Canon 5D Mark III vs Fujifilm X100S

Canon 5D Mark III advantages over Fujifilm X100S

• Larger sensor
  35mm vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 6.25 vs 4.82 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.50 vs 1.9 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  950 vs 330 shots
  Capture more photos
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Higher-res screen
  348k vs 153k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• Less shutter lag
  0.12 vs 0.32 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.71x vs 0.50x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  22.3 vs 16.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  63 vs 16 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Bigger RAW buffer
  18 vs 8 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/8000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  102400 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility