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Canon EOS R5 Compared to the Canon EOS 5Ds
| Specifications | Canon EOS R5 | Canon EOS 5Ds |
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| Year Introduced | 2020 | 2015 |
| Megapixels | 45.0 | 50.6 |
| Total Pixels | 47.1 | 53.0 |
| Sensor Size | 36.0 x 24.0mm | 36.0 x 24.0mm |
| Pixel Dimensions | 8192 x 5464 | 8688 x 5792 |
| Pixel Size | 4.39µm | 4.14µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Aperture | f/7.1 | f/6.7 |
| Sensor Readout Speed (ms) | 16.3 | |
| Sensor Stabilization | Y | N |
| Lens Mount | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R) | EF (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E, MP-E |
| FOVCF | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC X | Dual DIGIC 6 |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF) | TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor |
| Points | 1,053 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, 5,940 individually selectable AF points with 90% horizontal and 100% vertical coverage | 61 Point / 41 f/4 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8 The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens. |
| Working Range | EV -6 to 20 (f/1.2, at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, One-Shot AF, Center AF Point) | EV -2 - 18 (at 20°C & ISO100) |
| Point Selection | Automatic Selection: Face+Tracking AF, Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF Area (Above, below, left and right/Around), Zone AF, and Large Zone AF (Vertical, Horizontal) | Automatic selection: 61 point AF Manual selection: Single point AF (61, 41 cross type only, 15 or 9 points selectable) Manual selection: Spot AF Manual selection: AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right) Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points Manual selection: Zone AF AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting |
| Microadjustment | AF Menu +/- 20 steps ( wide and tele setting for Zooms) Adjust all lenses by same amount Adjust up to 40 lenses individually Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number | |
| Touch & Drag AF | Y | |
| Eye Detection AF | Y | |
| Focus Bracketing/Stacking | Y | |
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering Modes | Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.8% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering | 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor EOS iSA System with 252-zone metering: (1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of viewfinder at center) (3) Spot metering (approx. 1.3% viewfinder at center) * AF point-linked spot metering not provided (4) Center weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | EV -3 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) | EV 1 – 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100) |
| Exposure Comp | +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | +/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB). |
| AEB | 2, 3, 5 or 7 shots in +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | 2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments |
| Light Flicker Mode | Y | |
| Intervalometer | Y | |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto 100-51200 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L:50, H1: 102400 | Auto (100-6400), 100-6400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 12800 |
| Shutter Speed | 30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) | 30 - 1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments) + Bulb (Shutter speed range available varies according to shooting mode) |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | 0.5" (12.7mm) OLED color EVF, 5.76 Million dots | Pentaprism |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.76x | Approx. 0.71x |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 23mm | Approx. 21mm |
| Information | Shutter speed, Aperture, ISO speed, AF point information, Exposure level indicator, Number of remaining exposures, Exposure compensation, Battery level, Electronic shutter, HDR shooting, Highlight tone priority, Multiple-exposure shooting, Dual Pixel RAW shooting, Self-timer shooting mode, Maximum burst, AF method, Exposure simulation, Drive mode, AEB, Metering mode, FEB, Anti-flicker shooting, Still/video cropping, Shooting mode, Aspect ratio, Scene icons Auto Lighting Optimizer, AE lock Picture Style, Flash-ready, White balance, FE lock, Image Quality, High-speed sync, Bluetooth function, Wi-Fi on/off, , Histogram, Electronic level, Focus distance scale in manual focus, IS system, Audio Level – Manual (video), recording time remaining (video), headphone level (video), Video recording resolution frame rate and compression (video) Rec indicator (video) | AF information: Single/Spot AF points, AF Frame, AF status, Focus indicator, AF mode, AF point selection, AF point registration Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, flash metering, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB, metering mode, shooting mode Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light. Image information: Card information, maximum burst (2 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+). Composition information: Grid, Electronic level Other information: Battery check, Warning symbol, Flicker Detection, drive mode, white balance, JPEG/RAW indicator |
