Canon dropped an atomic bomb in the megapixel world this past week, announcing two new 5D cameras that have an unheard of 50MP resolution.
The two new 5D cameras – the 5DS and 5DS R – will be the highest resolution full-frame DSLR cameras on the market when released. The two cameras are almost identical, and the difference is the 5DS R cancels the low pass filter, making images crisper. The new cameras appear to be aimed at photographers as they don’t appear to include new and exciting video features.
At the time of writing, the Canon 5DS will retail at $3700, while the 5DS R will be priced at $3,900.
Here are the current specs for the new Canon 5DS and 5DS R cameras:
- 50.6MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
- Dual DIGIC 6 Image Processors
- 3.2″ 1,040K-Dot ClearView II LCD Monitor
- Crop Shooting: 1.3x 30MP and 1.6x 20MP
- 61-Point High Density Reticular AF
- 150,000-Pixel RGB+IR Metering Sensor
- ISO 100-6400 (Extended Mode: 50-12800)
- Built-in Mic
- 5.0 fps Burst Shooting
- Dual Compact Flash and SD Media Slots
Video
- MPEG AVC/H.264: 1920 x 1080p / 29.97 fps / 25 fps / 23.98 fps
- MPEG AVC/H.264: 1280 x 720p / 59.94 fps / 50 fps
- MPEG AVC/H.264: 640 x 480p / 29.97 fps / 25 fps
- 1920 x 1280: ALL-I 11 min. (654 MB / min.)
- 1920 x 1280: IPB 33 min. (255 MB / min.)
- 1280 x 720: ALL-I 13 min. (583 MB / min.)
- 1280 x 720: IPB 38 min. (196 MB / min.)
- 640 x 480: IPB 97 min. (78 MB / min.)
Watch DigitalRev go hands-on with the both the 5Ds & the 5Ds R in this video:
