Canon 5DS vs Pentax K10D

Below is a thorough comparison of the Canon 5DS versus Pentax K10D, both Advanced DSLR cameras by companies Canon and Pentax. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the 5DS (51MP) and K10D (10MP) and the 5DS (Full frame) and K10D (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor size.

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The 5DS was brought out 8 years later than the K10D and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the 5DS scores vs the K10D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 5DS and Pentax K10D. The entire galleries are provided at Canon 5DS Gallery and Pentax K10D Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Canon 5DS offers outside measurements of 152mm x 116mm x 76mm (6.0" x 4.6" x 3.0") with a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs) whilst the Pentax K10D has sizing of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") along with a weight of 793 grams (1.75 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the 5DS and the K10D.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the 5DS and K10D is 55 and 59 respectively.

Often, it can be hard to see the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out a spec sheet. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 5DS and K10D.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 5DS because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Canon 5DS will provide more detail having its extra 41MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger 5DS is going to have a benefit in sensor innovation.