Leica SL Typ 601 vs. Canon EOS R5

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Leica SL Typ 601 and Canon EOS R5. 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 SL Typ 601 vs. Canon EOS R5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.4 cm 9.75 cm
Width 14.7 cm 13.58 cm
Depth 3.9 cm 8.8 cm
Weight 771 g 650 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g
Body Material Milled aluminium Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Sensor Resolution - 45 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 47,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 45,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 24 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Image Processor Leica Maestro II DIGIC X
LENS Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Lens Mounting Type Leica L Canon RF
FOCUSING Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 5940
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.66" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 4,400,000 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
ISO (Max) - 102400
Native ISO - 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50-50000 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 384
Exposure Modes Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Special Effects - 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, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 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 1/250sec 1/250sec
DISPLAY Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Type - 3.15" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format - 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor - Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.265
Image Recording Format - JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 8192 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 128 GB -
Image Storage - 8192 x 5464
5808 x 3872
4176 x 2784
2400 x 1600
5088 x 3392
7280 x 5464
5152 x 3872
3712 x 2784
2112 x 1600
8192 x 4608
5808 x 3264
4176 x 2344
2400 x 1344
5456 x 5456
3872 x 3872
2784 x 2784
1600 x 1600
3648 x 3648
2432 x 2432
1824 x 1824
Video Capture - H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
RAM Installed 2 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Battery Type Manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard - DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0 (8 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
FEATURES Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 11 frames per second, 7 frames per second (8.4MP) 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second
Additional Features Histogram display, no anti-aliasing filter RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable
OTHERS Leica SL Typ 601 Canon EOS R5
Included Accessories Carrying strap, cleaning cloth, battery charger, body cap, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable
Software - Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 1 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 1 year
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