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Canon Full Frame Digital SLR Camera EOS 5D Mark III
Top-of-Class Image Quality to Unleash a World of Imaging Creativity


Canon Digital SLR Camera EOS 5D Mark III is available for sales today. Being a brand new member of EOS Full Frame Digital SLR camera series, the advanced EOS 5D Mark III and the EOS 5D Mark II are on the market simultaneously.

Product

Suggested Retail Price (HK$)

Sales Start Date

EOS 5D Mark III Body

$27,480

15th Mar 2012

EOS 5D Mark III with
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Kit Set

$34,980

15th Mar 2012

Battery Grip BG-E11

$2,480

Available Soon

Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7D

$6,980

Available Soon

GPS Receiver GP-E2

$2,180

Available Soon

Accessory Bracket AB-E1

$680

Available Soon

Convenient Travel Experience with Compact Speedlite
Special price of Speedlite 270EX II at $980
upon purchase of EOS 5D Mark III^

 

EOS 5D Mark III Feature Highlights
Unrivaled Image Quality

  • 22.3-megapixel Full Frame Canon CMOS Sensor
  • "DIGIC 5+" ultra fast image processor with 14-bit image processing
  • ISO 100-25600 (Expandable to ISO 102400)

Powerful Focusing and Highly Responsive Performance

  • New 61-pointΔ AF Sensor with high precision offset array sensor at all points, including 41-point high precision cross-type sensor
  • 6 FPS High Speed Continuous Shooting with maximum burst of unlimited JPEGs or 18 RAWs*
  • 6 AF Area selection modes including Zone AF and Spot AF
  • New AI Servo AF III algorithm for even higher precision and stability
  • 63-zone iFCL Metering System
  • Shutter lag as short as 59ms

Creative Image Processing

  • New In-camera multiple exposures function with 4 exposure control types and 2 shooting methods
  • First EOS camera to include HDR (High Dynamic Range) Mode with 5 image effects.

Professional EOS Movie

  • Full HD (1920x1080) EOS Movie with 3 frame rates, including the cinematic 24fps
  • Optimized processing results in higher quality with reduced moiré and noise
  • Supports IPB (Inter-frame) or ALL-I (Intra-frame) movie compression
  • Automatic file segregation when file size exceeds 4GB*1
  • Supports SMPTE standard Time Code
  • New built-in headphone jack for real-time monitoring of sound recording
  • External Stereo Microphone Input and real-time sound level display for easy operation

Enhanced Operability and Reliability

  • Extra Large and Bright Viewfinder with 100% coverage and 0.71x magnification
  • New Intelligent Viewfinder with on-demand AF Points and Gridline display
  • 3.2-inch 3:2 1.04M dots Clear View II LCD with anti-reflective structure and coating
  • New Comparative Playback function, quick comparison across 2 images
  • Dual-axis electronic level
  • Dual Card Slots supporting both CF Card (compatible with UDMA 7) and SD Card (compatible with SD/ SDHC/ SDXC)
  • Redesigned buttons and controls further improve operability
  • Enhanced dust and water resistance*2 performance

^ Available while stocks last. Every purchase of EOS 5D Mark III will be entitled one
Speedlite 270EX II redemption only. Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. reserves the right to make final decision.
* Using UDMA 7 CF Card
Δ The number of available focus points depends on the lens attached
*1: Limited to a maximum continuous movie length of 29 minutes and 59 seconds
*2: Not recommended to use in the rain

 
About Canon Hongkong Company Limited
Canon Inc. (TSE:7751 / NYSE:CAJ) was founded in 1937 in Japan. Its predecessor, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, produced Japan's first 35 mm focal-plane-shutter camera in 1934, called the Kwanon. Canon Inc. eventually expanded into the photocopying and printing industries, launching Japan's first plain-paper copier in 1970 and the world's first inkjet printer in 1985. With over 70 years of experience in imaging products manufacturing, Canon's global revenue currently stands at US$45.7 billion (as of 31 December 2011). The extensive resources it devotes to research and development has made Canon one of the U.S. imaging industry's top technology patent-holders, and the only manufacturer across the globe to offer both input and output device solutions to the world's various imaging needs.  

As one of the company's earliest offices in Asia, Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. (CHK) was established in 1971. It is responsible for sales, marketing and services of all Canon product lines in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan, the Philippines and Mongolia, including its digital cameras, digital video camcorders, printers, copiers, scanners, projectors and other imaging merchandise. CHK adheres to Canon's corporate philosophy, kyosei, which in essence motivates the company with its staff to proactively strive for harmonious coexistence with other citizens through participation in various social, charitable and environmental activities. From year 2005, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service has awarded CHK the Caring Company Logo in recognizing CHK's continuous efforts contributed to the local community. Furthermore, CHK also endeavours to adopt internationally recognized management systems, having become certified in conformance with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. CHK is certified to COPC-2000® CSP Standard in 2006.

