Canon 5DS vs Nikon D5

Nikon D5 advantages over Canon 5DS

• Bigger pixels
  ~ 6.45 vs 4.14 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Shoot 4K video
  4K (UHD) vs 1080p
  Make sure you have a fast computer
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  3780 vs 700 shots
  Capture more photos
• More cross-type AF points
  99 vs 41
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Higher-res screen
  590k vs 348k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• Less shutter lag
  0.13 vs 0.27 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More AF points
  153 vs 61
  More AF points improve autofocus
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Faster JPEG shooting
  12.1 fps vs 4.8 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  200 vs 28 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  12.1 fps vs 4.9 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  183 vs 15 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  3276800 vs 12800 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility