| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 22.3 MP | 24.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | EOS 5D Mark III 22.3MP DSLR Camera | EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | EOS 5D Mark III | EOS 1500D |
| Model Number | EOS 5D Mark III | EOS 1500D |
| Color | Black | Black |
| SLR Variant | Body Only | Single Kit With 18-55 Lens 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 22.3 MP | 24.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 116.4 x 152 x 76.4 mm | 129 x 101.3 x 77.6 mm |
| Weight | 950 GM | 475 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | Mini HDMI | - |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9 mm | 22.3 x 14.9mm |
| ISO Rating | ISO 100 - 12800 | - |
| Maximum ISO | 12800 ISO | 6400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 14 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | Canon EF Mount | Canon EF Mount |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | Canon EF Compatible Lenses, Depth-of-field Preview | - |
| Optical Zoom | - | 35x |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | - |
| View Finder Type | Eye-level Pentaprism | Optical Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 95% |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative Metering with the Image Sensor | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature Setting, White Balance Correction, and White Balance Bracketing, Flash Color Temperature Information Transmission Enabled | - |
| Other Focus Features | Manual focusing 5x, 10x Magnification, Closest Focusing Distance 0.45m, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Compensation | 3 EV in Increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| Other Exposure Features | Exposure Control Autoexposure, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 6 fps High Speed, 3 fps Low Speed, 3 fps Silent Mode | - |
| flash features |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual | - |
| Other Flash Features | Compatible Speedlites EX-series Speedlites, External Speedlite Control, PC Terminal, | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW JPEG, DCF | JPEG, RAW 14-bit Canon original |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3.2 inch | 3 inch |
| Touch Screen | No | No |
| Other Display Features | Movie Playback, Image Rotate Playback, Slide Show, Image Protect, Copying Images, Maximum Magnification 0.23x | - |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | No | Yes |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Format | MOV, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 | - |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Auto, Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual, Custom x3, HDR Shooting, Live Mode, Face Detection Live Mode Contrast Detection, Quick Mode Phase-difference Detection, Shooting Modes Ratio 32, 43, 169, 11 | - |
| HD Support | - | Yes |