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SENSOR 30.3Mp full-frame CMOS
36x24mm
IMAGE PROCESSOR DIGIC 8
AF POINTS 5655 Dual Pixel AF positions
ISO RANGE 100 to 40,000
(exp. 50 to 102,400)
MAX IMAGE SIZE 6720 x 4480 pixels
METERING MODES Evaluative, Partial,
Spot, Centre-weighted
VIDEO 4K UHD at 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p
VIEWFINDER EVF, 3.69m dots
100% coverage
MEMORY CARD SD / SDHC / SDXC
LCD 3.15-in fully articulating touchscreen,
2.1m dots
MAX BURST 8fps
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
SIZE 136x98x84mm (body only)
WEIGHT 580g (body only; 660g with
battery and card)

SPECIFICATIONS


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CANON EOS Ra


The Canon EOS Ra is the astro version of the Canon EOS R


with a couple of vital tweaks for keen astrophotographers


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From the outside, the EOS Ra is
indistinguishable from a regular
Canon EOS R (apart from the
badge) and the differences are all
on the inside. All camera sensors
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spectrum of light captured by the
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four times as much HA (Hydrogen
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sensitivity means the EOS Ra can

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The key difference
between the EOS
Ra and the EOS R
(apart from the
badge) is the
customized
infra-red filtration
on the sensor
capture the characteristic reddish
colour of nebulae, for example, and
will reveal a larger number of
celestial objects for much richer
photographs of the night sky.
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to do to a regular camera to adapt it
for astrophotography, but Canon has
added another tweak – the ability to

The Canon team captured this starry galaxy image on the
EOS Ra demonstrating the clear clarity and vivid colours
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