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Hello. First time posting, long time Canon user. This is more of an FYI for the user community. Purchased the R5, received it last week in the mail. Worked great with the adapter ring and my EF lenses. Updaing my gear I decided to purchase the RF 70-200. It arrived yesterday. After placing it on the R5 body the view screen was jittery. All other functions worked as designed. Just an issue with the live view in both the touch screen and viewfinder. It had firmware 1.0.6 and I updated to 1.0.8. Issue solved. After using it for a bit and happy that things were solid... enjoying my new gear... was done for the afternoon and charged the battery. Later last night I go to use the gear again, put battery in, turn on camera. View screen appeared briefly then went black. All functions worked as expected yet the view screen was blank. Worked with support this AM, tried everything as expected when troubleshooting an issue. No dice. Just got back from the UPS store shipping my new $4k camera for repair. Bummer.

I"ve recently bought R5. In my copy when the screen is closed like on the image below it"s not stiff and easily tilts up and down when pushed a little from the bottom.

Yes. I can confirm the same behavior on my R5. I would refer to the issue as slight "wobble" or "looseness" rather than "tilt." The R, by comparison, has no such looseness of the screen. I"ve chalked this up to unfortunate but not worth obsessing about.

I do note that there are some tiny screws along the hinge of the screen. If you have a set of eyeglass screwdrivers, you can try tightening these a bit. I have not done it but have considered doing so. If you do try this, let us know whether it worked.

I have a recurring issue with my R5 where both the viewfinder and LCD will flash bright for a split second and whiteout the screen when doing a half shutter press to meter or attain focus. The resulting image is perfectly fine but it’s annoying and interferes with timing of image capture because of the distraction. My friend was also shooting images with the exact same camera body and lens RF 50mm 1.2 and did not have the issue. I also tried my RF 85 and canon EF 35 and Sigma 135 Art lens and had the same issue so it’s not the lenses causing the problem. I couldn’t figure out any settings that would cause this, does anyone know if there’s a setting conflict? Thanks got any help. Btw this doesn’t appear to happen outdoors in bright daylight only indoors or in deep shade.

In today’s post, I’m going to provide a review of the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera from a professional travel photography viewpoint. I’m going to share my experiences using the camera in the real world, including both what I like about it and things I think could be improved.

Some background before we begin. I’m a full time professional travel photographer, and I’ve been a long time Canon user. My first ever SLR camera was a Canon, the Canon AE-1. Since then I have used a variety of Canon cameras, with my workhorses for the last few years being a pair of Canon 6Ds.

These offered everything I needed from a travel camera – good performance in a range of light conditions, a relatively low weight (for a DSLR anyway!), and an easy to use interface. It’s also worth mentioning that I think Canon users have access to some of the best lenses on the market.

I’d also add that I’m not beholden to Canon. We also have a Panasonic micro four thirds camera, as well as a Sony RX100 compact camera, and I’ve used some of the Sony a6xxx series as well. My wife has also had a Nikon DSLR.

Today though, I’m going to be talking about the Canon EOS R5, which I bought to replace one of my Canon 6Ds. So I will be comparing it with that, as well as Canon’s most recent 5 series DSLR, the 5D Mark IV, which the R5 essentially replaces.

I should also note that when Canon released the R5 they also released the Canon EOS R6, which is a similar camera at a lower price point. It shares many of the same features, so this review may also be useful for those considering that camera as well. A newer version of the R6, the R6 Mark II has also since been released.

This review is going to be purely from my perspective as a travel photographer, using the camera for still photography. Whilst this camera is reportedly fantastic for video, I don’t do much video work, so this Canon EOS R5 review won’t be covering the video-only features in any depth.

The Canon EOS R5 is a mirrorless full frame camera. If you want to know what that means, see my guide to using a mirrorless camera which covers the concepts of a mirrorless camera, and what sets it apart from other cameras on the market.

First, although the EOS R5 supports USB-C charging via a PD compatible charger, Canon doesn’t supply a compatible charger in the box. However, you can buy a Canon PD-E1 power adaptor as an additional accessory if you want to charge the LP-E6NH battery in the camera.

So I need a camera that is capable in a wide range of scenarios. It also needs to be able to stand up to the elements for outdoor shoots, and to be reasonably portable as I’m going to be traveling with it and carrying it around all day. That weight factor was one of the main reasons I had originally chose the Canon 6D over the Canon 5D series many years ago.

I’ll be honest, the autofocus system was one of the main reasons I chose to upgrade to the new Canon EOS R5 from the 6D. For daytime landscape photography this wasn’t a big deal of course as there’s not a lot of subject movement to worry about, and I’m usually shooting at a fairly wide depth of field in good light.

There are a range of autofocus options on the R5. The most impressive is the subject detection autofocus, which can automatically identify and lock onto people, animals and vehicles. It will do this in as little as 0.05 seconds. For people and animals, the system will lock onto their eyes if it can find them, otherwise it will lock onto a head or body.

As a reminder, the 6D has 11 focus points. The 5D Mark IV has 61 focus points. The R5 somewhat ups the ante, with 5,940 focus points! That’s a lot of focus choice.

