Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 5DS and Canon EOS 1D X Mark III. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 5.5K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording |
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| 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 | 1.25 kg |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 845 g Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g |
Camera body only: 1.25 kg Camera with battery and memory card: 1.44 kg |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Magnesium alloy |
| Protection | Weatherproof, dust-resistant | Weatherproof, dust-resistant |
| Navigation | - | GPS receiver |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Sensor Resolution | 50.6 Megapixel | 20.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 53,000,000 pixels | 21,400,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 50,642,856 pixels | 20,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, High Detail Low Pass Filter |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Image Processor | Dual DIGIC 6 | DIGIC X |
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| LENS | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF | Canon EF |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 61 | 191 |
| Auto Focus Features | Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system | Deep Learning technology |
| AE/AF Control | Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF | Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Servo AF, Head Detection AF, Large Zone AF |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism |
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| 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 | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| ISO (Max) | 102400 | 819200 |
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| Native ISO | 200-25600 | 100-102400 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) | 204800 (H1), 409600 (H2), 819200 (H3) |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-102400, ISO 819200 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) | Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (1.5%), partial (6.2%) |
| 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 | - |
| 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 (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 III |
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| Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3.2" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 2,100,000 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 III |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV | H.264, RAW, H.265 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 5472 x 2886 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | - | Mono |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Memory Card Slot | CompactFlash Card, SD card | Dual CFexpress |
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| Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card | CFexpress |
| Memory Card | - | 64 GB CFexpress |
| 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 |
5472 x 3648 4368 x 2912 3648 x 2432 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 |
RAW - 5472 x 2286 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080 |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion |
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| 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)) |
Photo shooting - 2850 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off)) Photo shooting - 2360 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off)) Photo shooting - 610 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode)) Photo shooting - 530 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode)) |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 | USB 3.1, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth |
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| Connectivity Features | Wi-Fi ready | - |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | DPOF support, Exif Print 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 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 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, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS 5DS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark III |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector | Body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector, dual battery charger |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 45 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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