Canon EOS 5DS vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 5DS and Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 5DS vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 lens
Height 11.64 cm 7.19 cm
Width 15.2 cm 12.1 cm
Depth 7.64 cm 5.43 cm
Weight 845 g 399 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Camera body only: 399 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy SORPLAS
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom - 2.1x
SENSOR Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Sensor Resolution 50.6 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 53,000,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,642,856 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 59.94 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit -
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Type - Zoom lens - 2.1x zoom - 28 - 60 mm - f/4.0-5.6 FE - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 42 - 90 mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 54 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 7 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Sony E-mount
Features - Aspherical lens, dustproof, linear AF motor, moisture-resistant
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 759
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF -
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -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 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
ISO (Max) 102400 409600
Native ISO 200-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 409600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) -
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash -
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Soft Skin, Background defocus, Time Lapse, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Automatic
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/60sec, 1/30 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, XAVC S, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo (3-Capsule directional)
MEMORY Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
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
4240 x 2832
2768 x 1848
2128 x 1416
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
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Battery Type Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (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 - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB 3.2, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, remote control via Bluetooth
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second 10 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 Built-in speaker, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), slow motion recording, auto-framing, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, focus breathing compensation, 14-bit RAW, proxy recording, Framing Stabilizer, Product Showcase Setting, Multiple Face Recognition, quick motion
OTHERS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha ZV-E1L + FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, wind screen, shoulder strap, shoe cap, wind screen adapter
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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