Whichever focus system you use, the R5 will lock focus across most of the viewfinder at superhuman speed, and it even supports focusing with lenses that have a maximum aperture up to f/22. For comparison, the 6D autofocus system wouldn’t focus on a lens with a maximum aperture larger than f/5.6. Even the lauded 5D Mark IV tapped out at lenses up to f/8.

In terms of available light required to focus, the R5 can focus in light levels of -6EV. That means you can attain focus even in a landscape at night lit solely by half a moon, or when using high strength neutral density filters. By comparison, the 6D I was shooting with had a low light focus capability of -3EV, which was considered impressive at the time. That’s roughly the light available at night under a full moon, and the same as the 5D Mark IV which also focused down to -3EV.

Basically, if you like astrophotography, low light photography, or shooting with a neutral density filter, the R5 (and R6) autofocus system is going to work great for you.

It is worth mentioning that whilst I have raved about the subject detection autofocus system on the R5, it is not infallible. This is particularly the case when shooting subjects that the camera isn’t that familiar with. For example, shooting wildlife in East Africa, it did occasionally decide that the blade of grass in front of the rhino was the subject rather than the rhino. Or that the leopard’s spots were the eye, rather than the actual eye.

Of course, you can also assign and move the focus point manually with the focus point, or use the touchscreen to select a subject to track. Personally I’ve assigned the DOF button on the front of the camera to a centre focus point. This gives me the best of both worlds, as I use back button focusing for subject / eye tracking, and the DOF button for centre point focusing.

When you’re looking through the viewfinder, you can set up the camera so you can use your right thumb on the touchscreen to move the focus point. So if the camera selects the wrong subject, you can easily override it. This is similar to a system I used in the Panasonic GX8 which I thought was very clever, and I’m thrilled it’s made it into the EOS R5 as it is so intuitive to use.

The R5, and its sibling the Canon R6, were Canon’s first cameras to be released with a built in in-body image stabilisation (IBIS) system. For years, Canon has pushed the message that in-body image stabilisation wasn’t really required, because lens based stabilisation was good enough.

It turns out though that with pretty much every other manufacturer out there releasing cameras with in-body image stabilisation, Canon couldn’t ignore the trend any more.

Not wanting to do things by halves, the system that Canon developed for IBIS is truly spectacular. It offers up to 8 stops of stabilisation when combined with a supported lens. In theory, that means that if you can hand-hold your lens at 1/250th of a second, you should be able to get the same sharp results at 1 second!

Of course, there are a lot of variables to consider, not least of which is that you only get the full 8 stops of stabilisation on the R5 with specific RF lenses.

However, for my other Canon EF lenses which aren’t stabilised, including a 100mm f/2.8 macro and 85mm f/1.8 portrait lens, it’s fantastic to be able to shoot these at lower shutter speeds if necessary.

Definitely do not discount your EF lenses, as the R5 is capable of breathing new life into them. I’ve found I can hand hold non-stabilised EF lenses up to four stops slower than usual with the IBIS system enabled. You are also future proofed when and if you choose to buy RF glass.

The Canon 6D I am used to using has a maximum burst speed of a fairly lacklustre 4.4 frames per second. That means that when you press and hold the shutter button, the camera will take around four images every second.

The EOS R5 has a rather more impressive burst speed than my 6D and even the 5D Mark IV. It can do up to 12 frames per second with the mechanical shutter, and 20 frames per second with the electronic shutter.

If you use older batteries, batteries with a lower charge, unsupported lenses, or have features like WiFi enabled, the mechanical burst speed will be slower. The camera makes this clear to you via different colored icons. A green “H+” on the view screen means you’re going to get the 12fps. This icon changes to white and loses the “+” if higher speeds are not possible.

The EOS R5 has a mode that was new to me, known as “Fv”, or Flexible value mode. This was first introduced with the EOS R mirrorless camera, and is also on the R5 and R6.

For most professional photographers, the cost of their lens collection is usually higher than the cost of their camera bodies. Changing brands means investing in a new set of lenses, and this was one of the main reasons I have stuck with Canon for so long.

Whilst many of my peers were jumping ship and moving to brands like Sony, I continued to hold out hope that someday Canon would release a mirrorless system that would let me continue to use my existing lenses which I have grown to love, whilst also providing sufficient upgrades to make the investment worth it.

The Canon EOS R5 does use a new mount, first introduced on the Canon EOS R, the RF mount. The lens mount is what the lens attaches to on the camera, and as well as being a mechanical attachment, it’s also where the electronic communication between the lens and body happens.

So you can’t just take an EF or EF-S lens and attach it directly to an RF mount camera like the R5. You need a lens adaptor, specifically this RF mount adaptor.

Traditionally, lens adaptors have a bit of a negative reputation. This is usually because they are most commonly used to adapt lenses from one camera system onto another camera system, say from a Canon camera to a Sony camera. This usually has the downside that the lens ends up performing more slowly due to the electronics interface needing to translate from one brand to another.

I can confirm that the Canon EF-EOS R mount adaptor does not have these issues. It is really just an electronics passthrough for the EF to RF lens mount, and it is otherwise just empty air which moves the EF lenses further away from the sensor to emulate the space the mirror in a DSLR takes up.

