Photo Plus - UK (2020-09)

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CANON EOS R5

The Canon EOS R5 is the most anticipated camera in years.

But does the 45Mp, 20fps and 8K beast live up to the hype?

t is undoubtedly the most

talked-about camera of the

last ten years, and now the

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arrived – and along with it,

a tidal wave of hype and

expectation is hitting the shores

of reality and Reddit experts.

The R5 promises the world, with

the kind of specs that on paper

would make this the ultimate

all-purpose camera: a 45Mp

full-frame image sensor; uncropped

8K raw internal video; uncropped

4K video all the way up to 120fps;

a maximum 20fps continuous

shooting speed that matches that

of the EOS-1D X Mk III, Canon’s

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the same AI-based algorithm that

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with Dual Pixel CMOS AF II and

Animal autofocus; In-Body Image

Stabilization that’s good for an

incredible 8 stops; support for the

cutting-edge CFexpress memory

Just how painful is this sting in

the tail, and is there anything else

on that remarkable spec sheet that’s

also proved too good to be true?

Key features

As noted, such are the calibre of

the Canon EOS R5’s specs that

virtually everything about this

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with that 45Mp sensor, which

Canon claims makes the R5 “the

highest resolution EOS camera

ever” – supposedly resolving even

greater detail than the 50.6Mp

Canon EOS 5DS/R.

This is thanks to the new

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introduced in the top-boy 1D X

Mark III. Traditional low-pass

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rid of moiré) employ dual-layer,

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We fully tested the

new EOS R5, which

is now Canon’s

flagship mirrorless

camera setting on

top of the R tree

The EOS R5’s

45Mp sensor’s

massive amount

of megapixels

captures so much

detail in wildlife

images like these

card format and so much more. Of

course, something had to be too

good to be true. No sooner had the

camera been revealed then the

realities hit home regarding the

headline video capabilities – and

ironically, those red-hot specs are

literally too hot for the camera to

handle, as the R5 is subject to strict

recording limitations to prevent it

from overheating.

On paper, the

Canon EOS R5’s

specs promise the

ultimate all-purpose

camera

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