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Canon EOS-1D Mark III Body Only Digital Camera - Review Gist

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Recommended
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Very Old Model
From 35 Digital Camera Reviews.


Specs:
- SLR/Professional
- 10.7 Megapixel
- CMOS
- 3.0 in.
Released: Apr 2007
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Review summaries for Canon 1D Mark III from expert digital camera reviewers.

In our field tests, the 1D Mark III yielded remarkably accurate exposures

Canon EOS 1D Mark III:CNet

The bottom line:
Canon's EOS 1D Mark III offers a luxurious cocktail of high-resolution, extremely low noise, blazingly fast burst shooting, abundant customization, and a build quality and ergonomic design among the best you'll find in today's camera market.
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Images shot with the Canon EOS 1D Mark III can be absolutely stunning."
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Colors look extremely accurate, and the automatic white balance does an excellent job of neutralizing colors under a variety of lighting situations."
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At lower sensitivities, images are extremely clean, and noise doesn't even begin to show up significantly on monitors until you reach ISO 800"
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In our field tests, the 1D Mark III yielded remarkably accurate exposures"
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If paired with a sharp lens, the 1D Mark III can produce images with a vast amount of fine detail."
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the viewfinder is nice and bright and a pleasure to use for manual focus."
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vast custom-function menu"
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along with the new battery comes a new charger, so professionals or companies that have invested in extra batteries and chargers for older 1D models may be annoyed to find that they have to buy new spare batteries and chargers."

Wedding shooters may be interested in the Mark III

Canon EOS-1D Mark III First Impressions Review:digitalcamerainfo.com

The viewfinder is bright and comfortable, and it's easy to see shooting data on the various displays. The viewfinder is large, and surrounded by an even larger soft rubber eyecup. The Canon EOS-1D Mark III's weight and size may make it hard for some photographers to use, particularly over long periods. It's great that all the buttons are "sticky" in the computer interface sense; the user hits them, but doesn't have to hold them down to adjust a control. The 3-inch LCD looks big, even on the ... *
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The viewfinder is bright and comfortable, and it's easy to see shooting data on the various displays."
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The viewfinder is large, and surrounded by an even larger soft rubber eyecup."
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It's great that all the buttons are "sticky" in the computer interface sense; the user hits them, but doesn't have to hold them down to adjust a control."
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the Main menus are short and well organized."
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The 3-inch LCD looks big, even on the mammoth back of the Mark III."

excellent color fidelity

Camera Test: Canon EOS 1D Mark III:PopPhoto

At ISO 100, the Mark III was able to hold detail over an 11 EV dynamic range, and more than nine EVs at ISO 1600 -- quite impressive. It's easy to read crucial exposure data, and the display includes a side-mounted exposure scale and image format settings in addition to maximum number of burst frames. *
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Our test images showed normal contrast with excellent color in both RAW and JPEG at the neutral setting"
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At ISO 100, the Mark III was able to hold detail over an 11 EV dynamic range, and more than nine EVs at ISO 1600 -- quite impressive."
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Image quality is Excellent from ISO 50 to 1600"
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exposure was spot-on in most images"
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It's easy to read crucial exposure data, and the display includes a side-mounted exposure scale and image format settings in addition to maximum number of burst frames."
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At ISO 100, the Mark III was able to hold detail over an 11 EV dynamic range, and more than nine EVs at ISO 1600 -- quite impressive."
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Image quality is Excellent from ISO 50 to 1600"

heavy body

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III:review.zdnet.com

The 1Ds Mark III marks another high-end success for Canon, though you'll need a lot of spare cash if you want to own this ground-breaking camera.
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the 1Ds Mark III maintains very vibrant colors, ample shadow detail, and plenty of fine detail"
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Images shot with the Canon EOS 1D Mark III can be absolutely stunning."
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Colors are extremely accurate and, as mentioned above, the automatic white balance system does a great job of keeping color neutral across a wide range of lighting"
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the 1D Mark III yielded remarkably accurate exposures and was rarely fooled by tricky scenes"
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remarkably accurate exposures"
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If paired with a sharp lens, the 1D Mark III can produce images with a vast amount of fine detail."
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vast custom-function menu"
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live view shooting"
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camera's LCD gave a very good representation of the final color on my calibrated monitor"
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Of course, along with the new battery comes a new charger, so professionals or companies that have invested in extra batteries and chargers for older 1D models may be annoyed to find that they have to buy new spare batteries and chargers."
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If you want extremely clean images you should probably stick to ISO 400 and below"

a smaller, weight-shaving battery

Canon EOS 1D Mark III Review:TechRadar.com

The price will be a turn-off for many, but this is a precision tool for demanding users. Sports, wildlife and press photographers have never had it so good
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Jaw-dropping picture quality Fantastically versatile."
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The position of the buttons is more logical and the camera operation more intuitive than with the 1D or 1Ds Mark II."
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users will have to spend a little time growing accustomed to the new menu structure and custom function settings."
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a smaller, weight-shaving battery"
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full 35 mm frame size sensor"
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massive battery pack"
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The AI Servo AF mode is excellent for moving subjects"
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Even with erratic or rapid subject movement, the photographer can shoot continuously, concentrating solely on image composition"
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By enlarging a section of the preview on the LCD, accurate manual focus is possible"

