EOS 5D Mark III Support

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What memory cards have been verified to work with this camera? (EOS 5D Mark III)

Content Id: 8201558700

Solution

Verified CF (CompactFlash) memory cards
Verified SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards

This camera is compatible with CF (CompactFlash) and SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.

However, not all memory cards have been verified to work with the camera.

Verified CF (CompactFlash) memory cards

The following CF memory cards have been verified to work with the camera for shooting or playing back still images or movies (as of March 2012).

Yes: Verified for shooting or playing back still images or movies.

Yes*: Verified for shooting or playing back still images only.

Card		4GB	8GB	12GB	16GB	32GB	128GB
SanDisk	Ultra Ⅱ	Yes*	Yes*	-	-	-	-
	Extreme				Yes	-	-
	Extreme Ⅲ	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	-	-
	Extreme Ⅲ　UDMA	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
	Extreme IV　UDMA	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	-	-
	Extreme Pro	-	-	-	Yes	Yes	Yes*
Lexar	Platinum Ⅱ	Yes*	-	-	Yes*	-	-
	Professional	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
	Professional UDMA	-	Yes	-	-	-	-

Caution

This information does not guarantee all memory card operations.　　

When shooting movies, use a large-capacity card with a fast writing/reading speed.

IPB: 10MB/sec. or faster

ALL-I (I-only): 30MB/sec. or faster

If you use a slow card when shooting movies, the movie might not be recorded properly. Also, if you playback movies on a card having a slow read/write speed, movie might not playback properly.

If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie, you will need an even faster card.

The above table lists verified CF cards by their product names in Japan.

For details about the preceding CF memory cards, or other cards, contact the card manufacturers.

Caution

UDMA (Ultra DMA) and UDMA7 CF cards can also be used with the camera.

UDMA/ UDMA7 compatible CF cards enable faster data writing.

The camera cannot use Type II CF cards or hard disk cards.

Verified SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards

The following SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards have been verified to work with the camera for shooting or playing back still images or movies (as of March 2012).

Yes: Verified for shooting or playing back still images or movies.

Yes*: Verified for shooting or playing back still images only.

Card manufacturer (SD)	Card type (SD)	Speed class	4GB	6GB	8GB	12GB	16GB	32GB	48GB	64GB
SanDisk	SDHC	Class2	Yes	-	Yes*	-	-	-	-	-
		Class4	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
		Class6	Yes	-	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	-
		Class10	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-
		UHS-1	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-
	SDXC	Class4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes
Panasonic	SDHC	Class4	Yes*	Yes*	Yes*	Yes	Yes*	-	-	-
		Class6	Yes*	-	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	-	-
		Class10	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	Yes	-	-
		UHS-1	-	-	-	-	-	Yes*	-	-
	SDXC	Class10	-	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	Yes
TOSHIBA	SDHC	Class2	Yes	-	Yes	-	-	-	-	-
		Class4	-	-	Yes*	-	-	Yes*	-	-
		Class6	Yes	-	-	-	Yes	-	-	-
		Class10	-	-	-	-	-	Yes	-	-

Caution

This information does not guarantee all memory card operations.　　　

When shooting movies, use a large-capacity SD card with a fast writing/reading speed.

IPB: 6MB/sec. or faster

ALL-I (I-only): 20MB/sec. or faster

If you use a slow card when shooting movies, the movie might not be recorded properly. Also, if you playback movies on a card having a slow read/write speed, movie might not playback properly.

If you want to shoot still photos while shooting a movie, you will need an even faster card.

The above table only lists verified SD/SDHC/SDXC cards available for sale in Japan.

For details about the preceding SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards, or other cards, contact the card manufacturers.

Caution

This camera does not comply with the UHS (Ultra-High-Speed) speed class standard.

If a UHS-I card is used, the writing speed will be the same as a SD speed class 10 card.

*CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.

*All other corporate and product names and trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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