Canon EOS 1D C vs. Canon EOS 5DS

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D C and Canon EOS 5DS. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 1D C vs. Canon EOS 5DS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 16.36 cm 11.64 cm
Width 15.8 cm 15.2 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 7.64 cm
Weight 1.545 kg 845 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 50.6 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 53,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 50,642,856 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ Dual DIGIC 6
LENS Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon EF
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 61
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, JPEG/RAW
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
ISO (Max) 204800 102400
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%)
Exposure Metering Zones 252 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1/30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Type 3.2" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Digital Video Format MJPEG, H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card CompactFlash Card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
JPEG 8688 x 5792
JPEG 7680 x 5120
JPEG 5760 x 3840
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
RAW 8688 x 5792
RAW 6480 x 4320
RAW 4320 x 2880
Video Capture MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included)
Battery Life Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution)
Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution)
Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 660 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
LAN
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, silent shooting, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Intelligent Scene Analysis (iSA) system, Mirror Vibration Control system
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D C Canon EOS 5DS
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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