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EOS-1D X Mark IIIvs GH7

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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Lumix GH7 Lumix GH7 (2024) Starting from £1700 new Best for Video & Documentary View GH7

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.

Video & Documentary — GH7 (2024): The GH7 is the GH series at its peak — phase-detect AF finally arrived, alongside 5.7K/60p open-gate, C4K/60p 10-bit 4:2:2, and ProRes RAW. A landmark video camera in the Micro Four Thirds format, and the most complete GH Panasonic has ever built.

↓ 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

GH7 (2024)

  • Video professionals who want the best MFT camera ever made
  • Documentary and event videographers who need reliable AF and great stabilisation
  • Hybrid photographers who want high burst rates and serious video in one body
  • GH5/GH6 owners ready for a major upgrade

Quick take: The gh7 has the highest resolution at 25mp; the gh7 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification EOS-1D X Mark III (2020)GH7 (2024)
Price £3,500 £1,700
Sensor 20.1MP full-frame CMOS 25.2MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds
Resolution 20.1MP 25.2MP
Video 5.5K RAW, 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 60fps (full-frame via firmware) 5.7K/60p (open gate), C4K/60p 10-bit 4:2:2, ProRes RAW via HDMI
Autofocus 191-point all cross-type OVF AF; 525-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Live View) Phase-detect + contrast-detect AF with subject recognition
Stabilisation 5-axis Dual I.S. 2 (body + lens)
Burst Rate 16fps mechanical, 20fps live view 75fps (electronic), 14fps (mechanical)
Battery Life ~2850 shots (CIPA) ~370 shots (CIPA)
Weight 1250g (body only) 535g (body only)
Dimensions 158 × 167.6 × 82.6mm 138.4 × 102.3 × 91.6mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes
Viewfinder OVF 0.76× magnification, 100% coverage Electronic, 3.68M dots, 0.76×
Screen 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen, 4.15M dots 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.84M dots
Mount Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B slots Dual slot: CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II
Connectivity Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, Ethernet USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI
Genre EOS-1D X Mark IIIGH7
Sports & Action
10.0
9.0
Wildlife
9.0
9.0
Wedding & Events
9.0
9.0
Portrait
8.0
7.5
Vlogging & Video
7.0
9.5
Street
7.0
7.5
Landscape
7.0
8.0
Travel
8.0

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