Canon EOS R5 vs. Canon EOS 5DS

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Canon EOS R5

Canon EOS 5DS

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Megapixels

45.00

50.60

Max. image resolution

8192 x 5464

8688 x 5792

Sensor

Sensor type

CMOS

Sensor size

36 x 24 mm

Sensor resolution

8216 x 5477

8712 x 5808

Diagonal

43.27 mm

Sensor size comparison

Sensor size is generally a good indicator of the quality of the camera. Sensors can vary greatly in size. As a general rule, the bigger the sensor, the better the image quality.

Bigger sensors are more effective because they have more surface area to capture light. An important factor when comparing digital cameras is also camera generation. Generally, newer sensors will outperform the older.

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Actual sensor size

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Canon EOS R5		Canon EOS 5DS

Surface area:

864.00 mm²

Difference: 0 mm² (0%)

R5 and 5DS sensors are the same size.

Note: You are comparing cameras of different generations. There is a 5 year gap between Canon R5 (2020) and Canon 5DS (2015). All things being equal, newer sensor generations generally outperform the older.

Pixel pitch

4.38 µm

4.13 µm

Pixel pitch tells you the distance from the center of one pixel (photosite) to the center of the next. It tells you how close the pixels are to each other.

The bigger the pixel pitch, the further apart they are and the bigger each pixel is. Bigger pixels tend to have better signal to noise ratio and greater dynamic range.

Difference: 0.25 µm (6%)

Pixel pitch of R5 is approx. 6% higher than pixel pitch of 5DS.

Pixel area

19.18 µm²

17.06 µm²

Pixel or photosite area affects how much light per pixel can be gathered. The larger it is the more light can be collected by a single pixel.

Larger pixels have the potential to collect more photons, resulting in greater dynamic range, while smaller pixels provide higher resolutions (more detail) for a given sensor size.

Relative pixel sizes:

Pixel area difference: 2.12 µm² (12%)

A pixel on Canon R5 sensor is approx. 12% bigger than a pixel on Canon 5DS.

Pixel density

5.21 MP/cm²

5.86 MP/cm²

Pixel density tells you how many million pixels fit or would fit in one square cm of the sensor.

Higher pixel density means smaller pixels and lower pixel density means larger pixels.

Difference: 0.65 µm (12%)

Canon 5DS has approx. 12% higher pixel density than Canon R5.

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Specs

Canon R5

Canon 5DS

Crop factor

Total megapixels

47.10

53.00

Effective megapixels

45.00

50.60

Optical zoom

Digital zoom

ISO sensitivity

Yes, 100-51200 (extends to 50-102400)

Auto, 100 - 6400 (expands to 12800)

RAW

Manual focus

Normal focus range

Macro focus range

Focal length (35mm equiv.)

Aperture priority

Yes

Max. aperture

Max. aperture (35mm equiv.)

n/a

Metering

Multi, Center-weighted, Spot, Partial

Exposure compensation

±3 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

Shutter priority

Yes

Min. shutter speed

30 sec

Max. shutter speed

1/8000 sec

Built-in flash

External flash

Viewfinder

Electronic

Optical (pentaprism)

White balance presets

Screen size

3.2"

Screen resolution

2,100,000 dots

1,040,000 dots

Video capture

Max. video resolution

8192x4320 (30p/24/23.98p)

1920x1080 (30p/25p/24p)

Storage types

SD/SDHC/SDXC/CFexpress

SD/SDHC/SDXC, CompactFlash

USB

USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)

HDMI

Wireless

GPS

Battery

LP-E6NH lithium-ion battery

Battery Pack LP-E6

Weight

738 g

930 g

Dimensions

138.5 x 97.5 x 88 mm

152 x 116.4 x 76.4 mm

Year

2020

2015

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Diagonal

Diagonal is calculated by the use of Pythagorean theorem:

Diagonal = √

w² + h²

where w = sensor width and h = sensor height

Canon R5 diagonal

w = 36.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm

Diagonal = √

36.00² + 24.00²

= 43.27 mm

Canon 5DS diagonal

w = 36.00 mm
h = 24.00 mm

Diagonal = √

36.00² + 24.00²

= 43.27 mm

Surface area

Surface area is calculated by multiplying the width and the height of a sensor.

