DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE

EOS 5DS / EOS 5DS R

Canon

Regional names: EOS 5Ds / EOS 5Ds R.

Marketed:

Canon EOS 5DS / EOS 5DS R
Photo: Canon Camera Museum ↗

01 / TECHNICAL RECORD

Specifications

Manufacturer specifications. Source: Canon Camera Museum ↗.

Manufacturer specifications

Type
Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera
Recording media
CF cards (Type I, UDMA 7 supported) SD/SDHC*/SDXC* memory cards * UHS-I cards compatible.
Image sensor size
Approx. 36.0 x 24.0 mm
Compatible lenses
Canon EF lenses * Excluding EF-S and EF-M lenses (35mm-equivalent focal length is as indicated on the lens)
Lens mount
Canon EF mount
Type
CMOS sensor
Effective pixels
Approx. 50.6 megapixels * Rounded off to the nearest 10,000th.
Aspect ratio
3:2
Dust delete feature
Auto/Manual, Appending Dust Delete Data
Recording format
Design rule for Camera File System (DCF) 2.0
Image type
JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording possible
Pixels recorded (With full-frame)
L (Large) : Approx. 50.3 megapixels (8688 x 5792) M1 (Medium 1) : Approx. 39.3 megapixels (7680 x 5120) M2 (Medium 2) : Approx. 22.1 megapixels (5760 x 3840) S1 (Small 1) : Approx. 12.4 megapixels (4320 x 2880) S2 (Small 2) : Approx. 2.5 megapixels (1920 x 1280) S3 (Small 3) : Approx. 0.35 megapixels (720 x 480) RAW : Approx. 50.3 megapixels (8688 x 5792) M-RAW : Approx. 28.0 megapixels (6480 x 4320) S-RAW : Approx. 12.4 megapixels (4320 x 2880)
Crop/aspect ratio
Crop shooting and shooting with the set aspect ratio possible. Full-frame / Approx. 1.3x (crop) / Approx. 1.6x (crop) / 1:1 (aspect ratio) / 4:3 (aspect ratio) / 16:9 (aspect ratio)
Record function
Standard, Auto switch card, Record separately, Record to multiple
Create/select a folder
Possible
File name
Preset code / User setting 1 / User setting 2
File numbering
Continuous, Auto reset, Manual reset
Picture Style
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined 1 – 3
White balance
Auto (Ambience priority), Auto (White priority), Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (approx. 2500-10000 K), White balance correction, and White balance bracketing provided * Flash color temperature information transmission possible
Noise reduction
Applicable to long exposures and high ISO speed shots
Automatic image brightness correction
Auto Lighting Optimizer provided
Highlight tone priority
Provided
Lens aberration correction
Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction
Type
Eye-level pentaprism
Coverage
Vertical/Horizontal approx. 100% (with Eye point approx. 21mm, full-frame)
Magnification
Approx. 0.71x (-1 m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye point
Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1)
Built-in dioptric adjustment
Approx. -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)
Focusing screen
Fixed
Grid display
Provided
Electronic level
Provided
Function setting display
Battery, White balance, Drive mode, AF operation, Metering mode, Image quality: JPEG/RAW, Flicker detection, Warning symbol !
Mirror
Quick-return type
Depth-of-field preview
Provided
Type
TTL secondary image-registration, phase-difference detection with the dedicated AF sensor
AF points
61 (Cross-type AF point: Max. 41 points) *Number of available AF points, cross-type points, and Dual cross-type points vary depending on the lens. * Dual cross-type focusing at f/2.8 with 5 AF points vertically aligned at the center. (AF group: When Group A lenses are used)
Focusing brightness range
EV -2 – 18 (Conditions: f/2.8-sensitive center AF point, One-Shot AF, room temperature, ISO 100)
Focus operation
One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)
AF area selection mode
Single-point Spot AF (manual selection), Single-point AF (manual selection), AF point expansion (manual selection: up, down, left, and right), AF point expansion (manual selection: surround), Zone AF (manual selection of zone), 61-point automatic selection AF
AF point automatic selection conditions
Based on EOS iTR AF setting (Enables AF incorporating human face/color information) * iTR: Intelligent Tracking and Recognition
AF Configuration Tool
Case 1 – 6
AI Servo AF characteristics
Tracking sensitivity, Acceleration/deceleration tracking, AF point auto switching
AF Custom Functions
16 functions
AF fine adjustment
AF Microadjustment (All lenses by same amount or Adjust by lens)
AF-assist beam
Emitted by the EOS-dedicated external Speedlite
Brightness metering range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Exposure control
