The long wait for the 5D Mark III has almost ended
The long wait for the 5D Mark III has almost ended
2012-03-02
hi I'm Lori green and senior editor cnet
here with a brief overview of long
awaited canoneos5dmarkii 3 the new
sensor has vastly improved specs for
both still in video need 18 megapixels
it doesn't go overboard with the
resolution and yippee the viewfinder now
has a hundred percent coverage plus the
camera inherits all the processing
capabilities from the digit 5 plus which
debuted with one DX physically the
camera hasn't changed much from the 5d
mark two and feels the same to hold
though it's been updated with modern
touches that can in his evolved since
the camera was released more than three
years ago notably it's got improved
Dustin weather sealing a locking mode
dial i'll be at the locking design from
the 60d which i don't really like and a
70 like control for live un movies in
addition to a comparison playback view
there's a dedicated button for rating
photos the control dial now serves as a
touch pad for silent operation during
movie shooting plus it has a compact
flash in SD card slot but you still
can't share settings across bodies which
is annoying the menu system is just like
that of the 1dx extremely broad and deep
with tons of options like the extreme
customizability of the AF system and AF
tracking sensitivity there's tons more
but you'll have to read instead of watch
to find out
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