The Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R (known as the EOS 5Ds and EOS 5Ds R in Japan) are two closely related

digital SLR A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor. The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between a ...

cameras announced by Canon on February 6, 2015. Both are professional full-frame cameras with 50.6-megapixel

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, the highest of any full-frame camera at the time of announcement. The only difference between the two models is that the sensor of the "R" version includes an optical filter that cancels out the effects of a standard

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. This distinction is roughly similar to that between

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's now-replaced D800 and D800E (with the E having a self-cancelling filter). Canon stated that both the 5DS and 5DS R will not replace the older EOS 5D Mark III; therefore, both the 5DS and 5DS R will have their new positions in Canon's DSLR camera lineup. At the time of announcement, estimated prices were US$3,699.00 and US$3,899.00 (EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R), with announced date of availability, through authorized Canon retailers, in June 2015. Despite the record-high pixel count and related storage and processing power, these cameras do not shoot 4K video or

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1080p video. Full-size demosaicked

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files from this camera occupy approximately 20

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s and exceed

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Features

* 50.6 effective

megapixels In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest point in an all points addressable display device. In most digital display devices, pixels are the ...

full-frame CMOS sensor * Dual DIGIC 6 image processors with 14-

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processing * 100% viewfinder frame coverage with 0.71× magnification * 1080p Full HD video recording at 24p, 25p (25 Hz) and 30p (29.97 Hz) with drop frame timing *

720p 720p (1280×720 px; also called HD ready, standard HD or just HD) is a progressive HDTV signal format with 720 horizontal lines/1280 columns and an aspect ratio (AR) of 16:9, normally known as widescreen HDTV (1.78:1). All major HDTV broadcas ...

HD video recording at 60p (59.94 Hz) and 50p (50 Hz) *

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ED video recording at 30p and 25p * 5.0 frames per second continuous shooting * "Anti-flicker" feature (first introduced on the EOS 7D Mk II) – the shutter release can be set to compensate for flickering electric lighting *

ISO sensitivity Film speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system. A closely related ISO system is used to describe the relation ...

100–6400 (expandable to H: 12800) * 3.2″ Clear View II LCD screen with 1,040,000 dots resolution * 61 points autofocus system, with 41 cross-type points * 252 zones color-sensitive metering system * EOS Scene Detection System with a new 150,000 pixels RGB + IR metering sensor * Magnesium alloy body * Weather sealing (resistance to water and dust) * New shutter and mirror mechanism to help reduce vibrations and camera shake

Trivia

The apparent design difference between the 5DS and 5DS R is the colour of their name: the name 'EOS 5DS' is printed in gold on the 5DS and in silver on the 5DS R (like on all

Canon EOS Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus single-lens reflex camera (SLR) and mirrorless camera series produced by Canon Inc. Introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650, all EOS cameras used 35 mm film until October 1996 when the EOS ...

cameras); the letter 'R' of the 5DS R is printed in red.

References

External links

Canon EOS 5DS: Digital Photography Review
Feb 6, 2015
In Focus: EOS 5DS, 5DS R
News 16th Jul. 2015 {{Full-frame DSLR cameras 5Ds Cameras introduced in 2015 Full-frame DSLR cameras