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Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Full Specs, Price $6,499

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The official announcement of the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III camera will happen on early next week before the CES 2020 event. According to recent rumors, the US price for Canon EOS-1D X Mark III body will be $6,499.00 which will be $500 more expensive than EOS-1D X Mark II launch price.

Full specifications of the upcoming flagship Canon EOS-1D X Mark III camera have also been leaked. The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III will be capable of recording 5.4K RAW internal video. The high-speed sports camera to Feature 20.2MP full frame image sensor with 4K 60p Video with 4:2:2 10-Bit.

Full Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Specifications can be seen below and the flagship DSLR camera listed at B&H and Adorama.

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Key Features:

  • 20.1mp
  • 16fps/20fps
  • ISO 100-102,400 (extends up to 819,200)
  • 4K at 60p (No DPAF in 4K 60p or 4K RAW)
  • Dual CFexpress card slots
  • 191 AF points (155 cross-type)
  • 5.4K RAW internal video recording
  • Weight: 1,440 g (including battery pack and card), 1,250 g (body)
  • $6,499 USD launch price

Main specs:

  • Digital single-lens reflex AF / AE camera
  • Memory Card: Dual CFexpress
  • Image sensor size: 35.9 x 23.9 mm
  • Lens mount: Canon EF Lens Family
    * Except for EF-S lens and EF-M lens (effective field of view is almost the same as the effective field of view of the lens focal length)
  • Image Sensor Type: CMOS
  • Image Sensors Resolution: 20 million pixels
    * Rounded to 100,000 units
  • Aspect ratio: 3: 2
  • Dust removal function
  • Auto / Manual, Dust Delete Data Attached
  • Record format: DCF 2.0
  • Image format
    JPEG (8bit), HEIF (10bit), RAW (14bit Canon original)
    RAW + JPEG simultaneous recording is possible
    RAW + HEIF simultaneous recording possible
    * 12-bit A / D conversion processing is applied to RAW images taken with the electronic shutter
  • Record Pixels
    JPEG
    L Approx. 20 million pixels (5472 × 3648)
    M1 Approx.12.7 million pixels (4368 × 2912)
    M2 Approx.8.9 million pixels (3648 × 2432)
    S approximately 5 million pixels (2736 × 1824)
    HEIF L Approx. 20 million pixels (5472 × 3648)
    RAW RAW / C-RAW Approx. 20 million pixels (5472 × 3648)
  • Storage function: Still photo / video split, Still photo save option, Movie save option, Still photo save / playback, Save / play video
  • Create and select folder possible
  • Filename: Default setting, user setting 1, user setting 2
  • File number: Continuous, auto reset, manual reset
  • Image processing during shooting
  • Picture style
    Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1–3
  • White balance
    Auto (Atmosphere Priority), Auto (White Priority), Preset (Sunlight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White, Fluorescent light, flash),
  • User setting, color temperature setting (approximately 2500-10000 K)
    White balance correction and white balance bracketing
    Flash color temperature information can be sent
  • White balance correction
    Blue / amber correction: ± 9 levels
    Magenta / Green Correction: ± 9 Levels
  • White Balance Bracketing
    ± 3 stops in 1-stop increments
  • Automatic Image Brightness Correction
  • Auto brightness optimization
  • Noise reduction
    Applicable for high ISO speed shots and long exposures
  • Highlight tone priority
  • Lens aberration correction
  • Peripheral Illumination Correction, Distortion Correction, Digital Lens Optimization, Chromatic Aberration Correction, Diffraction Correction
  • Viewfinder: Eye Level Pentaprism
