The Canon EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R (marketed as the EOS 5Ds and EOS 5Ds R in Japan) are two closely related digital SLR cameras announced by

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on February 6, 2015. Both are professional full-frame cameras with 50.3-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 optical low-pass filter. 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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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

* 50.3 effective megapixels full-frame

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* Dual DIGIC 6 image processors with 14-

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processing * 100% viewfinder frame coverage with 0.71× magnification * Intelligent Viewfinder II with additional shooting information display shooting information (first introduced on the EOS 7D Mk II) * 1.3× and 1.6× cropping zone through OVF *

Full HD video recording at

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, 25p (25 Hz) and 30p (29.97 Hz) with drop frame timing *

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

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ED video recording at 30p and 25p * Single AF while recording video (same as EOS 60D and absent from previous EOS 5D series) * 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 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

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+ 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

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