Canon EOS 1D X Mark III vs. Canon EOS R5

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X Mark III and Canon EOS R5. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 1D X Mark III vs. Canon EOS R5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Product Type Digital camera - 5.5K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 16.76 cm 9.75 cm
Width 15.8 cm 13.58 cm
Depth 8.26 cm 8.8 cm
Weight 1.25 kg 650 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 1.25 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.44 kg
Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 45 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,400,000 pixels 47,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 45,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, High Detail Low Pass Filter EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Image Processor DIGIC X DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon RF
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 191 5940
Auto Focus Features Deep Learning technology Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Servo AF, Head Detection AF, Large Zone AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
ISO (Max) 819200 102400
Native ISO 100-102400 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 (H1), 409600 (H2), 819200 (H3) 102400
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-102400, ISO 819200 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (1.5%), partial (6.2%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 216 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Special Effects - Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Type 3.2" LCD display 3.15" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Digital Video Format H.264, RAW, H.265 H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 5472 x 2886 8192 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Mono
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Memory Card Slot Dual CFexpress SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards CFexpress SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card 64 GB CFexpress -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage 5472 x 3648
4368 x 2912
3648 x 2432
2736 x 1824
8192 x 5464
5808 x 3872
4176 x 2784
2400 x 1600
5088 x 3392
7280 x 5464
5152 x 3872
3712 x 2784
2112 x 1600
8192 x 4608
5808 x 3264
4176 x 2344
2400 x 1344
5456 x 5456
3872 x 3872
2784 x 2784
1600 x 1600
3648 x 3648
2432 x 2432
1824 x 1824
Video Capture RAW - 5472 x 2286
4096 x 2160
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 2850 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 2360 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 610 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 530 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Interface USB 3.1, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 16 frames per second 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Canon EOS R5
Included Accessories Body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector, dual battery charger Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable
Software - Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 1 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 1 year
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