Photo Plus - UK (2020-09)

The Canon Magazine 77

CANON EOS R5

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c at s a nd bi r d s , but we s uc c e s s f u l ly

tested it on lions, silverbacks,

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got eyes and a face, the EOS R5 will

almost certainly recognize it!

No exaggeration, this is

genuinely game-changing AF

technology that could potentially

put a lot of wildlife photographers

out of business – because you could

put this camera in the hands of

your children, take them to the zoo

for a day, and they would come

home in the evening with a whole

load of in-focus pictures of animals.

It’s that easy and it’s that good.

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THE VERDICT

Unsurpassed stills camera with fantastic, if frustrated, 8K video

he reality is that we can’t recommend

this as a camera if your primary

interest is shooting video. Don’t get us

wrong, the video is incredible – 8K footage

offers remarkable resolution – but the

overheating usage restrictions prohibits this

for the time being. However, as a stills camera,

the Canon EOS R5 is absolutely deserving of

the hype – and yes, even the steep £4K-plus

price tag. It’s the perfect amalgamation of the

EOS R’s form, the EOS 5D’s function, and the

professional-grade autofocus of the flagship

EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR. If you want near-

medium format resolution with DSLR speed

and mirrorless magic like IBIS and amazing

intelligent AF, look no further.

Canon only states

that Animal AF

works on birds,

dogs and cats, but

in our experience it

works on almost

every species of

wildlife!

We also need to emphasize that

the AF is even better when it comes

to shooting human subjects, with a

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focus on faces and eyes in an

instant – even when features are

obscured or your tracking gets

interrupted by hands, objects or

passers-by. You can safely tell your

Sony-owning friends that, yes,

Canon now has the best autofocus

in town – it really is magic.

Best of all, these AF functions are

all 100% available and effective

when shooting video as well. So

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the bride and groom at a wedding,

or footage of wild animals chasing

each other across the Serenegti, the

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subjects and focus on them. The AF

is spookily good – it’s just a shame

that the R5 is haunted by the

spectre of 8K video overheating.

SENSOR 4 5Mp full-frame CMOS 36x24mm

IMAGE PROCESSOR Digic X

MAX IMAGE SIZE 8192x5464 pixels

METERING ZONES 384

IN-BODY STABILIZATION 5-axis up to 8 stops

MEMORY CARD 1x CFexpress type B,

1x UHS-II SD/SDHC/SDXC

VIEWFINDER 0.5-inch OLED EVF, 5,690k

dots, 100% coverage, 0.76x magnification,

120fps refresh rate

VIDEO 8K DCI or UHD at 30p, 24p / 4K DCI

or UHD at 120p, 100p, 60p, 50p, 30p, 25p,

24p / 1080p (FullHD) at 60p, 50p, 30p,

25p, 24p

ISO RANGE 100-51,200 (expandable to

50-102,400)

AF POINTS 5940 Dual Pixel CMOS AF II

LOW LIGHT AF Sensitive to -6 EV

MAX BURST RATE 12fps mechanical

shutter, 20fps electronic shutter

SCREEN 3.15-inch fully articulating

touchscreen, 2100k dots

WEIGHT 650g body only (738g with card

and battery)

DIMENSIONS 136x98x88mm

PRICE £4199 / $3899

SPECIFICATIONS