Recommended Exposure Index
DSLR Cameras
Canon EOS 5DS
Specifications0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm
Approx. 845 g
Specifications
- 50.6 MP CMOS
- Dual DIGIC 6
- 150k + IR metering sensor
- Up to 5.0 Frames Per Second
- 61-point AF
- 1.3x, 1.6x, 1:1 Cropped Shooting
- USB 3.0
- Mirror Vibration Control System
- Interval Timer Shooting
Specifications in detail
- Type
36 x 24 mm CMOS
- Effective Pixels
Approx. 50.6 megapixels
- Total Pixels
Approx. 53 megapixels
- Aspect Ratio
3:2
- Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed
- Sensor Cleaning
EOS integrated cleaning system
- Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour
- Type
Dual "DIGIC 6"
- Lens Mount
EF (excludes EF-S / EF-M lenses)
- Focal Length
Equivalent to 1.0x the focal length of the lens
- Type
TTL-CT-SIR with a dedicated CMOS sensor
- AF System / Points
61 Point / 41 f/4 cross-type AF points inc 5 dual cross type at f/2.8 and 1 cross-type at f/8 ¹
The number of cross-type AF points will differ depending on the lens..
- AF Working Range
EV -2 - 18 (at 20°C & ISO100)
- AF Modes
AI Focus
One Shot
Predictive AI Servo
- AF Point Selection
Automatic selection: 61 point AF
Manual selection: Single point AF (selectable points 61, 15, 9 or cross type only points selectable)
Manual selection: Spot AF
Manual selection: AF point Expansion (4 points up, down, left, right or 8 surrounding 8 points)
Manual selection: AF point Expansion surrounding 8 points
Manual selection: Zone AF
Manual selection: Large Zone AF
AF points can be selected separately for vertical and horizontal shooting
- Selected AF Point Display
Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on top LCD panel and Quick Control screen
- AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way or AF ON is pressed in One Shot AF mode
- AF Assist Beam
Emitted by an optional dedicated Speedlite
- Manual Focus
Selected on lens, default in Live View Mode
- AF Microadjustment
Manual: Enter adjustment +/- 20 steps
Adjust all lenses by same amount
Adjust up to 40 lenses individually
Adjustments remembered for lens by serial number
- Metering Modes
150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor
EOS iSA System with 252-zone metering:
(1) Evaluative metering (linked to All AF point)
(2) Partial metering (approx. 6.1% of viewfinder at centre)
(3) Spot metering (approx. 1.3% viewfinder at centre)
* AF point-linked spot metering not provided
(4) Centre weighted average metering
- Metering Brightness Range
EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
- AE Lock
Auto: Operates in 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved
Manual: By AE lock button in all exposure modes
- Exposure Compensation
'+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB).
- AEB
2, 3, 5 or 7 Shots +/-3 EV 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
- ISO Sensitivity
100-6400 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments)
ISO can be expanded to L:50 or H1: 12800
- Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter
- Speed
30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
- Shutter Release
Soft touch electromagnetic release
- Type
Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
- Settings
AWB (Ambeince priority/White priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour Temperature Setting.
White balance compensation:
1. Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.
- Custom White Balance
Yes, 1 setting can be registered
- WB Bracketing
'+/-3 levels in single level increments
3, 2, 5 or 7 bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias.
- Type
Pentaprism
- Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 100%
- Magnification
Approx. .71x¹
- Eyepoint
Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens centre)
- Dioptre Correction
'-3 to +1 m-1 (dioptre)
- Depth of Field Preview
Yes, with Depth of Field preview button.
