<Tr> <Th> Successor </Th> <Td> Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EOS 5Ds </Td> </Tr> <P> The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is a professional grade 22.3 megapixels full - frame digital single - lens reflex (DSLR) camera made by Canon . </P> <P> Succeeding the EOS 5D Mark II, it was announced on 2 March 2012, the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the first camera in the EOS line, the EOS 650, and was also Canon's 75th anniversary . The Mark III went on sale later in March with a retail price of $3,499 in the US, £ 2999 in the UK, and € 3569 in the Eurozone . </P> <P> On 25 August 2016, Canon announced the camera's successor, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV . </P>

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