Canon EOS 5D Mark III vs Canon ELPH 310 HS vs Canon ELPH 520 HS vs Canon EOS 550D

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Release date	Mar 2, 2012	Aug 23, 2011	Jan 9, 2012	Feb 8, 2010
Characteristics
Body type	Mid-size SLR	Ultracompact	Ultracompact	Compact SLR
Max resolution	5760 x 3840	4000 x 3000	3648 x 2736	5184 x 3456
Pixels	22 MP	12 MP	10 MP	18 MP
Sensor detectors	23		17	19
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI-CMOS	BSI-CMOS	CMOS
Processor	Digic 5+		DIGIC 5	Digic 4
Image & lens
ISO	Auto, 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stops, plus 50, 51200, 102400 as option	Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800 (with boost)
Image stabilization		Optical	Optical
Digital zoom
Manual focus		1	1
Lens mount	Canon EF			Canon EF/EF-S
Screen type	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
Screen size	1,040,000	461	461	1,040,000
Screen dots
Min. shutter speed	Yes	1/2000	1/4000	1/4000
Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Other features
Built-in flash		4.00	2.50	13.00
Flash range
Continuous drive	Multi
Self-timer	Center-weighted	Multi	Multi	Multi
Video	H.264	1920 x 1080 (24fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 240 fps)	1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps)	1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (60, 50 fps)
Microphone		None	Stereo
Storage	None	SD/SDHC/SDXC	microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC	SD/SDHC/SDXC
Connectivity
USB	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
HDMI
Wireless	Yes
Weight		96 x 57 x 22	87 x 54 x 19	129 x 98 x 62
Orientation sensor	Optional
GPS
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