| DOF Preview | Yes, via Viewfinder | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button. |
| LCD | ||
| Type | Vari-angle touch screen 3.15" (8.01cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 2.10 million dots | 3.2" (8.11cm) Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots |
| Coating | Anti-smudge | Anti-reflection and Solid Structure |
| Brightness Adj | Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels | Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Display Options | (1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen | (1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings (3) Dual Axis Electronic Level |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in GN | N/A (ISO 100, meters) | N/A (ISO 100, meters) |
| Built-in Coverage | N/A | N/A |
| Built-in Recycle Time | N/A | N/A |
| Modes | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual |
| X-Sync | 1/250 sec, 1/200 sec | 1/200sec (EX series Speedlites only) |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | +/- 3EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments |
| Hot Shoe/PC Terminal | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| External Flash Comp | E-TTL II with EX and EL series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support |
| Shooting | ||
| Shooting Modes | Stills: Scene Intelligent Auto, Flexible priority AE (FV), Program AE (P), Shutter priority AE (Safety shift possible) (Tv), Aperture priority AE (Safety shift possible) (Av), Manual (M), Bulb and Custom shooting mode C1, C2, C3 | Auto+, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual (Stills and Movie), Custom (x3) |
| Picture Styles | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) |
| Image Processing | Dual Pixel RAW – Portrait Relighting, Background Clarity (in camera) Highlight Tone Priority (2 settings) Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction Clarity High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) (stills and video) Lens optical correction - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction Distortion correction (during/after still photo shooting, during video only) Diffraction correction Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting) Resize to M, S1, S2 Cropping of images (JPEG/HEIF) - Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Image straightening - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure HDR HEIF to Jpeg conversion | Highlight Tone Priority Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination Chromatic aberration correction Distortion correction Resize to M1, M2 or S RAW image processing - during image Playback only Multiple exposure HDR images 5 presets |
| Abberration Corrections | ||
| Drive Modes | Single, Continuous High +, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote) | Single, Continuous L, Continuous H, Self-timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote), Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting |
| Continuous Shooting | Max. approx. 12 fps speed maintained for 350 JPEG, 180 RAW, or 260 CRAW images with AF Tracking, 20 fps with Electronic (Silent) Shutter | Max. Approx. 5fps. (speed maintained for up to 510 number of JPEGs or 14 RAW images) with UDMA mode 7 card |
| Shutter Lag | 50ms | 59ms |
| Viewfinder Blackout | 125ms | |
| Live View | ||
| FrameRate | 120 fps | 29.97 fps |
| Focusing | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face Detection and Tracking AF, 1point AF, Expand AF Area, Zone AF, and Touch shutter | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 6x or 16x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode, Live Face detection mode |
| Metering | Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 3.1% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering | Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor Active metering time can be changed |
| Display Options | Grid overlay (x3), Histogram, Aspect ratios, Dual Axis Electronic Level | |
| File Information | ||
| Still ImageType | JPEG: 2 compression options RAW: RAW, C-RAW 14 bit (14-bit with Mechanical shutter and Electronic 1st Curtain, 13-bit A/D conversion with H+ mode, 12-bit A/D conversion with Electronic shutter) HEIF: 10bit HEIF | JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), RAW: RAW, sRAW1, sRAW2 (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant |
