Above
ISO 25,600
Despite its lower MP
count, the rP’s high-
iso image quality is no
cleaner than the eos r,
as shown in this 2MP cropTop
ISO 200
Colour rendition is natural
and very similar from both
Canon cameras, but the
eos rP has less resolution
and dynamic rangeRight
A little more basic
Dedicated controls for
shooting options are
comparatively limited, and
there’s no info screen on
the top panelPrice: £1,399 / $1,299
Canon EOS RP
The EOS RP is more or less a mirrorless version
of the 6D Mk II DSLR, but it feels a little ‘less’The Canon 6D Mk II is an ideal full-frame
DSLR for enthusiast photographers. It’s
much improved from the original, with
fancier features, a vari-angle touchscreen
and a much better autofocus system
for both viewfinder-based and live view
shooting. For the latter, it’s typical of most
current Canon cameras in having a Dual
Pixel AF CMOS image sensor, which enables
phase-detection autofocus across 80 per
cent of the image frame. The exact same
image sensor is adopted by the mirrorless
EOS RP, although it’s coupled to a DIGIC 8
processor, which is a generation newer.
The RP is significantly downsized
compared to the 6D Mk II and feels a little
lacking in enthusiast-grade features and
controls. Buttons and dials for quickly
accessing important shooting settings are
very thin on the ground, and there’s no info
screen on the top panel. The net result isthat the RP feels more like a beginner’s
camera, with a heavy reliance on the vari-
angle touchscreen and its quick menu for
dialling in creative settings. At least the
quick menu is pretty speedy and intuitive.
A more unfortunate area of downsizing is
the viewfinder: the RP is the only camera
in this group with a 0.39-inch rather than
a larger 0.5-inch electronic viewfinder.
The viewing image is therefore physically
smaller, and the pixel count is lower at 2.36
million dots compared with 3.69 million in
the other cameras.
Even the battery is relatively small and
only enables 250 shots from a full charge.
The maximum burst rate of 5fps is also the
slowest in the group, and drops to 4fps with
continuous autofocus. Meanwhile, 4K movie
capture is hamstrung by Dual Pixel AF
becoming unavailable, so you can only use
the inferior contrast-detection autofocus. x2 © Matthew Richardsreviews
Above
ISO25,600
DespiteitslowerMP
count,therP’shigh-
isoimagequalityisno
cleanerthantheeosr,
asshowninthis2MPcropTop
ISO 200
Colourrenditionisnatural
andverysimilarfromboth
Canoncameras,butthe
eosrPhaslessresolution
anddynamicrangeRight
Alittlemorebasic
Dedicatedcontrolsfor
shootingoptionsare
comparativelylimited,and
there’snoinfoscreenon
thetoppanelPrice:£1,399/$1,299
Canon EOS RP
TheEOSRPismoreorlessamirrorlessversion
ofthe6DMkIIDSLR,butitfeelsalittle‘less’TheCanon6DMkIIisanidealfull-frame
DSLRforenthusiastphotographers.It’s
muchimprovedfromtheoriginal,with
fancierfeatures,avari-angletouchscreen
andamuchbetterautofocussystem
forbothviewfinder-basedandliveview
shooting.Forthelatter,it’stypicalofmost
currentCanoncamerasinhavingaDual
PixelAFCMOSimagesensor,whichenables
phase-detectionautofocusacross 80 per
centoftheimageframe.Theexactsame
imagesensorisadoptedbythemirrorless
EOSRP,althoughit’scoupledtoaDIGIC 8
processor,whichisagenerationnewer.
TheRPissignificantlydownsized
comparedtothe6DMkIIandfeelsalittle
lackinginenthusiast-gradefeaturesand
controls.Buttonsanddialsforquickly
accessingimportantshootingsettingsare
verythinontheground,andthere’snoinfo
screenonthetoppanel.Thenetresultis
thattheRPfeelsmorelikeabeginner’s
camera,withaheavyrelianceonthevari-
angletouchscreenanditsquickmenufor
diallingincreativesettings.Atleastthe
quickmenuisprettyspeedyandintuitive.
Amoreunfortunateareaofdownsizingis
theviewfinder:theRPistheonlycamera
inthisgroupwitha0.39-inchratherthan
alarger0.5-inchelectronicviewfinder.
Theviewingimageisthereforephysically
smaller,andthepixelcountislowerat2.36
milliondotscomparedwith3.69millionin
theothercameras.
Eventhebatteryisrelativelysmalland
onlyenables 250 shotsfromafullcharge.
Themaximumburstrateof5fpsisalsothe
slowestinthegroup,anddropsto4fpswith
continuousautofocus.Meanwhile,4Kmovie
captureishamstrungbyDualPixelAF
becomingunavailable,soyoucanonlyuse
theinferiorcontrast-detectionautofocus. x2 © Matthew Richardsreviews