R5 sensor area

Width = 36.00 mm
Height = 24.00 mm

Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²

5DS sensor area

Width = 36.00 mm
Height = 24.00 mm

Surface area = 36.00 × 24.00 = 864.00 mm²

Pixel pitch

Pixel pitch is the distance from the center of one pixel to the center of the next measured in micrometers (µm). It can be calculated with the following formula:

Pixel pitch =	sensor width in mm	× 1000
	sensor resolution width in pixels

R5 pixel pitch

Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 8216 pixels

Pixel pitch =	36.00	× 1000	= 4.38 µm
	8216

5DS pixel pitch

Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor resolution width = 8712 pixels

Pixel pitch =	36.00	× 1000	= 4.13 µm
	8712

Pixel area

The area of one pixel can be calculated by simply squaring the pixel pitch:

Pixel area = pixel pitch²

You could also divide sensor surface area with effective megapixels:

Pixel area =	sensor surface area in mm²
	effective megapixels

R5 pixel area

Pixel pitch = 4.38 µm

Pixel area = 4.38² = 19.18 µm²

5DS pixel area

Pixel pitch = 4.13 µm

Pixel area = 4.13² = 17.06 µm²

Pixel density

Pixel density can be calculated with the following formula:

Pixel density = (	sensor resolution width in pixels	)² / 1000000
	sensor width in cm

One could also use this formula:

Pixel density =	effective megapixels × 1000000	/ 10000
	sensor surface area in mm²

R5 pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 8216 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm

Pixel density = (8216 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 5.21 MP/cm²

5DS pixel density

Sensor resolution width = 8712 pixels
Sensor width = 3.6 cm

Pixel density = (8712 / 3.6)² / 1000000 = 5.86 MP/cm²

Sensor resolution

Sensor resolution is calculated from sensor size and effective megapixels. It's slightly higher than maximum (not interpolated) image resolution which is usually stated on camera specifications. Sensor resolution is used in pixel pitch, pixel area, and pixel density formula. For sake of simplicity, we're going to calculate it in 3 stages.

1. First we need to find the ratio between horizontal and vertical length by dividing the former with the latter (aspect ratio). It's usually 1.33 (4:3) or 1.5 (3:2), but not always.

2. With the ratio (r) known we can calculate the X from the formula below, where X is a vertical number of pixels:

(X × r) × X = effective megapixels × 1000000 →

X = √	effective megapixels × 1000000
	r

3. To get sensor resolution we then multiply X with the corresponding ratio:

Resolution horizontal: X × r
Resolution vertical: X

R5 sensor resolution

Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 45.00

r = 36.00/24.00 = 1.5

X = √	45.00 × 1000000	= 5477
	1.5

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 5477 × 1.5 = 8216
Resolution vertical: X = 5477

Sensor resolution = 8216 x 5477

5DS sensor resolution

Sensor width = 36.00 mm
Sensor height = 24.00 mm
Effective megapixels = 50.60

r = 36.00/24.00 = 1.5

X = √	50.60 × 1000000	= 5808
	1.5

Resolution horizontal: X × r = 5808 × 1.5 = 8712
Resolution vertical: X = 5808

Sensor resolution = 8712 x 5808

Crop factor

Crop factor or focal length multiplier is calculated by dividing the diagonal of 35 mm film (43.27 mm) with the diagonal of the sensor.

Crop factor =	43.27 mm
	sensor diagonal in mm

R5 crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.27 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 1
	43.27

5DS crop factor

Sensor diagonal in mm = 43.27 mm

Crop factor =	43.27	= 1
	43.27

35 mm equivalent aperture

Equivalent aperture (in 135 film terms) is calculated by multiplying lens aperture with crop factor (a.k.a. focal length multiplier).

R5 equivalent aperture

Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for Canon R5, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Since crop factor for Canon R5 is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.

5DS equivalent aperture

Aperture is a lens characteristic, so it's calculated only for fixed lens cameras. If you want to know the equivalent aperture for Canon 5DS, take the aperture of the lens you're using and multiply it with crop factor.

Since crop factor for Canon 5DS is 1, the equivalent aperture is aperture.

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