Leica M vs. Canon EOS 5DS R

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Leica M and Canon EOS 5DS R. 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

Leica M vs. Canon EOS 5DS R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - rangefinder Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 8 cm 11.64 cm
Width 13.9 cm 15.2 cm
Depth 4.2 cm 7.64 cm
Weight 680 g 845 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Body Material Synthetic leather, magnesium Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver chrome -
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 50.6 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 53,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 50,642,856 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Sensors Dust alert sensor, digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Image Processor Leica Maestro Dual DIGIC 6
LENS Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens Mounting Type Leica M Canon EF
FOCUSING Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Auto Focus - TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 61
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system
AE/AF Control - Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
VIEWFINDER Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.68x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion 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
Features Automatic parallax compensation -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
ISO (Max) 6400 102400
Native ISO - 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200-6400 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 252
Exposure Modes Bulb, manual, aperture-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Special Effects Film Simulation Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 13100K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/2, 1, 2, 3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range - EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 920,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Contrast control Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Digital Video Format MJPEG, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Memory Card Slot SD card CompactFlash Card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5952 x 3976
JPEG 4256 x 2832
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1080
DNG (RAW) 5952 x 3976
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
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 - 24 fps
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
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 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))
CONNECTIONS Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Interface - Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Connectivity Features - Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type - USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
FEATURES Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Sharpness control, saturation control 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), no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Intelligent Scene Analysis (iSA) system, Mirror Vibration Control system
OTHERS Leica M Canon EOS 5DS R
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, power cable, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector
Software Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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