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Canon 5D MIII Alternatives

The 5D MIII is rated #31 out of 92 in Advanced DSLR cameras. Here is a brief guide of the 5D MIII.

22MP Full frame 950 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 5D Mark III front thumbnailportrait80street58sports71travel51landscape73vlogging27
Portability
55
Imaging
68
Features
74
Overall
70
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average min ISO (100)
comes with HDMI socket
comes with headphone socket
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
more heavy than competitors (950 grams)
no Timelapse recording

Down below are a few of the competitors to the Canon EOS 5D Mark III listed by their total rank. You can read a thorough review of each camera or a comparison to the Canon 5D MIII by visiting the urls at the bottom of every camera card. You can press on the icon to look at a visual comparison or click here to view them all side by side.

#1 Sony A99 II
42MP Full frame 849 grams ISO 25,600
Sony Alpha A99 II front thumbnailportrait86street76sports82travel70landscape82vlogging78
Portability
57
Imaging
77
Features
92
Overall
83
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (42 megapixels)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
terrible battery power (490 per charge)
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#2 Nikon D780
25MP Full frame 840 grams ISO 51,200
Nikon D780 front thumbnailportrait85street71sports81travel71landscape81vlogging32
Portability
57
Imaging
76
Features
89
Overall
81
above average high ISO (51,200)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (25 megapixels)
better than average battery power (2,260 per charge)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
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#3 Canon 6D MII
26MP Full frame 765 grams ISO 40,000
Canon EOS 6D Mark II front thumbnailportrait84street77sports87travel78landscape85vlogging78
Portability
59
Imaging
74
Features
92
Overall
81
above average high ISO (40,000)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (26 megapixels)
better than average battery power (1,200 per charge)
no headphone socket
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#4 Nikon D850
46MP Full frame 1015 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D850 front thumbnailportrait86street66sports82travel65landscape82vlogging29
Portability
54
Imaging
77
Features
87
Overall
81
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average min ISO (64)
amazing megapixels (46 megapixels)
better than average battery power (1,840 per charge)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
more heavy than competitors (1,015 grams)
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#5 Canon 90D
33MP APS-C 701 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 90D front thumbnailportrait83street71sports80travel78landscape79vlogging71
Portability
60
Imaging
72
Features
93
Overall
80
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (33 megapixels)
better than average battery power (1,300 per charge)
does not have image stabilization
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#6 Pentax K-1 II
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 819,200
Pentax K-1 Mark II front thumbnailportrait86street70sports77travel53landscape82vlogging32
Portability
55
Imaging
78
Features
82
Overall
79
above average high ISO (819,200)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (36 megapixels)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
more heavy than competitors (1,010 grams)
slow frames per second (4.4 fps)
terrible battery power (670 per charge)
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#7 Canon 5D MIV
30MP Full frame 890 grams ISO 25,600
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV front thumbnailportrait85street65sports80travel67landscape80vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
85
Overall
79
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (30 megapixels)
built-in touchscreen
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
screen does not articulate
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#8 Pentax K-1
36MP Full frame 1010 grams ISO 204,800
Pentax K-1 front thumbnailportrait85street70sports76travel53landscape81vlogging31
Portability
55
Imaging
76
Features
82
Overall
78
above average high ISO (204,800)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (36 megapixels)
built in image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
more heavy than competitors (1,010 grams)
slow frames per second (4.4 fps)
terrible battery power (760 per charge)
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#9 Pentax K-3 III
26MP APS-C 820 grams ISO 1,600,000
Pentax K-3 Mark III front thumbnailportrait82street70sports79travel64landscape80vlogging35
Portability
58
Imaging
71
Features
86
Overall
77
above average high ISO (1,600,000)
above average min ISO (100)
amazing megapixels (26 megapixels)
built-in touchscreen
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
screen does not articulate
terrible battery power (800 per charge)
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