Canon EOS 5DS vs. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 5DS and Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1. 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. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.64 cm 9.69 cm
Width 15.2 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 7.64 cm 8.08 cm
Weight 845 g 652 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Camera body only: 652 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 737 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant -
SENSOR Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Sensor Resolution 50.6 Megapixel 50.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 53,000,000 pixels 50,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 50,642,856 pixels 50,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
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 Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.64"
Viewfinder Resolution - 9,437,184 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.9x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
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 Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
ISO (Max) 102400 102400
Native ISO 200-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 102400
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 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance 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 Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/32000 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 1/200sec, 1/500 sec, 1/400 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPF, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 7680 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card Dual CFexpress / 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, CFexpress
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
8640 x 5760
5616 x 3744
4320 x 2880
5616 x 3744 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2880 - APS-C mode
7680 x 5760
4992 x 3744
3840 x 2880
4992 x 3744 - APS-C mode
3840 x 2880 - APS-C mode
8760 x 4864
5616 x 3160
4320 x 2432
5616 x 3160 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2432 - APS-C mode
5760 x 5760
3744 x 3744
2880 x 2880
3744 x 3744 - APS-C mode
2880 x 2880 - APS-C mode
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 - 7680 x 4320 p - 30 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 24 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
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 - 430 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 150 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 145 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
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
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
USB / AV output (micro-USB)
USB (USB Type-C)
FEATURES Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
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, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 15 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, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function
OTHERS Canon EOS 5DS Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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