Canon EOS 5DS vs. Olympus PEN-F

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 5DS and Olympus PEN-F. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 5DS vs. Olympus PEN-F Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.64 cm 7.21 cm
Width 15.2 cm 12.48 cm
Depth 7.64 cm 3.73 cm
Weight 845 g 373 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
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Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Black | Silver
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
SENSOR Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Sensor Resolution 50.6 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Live MOS
Total Pixels 53,000,000 pixels 21,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,642,856 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 TruePic VII
LENS Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Micro Four Thirds
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 81
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, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 1.08x
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 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO 200-25600 80-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 80, ISO auto, ISO 200-25600, ISO 80-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 324
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing Art Filter bracketing, ISO sensitivity bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, night mode, macro, beach/snow, night portrait, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, panning, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, low key, documents, nature macro, e-portrait, fisheye converter, wide converter, macro converter, handheld starlight, digital IS, 3D panorama
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Black & White, Sepia, purple, blue, green, Frames, soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Shaded, Dramatic Tone, Key Line, Vintage, Star Light, Chrome Film Rich Colour, Chrome Film Vivid Saturation, Classic Film Monochrome, Classic Film Infrared
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight -
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 2, 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec -
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,037,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment Display brightness control, display saturation control
FLASH Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Camera Flash - Detachable flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 9.1
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
External Flash Name - Olympus FL-LM3
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Camcorder Interpolated Photo Resolution - 50.0 MP
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVI, MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
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
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
RAW 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 640 x 480
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
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Olympus BLN-1 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Olympus BLN-1 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 - 360 shots (IS on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
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
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR post-processing
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 Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, Full-time Live View, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, FlashAir Card Ready
OTHERS Canon EOS 5DS Olympus PEN-F
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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