Program AE (Scene Intelligent Auto, Program), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb exposure
ISO speed (Recommended exposure index)
Scene Intelligent Auto: ISO 100 – ISO 3200 set automatically P, Tv, Av, M, B: Auto ISO, ISO 100 – ISO 6400 (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), or ISO expansion to L (equivalent to ISO 50) or H (equivalent to ISO 12800)
ISO speed settings
ISO speed range, Auto ISO range, and Auto ISO minimum shutter speed settable
Exposure compensation
Manual: ±5 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with manual exposure compensation)
AE lock
Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering when focus is achieved Manual: By AE lock button
Anti-flicker
Possible
Interval timer
Shooting interval and shot count settable
Bulb timer
Bulb exposure time settable
Dynamic range adjustment
Auto, ±1, ±2, ±3
Effects
Natural, Art standard, Art vivid, Art bold, Art embossed
Auto image align
Provided
Shooting methods
Function/control priority, Continuous shooting priority
Number of multiple exposures
2 to 9 exposures
Multiple-exposure control
Additive, Average, Bright, Dark
Type
Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds
1/8000 sec. to 30 sec. (total shutter speed range; available range varies by shooting mode), Bulb, X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Drive modes
Single shooting, High-speed continuous shooting, Low-speed continuous shooting, Silent single shooting, Silent continuous shooting, 10-sec. self-timer/remote control, 2-sec. self-timer/remote control
Continuous shooting speed
High-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 5.0 shots/sec. Low-speed continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec. Silent continuous shooting: Max. approx. 3.0 shots/sec.
Max. burst (With full-frame)
JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 31 shots (approx. 510 shots) RAW: Approx. 12 shots (approx. 14 shots) RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: Approx. 12 shots (approx. 12 shots) * Figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) and an 8 GB CF card. * Figures in parentheses apply to an UDMA mode 7, with a CF card based on Canon’s testing standards.
Compatible Speedlites
EX-series Speedlites
Flash metering
E-TTL II autoflash
Flash exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
FE lock
Provided
PC terminal
Provided
Flash control
Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings
Focus methods
Contrast-detection AF system (Face+Tracking, FlexiZone-Single) Manual focus (approx. 6x and 16x magnified view possible for focus check)
Continuous AF
Provided
Focusing brightness range
EV 0 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Metering modes
Evaluative metering (315 zones), Partial metering (approx. 6.4% of Live View screen), Spot metering (approx. 2.8% of Live View screen), Center-weighted average metering
Brightness metering range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Silent shooting
Provided (Mode 1 and 2)
Grid display
3 types
Recording format
MOV [Movie] MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Variable (average) bit rate [Audio] Linear PCM
Recording size and frame rate
Full HD (1920 x 1080): 29.97p/25.00p/23.98p HD (1280 x 720) : 59.94p/50.00p VGA (640 x 480) : 29.97p/25.00p
Compression method
ALL-I (For editing/I-only), IPB (Standard)
File size
Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p)/ALL-I : Approx. 654 MB/min. Full HD (29.97p/25.00p/23.98p)/IPB (Standard) : Approx. 225 MB/min. HD (59.94p/50.00p)/ALL-I : Approx. 583 MB/min. HD (59.94p/50.00p)/IPB (Standard) : Approx. 196 MB/min. VGA (29.97p/25.00p)/IPB (Standard) : Approx. 78 MB/min.
Card requirements (Writing/reading speed)
[CF card] ALL-I: 30 MB/sec. or faster, IPB: 10 MB/sec. or faster [SD card] ALL-I: 20 MB/sec. or faster, IPB: 6 MB/sec. or faster
Focus method
Contrast-detection AF system (Face+Tracking, FlexiZone-Single) Manual focus (approx. 6x and 16x magnified view possible for focus check)
Movie servo AF
Possible
Focusing brightness range
EV 0 – 18 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Metering mode
Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor * Automatically set by the focus method.
Brightness metering range
EV 0 – 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)
Exposure control
Auto-exposure shooting (Program AE for movie shooting), Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure
Exposure compensation
