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What’s good about the Canon EOS 5D Mark III

• 90% more battery life 950 shots vs 500 shots

What’s good about the Sony Alpha SLT-A99

• Weighs a lot less than the 5D Mark III 9.9 oz vs 33.5 oz
• Slightly cheaper street price $1,998 vs $2,385
• Newer camera November 2012 vs March 2012
• Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 30fps
• Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 6 shots per sec
• Viewscreen flips out 5D Mark III does not have a flip out viewscreen
• Has GPS location tagging 5D Mark III does not have GPS
• Has panorama image capture 5D Mark III does not have panorama

What the Canon 5D Mark III and Sony a99 have in common

• Similar Body sizes 83 in³ vs 83 in³
• Similar image sensor size 864 in²
• Similar viewscreen resolutions 1040k dots vs 1229k dots
• The same maximum ISO setting 25600 ISO
• Same viewscreen size 3.2″ vs 3.0″
• interchangeable lenses
• HDR processing
• HDMI port
• external microphone jack
• RAW capture
• hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Canon 5D Mark III and the Sony a99

• No 3D capture
• No waterproof housing
• No Wi-Fi

Want to compare other cameras?

• Compare the Canon 5D Mark III to the Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS 6D Nikon D4s Nikon D610 Nikon D750 Nikon D810 Nikon D810A Nikon Df Pentax 645D Pentax 645Z Sony Alpha SLT-A99 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1
• Compare the Sony a99 to the Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 6D Nikon D4s Nikon D610 Nikon D750 Nikon D810 Nikon D810A Nikon Df Pentax 645D Pentax 645Z Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1