Canon EOS 5DS R vs Casio Exilim EX-100

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS 5DS R and the Casio Exilim EX-100, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Canon EOS 5DS R was introduced in February 2015 and Casio Exilim EX-100 was introduced in February 2014. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS 5DS R over Casio Exilim EX-100.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-100 over Canon EOS 5DS R.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Canon EOS 5DS R has a 3.2" Fixed screen with 1,040k dot resolution and Casio Exilim EX-100 has a 3.50" Tilting screen with 922k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Casio Exilim EX-100 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Canon EOS 5DS R

Canon EOS 5DS R has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 0.71x magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Casio Exilim EX-100.

Canon EOS 5DS R features a 50.6 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 36 x 24 mm and a total area of 864 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 12,800 in boosted mode. Casio Exilim EX-100 features a 12 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 7.44 x 5.58 mm and a total area of 31.1 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 12,800 and expands to 80 - 25,600 in boosted mode.

Canon EOS 5DS R is equipped with Dual DIGIC 6 processor and can take pictures up to 8688 x 5792 resolution. Casio Exilim EX-100 can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 2656, 4000 x 2240, 3264 x 2248, 2048 x 1536 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

No Low-Pass Filter on Canon EOS 5DS R

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Canon EOS 5DS R. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

Casio Exilim EX-100 has an image stabilization.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Casio Exilim EX-100

Casio Exilim EX-100 has a built-in Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS 5DS R comes with LP-E6 battery pack with battery life of 700 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS 5DS R has two card slots - one for SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) and one for CompactFlash (UDMA 7). Casio Exilim EX-100 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Canon EOS 5DS R has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Canon EOS 5DS R, and up to 1/20000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/2000 sec with mechanical shutter on Casio Exilim EX-100. Canon EOS 5DS R can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps. Casio Exilim EX-100 can shoot continuously up to 30.0 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS 5DS R has Dual Pixel CMOS AF system with 61 (41 cross-type) focusing points and Casio Exilim EX-100 has 25 focusing points. Canon EOS 5DS R has detection range from -2 to +18 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Canon EOS 5DS R ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Canon EOS 5DS R and ±3 range on Casio Exilim EX-100. You can also do exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Canon EOS 5DS R and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Casio Exilim EX-100.

Flash

Casio Exilim EX-100 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 6.10 m. Canon EOS 5DS R has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe or PC Terminal. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Canon EOS 5DS R.

Canon EOS 5DS R body has dimensions of 152 x 116 x 76 mm (5.98 x 4.57 x 2.99") and Casio Exilim EX-100 body has dimensions of 119 x 67 x 50 mm (4.69 x 2.64 x 1.97"). Canon EOS 5DS R weighs 930 g (2.05 lb / 32.80 oz) and Casio Exilim EX-100 weighs 389 g (0.86 lb / 13.72 oz).

Canon EOS 5DS R

Casio Exilim EX-100

152 mm

116 mm

119 mm

67 mm

116 mm

67 mm