Digital Photographer - UK (2020-06)

FEATURES

Noareaisfoundwanting,

thankstotheimpressive

all-new45MPsensor,

Canon’sfirstIBISsystem,

andepicvideospecs

BUILDQUALITY

Ithasthesamerobust

weather-sealingasits

Canon5-seriesDSLR

counterparts,butdoesn’t

feelquiteassturdy

QUALITYOFRESULTS

Weweren’tabletotake

awayoursampleshots

withtheEOSR5,butafter

aquicktestdrivewecame

awayveryimpressedwith

whatitiscapableof

HANDLING

Thebodyisheavierthan

theEOSR,butthisweightis

evenlydistributedandfeels

well-balanced.Thechunky

right-handgripispleasingtoo

VALUEFORMONEY

Cutting-edgespecsdon’t

comecheap:it’saround

£1,400morethanthe5D

MarkIVbutonly£600over

theSonyA7RIV’sprice

Megapixels(effective)

45

Maxresolution

8,192x5,464

Sensorinformation

Full-frameCMOS

Maximumburstrate

20fps

Lens

CanonRF

AFpoints

5,940DualPixel

CMOSAFII

Imagestabilsation

5-axisin-body.

Upto 8 stopswith

compatiblelenses

ISOsensitivity

ISO100-51,200(exp.to

50-102,400)

Exposuremodes

Auto,Apertureand

Shutterpriority,Bulb,

Programme,Manual

Moviemodes

8Kmovieatupto 30 fps

4Kmovieatupto 120 fps

4Ktime-lapsemode

Weight

650g(bodyonly)

Dimensions

135.8x97.5x88mm

Storage

CFexpress(TypeB),

UHS-IISD/SDHC/SDXC

LCD

2.1mdot,3.15-inch

articulatedtouchscreen

Viewfinder:

0.5-inchOLEDEVF,

5.76mdots,100%

coverage,0.76x

magnification

Connectivity

Wi-Fi(2.4and 5 GHz),

Bluetooth,USB-C,micro

HDMI,gigabitEthernet

CanonEOSR5

Sofar,soamazing.It’sgoing

tobetoomuchcamerafor

most,butifyouwantnear-

medium-formatmusclethen

its45MPstillspackapowerful

punch.Seriousvideographers

willbeawedbybothits8K

and4Kcapabilities.

Earlyverdict

makes a huge difference, with the eye, face
and head detection proving just as reliable as
it is on the flagship camera.
The tracking seems much better, too,
with AF points feeling much ‘stickier’ and
more faithful when the view is interrupted
by obstacles or passers-by. We found the
autofocus system in the 1D X III to be the best
we’ve ever used – and if anything, the AF in
the EOS R5 is an extra cut above.
Finally, having uncropped 4K video is
a revelation for a
Canon camera,
but the ability to
record all the
way up to 120fps
while retaining
full autofocus
functions is a
revelation for almost
any system. However,
it’s obviously the 8K
video that most people have
been eyeing with suspicion and

wondering what the catch is. So... what is the

catch? So far, there doesn’t appear to be one.

Canon told us that in an informal test the R5

could record over 19 minutes of continuous

8K footage before overheating forces it to

shut down.

Clearly we’ll reserve judgement until we’ve

run our own stress tests, but that’s incredible

performance for a camera in this category

• and means that this is an 8K system with
  legitimate practical use.

Below

IBIS

Canon has introduced

excellent 5-axis, 8-stop

in-body stabilisation in

the R5

Below

Familiar, but better

The R5 feels and

handles a lot like the

EOS R, but everything is

just better

CANON EOS R5