DJI Zenmuse X-Series Camera Comparison

October 06, 2016

If you are trying to decide which DJI Zenmuse X-Series camera is right for you, please take a moment to review the comparison data below. They are good cameras for the right application. The information is from DJI website. I hope this helps.

ZENMUSE X SERIES CAMERAS
Camera	Zenmuse X3	Zenmuse X5	Zenmuse X5R
SENSOR
Size	6.17 x 4.55 mm	17.3 x 13.0 mm (4:3 Aspect Ratio)	17.3 x 13.0 mm (4:3 Aspect Ratio)
Type	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS
Effective Pixels	12.4M	16.0M	16.0M
ISO Range	100 ~ 3200	100 ~ 25600	100 ~ 25600
LENS
Optics	20mm (35mm format equivalent) f/2.8 focus at ∞	User Selectable (default DJI MFT 15mm F/1.7 ASPH)	User Selectable (default DJI MFT 15mm F/ 1.7 ASPH)
Iris	F/2.8	F/1.7-F/16 (default DJI lens)	F/1.7-F/16 (default DJI lens)
Diagonal FOV	94 degree	72 degree (default DJI lens)	72 degree (default DJI lens)
Equiv.	20mm	30mm (default DJI lens)	30mm (default DJI lens)
Distortion	0.90%	0.40%	0.40%
Focus Range	Infinite	20cm-infinite (default DJI lens)	20cm-infinite (default DJI lens)
Auto-Focus	N/A	Support (default DJI lens)	Support (default DJI lens)
MAX-PIXELS
Max-Pixels	12.4M	16.0M	16.0M
Burst Shooting	Full pixels 7fps	Full pixels 7fps	Full pixels 7fps
Shutter Speed	8 ~ 1/8000 sec	8 ~ 1/8000 sec	8 ~ 1/8000 sec
EV Range	-3 ~ +3, 1/3	-3 ~ +3, 1/3	-3 ~ +3, 1/3
AEB	Support	Support	Support
Interval	Support	Support	Support
Time Lapsed	Support, 5/ 7/ 10/ 20/ 30 sec	Support, 5/ 7/ 10/ 20/ 30 sec	Support, 5/ 7/ 10/ 20/ 30 sec
DNG	Support	Support	Support
VIDEO
Res.	4096 x 2160 (25/24P), 3840 x 2160 (30/25P), 1920 x 1080 (60/ 50/ 48/ 30/ 25/ 24P) 1280 x 720 (60/ 50/ 48/ 30/ 25/ 24P)	4096 x 2160 (23.98p), 3840 x 2160 (29.97/ 23.98p), 2704 x 1520 (30/25P), 1920 x 1080 (59.94/ 29.97p)	4096 x 2160 (23.98p), 3840 x 2160 (29.97/ 23.98p), 2704 x 1520 (30/25P), 1920 x 1080 (59.94/ 29.97p)
Encoder	MPEG4/ AVC/ H.264	MPEG4/ AVC/ H.264	MPEG4/ AVC/ H.264/ JPEG-Lossless (RAW)
Max-Bitrate	60Mbps @4096 x 2160 (25/24P), 60Mbps @3840 x 2160 (30/25P), 45Mbps @1920 x 1080 (60/ 50/ 48/ 30/ 25/ 24P) 15Mbps @1280 x 720 (60/ 50/ 48/ 30/ 25/ 24P)	60Mbps @4096 x 2160 (23.98p), 60Mbps @3840 x 2160 (29.97/ 23.98p), 45Mbps @2704 x 1520 (30/25P), 40Mbps @1920 x 1080 (59.94), 25Mbps @1920 x 1080 (29.97p)	Average: 1.6Gbps @4096 x 2160 (23.98p), 1.9Gbps @3840 x 2160 (29.97/ 23.98p), 1Gbps @2704 x 1520 (30/25P), 500Mbps @1920 x 1080 (29.97p)
Format	MP4/ MOV	MP4/ MOV	MP4/ MOV/ Cinema DNG (RAW)
Storage	Micro-SD Class 10	Micro-SD Class 10	Micro-SD Class 10/SSD default 512GB (RAW)
Video NR	Support	Support	Support
Stabilizer	Support	Support	Support
MISC.
Exposure	P/ S/ M	P/ S/ A/ M	P/ S/ A/ M/ C
AE Metering	Auto/ spot metering	Auto/ spot metering	Auto/ spot metering
AE Lock	Support	Support	Support
WB	auto/ default/ manual	auto/ manual/ spot	auto/ manual/ spot
Focus Mode	Focus at ∞	AFS/ AFF/ MFT	AFS/ AFF/ MFT
Focus Mode	N/A	256-zone/ Pinpoint/ (Touch focus is available)	256-zone / Pinpoint/ (Touch focus is available)
AF AUX	N/A	Support	Support
AE Lock	N/A	Yes (AF/ AE LOCK button)	Yes (AF/ AE LOCK button)
Focus Peaking	N/A	Support	Support
Zebra	Support	Support	Support
Adjust.	Support	Support	Support
Style	sRGB, Color looks, LOG	sRGB, Color looks, LOG, Cine-D	sRGB, Color looks, LOG, Cine-D, D-LOG (RAW)
Enhance.	HDR/ Video DR	HDR/ Video DR	HDR/ Video DR
HDR/ Video DR	N/A	N/A	Selectable H.264 1080P/ 4K
Software	N/A	N/A	DJI CineLight*(Mac)

• 1. D-LOG is a video mode that offers a broader way of color correction options in post-production.
• 2. DJI CineLight is a software for the management and editing of the CinemaDNG footage.

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