- Eyepiece Shutter
None (eyepiece cover attached to strap)
- Type
8.11cm (3.2") Clear View II TFT, approx. 1040K dots
- Coverage
Approx. 100%
- Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically)
Approx 170°
- Coating
Anti-reflection and Solid Structure
- Brightness Adjustment
Auto: Using extenal ambient light sensor
Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels
- Display Options
Grid overlay (x3), Histogram
- Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
Canon Speedlites (90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite MR-14EX, Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
- Still Image Type
JPEG: 2 compression options (Exif 2.3 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW: RAW, M-RAW, S-RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant
- RAW+JPEG Simultaneous Recording
Yes, any combination of RAW + JPEG possible, separate formats to separate cards possible
- Image Size
JPEG:
Full Frame - (L) 8688x5792, (M1) 7680x5120, (M2) 5760x3840, (S1) 4320x2880, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480
1.3x Crop - (L) 6768x4512, (M1) 6016x4000, (M2) 4512x3008, (S1) 3376x2256, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480
1.6x Crop - (L) 5424x3616, (M1) 4800x3200, (M2) 3616x2408, (S1) 2704x1808, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480
1:1 Crop - (L) 5792x5792, (M1) 5120x5120, (M2) 3840x3840, (S1) 2880x2880, (S2) 1280x1280, (S3) 480x480
RAW:
(RAW) 8688x5792,
(M-RAW) 6480x4320,
(S-RAW) 4320x2880
- File Numbering
(1) Consecutive numbering
(2) Auto reset
(3) Manual reset
- Movie Type
MOV (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)
- Movie Size
1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) intra or interframe
1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) intra or interframe
640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps) interframe only
- Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max single file size 4GB
- Custom Functions
16 Custom Functions
- Metadata Tag
Author, copyright, GPS (with GP-E2), Rating
- LCD Panel / Illumination
Yes / Yes
- Water/Dust Resistance
Yes
- Voice Memo
No
- Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes
- Playback Zoom
1x - 16x
- Display Formats
(1) Single image
(2) Single image with information (2 levels)
(3) Two image Display image
(4) 4 image index
(5) 9 image index
(6) 36 image index
(7) 100image index
(8) Jump Display
(9) Movie edit
(10) RAW processing
(11) Rating
- SlideShow
Image selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating, Protect images
Playback time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds
Repeat: On/Off
- Histogram
Brightness: Yes
RGB: Yes
- Highlight Alert
Yes
- Image Erase
Single image, selected, folder, card or all unprotected
- Image Erase Protection
Erase protection of one image at a time, folder or card
- Self Timer
2 or 10 sec.
- Menu Categories
(1) Shooting menu 1 - 6
(2) AF Menu 1 - 5
(3) Playback menu 1 - 3
(4) Setup menu 1 - 4
(5) Custom Functions menu 1 - 4
(6) My Menu (1 - 5 user selectable)
- Menu Languages
25 Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese
- Firmware Update
Update possible by the user.
- Computer
USB 3.0 Hi-Speed (PTP)
- Other
HDMI Type C, External microphone (Stereo mini jack)
- Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge
- PictBridge
Yes
- Type
CompactFlash Type I (UDMA 7 compatible), SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card. High-speed writing with UHS-I type SD cards is supported
- PC
Windows 7 (excl. Starter Edition) Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
OS X v10.7-10.10
- Macintosh
Windows 7 (excl. Starter Edition) Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
OS X v10.7-10.10
- Image Processing
Digital Photo Professional 4 (RAW Image Processing)
- Other
PhotoStitch, EOS Utility 3 (inc. Remote Capture, WFT utility*), Picture Style Editor
* Requires optional accessory
- Batteries
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6N (supplied) / LP-E6
- Battery Life
Approx. 700 shots (at 23°C)¹
Approx. 660 (at 0°C)
- Battery Indicator
Automatic displayed in 6 levels
- Power Saving
Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30mins.
- Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6, Battery charger LC-E6, Car Battery charger CBC-E6
- Wireless File Transmitter
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 version 2
Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 requires a firmware update and Interface Cable IFC-40AB II or IFC-150AB II
Compatible with Eye-Fi cards
- Cases / Straps
N/A
- Battery Grip
BG-E11
- Remote Controller / Switch
Remote control with N3 type contact, Wireless Controller LC-5, Remote Controller RC-6 and Speedlite 600EX-RT
- Other
GPS GP-E2, Eyecup Eb, Eg-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Eg, Anti Fog Eyepiece Eg, Angle Finder C, Hand Strap E2, Connect Station CS100
- Body Materials
Magnesium Alloy body covers
- Operating Environment
0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity
- Dimensions (W x H x D)
152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm
- Weight (Body Only)
Approx. 845 g
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.
Subject to change without notice.
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.
Subject to change without notice.
All data is based on Canon standard testing methods except where indicated.
Subject to change without notice.
¹ The number of cross-type AF points depends on the lens used
¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt
¹ Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings, light level, subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc.³ Figures quoted are when used with UDMA7 class cards
¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the battery supplied with the camera, except where indicated
¹ AF off, exposure fixed based on first shot
¹ The number of cross-type AF points depends on the lens used
¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt
¹ Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings, light level, subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc.³ Figures quoted are when used with UDMA7 class cards
¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the battery supplied with the camera, except where indicated
¹ AF off, exposure fixed based on first shot
¹ The number of cross-type AF points depends on the lens used
¹ with 50mm lens at infinity, -1m-1 dpt
¹ Large/Fine(Quality 8) resolution² Based on Canon's testing conditions, JPEG, ISO 100, Standard Picture Style. Maximum fps and buffer capacity may be reduced depending on the cameras settings, light level, subject, memory card brand and capacity, image recording quality, ISO speed, drive mode, Picture Style, Custom functions etc.³ Figures quoted are when used with UDMA7 class cards
¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the battery supplied with the camera, except where indicated
¹ AF off, exposure fixed based on first shot