It's Here: The Canon EOS 5D Mark III

After months of rumors and speculation, the next era of Canon's many renouned pro-level shooter has arrived. On Friday, the firm voiced sum of its long-awaited EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera.

Notable updates are plentiful. There's a completely new 22.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor (up from 21.1 on the Mark II) with a new photodiode make up that reduces picture noise. The ISO operation has been softened - the camera gains two stops on the high finish and right away goes from 100 to 25,600, with extra lengthened settings of 50, 51,200 and 102,400. The Mark III moreover inherits a couple of key features from Canon's not long ago voiced EOS-1D X , similar to the new DIGIC 5+ picture processor, the 61-point autofocus system, on-chip picture improvement and a multi-exposure mode.

Canon's formerly 5D model has been middle to the way up of the DSLR video scene, with indie auteurs sharpened fantastic-looking HD video on their Mark IIs, so you approaching this refurbish to advance with a few video-specific opening bumps. The Mark III shoots 1080p video at up to 30 frames per second, but video is right away processed by the DIGIC 5+ chip, that Canon says reduces picture sound and moir belongings sufficient better than the DIGIC 4 chip. There's a new on-camera H.264 application engine and new timecode-embedding features. The LCD guard is right away 3.2 inches (up from 3 inches) and has new touch-screen controls for silently adjusting your settings whilst you're recording.

The Mark III will be existing at the finish of Mar at an estimated cost of $3,500 is to body only, and $4,300 bundled with a 24-105mm f/4 wizz lens. The last-generation 5D Mark II - that has grown to turn one of the many renouned DSLRs in the world given its let go 3 and a half years ago - will sojourn in the Canon choice for at least the next couple of months. You'll moreover be able to obtain one flattering inexpensive on Craigslist starting this weekend, no skepticism (or at least a used Nikon D700 ).

The Mark III lands with a slew of elective trappings in tow, similar to a GPS receiver ($390), a wireless record receiver ($850), a battery hold ($490, seen in one of the photos above) and the new Speedlite 600EX-RT wireless spark ($630) and receiver ($470).

More sum at Canon's website .