Canon EOS 5DS vs. Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 5DS and Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm. 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. Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only DT 18-55mm lens
Height 11.64 cm 10.42 cm
Width 15.2 cm 14.26 cm
Depth 7.64 cm 8.09 cm
Weight 845 g 610 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
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Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Sensor Resolution 50.6 Megapixel 24.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 53,000,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,642,856 pixels -
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 50 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 27 - 82.5mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 76 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF -
Features - Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM)
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 79
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.88x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
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 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO 200-25600 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing -
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Night Scene, Style Box
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 2-18 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Type 3.2" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 460,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
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
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, 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
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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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Sony NP-FM500H 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))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
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
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
FEATURES Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second 8 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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 RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Quick AF Live View, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Shade Correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Quick AF Full HD movie recording, Smart Teleconverter, AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Translucent Mirror technology
OTHERS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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