Canon EOS 5DS vs. Fujifilm X Series X-T20

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 5DS and Fujifilm X Series X-T20. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 5DS vs. Fujifilm X Series X-T20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.64 cm 8.28 cm
Width 15.2 cm 11.84 cm
Depth 7.64 cm 4.14 cm
Weight 845 g 333 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Camera body only: 333 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 383 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Silver | Black
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
SENSOR Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Sensor Resolution 50.6 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS X-Trans CMOS III
Total Pixels 53,000,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,642,856 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 X-Processor Pro engine
LENS Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Fujifilm X Mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 325
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.62x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information 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 -
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
ISO (Max) 102400 51200
Native ISO 200-25600 200-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 25600 (H1), 51200 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) 50 100
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-12800, ISO 51200, ISO 25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average
Exposure Metering Zones 252 256
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, Film Simulation Bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, soft focus, Black & White Green filter, miniature, Film Simulation, partial colour, Toy camera, High Key, Low Key, Pop Colour, Dynamic tone
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight Incandescent, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) -
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment -
FLASH Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 7
Flash Modes - Rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 256 GB
Image Storage 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
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2384
2832 x 2832
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
2000 x 2000
Video Capture 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
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 36Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 18Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Fujifilm NP-W126S Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Fujifilm NP-W126S Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life 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))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.6 hours (Full HD resolution)
Video recording - 1.2 hours (4K resolution)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (sub-mini phone stereo 2.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second 4 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 11 frames per second, 14 frames per second
Additional Features 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 Built-in speaker, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Automatic Scene Recognition (SR Auto), interval shooting mode, in-camera RAW processing, Panorama Capture, primary colour filter, Photobook assist
OTHERS Canon EOS 5DS Fujifilm X Series X-T20
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, protective cover, strap clip, clip attaching tool
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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