  • Field of view (range): Approximately 100% of width / length (eye point approximately 20mm)
  • Magnification: 0.76x (-1m–1 with 50 mm lens at infinity)
  • Diopter: 20 mm (at eyepiece end / -1 m-1)
  • Diopter adjustment range: -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)
  • Depth-of-field previewsupport
  • Auto focus [Viewfinder Shooting]
  • Focus method:TTL secondary imaging phase difference detection method (using dedicated AF sensor)
  • AF point: Up to 191 points (cross-type AF point: up to 155 points)
  • Number of available AF points, number of dual cross-type AF points and cross type AF
  • The number of points depends on the lens used.
  • Dual cross-type focusing at F2.8 with center AF point
  • Focus brightness range: EV -4 – 21 (F2.8 compatible center AF point, One-Shot AF, Room temperature, ISO 100)
  • Focus action: One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, Manual Focus (MF)
  • AF area selection mode: Manual selection: Spot AF, Manual selection: 1 point AF, AF area extension: Landscape / Portrait, AF area extension: Surround,
    Manual selection: Zone AF, Manual selection: Large zone AF, Auto selection AF
    Subject Recognition AF
  • EOS iTR AF settings (color information, face and head can be identified)
    iTR: Intelligent Tracking and Recognition
  • AF configuration tool Case 1 – 4, Case A
  • AI Servo AF Characteristics
  • Tracking Sensitivity, Acceleration / Deceleration Tracking
  • AF fine adjustment
  • AF Microadjustment (All lenses by same amount, Adjust by lens)
  • AF assist light
  • Flash from external flash for EOS camera
    [Live View Shooting / Movie Recording]
    Focus method
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF
    * AF is not available when recording RAW or 4K 59.94 p / 50.00 p (NTSC / PAL) movies.
  • AF method: Face + Tracking, Spot AF, 1 Point AF, AF Area Expansion (Horizontal / Vertical), AF Area Expansion: Ambient, Zone AF,
    Large Zone AF: Vertical, Large Zone AF: Horizontal
    Available AF Frame Position Up to 3,869 locations
    * When selected with multi-controller
  • AF areas available for auto selection
  • Up to 525 points
  • Eye detection AF support
  • Magnified view: 5 times / 10 times
  • AF area
    Horizontal: Approx. 90%, Vertical: Approx. 100%
    Horizontal: Approx. 80%, Vertical: Approx. 80%
    * Depends on the lens used.
  • Manual focus (MF)
  • MF peaking, focus guide
    [Live View Shooting]
  • AF operation
  • One-Shot AF, Servo AF, Continuous AF possible
  • Focus brightness range: EV -6 – 18
    (F1.2, center AF point, room temperature, ISO 100, One-Shot AF)
  • AF configuration tool: Case 1–4, Case A
  • Servo AF Characteristics
  • Tracking Sensitivity, Acceleration / Deceleration Tracking
    [Record video]
  • Focus brightness range: EV -4 – 18
    (f/1.2, center AF point, room temperature, ISO 100, One-Shot AF, 29.97 fps)
  • Video Servo AF support
  • Video Servo AF Characteristics
  • Tracking Sensitivity, AF Speed
  • Exposure control
  • Metering mode
  • Viewfinder shooting: 216-division (18×12) TTL using approximately 400,000-pixel RGB + IR metering sensor
    Open metering
  • Live View shooting / Movie recording: 384 split (24×16) metering using signals from the image sensor
    Metering mode
  • Viewfinder shooting:
  • Evaluative metering
  • Partial metering (approximately 6.2% of screen)
  • Spot metering (approximately 1.5% of screen)
    * AF point-linked spot metering and multi-spot metering options included.
  • Center-weighted average metering
  • Live View shooting: Evaluative metering, partial metering (approximately 5.8% of the screen), spot metering (approximately 2.9% of the screen)
  • Video recording: center-weighted average metering, evaluative metering
    * Automatically set according to shooting conditions.
  • Focus brightness range
  • Viewfinder shooting: EV 0 – 20 (room temperature, ISO 100)