±3 stops in 1/3-stop or 1/2-stop increments
ISO speed (Recommended exposure index)
Scene Intelligent Auto, Tv: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 6400 P, Av, B: Automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 6400, expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 12800) M: Auto ISO (automatically set within ISO 100 – ISO 6400), ISO 100 – ISO 6400 set manually (in 1/3- or whole-stop increments), expandable to H (equivalent to ISO 12800)
Time code
Supported
Drop frames
Compatible with 59.94p/29.97p
Sound recording
Built-in monaural microphone, external stereo microphone terminal provided Sound-recording level adjustable, wind filter provided, attenuator provided
Grid display
3 types
Time-lapse movie
Shooting interval and number of shots settableRequired shooting time period, playback length, and remaining card capacity viewable
Still photo shooting
Possible
Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
Monitor size and dots
Wide 8.1 cm (3.2-in) (3:2) with approx. 1.04 million dots
Brightness adjustment
Auto (Dark, Standard, Bright), Manual (7 levels)
Electronic level
Provided
Help display
Possible
Image display format
Single-image display (without shooting information),Single-image display (with simple information), Single-image display (Shooting information displayed: Detailed information, Lens/histogram, White balance, Picture Style 1, Picture Style 2, Color space/noise reduction,Lens aberration correction), Index display (4/9/36/100images), Two-image display
Highlight alert
Overexposed highlights blink
AF point display
Provided
Grid display
3 types
Magnified view
Approx. 1.5x-16x, initial magnification and position settable
Image browsing method
Single image, Jump by 10 or 100 images, By shooting date, By folder, By movies, By stills, By protected images, By rating
Image rotation
Provided
Rating
Provided
Movie playback
Enabled (LCD monitor, HDMI) Built-in speaker
Slide show
All images, By date, By folder, By movies, By stills, By protected images, By rating
Image protection
Possible
Copying images
Possible
In-camera RAW image processing
Brightness correction, White balance, Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, High ISO speed noise reduction, JPEG image-recording quality, Color space, Peripheral illumination correction, Distortion correction, Chromatic aberration correction
Resize
Provided
Cropping
Provided
Compatible printers
PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable images
JPEG and RAW images
Print ordering
DPOF Version 1.1 compliant
Transferrable files
Still photos (JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG images), Movies
Custom Functions
16
Custom Quick Control
Provided
My Menu
Up to 5 screens can be registered
Custom shooting mode
Register under Mode Dial’s C1, C2, or C3
Copyright information
Text entry and inclusion enabled
DIGITAL terminal
SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) Computer communication, direct printing, Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E7 (Ver. 2), GPS Receiver GP-E2, Connect Station CS100 connection
HDMI mini OUT terminal
Type C (Auto switching of resolution), CEC-compatible
External microphone IN terminal
3.5 mm diameter stereo mini-jack
Remote control terminal
For N3-type remote control units
Wireless remote control
Compatible with Remote Controller RC-6
Eye-Fi card
Supported
Battery
Battery Pack LP-E6N/LP-E6, quantity 1 * AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6. * With Battery Grip BG-E11 attached, size-AA/R6 batteries can be used.
Battery information
Remaining capacity, Shutter count, Recharge performance, and Battery registration possible
Number of possible shots
With viewfinder shooting: Approx. 700 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F), approx. 660 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) With Live View shooting: Approx. 220 shots at room temperature (23°C/73°F), approx. 210 shots at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N.
Movie shooting time
Total approx. 1 hr. 30 min. at room temperature (23°C/73°F) Total approx. 1 hr. 25 min. at low temperatures (0°C/32°F) * With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N.
Working temperature range
0°C – 40°C / 32°F – 104°F
Working humidity
85% or less
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 152.0 x 116.4 x 76.4 mm / 5.98 x 4.58 x 3.01 in.
Weight
Approx. 930 g / 32.80 oz. (Based on CIPA Guidelines) Approx. 845 g / 29.80 oz. (Body only)

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