| Image Size | JPEG / HEIF 3:2 ratio (L, RAW, C-RAW) 8192 x 5464, (M1) 5808 x 3872, (S1) 4176 x 2784, (S2) 2400 x 1600 1.6x (crop) (L) 5088 x 3392, (S2) 2400 x 1600 4:3 ratio (L) 7280 x 5464, (M1) 5152 x 3872, (S1) 3712 x 2784, (S2) 2112 x 1600 16:9 ratio (L) 8192 x 4608, (M1) 5808 x 3264, (S1) 4176 x 2344, (S2) 2400 x 1344 1:1 ratio (L) 5456 x 5456, (M1) 3872 x 3872, (S1) 2784 x 2784, (S2) 1600 x 1600 | JPEG: Full Frame - (L) 8688x5792, (M1) 7680x5120, (M2) 5760x3840, (S1) 4320x2880, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480 1.3x Crop - (L) 6768x4512, (M1) 6016x4000, (M2) 4512x3008, (S1) 3376x2256, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480 1.6x Crop - (L) 5424x3616, (M1) 4800x3200, (M2) 3616x2408, (S1) 2704x1808, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480 1:1 Crop - (L) 5792x5792, (M1) 5120x5120, (M2) 3840x3840, (S1) 2880x2880, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480 RAW: (RAW) 8688x5792, (M-RAW) 6480x4320, (S-RAW) 4320x2880 |
| Movie Type | 8K RAW, 8K DCI/UHD to 30 fps, 4K DCI/UHD to 120 fps, 10-bit 4:2:2 with Canon LOG or HDR PQ, Internal Recording in All Formats, with AF | MOV (Video: H.264 Intra frame / inter frame, Sound: Linear PCM) |
| Movie Size | 8K/4K/Full HD: AVC/H.265 variable (average) bit rate Audio: Linear PCM 4K/ Full HD: MPEG4 AVC/H.264 variable (average) bit rate Audio: Linear PCM 8K RAW: 12bit CRM Audio: Linear PCM 8K DCI (17:9) 8192 x 4320 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) RAW, intra or inter frame 8K UHD (16:9) 7680 x 4320 (29.97, 25, , 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame 4K DCI (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame 4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 HDR (29.97, 25 fps) inter frame Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25) light inter frame | 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) intra or inter frame 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or inter frame 640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps) inter frame |
| Movie Length | Max duration 29min 59sec. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4GB file limit with exFAT formatted SD card. | Max duration 29min 59sec, Max single file size 4GB |
| Other Information | ||
| Wireless Features | Built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | |
| GPS | Via GP-E2 GPS receiver | |
| Custom Functions | 23 Custom Functions | 13 Custom Functions with 47 settings |
| LCD Panel / Illumination | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| Water & Dust Resistance | Yes | Yes (equal to EOS-1N) |
| Sound Memo | Yes | No |
| Interface | ||
| Computer Interface | USB 3.1 Gen 2 | SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0): for computer communication and direct printing |
| Other Interface | HDMI micro out terminal Type D (CEC not compatible), Microphone in (3.5mm stereo mini jack), Headphone out (3.5mm stereo mini jack) | HDMI Type C, External microphone (Stereo mini jack) |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | Dual, CFexpress (Type B) and SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-II Supported | CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible), SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card (UHS-1 compatible) |
| Batteries & Power | ||
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6NH (supplied), LP-E6N, LP-E6 | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied), 1x CR1616 for date & settings |
| Battery Life | Approx. With LCD 490 shots (at 23°C) With LCD 470 (at 0°C) With Viewfinder 320 shots (at 23°C) With Viewfinder 310 (at 0°C) | Approx. 700 (73°F/ 23°C) 660 (32°F/ 0°C) |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | Battery charger LC-E6E (supplied), AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Car Battery Charger CBC-E6, PD-E1 USB power adapter | AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6 |
| Physical Specs | ||
| Body Materials | Magnesium Alloy body covers | Magnesium Alloy body covers |
| Shutter Durability Rating | 500,000 | 150,000 |
| Operating Environment | 32–104°F / 0–+40°C | 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity |
| Dimensions Inches | 5.45 x 3.84 x 3.46" (138.0 x 97.5 x 88.0mm) | 6.0 x 4.6 x 3.0" (152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm) |
| CIPA Weight | 26.0 oz (738g) | 32.8 oz (930g) |
| Accessories | ||
| Viewfinder | Eyecup Eg, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C | |
| Wireless File Transmitter | Built-in | Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 |
| Compatible Lenses | RF (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter) | All EF lenses (excludes EF-S lenses), TS-E and MP-E lenses |
| Battery Grip | BG-R10 Buy ► | BG-E11 Buy ► |
| Remote | Remote control with N3 type socket; Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 | Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6 |
| Other | Hand Strap E2, GP-E2 | |
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