Canon EOS 5DS R Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Mount
Canon EF
ISO (Max)
102400
Sensor Resolution
50.6 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Display
3.2" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5DS R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only
Height 11.64 cm
Width 15.2 cm
Depth 7.64 cm
Weight 845 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS 5DS R
Sensor Resolution 50.6 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 53,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,642,856 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Sensors Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5DS R
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6
LENS Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5DS R
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system
AE/AF Control Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5DS R
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
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
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 5DS R
ISO (Max) 102400
Native ISO 200-25600
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)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%)
Exposure Metering Zones 252
Exposure Modes 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
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5DS R
Type 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5DS R
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
MEMORY Canon EOS 5DS R
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash 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
Memory Card Included 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
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5DS R
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (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))
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5DS R
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
FEATURES Canon EOS 5DS R
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 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), no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Intelligent Scene Analysis (iSA) system, Mirror Vibration Control system
OTHERS Canon EOS 5DS R
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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