Canon EOS 5DS vs Nikon Coolpix P7800

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS 5DS and the Nikon Coolpix P7800, 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 was introduced in February 2015 and Nikon Coolpix P7800 was introduced in November 2013. 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 over Nikon Coolpix P7800.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon Coolpix P7800 over Canon EOS 5DS.

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 has a 3.2" Fixed screen with 1,040k dot resolution and Nikon Coolpix P7800 has a 3.0" Fully Articulated screen with 921k dot resolution. Fully articulated screen makes Nikon Coolpix P7800 selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting.

Viewfinder

Canon EOS 5DS has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinderNikon Coolpix P7800 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 921k dot resolution. They both have 100% coverage.

Canon EOS 5DS 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. Nikon Coolpix P7800 features a 12.2 megapixel 1/1.7-inch BSI-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 - 1,600 and expands to 80 - 6,400 in boosted mode.

Nikon Coolpix P7800 has BSI-CMOS sensor, short for Backside Illuminated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor sensor. In traditional CMOS sensors, the wiring and circuitry are located on the front side of the sensor, which can block some of the incoming light. BSI technology flips this design by placing the photosensitive elements (pixels) on the backside of the sensor, allowing more light to reach the pixels. This significantly enhances light sensitivity and improves low-light performance. BSI-CMOS sensors are particularly effective in low-light conditions, as they can capture more light, resulting in brighter and less noisy images. This makes them well-suited for indoor and night photography. BSI-CMOS sensors deliver a higher SNR and reduced cross-talk.

Canon EOS 5DS is equipped with Dual DIGIC 6 processor and can take pictures up to 8688 x 5792 resolution. Nikon Coolpix P7800 can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3264 x 2448, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 3984 x 2656 (3:2), 3968 x 2232 (16:9), 3000 x 3000 (1:1) with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Nikon Coolpix P7800 has an image stabilization.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. Canon EOS 5DS has a Mini HDMI and Nikon Coolpix P7800 has a Mini HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS 5DS comes with LP-E6 battery pack with battery life of 700 shots and Nikon Coolpix P7800 comes with EN-EL14 battery pack with battery life of 350 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS 5DS has two card slots - one for SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) and one for CompactFlash (UDMA 7). Nikon Coolpix P7800 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Canon EOS 5DS, and up to 1/4000 sec on Nikon Coolpix P7800. Canon EOS 5DS can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps. Nikon Coolpix P7800 can shoot continuously up to 8.0 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS 5DS has Dual Pixel CMOS AF system with 61 (41 cross-type) focusing points and Nikon Coolpix P7800 has 99 focusing points. Canon EOS 5DS has detection range from -2 to +18 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Canon EOS 5DS ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Canon EOS 5DS and ±5 range on Nikon Coolpix P7800. You can also do exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Canon EOS 5DS and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon Coolpix P7800.

Flash

Nikon Coolpix P7800 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 10.00 m and also accepts external flash which can be connected via Shoe Mount. Canon EOS 5DS 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.

Canon EOS 5DS body has dimensions of 152 x 116 x 76 mm (5.98 x 4.57 x 2.99") and Nikon Coolpix P7800 body has dimensions of 119 x 78 x 50 mm (4.69 x 3.07 x 1.97"). Canon EOS 5DS weighs 930 g (2.05 lb / 32.80 oz) and Nikon Coolpix P7800 weighs 399 g (0.88 lb / 14.07 oz).

Canon EOS 5DS

Nikon Coolpix P7800

152 mm

116 mm

119 mm

78 mm

116 mm

78 mm

76 mm

50 mm