Canon 5DS vs Sony A68

Canon 5DS advantages over Sony A68

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Larger sensor
  35mm vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  5DS test data on DxO Mark A68 test data on DxO Mark
  2,381 vs 701 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  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

  700 vs 580 shots
  Capture more photos
• More cross-type AF points
  41 vs 15
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Higher-res screen
  348k vs 154k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.71x vs 0.57x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  50.6 vs 24.3 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Faster shutter
  1/8000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light