News & Reviews:   Canon EOS 5DS R

Canon recently announced the development of their new Canon 250MP APS-H CMOS Sensor and that it can fit into the body of a consumer-level DSLR digital camera. Granted, the sensor is actually 246.7MP but if you round things up it you should get the aforementioned 250MP. Tech specs show that the actual APS-H sensor measures 29.2mm x 20.2mm and has a readout speed of 1.25 billion pixels per second, which translates to highest resolution images at five frames per second. According to Canon their new APS-H sensor installed in a camera is capable of "distinguishing of lettering on the side of an airplane flying at a distance of approximately 18 km from the shooting location". Canon previously announced a 50MP sensor in 2007 and recently released 50MP DSLRs with the Canon EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R this year. This could mean we'll see 250MP DSLRs in 2023 but for now Canon intends to offer the APS-H sensor for surveillance and crime prevention. There is no mention of any Malaysia release or pricing details of course, but it does offer a glimpse of the future.

Canon Malaysia has just announced the Canon EOS 5DS R, EOS 5DS 50.6MP DSLRs and XC10 4K camcorder. Both DSLR digital cameras boast the highest resolution in the world yet, while the XC10 is also one of the the world's most compact 4K camcorders. Malaysia pricing is set at RM13999 for the EOS 5DS while the EOS 5DS R will be from RM14999, available end of July 2015. Pricing and release dates for the XC10 are still not available yet. All three models will offer a higher end range of devices and won't replace any existing models. In conjunction with the launch, various professional photographers provided testimonials of the new EOS 5DS R and 5DS DSLR digital cameras, highlighting the ease of post editing thanks to the much larger 50.6MP resolution. Check out the full tech specs, features and hands-on photos below:

• Canon EOS 5DS R / EOS 5DS
• 50.6MP CMOS sensor 
• Dual DIGIC 6 imaging processor
• 100-6400 ISO speed (expandable to 50 and 12 800)
• 5 fps continuous shooting speed
• Full HD 30p maximum video format
• 61-points Phase Difference AF with iTR AF
• 152 x 116.4 x 76.4mm | 845g (body only)
• Wide 3.2-inch LCD (1.04 million dots)

Canon recently announced that they have maintained their position as the No. 1 share of the global interchangeable-lens digital camera market for the 12th straight year from 2003 to 2014. Canon have maintained this position due to a robust product line-up spanning the development of CMOS image sensors, image processors and interchangeable lenses, employed in its interchangeable-lens cameras. Milestones for the company include the EOS Kiss Digital (EOS Digital Rebel or EOS 300D Digital in other regions) in 2003, the EOS-1D series of digital SLR cameras targeting professional users, and the EOS 5D series, which paved the way for digital SLR video recording thanks to its full-frame sensor employing a video-capture function. More recently Canon launched the EOS 7D Mark II for 2014 with it's fast continuous shooting speed of 10 frames per second and five new camera models in February comprising of the EOS 5DS and 5DS R, which achieve the world’s highest pixel count among 35 mm full-frame sensor digital SLR cameras, the EOS 8000D (EOS Rebel T6s or 760D) and EOS Kiss X8i (EOS Rebel T6i or 750D in other regions) entry-level digital SLR cameras and the EOS M3 digital compact-system camera, which achieves greatly enhanced AF performance. Check out the samples taken using the EOS 5DS in this article.