digital photographers

Canon EOS 1D Mark III:TechRadar.com

The position of the buttons is more logical and the camera operation more intuitive than with the 1D or 1Ds Mark II. *
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Jaw-dropping picture quality"
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new menu structure and custom function settings"
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The position of the buttons is more logical and the camera operation more intuitive than with the 1D or 1Ds Mark II."
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from a smaller, weight-shaving battery to a three-inch LCD, complete with Live View."

effective sensor revolution

Canon EOS 1D Mark III Digital Camera Review:Conita.com

Customize to Your Heart's Desire The LCD screen is three inches wide. *
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effective sensor revolution"
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Customize to Your Heart's Desire The LCD screen is three inches wide."

ISO 6400 is noisy

Canon 1D MKIII:luminous-landscape.com

Silent is a new mode that is quite effective in reducing shutter
noise. Sports shooters will now be able to use
faster shutter speeds and slower long lenses. *
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pleasantly surprised by how good the Mark III's ISO 6,400 images are."
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clean high ISO images are one of the MKIII's greatest strengths."
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ISO 6400 is noisy"
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Sports shooters will now be able to use faster shutter speeds and slower long lenses."
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viewfinder display is comprehensive"
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Silent is a new mode that is quite effective in reducing shutter noise."
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pleasantly surprised by how good the Mark III's ISO 6,400 images are."
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clean high ISO images are one of the MKIII's greatest strengths."
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ISO 6400 is noisy"

conventional CCD image sensor

Canon EOS-1D:Vnunet

: Fast; superb features and ergonomics. : Costly; some concern over extreme image noise.
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digital image noise is low, even in high ISO settings, when it's visible it isn't completely uniform."
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conventional CCD image sensor"
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Features unique to the EOS-1D include ISO film speed and colour temperature bracketing, as well as conventional exposure bracketing modes."

new image adjustment controls

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N:CNet

The Mark II N also zips through reviewing images on the LCD--close to instantaneous, in fact--a big improvement over the Mark II. The photos I've taken with the Canon EOS-1D Mark II files are smooth and show almost no noise at ISO 100 and ISO 200; even ISO 400 and ISO 800 look very good. Noise in underexposed image areas. The camera's high resolution shows even the slightest imperfections, so you'll have to use the highest-quality lenses to get the best results. The Mark II's 21-zone evaluat... *
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The photos I've taken with the Canon EOS-1D Mark II files are smooth and show almost no noise at ISO 100 and ISO 200; even ISO 400 and ISO 800 look very good."
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the camera can return to the last image you viewed during playback, rather than the last one you shot."
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new image adjustment controls"
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The Mark II's 21-zone evaluative metering system is excellent, and its automatic shooting modes do an amazing job at getting the exposure just right."
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high resolution"
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built-in eyepiece shutter"
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You can change several basic settings by pressing these buttons on the left of the camera top while turning a mode dial with your right hand."
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rechargeable NP-E3 nickel-metal-hydride battery pack"

excellent image processing

Canon EOS-1D Mark II:PCWorld Australia

A great camera, offering more than just cosmetic improvements over its predecessor.
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excellent image processing"
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The lens mount is stainless steel and is compatible with all Canon EF, TS-E and MP-E lenses."
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the EOS-1D Mark II includes both USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces, to help images download that much faster."

good color balance

Canon EOS-1D Mark III:Imaging-Resource

The camera also now remembers the last image viewed when browsing stored images, and returns to that image when you next resume image playback, rather than going straight to the most recent image - making it easier to browse through a large quantity of stored images while still capturing new images intermittently during browsing. The good news is, that $4,000 and the Mark III's serious capabilities will draw you into learning more about it, and drive you to experiment until you make some gre... *
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astonishing high ISO performance"
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good color balance"
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The good news is, that $4,000 and the Mark III's serious capabilities will draw you into learning more about it, and drive you to experiment until you make some great images worthy of its power."
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With the 50mm f/1.8 attached, I was able to get quite good focus in the normal view, given its excellent bokeh."
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surprisingly good lens"
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the 1D Mark III has a special exposure option called High Tone Priority that Canon claims delivers a full f-stop of headroom in strong highlights."
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Continuous HI mode speed was very impressive"
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The clarity and speedy refresh on the 1D Mark III's three-inch LCD is really impressive, making manual focus fairly easy."
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a nice big three-inch LCD."
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A secondary power supply comes with the camera, with its own power cord and dummy battery to provide power from a normal AC wall outlet."
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new battery icon"
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The good news is that the 1D Mark III has a new battery."
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astonishing high ISO performance"

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