Canon announces Eos 5DS DSLR with 50-megapixel sensor

Canon has presented the Eos 5DS, a dslr with a sensor that has a maximum resolution of more than 50 megapixels. This makes it the dslr with the highest resolution to date. In crop mode, it still shoots photos with a resolution of 19 megapixels.

The 5DS will receive a dual Digic6 image processor, a newer version of the Digic5+ from the 5D Mark III. The ISO range is 100-6400, with extension to 12,800. That’s less than the 5D Mark III coming to 25,600 with expansion to 102,400. Also less is the amount of photos that the new 5DS can take per second. That’s five, where the 5D Mark III can make six. This undoubtedly has to do with the higher resolution of the sensor, which shoots photos at a maximum of 8688×5792 pixels. Videos shoot the camera at up to 1080p at 30fps.

The 5Ds has 61 af-points and features a ‘150,000 pixel rgb + ir’ photometry sensor. The camera has a 1.3x and 1.6x crop mode, where users still take photos at 19 megapixels. The device will also receive support for time-lapse videos and it will have interval and bulb timers. Finally, the camera gets a magnesium alloy body, which is resistant to dust and water. The body measures 15.2 x 11.6 x 7.2 cm and weighs 930 grams.

Canon has equipped the camera with a 3.2″ LCD of the ClearView II type with one million pixels. The dslr comes in two variants: the regular Eos 5DS and the 5DS R. The R version of the EOS 5DS must without an optical lowpass filter. It is not yet known how big the price difference will be. Both cameras will be released for the first time in June.