Canon just announced the EOS R5, the most advanced mirrorless camera they’ve ever released, and arguably the most advanced mirrorless camera from any
Canon just announced the EOS R5, the most advanced mirrorless camera they’ve ever released, and arguably the most advanced mirrorless camera from any company today. Capable of 20 FPS at the full 45 megapixel resolution, along with native 8K RAW video, the data the R5 can process borders on the absurd.
You can pre-order the R5 now from B&H, which we recommend doing if you want the camera as soon as possible, as it is likely to be in high demand: EOS R5 Body Only at B&H
Key Specifications
The R5 is filled with tons of new features and specifications. Here are some of the most important:
Sensor: 45 megapixels with anti-aliasing filter, full-frame
IBIS: Yes, rated up to 8 stops when used in combination with certain lenses; minimum of 6 stops with current RF lenses
ISO Range: 100-51,200, expandable to 50-102,400
Autofocus System: 5940 user-selectable AF points; 100% coverage automatically selected AF points; dual pixel phase/contrast detect; face, eye, and animal AF
AF Detection Range: -6 to +18 EV (f/1.2 lens)
Frame Rate: 12 FPS mechanical, 20 FPS electronic shutter
Card Type: One CFExpress and one SD UHS-II slot
Buffer: 180 RAW images with CFExpress card; 87 RAW images with UHS-II card; 350 JPEG and 280 HEIF images with either card
8K Video: Up to 30 FPS, uncropped, internal 8K video; DCI (full width) or UHD; 12-bit RAW (DCI only) or 4:2:2 10-bit with Canon C-log; cannot film 8K to SD card
4K Video: Up to 120 FPS, uncropped, oversampled (from 8.2K), 4:2:2 10-bit C-log
LCD: 3.2″ tilt-flip screen with 2.1 million dots
EVF: 100% coverage, 0.76× magnification, 5.76 million dots, up to 120 FPS refresh rate
Construction: Shutter rated to 500,000 shots, weather sealed to 5D Mark IV standards
Battery Life: 490 images (rear LCD at 60 FPS refresh rate); 320 images (rear LCD at 120 FPS refresh rate); 330 images (EVF at 60 FPS refresh rate); 230 images (EVF at 120 FPS refresh rate)
Weight (body only with SD card and battery): 738 g / 1.63 lbs
Price: $3899 body only; $4999 with RF 24-105mm f/4L
Shipping: End of July 2020
Canon EOS R5 with 24-105mm lens
Nearly every one of those specifications is best in class. Canon seems to have forgotten that cameras normally have a speed/resolution tradeoff, somehow managing to make a 45 megapixel sensor work with 20 FPS shooting and a 180 image RAW buffer. It already looks like an exceptional camera for landscape photography, but – depending on the camera’s autofocus performance – this could also end up being one of the best wildlife cameras on the market today. (Given the hybrid AF system with eye detection and animal tracking, I wouldn’t bet against it.)
Somehow, the video specifications are even more impressive. With the R5, you can record 12-bit RAW 8K DCI video. It’s uncropped, full sensor width at 16×10 aspect ratio video, and it films to an internal CFExpress card. Granted, these file sizes will get massive with anything more than a few seconds of filming. But no other camera on the market offers anything close to these features, at least at a price of $3899.
The addition of in-body image stabilization (IBIS) on the R5 is also a huge feature for both stills and video shooting. The IBIS’s rating changes based on the lens you use, with a maximum of 8 stops and a minimum of 6. A quick table of lens IBIS ratings is as follows:
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