Pentax Q7 vs. Canon EOS 5DS R

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Pentax Q7 and Canon EOS 5DS R. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Pentax Q7 vs. Canon EOS 5DS R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 5.8 cm 11.64 cm
Width 10.2 cm 15.2 cm
Depth 3.35 cm 7.64 cm
Weight 180 g 845 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Body Material Reinforced polycarbonate plastic Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver | Yellow -
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Sensor Resolution 12.4 Megapixel 50.6 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,760,000 pixels 53,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,400,000 pixels 50,642,856 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.7" Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Image Processor - Dual DIGIC 6
LENS Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens Mounting Type Pentax Q-mount Canon EF
FOCUSING Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 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 Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Yes -
VIEWFINDER Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
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 Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
ISO (Max) 12800 102400
Native ISO 100-12800 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-12800 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 Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, surf & snow, PET, Blue Sky, food, multiple exposure, night scene, sunset, candle, night snapshot, night scene with portrait, kids, Stage, night scene HDR, moving object, quick macro, backlight silhouette, Dynamic Range (HDR) -
Special Effects Slim, Colour, fisheye, natural, bright, Vibrant, monochrome, Muted, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, Cross Process, HDR, Colour Extract, Toy camera, High contrast, Colour Invert, Bleach Bypass, Posterisation, Radiant, Reversal Film, Shading 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), Color Temperature Enhancement (CTE), fluorescent light (daylight colour), fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight
Shutter Type Electronic Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 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 3 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/2000 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment
FLASH Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4.9 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) + JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
MEMORY Pentax Q7 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 DNG (RAW) 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 2664
JPEG 4000 x 2248
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 3072 x 2048
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1440
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 2992 x 2992
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1440 x 1440
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 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 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
H.264 - 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 Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Battery Type Pentax D-LI68 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details Pentax D-LI68 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 240 shots
Photo shooting - 250 shots (50% flash usage)
Photo shooting - 260 shots (flash off)
Playback - 2.7 hours
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 Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Connectivity Features - Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard Exif Print support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
FEATURES Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, face detection, in-camera RAW processing, Scene Auto Selector, HDR image enhancement technology, Shade Correction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, High ISO NR 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 Pentax Q7 Canon EOS 5DS R
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable, shoe cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.0 LE Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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