QUICK COMPARISON : Canon EOS 5D Mk II Vs Mk III

A comparison between Canon 5D Mark II and 5D Mark III

Comparison Table

		Canon EOS 5D MkII	Canon EOS 5D MkIII
Lens
	Effective Magnification	1x	1x
Image Sensor
	CCD pixels	21.1Mp (Megapixels)	22.3Mp (Megapixels)
	Pixels (W)	5616	5760
	Pixels (H)	3744	3840
	Sensor Type	CMOS	CMOS
	Sensor Size	Full Frame	Full Frame
	Aspect Ratio	3:2	3:2
LCD Monitor
	LCD Monitor	3in	3.2in
	Screen resolution	920,000 dots	1040k dots
	Touch Screen	No	No
Focusing
	Focusing modes	Autofocus Manual Spot Face Detection Centre	Autofocus Manual Spot Face Detection Multi Centre
Exposure Control
	Shutter speeds shortest	1/8000sec	1/8000sec
	Shutter speeds longest	30sec	30sec
	Exp modes	Program Aperture-Priority Shutter-Priority Manual Scene modes	Program Aperture-Priority Shutter-Priority Manual Scene modes
	Metering	Multi Pattern Partial Spot Centre-weighted	Multi Pattern Partial Spot Centre-weighted
	ISO sensitivity	50 - 25600	50 - 102400
	White balance	Auto Manual Bracket Outdoors/Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Shade Flash	Auto Manual Bracket Outdoors/Daylight Cloudy Incandescent Fluorescent Shade Flash
	Exposure Comp	+/-2	+/-5
Shooting Options
	Continuous shooting	3.9fps	6fps
Video
	Movie mode	Yes	Yes
	Video Resolution	1920x1080 640x480 VGA	1920x1080 1280x720 720p 640x480 VGA
	Video FPS	30fps	29.97, 25, 23.976 fps
	Stereo Sound	No	Yes
	Optical Zoom with Video	Yes	Yes
Other Features
	Image Stabilisation	No	No
Interface
	HDMI	Yes	Yes
	USB	USB 2	USB 2
Storage
	Card Type	CF1 CF2	CF1 CF2 SD SDHC SDXC
	File Type	RAW JPG RAW + JPG	RAW JPG RAW + JPG
Power Source
	Battery Type	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6	Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6
	CIPA Rating	850	950
Box Contents
	Box Contents	No Data	No Data
Dimensions
	Weight	810g	950g
	Width	152mm	152mm
	Height	113.5mm	116.4mm
	Depth	75mm	76.4mm