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EOS-1D X Mark IIIvs Instax Mini 12

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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Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 Fujifilm Instax Mini 12 (2023) Starting from £80 new Best for Beginners, parties & gifting View Instax Mini 12

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.

Beginners, Parties & Gifting — Instax Mini 12 (2023): The perfect starter instant camera — effortless to use, great colours, and comes in beautiful pastel shades.

↓ 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

Instax Mini 12 (2023)

  • Complete beginners wanting their first instant camera
  • Anyone buying an instant camera as a gift
  • Party hosts who want to hand out physical prints on the night
  • Kids and teenagers who want a fun, colourful camera

Quick take: The instax mini 12 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)Instax Mini 12 (2023)
Price £3,500 £80
Sensor 20.1MP full-frame CMOS Instax Mini film (62 × 46mm image area)
Resolution 20.1MP
Video 5.5K RAW, 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 60fps (full-frame via firmware) N/A — instant film camera
Autofocus 191-point all cross-type OVF AF; 525-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Live View) Fixed focus (0.3m–∞ standard; 0.3–0.5m in close-up mode)
Stabilisation N/A
Burst Rate 16fps mechanical, 20fps live view N/A
Battery Life ~2850 shots (CIPA) 2× AA alkaline batteries (~100 shots)
Weight 1250g (body only) ~293g (with batteries, without film)
Dimensions 158 × 167.6 × 82.6mm 107.6 × 121.7 × 67.3mm
Weather Sealed Yes No
Viewfinder OVF 0.76× magnification, 100% coverage Real-image optical viewfinder (0.37×)
Screen 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen, 4.15M dots N/A
Mount Canon EF Instax Mini film pack (10 shots per pack)
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B slots N/A — instant film only
Connectivity Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, Ethernet N/A
Genre EOS-1D X Mark IIIInstax Mini 12
Sports & Action
10.0
Wildlife
9.0
Wedding & Events
9.0
Portrait
8.0
7.0
Vlogging & Video
7.0
Street
7.0
Landscape
7.0
4.0
Parties & Events
9.0
Travel
9.0
Everyday
7.0
Low Light
4.0
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