Canon EOS 5DS vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 5DS and Canon EOS 1D X Mark II. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 5DS vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.64 cm 16.76 cm
Width 15.2 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 7.64 cm 8.26 cm
Weight 845 g 1.34 kg
Weight Details Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
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Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
SENSOR Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Sensor Resolution 50.6 Megapixel 20.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 53,000,000 pixels 21,560,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,642,856 pixels 20,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 59.94 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 -
LENS Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon EF
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 61
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, JPEG/RAW Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
ISO (Max) 102400 51200
Native ISO 200-25600 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2), 409600 (H3)
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-51200, ISO 400-1600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 216
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Type 3.2" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV, AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Microphone Operation Mode - Mono
MEMORY Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card CompactFlash
Memory Card - 64 GB CFast 2.0
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage JPEG 8688 x 5792
JPEG 7680 x 5120
JPEG 5760 x 3840
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
RAW 8688 x 5792
RAW 6480 x 4320
RAW 4320 x 2880
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4368 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 2736 x 1824
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 50 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 25 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 700 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 660 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
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CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
USB 3.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone
FEATURES Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 13 frames per second, 16 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, silent shooting, High Dynamic Range (HDR), Intelligent Scene Analysis (iSA) system, Mirror Vibration Control system Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control
OTHERS Canon EOS 5DS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities EOS Digital Solution
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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