Being a responsible manufacturer, Canon leads to be the first in global to set up its own Canon Toner Cartridge Recycle Factory located in Japan, China, U.S. and France since 1990 to make sure all collected toner cartridges are utilize as reused parts in new products. Up to 2010, Canon has reduced the use of new resources by 168,000 tons and CO² emissions by 402,000 tons. Likewise, CHK from 2009 has established Ink Cartridge Collection boxes placed in voluntary schools, shopping malls, commercial centers and commercial buildings to collect used cartridges for recycling purpose.

Canon Enquiries Hotline: 3191-2333
Website: www.canon.com.hk
 

EOS 5D Mark III Specification

Type

Type

Digital AF/AE single-lens reflex camera

Recording media

Type I CF Card (UDMA 7 -compatible),
SD/ SDHC/ SDXC Card

Image sensor size

Approx. 36 x 24 mm

Compatible lenses

Canon EF lenses (except EF-S lenses)
(The effective focal length is the same as indicated on the lens)

Lens mount

Canon EF mount

Image Sensor

Type

CMOS sensor

Pixels

Effective pixels: Approx. 22.30 megapixels
Total pixels: Approx. 23.40 megapixels

Aspect ratio

3:2

Color filter system

RGB primary color filter

Low-pass filter

Fixed position in front of the image sensor

Dust deletion feature

  • Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
  • Manual cleaning of sensor
  • Dust Delete Data appended to the captured image

Recording System

Recording format

Design rule for Camera File System 2.0

Image type

JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original )

RAW+JPEG
simultaneous recording

Three RAW types and eight JPEG types can be set in any combination

File size

(1) L/Fine:

Approx. 22.10-megapixel
(5760 x 3840)
Approx. 7.0 MB

(2) L/Normal:

Approx. 22.10-megapixel
(5760 x 3840)
Approx. 3.7 MB

(3) M/Fine:

Approx. 9.80-megapixel
(3840 x 2560)
Approx. 3.8 MB

(4) M/Normal:

Approx. 9.80-megapixel
(3840 x 2560)
Approx. 2.0 MB

(5) S1/Fine:

Approx. 5.50-megapixel
(2880 x 1920)
Approx. 2.5 MB

(6) S1/Normal:

Approx. 5.50-megapixel
(2880 x 1920)
Approx. 1.3 MB

(7) S2:

Approx. 2.50-megapixel
(1920 x 1280)
Approx. 1.4 MB

(8) S3:

Approx. 350,000-pixel
(720 x 480)
Approx. 0.3 MB

(9) RAW:

Approx. 22.10-megapixel
(5760 x 3840)
Approx. 27.1MB

(10) M-RAW:

Approx. 10.50-megapixel
(3960 x 2640)
Approx. 19.1MB

(11) S-RAW:

Approx. 5.50-megapixel
(2880 x 1920)
Approx. 15.1MB

* Exact file sizes depend on the subject, ISO speed, Picture Style, etc.

File Name

  • Preset camera code
  • User setting1 (4 characters)
  • User setting2 (3 characters + 1 image size character)

Folder setting

Folder creation/selection enabled

File numbering

Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset

Recording methods

  • Standard
  • Auto switch card (recording card switched automatically)
  • Rec. separately(specified image size for each card)
  • Rec. to multiple(same image recorded to all card)

Image Processing

Color space

sRGB, Adobe RGB

Picture Style

Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1- 3

White Balance

Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten light, white fluorescent light, flash, custom, color temperature setting (2500-10000K)

Auto white balance

Auto white balance with the image sensor

Color temperature compensation

White balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop increments
White balance bracketing: +/-3 stops in full-stop increments
* Blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible

Color temperature information transmission

Provided

Noise reduction

Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots

Automatic image brightness correction

Auto Lighting Optimizer

Highlight tone priority

Provided

Lens aberration correction

Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction

Viewfinder

Type

Eye-level pentaprism

Coverage

Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100%

Magnification

Approx. 0.71x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)

Eyepoint

Approx. 21 mm (from eyepiece lens center)

Built-in dioptric adjustment

-3.0 - +1.0 m-1 (diopter)

Focusing screen

Fixed

Mirror

Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF 600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)

Viewfinder information

AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light, AF status indicator), Exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, exposure warning), Flash information (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light), Image information (Highlight tone priority(D+), maximum burst, card information), Battery check, Composition information (Grid, electronic level), Warning symbol (Displayed if any of the following is set: Monochrome, White balance correction, One-touch recording quality switch, expanded ISO speed, or spot metering)

