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EOS-1D X Mark IIIvs DJI Osmo Pocket 3

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Canon EOS-1D X Mark III (2020) Starting from £3500 new Best for Professional Sports, Wildlife & Press Photography View EOS-1D X Mark III
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DJI DJI Osmo Pocket 3 DJI DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023) Starting from £379 new Best for Vloggers, travellers & content creators View DJI Osmo Pocket 3

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Professional Sports, Wildlife & Press Photography — EOS-1D X Mark III (2020): Canon's DSLR masterpiece — 20fps live view, 5.5K RAW, 191 cross-type AF points, and dual CFexpress. Almost certainly the finest optical viewfinder camera ever made.

Vloggers, Travellers & Content Creators — DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023): A 1-inch sensor on a 3-axis gimbal in a palm-sized body — the Osmo Pocket 3 makes cinematic stabilised footage as simple as pressing record.

↓ Full specifications below

EOS-1D X Mark III (2020)

  • Sports and wildlife photographers with a Canon EF lens collection
  • Professionals who prefer the optical viewfinder experience
  • Press photographers who need 20fps, weather sealing, and Ethernet
  • Canon historians who want to mark the end of the EOS-1D DSLR era

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023)

  • Vloggers and travel creators who want a compact, stabilised camera
  • Content creators who want 4K/120p in a pocket-sized form factor
  • Travellers who want smooth cinematic footage without carrying a gimbal
  • Social media creators who want professional-looking video from a tiny device

Quick take: The eos-1d x mark iii has the highest resolution at 20mp; the dji osmo pocket 3 is the most affordable; only the eos-1d x mark iii is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification EOS-1D X Mark III (2020)DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (2023)
Price £3,500 £379
Sensor 20.1MP full-frame CMOS 1-inch CMOS
Resolution 20.1MP 20.0MP
Video 5.5K RAW, 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 60fps (full-frame via firmware) 4K/120p, 4K/60p, 1080p/240p
Autofocus 191-point all cross-type OVF AF; 525-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Live View) Omnidirectional obstacle sensing + face/subject tracking AF
Stabilisation 3-axis mechanical gimbal
Burst Rate 16fps mechanical, 20fps live view 20fps
Battery Life ~2850 shots (CIPA) 166 mins video (CIPA)
Weight 1250g (body only) 179g
Dimensions 158 × 167.6 × 82.6mm 46.0 × 33.5 × 139.8mm
Weather Sealed Yes No
Viewfinder OVF 0.76× magnification, 100% coverage None
Screen 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen, 4.15M dots 2.0" rotating OLED touchscreen
Mount Canon EF Fixed 20mm-equiv f/2.0 lens
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B slots Single microSD
Connectivity Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, Ethernet USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Genre EOS-1D X Mark IIIDJI Osmo Pocket 3
Sports & Action
10.0
4.0
Wildlife
9.0
Wedding & Events
9.0
Portrait
8.0
4.0
Vlogging & Video
7.0
9.0
Street
7.0
7.0
Landscape
7.0
Travel
9.0
Family & Everyday
9.0

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