", around 10% larger screen.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III improved in light sensitivity, better maximum light sensitivity is attached in this DSLR camera; 25,600 ISO. The previous DSLR camera only has 6,400 ISO, the 5D Mark III's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better.

HDR features, which combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range, is attached to Mark III, this feature is not found in the Mark II.

The new EOS 5D Mark has faster shoots, 6 fps vs 3.9 fps, more than 50% faster continuous shooting than old EOS Mark 5D. Another feature which is support the previous feature is screen resolution. Compare with Mark II, Canon EOS 5D Mark III has higher screen resolution 1,040k dots vs 920k dots, more than 10% higher resolution screen.

Even Canon EOS 5D Mark III full of improved features, this camera still has less startup delay if we compare with Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 100 ms vs 400 ms, 4x less delay when turning on.

For you who lazy to immediately move the picture to laptop or other device, this Mark III is suitable for you, Why? Because it has 2 storage slots (Mark II only has 1 storage slots).

Canon also improved viewfinder coverage features, Canon EOS 5D Mark III has better viewfinder coverage, 100% vs 98%. True resolution also slightly higher, 22.1 MP vs 21 MP (Mark II) and will capture around 10% more detail in your photos. The last important thing that should improved following the previous advanced features is battery life and Canon EOS 5D Mark III has longer battery life than previous model, 950 shots vs 850 shots.

Now you know what's improvement of Canon EOS 5D Mark III if we compare with previous model, Canon EOS 5D Mark II. Of course these improvement will make your shoot experiences greater.

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