Canon EOS R vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS R and Canon EOS 1D X Mark III. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS R vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 5.5K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.83 cm 16.76 cm
Width 13.58 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 8.44 cm 8.26 cm
Weight 580 g 1.25 kg
Weight Details Camera body only: 580 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 660 g
Camera body only: 1.25 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.44 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Sensor Resolution 30.3 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 31,700,000 pixels 21,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 30,300,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, High Detail Low Pass Filter
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Image Processor DIGIC 8 DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Canon EF
FOCUSING Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 5655 191
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Deep Learning technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Servo AF, Head Detection AF, Large Zone AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 3,690,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -3 to +1
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.0
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
ISO (Max) 102400 819200
Native ISO 100-40000 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 204800 (H1), 409600 (H2), 819200 (H3)
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-102400, ISO 819200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (2.7%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (1.5%), partial (6.2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 384 216
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Special Effects Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Type 3.15" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, RAW, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 5472 x 2886
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card CFexpress
Memory Card - 64 GB CFexpress
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 4176 x 2784
RAW 5952 x 4480
RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 4480 x 4480
JPEG 4464 x 2976
JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 4464 x 2512
JPEG 2976 x 2976
JPEG 3360 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2976 x 2240
JPEG 3360 x 1888
JPEG 2240 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 1600 x 1600
5472 x 3648
4368 x 2912
3648 x 2432
2736 x 1824
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
RAW - 5472 x 2286
4096 x 2160
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 330 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 2850 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 2360 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 610 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 530 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 USB 3.1, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.2 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 16 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, Canon Log Gamma mode, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction, Flicker detection, Digital Lens Optimizer Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing
OTHERS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, cable protector Body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector, dual battery charger
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year Limited warranty - 2 years
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