Canon EOS 5D Mark IV vs. Leica SL - Camera Comparison

Comparison of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and the Leica SL

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
85 points
Leica SL
76 points
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV ✭ Camspex.com
116 mm
151 mm
BODY
Leica SL
Leica SL ✭ Camspex.com
104 mm
147 mm
2016
YEARYear of announcement
2015
Magnesium alloy
BODY MATERIAL
Aluminium alloy
Weather
sealed
WEATHER SEALING
Weather
sealed
Canon EF
LENS MOUNT
Leica L
150 000 cycles
SHUTTER LIFEThe shutter durability as rated by the manufacturer.
200 000 cycles
890 g
1.96 lb
151 x 116 x 76 mm
5.9 x 4.6 x 3 in.
DIMENSIONS
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
DIMENS.
& WEIGHTLength x Height x Width and the Weight incl. batteries and memory card
147 x 104 x 39 mm
5.8 x 4.1 x 1.5 in.
847 g
1.87 lb
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Leica SL
30.4 MP
Canon CMOS Full Frame Sensor
SENSOR The number of effective megapixels (MP). Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
SENSOR Sensor manufacturer (if known) and sensor type.
24.0 MP
CMOS Full Frame Sensor
30.4 MP
EFFECTIVE MEGAPIX The number of effective megapixels (MP).
24.0 MP
36.0 x 24.0 mm
SENSOR SIZE
36.0 x 24.0 mm
6720 x 4480 pixels
MAX. RESOLUTIONMaximum still image resolution
MAX. RESOLUT.Maximum still image resolution
6000 x 4000 pixels
1x
CROP FACTORA 50mm lens on a camera with a crop factor of 1.5x would behave like a 75mm lens on a full-frame camera with a crop factor of 1x (50mm x 1.5 = 75mm)
1x
Bayer array
COLOR FILTER
Bayer array
5.4 μm
PIXEL PITCHThe center-to-center distance between two pixels (photosites) on a sensor. The larger the photosites, the more light they can capture and the lower is the level of visible "noise" in captured images.
6 μm
Fixed
LOW-PASS FILTERA low-pass filter blurs fine details of an image to eliminate the moiré and the color artifacts of finely patterned structures. Without a low-pass filter images will appear sharper, but there is also a risk of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
None
3:2
NATIVE
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
ASPECT RATIOThe width to height ratio of the "straight out of the camera" images. However, most modern digital cameras are capable of producing images in various aspect ratios.
3:2
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
DXOMARK
SENSOR
SCOREAnalysis of the camera image quality by dxomark.com
Leica SL
91
OVERALL SCOREDXOMARK Sensor Overall Score shows a camera's sensor quality in terms of noise, ability to render high contrast, formation of colored noise, ability to shoot in low light.
88
24.8
COLOR DEPTHThe color depth performance (DXOMARK Portrait Score) in bits
25
13.6
DYNAMIC RANGEThe maximum dynamic range performance (DXOMARK Landscape Score) in exposure value (EV)
13.4
2995
LOW-LIGHT ISOThe low-light sensitivity performance (DXOMARK Sports Score) in ISO sensitivity value
1821
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Leica SL
COVERAGE:
100 %
REAL SIZE:
0.71
VIEW­FINDERThe viewfinder frame COVERAGE in percent and the real viewfinder SIZE (VF magnification corrected by the crop factor of a camera — this way cameras with different sensor sizes can be compared).
COVERAGE:
100 %
REAL SIZE:
0.80
Optical (pentaprism)
VF TYPE
Electronic (4 410 000 dot LCD)
Fixed
 1 620 000 dot LCD
REAR SCREEN
Fixed 
1 036 800 dot Back light LED
3.2 inch
SCREEN SIZE
2.95 inch
LIVE VIEW & TOUCH SCREEN
camspex.com — Top plate LCD — Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
TOP LCD PANELLCD panel on top of the camera which provides information about the current camera settings.
camspex.com — Top plate LCD — Leica SL
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Leica SL
Phase detection, On-chip phase detection using the dual pixel imaging sensor in Live View mode
AUTOFOCUS SYSTEM
AF SYSTEM
Contrast detection
Dual Pixel CMOS AF
AUTOFOCUS MODULE
AF MODULE
61
61
FOCUS POINTSAutofocus points
as shown in the figures below:
° linear sensors
° cross-type sensors
° dual cross-type sensors
contrast autofocus areas
49
49
41
CROSS-TYPE FOCUS POINTS
CROSS-TYPE FP
0
camspex.com — Autofocus system — Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
-3
EV

100

The minimum exposure value of the AF working range (at 23°C and ISO 100). The smaller this value, the less light is needed for normal autofocus operation.
No data
camspex.com — Autofocus system — Leica SL
19 %
AF COVERAGEFrame coverage by AF sensors in percent.
57 %
None
IN-BODY
AF MOTORAn in-body AF motor gives the ability to auto-focus with older lenses which don't have their own motors.
None
No
IN-BODY IMAGE STABILIZATION
IMAGE STABILIZ.
No
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Leica SL
DIGIC 6+
IMAGE
PROCESSOR
MAESTRO II
14 bit RAW, JPEG
OUTPUT FORMATS
14 bit DNG, JPEG
Auto, 100 - 32000
(can be extended to ISO 50, 51200, 102400)
ISO SEN­SITIVITY
Auto, 50 - 50000
7
fps
CONTINUOUS DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
CONT. DRIVEMaximum frames per second (fps) in continuous drive mode when using the mechanical shutter.
11
fps
Unlimited JPEG shots
 21 RAW shots
MAX. BURSTMaximum number of shots in high-speed continuous drive mode until the buffer is full.
Unlimited JPEG shots
 33 RAW shots
2160p @ 30 fps (4K)
MAX. VIDEO RESOLUTION
VIDEO
2160p @ 30 fps (4K)
-5/+5 EV  (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
EXPOSURE COMPENS.
-3/+3 EV  (in 1/3 or 1/2 EV steps)
Bulb,
 30 sec → 1/8000 sec
SHUTTER SPEED Maximum and minimum possible exposure time in seconds.
Bulb, 
60 sec → 1/16000 sec
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Leica SL

X-SYNC:
1/200
No
built-in
flash

No
flash
BUILT-IN FLASH
No
built-in
flash

No
flash

X-SYNC:
1/250
Yes
HOT SHOE
Yes
USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/sec)
USB
USB 3.0 (5 Gbit/sec)
Microphone port, Headphone port, HDMI
CONNECTIONS
CONNECT.
Microphone port, Headphone port, HDMI
BUILT-IN
DEVICES
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I compatible), Compact Flash Type I
STORAGE TYPES
SD, SDHC, SDXC
2
CARD SLOTS
2
900
shots
BATTERY LIFEMaximum number of images that can be shot per single battery charge (according to CIPA).
400
shots

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