Canon 550D vs Canon 5DS

Let's take a closer look at the Canon 550D and Canon 5DS, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are manufactured by Canon. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the 550D (18MP) and 5DS (51MP) and the 550D (APS-C) and 5DS (Full frame) provide different sensor measurements.

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The 550D was released 5 years earlier than the 5DS and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon 550D being a Compact SLR camera and the Canon 5DS being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a short view of how the 550D grades vs the 5DS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 550D & Canon EOS 5DS. The complete galleries are provided at Canon 550D Gallery & Canon 5DS Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and size. The Canon 550D offers outside dimensions of 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") along with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs) whilst the Canon 5DS has specifications of 152mm x 116mm x 76mm (6.0" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the 550D against the 5DS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 550D and 5DS is 70 and 55 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through specs. The photograph below may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 550D and 5DS.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 550D due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Canon 5DS will result in greater detail as a result of its extra 33MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older 550D will be behind with regard to sensor tech.