  • Live View shooting / Movie recording: EV -3 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
    Shooting mode
  • Taking still photos:
  • Program AE, Shutter-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual Exposure, Bulb
  • Exposure, Custom Shooting Mode
    (C1 / C2 / C3)
  • Video recording:
  • Program AE, Shutter-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual Exposure,
  • Custom Shooting Mode (C1 / C2 / C3)
  • ISO sensitivity (recommended exposure index)
  • Taking still photos:
  • ISO Auto (automatic setting in the range of ISO 100 – 102400),
  • Manual setting in ISO 100 – 102400 range (in 1 / 3- or 1-stop increments), L (equivalent to ISO 50),
  • Sensitivity extended to H1 (equivalent to ISO 204800), H2 (equivalent to ISO 409600), and H3 (equivalent to ISO 819200)
    possible
    * When highlight tone priority setting: ISO 200 – 102400
  • Video recording:
  • Program AE / Av / Tv: ISO Auto (automatically set within the range of ISO 100 – 25600), H1 (ISO 204800 equivalent)
    M: ISO Auto (automatically set within the range of ISO 100 – 25600),
    Manual setting in ISO 100 – 25600 (in 1 / 3- or 1-stop increments), H1 (ISO 204800
  • Sensitivity can be extended
    * When highlight tone priority setting: ISO 200 – 25600
  • ISO sensitivity settings
  • Taking still photos:
    SO speed setting range, auto range, minimum shutter speed
  • Video recording:
  • ISO sensitivity setting range, automatic maximum value
  • Exposure compensation
  • Manual: ± 5 stops in 1 / 3- or 1 / 2-stop increments (viewfinder shooting),
    ± 3 stops in 1 / 3- or 1 / 2-stop increments (Live View shooting, movie recording)
  • AEB: ± 3 stops in 1 / 3- or 1 / 2-stop increments (can be combined with manual exposure compensation)
  • AE lock
  • Still photo shooting:
  • Auto: AE lock with Custom Function when focus is achieved in each metering mode can be set on / off
  • Manual: using the AE lock button
  • Movie recording: using the AE lock button
  • Flicker Reduction
  • Available (when viewfinder shooting)
  • Multiple exposure
  • Function / operation priority, continuous shooting priority
  • Multiple exposures: 2 – 9 times
  • Multiple exposure control
  • Increase, average, brighten, darken
  • HDR shooting (still picture HDR PQ)
  • Record format
  • HEIF
  • Bit depth
  • 10bit
  • Color sampling
  • YCbCr 4: 2: 2
  • HDR specification
  • ITU-R BT.2100 (PQ)
  • Electronically controlled focal plane shutter
  • Shutter method
  • Viewfinder shooting: mechanical
  • Live View shooting: mechanical, electronic curtain, electronic
  • Mechanical / electronic curtains: 1/8000 sec – 30 sec, bulb
    Electronic setting: 1/8000 sec – 0.5 sec
    Maximum shutter speed during flash synchronization: 1/250 sec.
    * The setting range is different for movie recording.
  • Drive modes: Single shot, high speed continuous shooting, medium speed continuous shooting, low speed continuous shooting, one soft shooting, soft continuous shooting
  • Shooting, soft low-speed continuous, self-timer: 10 seconds, self-timer: 2 seconds
  • Continuous shooting speed: One-Shot AF up to approx. 16 shots / sec
    (Setting range: 3-16 sheets / sec)
  • Up to approx. 20 shots / sec
  • AI Servo AF / Servo AF
  • Medium speed continuous shooting: One-Shot AF Approx. 10 shots / sec
    (Setting range: 2-15 sheets / sec)
  • Approx. 10 shots / sec. * 3
  • AI Servo AF / Servo AF
  • Time lapse
  • One-Shot AF Approx.3.0 shots / sec
    (Setting range: 1-14 sheets / second)
  • Approx.3.0 sheets / sec
  • AI Servo AF / Servo AF
  • Soft continuous shooting
  • 8.0 shots / sec
    (Setting range: 2-8 sheets / second)
  • Approx. 10 shots / sec. * 3
  • Weight about 1,440g (including battery pack and card) / About 1,250g (
    body)

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