Depth-of-field preview

Enabled with depth-of-field preview button

AutoFocus

Type

TTL Secondary image-registration, phase detection system with AF-dedicated CMOS sensor

AF points

61 (up to 41 cross-type)
(The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens)

Metering range

EV –2-18 (at 23°C, ISO 100)

Focus modes

  • One-Shot AF (ONE SHOT)
  • AI Servo AF (AI SERVO)
  • AI Focus AF (AI FOCUS)
  • Manual focusing (MF)

AF point selection

(1) Single-point AF
(2) Single-point Spot AF
(3) AF point expansion (Up, Down, Left and right, 4 points)
(4) AF point expansion (surrounding 8 points)
(5) Zone AF
(6) Auto selection 61-point AF

Selected AF point display

Indicated by transmissive LCD display in the viewfinder and on the LCD panel

AF-assist beam

Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite

AF Microadjustment

Possible

Exposure Control

Metering modes

63-zone TTL full aperture metering

(1) 

Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point)

(2)

Partial metering (approx. 6.2% of viewfinder at center)

(3)

Spot metering (approx. 1.5% of viewfinder at center)

(4)

Center-weighted average metering

Metering range

EV 1-20 (at 23oC with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure control

Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, manual exposure, bulb exposure, E-TTL II autoflash

ISO speed
(Recommended Exposure Index)

Scene Intelligent Auto:ISO 100-12800 set automatically

P, Tv, Av, M, B:ISO 100-25600 (in 1/3-stop increments), Auto, or expandable to ISO 50(L), ISO 51200(H1) or ISO 102400(H2)

Exposure compensation

Manual : +/-5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

AEB : +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
(Settable in combination with manual exposure compensation)

AE lock

Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button in all metering modes.

HDR Shooting

Dynamic range adjustment: Auto, ±1 EV, ±2 EV, ±3 EV
Effect: Natural, Art standard, Art vivid, Art bold, Art embossed
Auto image align: Possible

Multiple Exposure

Shooting method: Function/control priority, Continuous shooting priority
Multiple-exposure control: Additive, Average, Bright, Dark
No. of multiple exposures: 2 to 9 exposures

Shutter

Type

Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter

Shutter speeds

1/8000 to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)
X-sync at 1/200 sec.

Shutter release

Soft-touch electromagnetic release

External Speedlite

Compatible flash

EX-series Speedlites

Flash metering

E-TTL II autoflash

Flash exposure compensation

+/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

FE lock

Provided

External flash settings

Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings
(Compatible with radio wireless flash photography)

PC terminal

Provided

Drive System

Drive modes

Single shooting, High-speed continuous shooting, Low-speed continuous shooting, Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/remote control

Continuous shooting speed

Max. Approx. 6 shots/sec

Max. burst

JPEG L/Fine: Approx. 65 shots (approx. 16270 shots)
RAW: Approx. 13 shots (approx. 18 shots)
RAW+JPEG L/Fine: Approx. 7 shots (approx. 7 shots)

* Figures are based on Canon's testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) and a 8 GB CF card.
* Figures in parentheses apply to an UDMA 7, 128 GB CF card based on Canon's testing standards.

Live View Functions

Shooting modes

Still photo shooting and movie shooting

Focusing

  • Quick mode (Phase-difference detection)
  • Live mode (Contrast detection)
  • Live Face detection mode (Contrast detection)
  • Manual focusing (5x/10x magnification possible)

Metering modes

Evaluative metering with the image sensor

Metering range

EV 0-20 (at 23°C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Magnified view

Magnifiable by 5x or 10x at AF point

Grid display

Three grid displays provided

Exposure simulation

(1) Enable
(2) While pressing depth-of-field preview button
(3) Disable

Silent Shooting

Provided (Mode 1 and 2)

Movie Shooting

Movie compression

MPEG-4 AVC (H.264)
Variable (average) bit-rate

Compression Method

ALL-I (Low Compression) / IPB (High Compression)

Audio recording format

Linear PCM

File type

MOV

Recording size and Frame rate

Full HD: 1920 x 1080; 30p/ 25p/ 24p (ALL-I or IPB)
HD: 1280 x 720; 60p/ 50p (ALL-I or IPB)
SD: 640 x 480; 30p/ 25p (IPB)
* 30p: 29.97fps, 25p: 25.00fps, 24p: 23.976fps
60p: 59.94fps, 50p: 50.00fps

File size

1920 x 1080 (30p/25p/24p): ALL-I: Approx. 685MB/min.;IPB: Approx. 235MB/min.
1280 x 720 (60p/50p): ALL-I: Approx. 610MB/min.;IPB: Approx. 205MB/min.
640 x 480 (30p/25p): IPB: Approx. 78MB/min.;

* No 4GB file size limitation
* Duration cannot exceed 29min. 59sec.

