Canon EOS 1D Mark III comparison

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Canon EOS 1D Mark III

Canon EOS 1D Mark III
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Nikon D3 (body only)

Nikon D3 (body only)
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
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Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)

Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)
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Price $3,729 to $4,499 at 13 stores $4,075 to $4,999 at 10 stores $6,649 to $7,999 at 16 stores $569 to $622 at 7 stores $569 to $799 at 28 stores
CNET editors' rating
4.5 stars Spectacular
Editors' choice 4.5 stars Spectacular
Editors' choice 4.5 stars Spectacular
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
3.5 stars Very good
Average user rating 3.0 stars out of 26 reviews 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews 4.0 stars out of 3 reviews 4.0 stars out of 79 reviews 4.0 stars out of 26 reviews
Release date July 18, 2007 November 18, 2007 August 20, 2007 August 08, 2006 April 27, 2008
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. Nikon's flagship dSLR packs a full-frame 12-megapixel sensor and is a highly versatile imaging powerhouse that lets photographers create images previously impossible to capture. 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. Nikon scores big with the D80, its new 10-megapixel, sub-$1,000 dSLR. It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.

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Lens aperture Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 29 - 88 mm
Optical zoom Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 3 x
Light sensitivity ISO 6400
ISO 50
ISO 100-3200
ISO 200-6400
ISO 50
ISO 100-1600
ISO 3200
ISO 100-1600
ISO 100-1600
ISO auto (100-800)
Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Video input type Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Battery technology Info unavailable Info unavailable Lithium ion
Lithium ion
Info unavailable
Weight 2.6 lbs
2.7 lbs
2.6 lbs
1.3 lbs
16.8 oz
Effective sensor resolution 10,000,000 pixels
12,100,000 pixels
21,100,000 pixels
10,200,000 pixels
12,200,000 pixels
Still image format RAW + JPEG
JPEG
RAW
JPEG
NEF (RAW)
TIFF
RAW + JPEG
JPEG
RAW
RAW + JPEG
JPEG
NEF (RAW)
RAW + JPEG
JPEG
RAW
Display (projector) diagonal size 3 in
3 in
3 in
2.5 in
3 in
Manual focus Info unavailable Info unavailable Automatic
Manual
Info unavailable Automatic
Manual
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