Quick facts
Full name: Canon EOS 5DS
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
Regional aliases
No verified regional aliases
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2015 · Released about 11 years ago
- Sensor
- 36 × 24 mm CMOS
- Effective resolution
- 50.6 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- —
- Weight
- 930 g
- Battery
- Battery Pack LP-E6
- Storage
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, CompactFlash
Editorial guidance, not a verified specification
Who it may suit
May suit photographers who need both stills and video, after checking autofocus, recording limits, and lens availability.
What to check before buying used
The checks below are editorial guidance. Verify the individual camera and seller information before buying.
- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
- Test video recording, microphones, stabilization, and the ports you expect to use.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 43.27 mm
- Surface area
- 864 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 4.13 µm
- Pixel area
- 17.08 µm²
- Pixel density
- 5.86 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
36 × 24 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 50.6 MP
- Total pixels
- 53 MP
- Sensor
- 36 × 24 mm CMOS
- Calculated resolution
- 8,712 × 5,808
- Maximum image
- 8,688 × 5,792
- Crop factor
- 1
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–12,800
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 3.2 in / 1,040,000 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- 1,920 × 1,080
- Storage media
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, CompactFlash
- Battery
- Battery Pack LP-E6
Body
- Weight
- 930 g
- Dimensions
- 152 × 116.4 × 76.4 mm
- Release year
- 2015
Wikidata
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Battery Pack LP-E6
- Brand
- Canon
- Built In Flash
- —
- Crop Factor
- 1
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- —
- Dimensions
- 152 x 116.4 x 76.4 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 50.60
- Exposure Compensation
- ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- ✓
- Iso
- Auto, 100 - 6400 (expands to 12800)
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- —
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- n/a
- Max Image Resolution
- 8688 x 5792
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920x1080 (30p/25p/24p)
- Metering
- Multi, Center-weighted, Spot, Partial
- Min Shutter Speed
- 30 sec
- Model
- EOS 5DS
- Normal Focus Range
- —
- Optical Zoom
- —
- Raw Support
- ✓
- Screen Resolution
- 1,040,000 dots
- Screen Size
- 3.2"
- Sensor Resolution
- 8712 x 5808
- Sensor Size
- 36 x 24 mm
- Sensor Type
- CMOS
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, CompactFlash
- Total Megapixels
- 53.00
- Usb
- USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
- Video Capture
- ✓
- Viewfinder
- Optical (pentaprism)
- Weight
- 930 g
- White Balance Presets
- 8
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2015
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