Side by Side Comparison Canon EOS 70D vs. Canon EOS 7D vs. Canon EOS 7D Mark II vs. Canon EOS 5D Mark III: Digital Photography Review

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Canon EOS 70D

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Basic Information

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Price

MSRP

Body type

Body material

Sensor

Max resolution

Other resolutions

Image ratio w:h

Effective pixels

Sensor photo detectors

Sensor size

Sensor type

Processor

Color space

Color filter array

Image

ISO

Boosted ISO (minimum)

Boosted ISO (maximum)

White balance presets

Custom white balance

Image stabilization

Uncompressed format

JPEG quality levels

File format

Optics & Focus

Autofocus

Autofocus assist lamp

Digital zoom

Manual focus

Number of focus points

Lens mount

Focal length multiplier

Screen / viewfinder

Articulated LCD

Screen size

Screen dots

Touch screen

Screen type

Live view

Viewfinder type

Viewfinder coverage

Viewfinder magnification

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed

Maximum shutter speed

Aperture priority

Shutter priority

Manual exposure mode

Subject / scene modes

Exposure modes

Scene modes

Built-in flash

Flash range

External flash

Flash modes

Flash X sync speed

Drive modes

Continuous drive

Self-timer

Metering modes

Exposure compensation

AE Bracketing

WB Bracketing

Videography features

Resolutions

Format

Videography notes

Microphone

Speaker

Storage

Storage types

Storage included

Connectivity

USB

HDMI

Microphone port

Headphone port

Wireless

Wireless notes

Remote control

Physical

Environmentally sealed

Battery

Battery description

Battery Life (CIPA)

Weight (inc. batteries)

Dimensions

Other features

Orientation sensor

Timelapse recording

GPS

GPS notes


Check prices	$999.99	$1,764.95 - $1,799.00	Check prices
83% Gold Award Read review ... Oct 31, 2013	84% Recommended Read review ... Nov 6, 2009	84% Silver Award Read review ... Dec 11, 2014	82% Gold Award Read review ... May 23, 2012
Jul 2, 2013	Sep 1, 2009	Sep 15, 2014	Mar 2, 2012

£1079.99 / $1199 / €1099 body only. £1199.99 / $1340 / €1249 with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM. £1399.99 $1549 / €1499 with EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM		$1799 (body only), $2149 (w/18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM lens)	Body only: $3499, €3299, £2999 with 24-105mm: $4299

Mid-size SLR	Mid-size SLR	Mid-size SLR	Mid-size SLR
		Magnesium alloy	Magnesium alloy

5472 x 3648	5184 x 3456	5472 x 3648	5760 x 3840
3468x2432, 2736x1824, 1920x1280, 720x480, 4864x3648, 3248x2432, 2432x1824, 1696x1280, 640x480,5472x3072, 3468x2048, 2736x1536, 1920x1080, 720x408, 3648x3648, 2432x2432, 1824x1824, 1280x1280, 480x480	5184 x 3456, 3888 x 2592, 3456 x 2304, 2592 x 1728	4104 x 2736 (M-Raw), 3648 x 2432, 2736 x 1824, 1920 x 1080, 720 x 480	3840 x 2560, 2880 x 1920, 1920 x 1280, 720 x 480
1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	3:2	3:2, 16:9	3:2
20 megapixels	18 megapixels	20 megapixels	22 megapixels
21 megapixels	19 megapixels	21 megapixels	23 megapixels
APS-C (22.5 x 15 mm)	APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)	APS-C (22.4 x 15 mm)	Full frame (36 x 24 mm)
CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
Digic 5+	Dual Digic 4	DIGIC 6 (dual)	Digic 5+
sRGB, Adobe RGB		sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB,Adobe RGB
	Primary Color Filter	Primary color filter	RGB Color Filter Array

Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (25600 with boost)	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, (12800 with boost)	Auto, ISO 100-16000 (expandable to 51200)	Auto, 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 51200, 102400 as option
			50
25600	12800	51200	102400
6	6	8	6
Yes	Yes (1)	Yes	Yes (1)
No	No	No	No
RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW
Fine, Normal	Fine, Normal	Fine, normal	Fine, Normal
JPEG: Fine, Normal. RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (14bit)		JPEG (EXIF v2.3, DCF v2.0)	JPEG (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) Design rule for Camera File system (2.0) RAW: RAW, sRAW1, sRAW2 (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition) Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant

Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Selective single-point Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Selective single-point Single Continuous Face Detection Live View
Intermittent firing of built-in flash		Yes	by optional dedicated Speedlite
	No		No
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
19	19	65	61
Canon EF/EF-S	Canon EF/EF-S	Canon EF/EF-S	Canon EF
1.6×	1.6×	1.6×	1×

Fully articulated	Fixed	No	Fixed
3″	3″	3″	3.2″
1,040,000	920,000	1,040,000	1,040,000
Yes	No	No	No
Clear View II TFT color LCD	TFT color LCD, liquid-crystal monitor	Clear View II TFT-LCD	Clear View II TFT LCD
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Optical (pentaprism)	Optical (pentaprism)	Optical (pentaprism)	Optical (pentaprism)
98%	100%	100%	100%
0.95× (0.59× 35mm equiv.)	1× (0.62× 35mm equiv.)	1× (0.62× 35mm equiv.)	0.71×

30 sec	30 sec	30 sec	30 sec
1/8000 sec	1/8000 sec	1/8000 sec	1/8000 sec
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	No	No
		Scene Intelligent Auto Program AE Shutter priority AE Aperture priority AE Manual exposure Bulb Custom (1-3)	Auto+ Program AE Shutter priority AE Aperture priority AE Manual (Stills and Movie) Custom (x3)
Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control
Yes (Pop-up)	Yes (Pop-up)	Yes	No
12.00 m	12.00 m
Yes (Built-in flash works as wireless commander)	Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus Sync connector)	Yes (via hot shoe, flash sync port)	Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless plus Sync connector)
Auto, On, Off, Red-eye	Auto, On, Off, Red-eye
1/250 sec		1/250 sec	1/200 sec
Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s +remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting		Single High-speed continuous Low-speed continuous Silent single shooting Silent continuous shooting 10-sec self-timer / remote control 2 sec self-timer / remote control
7.0 fps	8.0 fps	10.0 fps	6.0 fps
Yes (2 or 10 sec, remote)	Yes (2 or 10 sec)	Yes (2 or 10 sec)	Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Multi Center-weighted Spot Partial	Multi Center-weighted Spot Partial	Multi Center-weighted Spot Partial	Multi Center-weighted Spot Partial
±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
±3 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±3 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±5 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±3 (2, 3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)	Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)		Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps), 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)	1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (60, 50 fps)	1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50. 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps), 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps)	1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps fps), 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (25, 30 fps)
H.264	H.264	MPEG-4	H.264
		Choice of MOV or MP4 and IPB, Light IBP, ALL-I compression	1080 and 720 intra or inter frame, 480 inter frame
Stereo	Mono	Stereo	Mono
Mono	None	Mono	Mono

SD/SDHC/SDXC	Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA, Microdrive cards	CompactFlash + SD/SDHC/SDXC	Compact Flash Type I (UDMA compatible), SD/SDHC/SDXC
	None		None

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Yes (HDMI mini)	Yes	Yes (mini-HDMI)	Yes (HDMI mini)
Yes		Yes	Yes
No		Yes	Yes
Built-In			Optional
			Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7
Yes (RS-60E3 cable release, RC-6 wireless remote, or using smartphone over Wi-Fi)	Yes (N3 connector)	Yes (wired or wireless)	Yes (Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6)

Yes (Water and Dust resistant)	Yes (Water-resistant, Dust-resistant)	Yes	Yes
Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack
Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery & charger	Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery & charger	LP-E6N lithium-ion battery and charger	Lithium-Ion LP-E6 rechargeable battery & charger
920	800	670	950
755 g (1.66 lb / 26.63 oz)	860 g (1.90 lb / 30.34 oz)	910 g (2.01 lb / 32.10 oz)	950 g (2.09 lb / 33.51 oz)
139 x 104 x 79 mm (5.47 x 4.11 x 3.09″)	148 x 111 x 74 mm (5.83 x 4.37 x 2.91″)	149 x 112 x 78 mm (5.87 x 4.41 x 3.07″)	152 x 116 x 76 mm (5.98 x 4.57 x 2.99″)

Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes (by USB cable and PC)	Yes (by USB cable and PC)		Yes (by cable and PC)
Optional	Optional	Built-in	Optional
	GP-E2		With optional GP-E2 unit