Continuous shooting time

Approx. 1hr. 30min. at 23°C
Approx. 1hr. 20min. at 0°C
(with fully charged Battery Pack LP-E6)

Focusing

Same as focusing with Live View shooting

Metering modes

Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor
* Automatically set by the focusing mode

Metering range

EV 0-20 (at 23°C with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure control

(1) Auto exposure
(2) Shutter-priority AE
(3) Aperture-priority AE
(4) Manual exposure

* Exposure compensation and AE lock possible for 1,
2, and 3

Exposure compensation

+/-3 stops in 1/3-stop increments

ISO speed
(Recommended Exposure Index)

Scene Intelligent Auto and Tv: Automatically set within ISO 100 – 12800

P, Av, M, and B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – 12800 (expandable to ISO 25600)

M: ISO 100-12800 set manually (expandable to ISO 25600)

Sound recording

Built-in monaural microphone
External stereo microphone terminal provided

Headphone Terminal

3.5mm stereo mini jack

Time Code

Supported

Drop Frames

Compatible with 60p/ 30p

Grid display

Three types

LCD Monitor

Type

"Clear View II LCD" TFT color liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor size

3.2 inch

Dots

Approx. 1,040,000 dots

Coverage

Approx. 100%

Brightness adjustment

Auto(Darker/Standard/Brighter), Manual(7 levels)

Interface languages

25

Feature Guide

Displayable

Image Playback

Display format

Single image, Single image + info (basic info, shooting information, histogram), 2-image display, 4- or 9- image index,
(image rotate possible)

Zoom magnification

Approx. 1.5x - 10x, starting magnification and position settable

Image browsing methods

Single image, jump by 10 or 100 images, by shooting date, by folder, by movie, by stills, by rating

Highlight alert

Provided (Overexposed highlights blinks)

Histogram

Brightness, RGB

AF point display

Provided

Movie playback

Enabled (LCD Monitor, video/audio OUT, HDMI OUT)
Built-in speaker

Resize

Possible

In-camera RAW image
processing

Brightness adjustment, white balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, noise reduction at high ISO speeds, JPEG recording quality, color space, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, and chromatic aberration correction

Image Protection and Erase

Protect

Erase protection of one image, all images in a folder, or all images in the memory card can be applied or canceled at one time

Erase

One image, all checkmarked images, all images in a folder, or all images in the memory card can be erased (except protected images) at one time

Direct Printing

Compatible printers

PictBridge-compatible printers

Printable images

JPEG and RAW images compliant to Design rule for Camera File System

Print ordering

DPOF Version 1.1 compatible

Customization

Custom Functions

13

Camera user settings

Register under Mode Dial’s C1, C2 and C3 positions

My Menu registration

Provided

Interface

Digital terminal

Audio (Stereo)/ video (NTSC/PAL) output

For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB)

For connection to GPS Receiver GP-E2 and wireless file transmitter WFT-E7D

HDMI mini OUT terminal

Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible

External Microphone input terminal

3.5mm dia. Stereo mini jack

Headphone Terminal

3.5mm dia. Stereo mini jack

Remote control terminal

Compatible with remote control via N3-type terminal

Wireless remote control

With Remote Controller RC-1/ RC-5/ RC-6

Eye-Fi Card

Compatible

Power Source

Battery

Battery Pack LP-E6 x1
* AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6 (optional)
* With Battery Grip BG-E11 (optional) attached, size-AA/ LR6 batteries can be used

Battery life
(Based on CIPA testing standards)

Shooting Modes

Temperature

At 23°C

At 0°C

Viewfinder shooting

Approx. 950

Approx. 850

Live View shooting

Approx. 200

Approx. 180

Battery check

Automatic

Battery information

Remaining capacity, Shutter count, and Recharge performance displayed, and Battery registration possible

Power saving

Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15, or 30 min.

Date/Time battery

One CR1616 lithium battery

Startup Time

Approx. 0.1 sec.

Dimensions & Weight

Dimensions (W x H x D)

152 x 116.4 x 76.4 mm

Weight (Approx.)

860 g (body only, battery: 80g)

Operating Environment

Working temperature range

0°C- 40°C

Working humidity:

85% or less

  • All the specifications above are based on Canon's testing standards.
  • The camera's specifications and physical appearance are subject to change without notice.

 
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