Canon officially announces the development of the EOS-1D X Mark III

[Canon Rumors]

MELVILLE, N.Y., October 24, 2019 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc. is developing the highly anticipated Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Camera – the successor to the world-renowned and award-winning EOS-1D X Mark II. Ideal for sports and wildlife, the flagship DSLR is being engineered and designed using feedback from the worldwide community of EOS-1D X and EOS-1D X Mark II photographers. Continuing Canon’s rich heritage of creating first-rate optical products, the EOS-1D X Mark III offers an enhanced autofocus system, with dramatically improved still and video image quality and communication. When using this camera, professionals will have the confidence they will get ‘the shot’ and can deliver it at a competitive speed – faster than ever before – ideal for the increasingly fast-paced industry.

“The innovations put forth by the new EOS-1D X Mark III will set the new standard for professional DSLR cameras...

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[Aussie shooter]

Taken from the canon Australia Facebook page

 

[francomade]

4k 10bit 4:2:2 with clog. If it's true, I can sell my 1dx ii and EOS R!

 

[ccapan]

Canon is doomed! Offering a monster kick ass performer like this will certainly send Canon over the edge.

 

[Proscribo]

Wait 20fps with mechanical shutter and tracking? That is mad!

 

[dslrdummy]

MP's?

 

[Chaitanya]

Canon has revealed a lot more than what Nikon did with their development announcement. Also best part of this has to be complete dumping of CF/CFast format.

 

[RayValdez360]

for a video of how the whole camera looks

 

[dlee13]

Canon make hundreds of billions of dollars a year, they should be giving putting these specs in a rebel camera not a camera this level.

My microwave from 10 years ago had these specs, get with the times Canon!

Just preparing everyone for the other brand fanboys seriously though it looks amazing and can’t wait to see what they can do with the 1Dx mirrorless version!

 

[Jethro]

What a beast! The IBIS rumour was (predictably) wrong. And a new DIGIC. No word on the sensor specs.

I'm not familiar with the HEIF file format - I'll have to look it up.

 

[-pekr-]

But but but - does it have IBIS? Well, the announcement feels almost unreal. To good for what we are used to from the Canon. Now I am scratching my head, as I was 100% sure we will skip the 5DV and go for the next R equivalent instead. Wonder which technologies find its way from the 1D X III down to 5DV ....

 

[Profit007]

The BH video mentions RAW video, but doesn't say at what resolution. Did I miss RAW video in the announcement?

 

[Pape]

On army they teach you break your rifle on dark. Just train use buttons when eyes closed and you dont need lighted buttons

 

[navastronia]

I bet (hope) we get IBIS in the pro mirrorless in a year or two, since it’s not here.

Good news overall!

 

[dslrdummy]

Illuminated buttons. Curious there is mention of the new sensor but nothing about megapixels yet.

 

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MP's?

I suspect it does indeed have some MPs. Just unlikely to be more than the previous model's MPs if they studiously avoid the subject in the release. Remember, when the 1dx2 went to Mark II, they made a super big deal about the 2 extra megapixels.

 

[Profit007]

Where did the BH guy get his Raw video info from? Full frame Raw 4k video would genuinely be a thing.

 

[Aussie shooter]

Canon make hundreds of billions of dollars a year, they should be giving putting these specs in a rebel camera not a camera this level.

My microwave from 10 years ago had these specs, get with the times Canon!

Just preparing everyone for the other brand fanboys seriously though it looks amazing and can’t wait to see what they can do with the 1Dx mirrorless version!

And that rebel should be in a kit for less than 350 bucks

 

[prodorshak]

Thanks Gordon Laing. He also mentioned internal RAW recording for video.

 

[SecureGSM]

Wait 20fps with mechanical shutter and tracking? That is mad!

In Live View mode though. 16fps over the viewfinder.

But what struck me the most is the “new exciting feature” we we were rumoured by the CRG:

The camera will also offer a new additional control for selecting AF points, built into the AF-ON button, allowing photographers to change AF points on-the-fly for the best composition – further helping to simplify their work.

AF Joystick built in AF-ON button? Wow. So in back button focusing mode one can move AF points around and then engage AF system in one go. Nice.