Performance of my EF lenses on my R5 has been stellar. In fact, I’d say it’s even better than on 6D, because you get the benefits of that lightning fast autofocus system and in-body image stabilisation.

Naturally, all Canon’s EF and even EF-S lenses are supported. Note that the EF-S lenses will produce cropped images as if they were on an APS-C sensor. This means you have access to a massive library of lenses as you can use the EF lenses with the help of the adaptor as well as the RF lenses.

In addition, third party lenses from the likes of Sigma and Tamron which are designed for the EF or EF-S mount will also work. I’ve not tried these as I don’t have any third-party lenses, but I have heard from other photographers using them on the R5 and R6 with no issues.

Canon’s high-end cameras have, for a long time, not had a screen that moves. The main reason given for this has been that it is harder to weather seal a screen that flips out.

So the 6D and the 5D Mark IV both have a static rear screen. As they are primarily designed to be used with the viewfinder, this has not been a huge omission.

However, with a mirrorless camera, the experience is the same between the viewfinder and the rear-screen in terms of what you see. Both are electronic displays. As such, Canon has finally implemented a screen that flips out, which massively adds to the usability of the rear-view screen. It’s also fully touch-enabled, which makes flipping through menus a breeze (although you can keep using buttons if you prefer).

A flip out screen that rotates is wonderful for many reasons. For low-angle shots, you can flip the screen out and look down at it without having to contort your body to see what you’re doing. In crowds, you can hold the camera over your head and flip the screen so it’s pointing down as you. When you’re shooting on a tripod that isn’t quite high enough, like many travel tripods, you can flip the screen out and look down at it instead of bending over and breaking your back.

The touchscreen also adds some really useful features. As well as the aforementioned option to pick a focus point when looking through the viewfinder by dragging your thumb around the screen, you can just touch a point on the screen in normal mode to pick a focus point.

A moving touch screen is perhaps not enough of a reason to upgrade to this camera from something like the 6D, but it is definitely a very nice feature to have.

The R5 isn’t my first experience with an electronic viewfinder. I’ve used them on a variety of cameras, from a Sony NEX 6 through to mirrorless cameras from Panasonic and others.

I’m pleased to report this is absolutely not the case with the R5. The electronic viewfinder is big and bright thanks to the OLED tech powering it, and the 5.76 million dots mean that you see all the detail you need to see.

The electronic viewfinder only comes on when you hold your eye up to it, in order to save battery life. It’s worth noting that using the electronic viewfinder uses more battery life than using the rear screen, something I’ll cover later on in this review.

As noted above, battery life on the R5 isn’t exactly spectacular. However, this is offset by the fact that it is compatible with older Canon batteries. So whilst the Canon comes with a higher power LP-E6NH battery, it will still work with older LP-E6N and even LP-E6 batteries.

Personally, I have gotten through three batteries in a single day of primarily wildlife shooting, but that’s using the camera quite intensively and taking over 1,000 images as well as a lot of screen use watching wildlife. For landscape photography, the battery does last somewhat longer.

On my Canon 6D, I ran a custom third party firmware called Magic Lantern. This added a number of features, notably for me an intervalometer and a bulb timer. This saved me from having to use an external bit of hardware for these features, which was one less thing to carry around.

Thankfully, Canon has realised that things like a built-in intervalometer and a bulb timer should just be features that a camera’s software has included, and these are included in the R5. It also has support for focus stacking and HDR images (including the option to save the original files).

Canon’s solution is to have a little cover that flips down over the sensor when the camera is powered off, which you can enable or disable in the menu options. This helps stop dust getting on the sensor, and is one of those really obvious solutions that makes you wonder why other brands haven’t done the same.

One thing to be aware of if you are coming from a DSLR is that you need to get used to putting your lens cap on the lens when not in use. On a DSLR, the light from the lens is bounced out through the viewfinder. On a mirrorless camera, the light is always hitting the sensor or, in the case of the R5, the sensor cover. This is quite a delicate bit of kit, and direct sunlight focused through a powerful lens can damage it over time.

The 45MP sensor on the R5 captures RAW files that are around 45MB -50MB in size. Over time this definitely adds up, and whilst storage is cheap, that doesn’t mean I want to keep buying hard drives and paying extra for cloud storage.

Canon’s solution is a new compressed RAW format, known as CRAW. This still offers the 45MP resolution, but it compresses the image files. This is a lossy compression, so in theory some image quality is lost. The resulting files are around 22MB – 30MB.

The EOS R5 is a hugely versatile camera which works well in a range of scenarios, from landscape photography through to event, portrait, action, and wildlife photography. It’s also an incredibly capable video camera.

To start with, nearly every button on the R5 can have its function changed. So you can set up a button to trigger eye focus tracking, and one for centre point focus. You can switch dial directions for dialling in settings like aperture, ISO, and shutter speed, and you can change which dials change which setting.

Obviously I can’t wrap up my thoughts on the great things about the R5 without mentioning image quality. I find the image quality, dynamic range, and ISO performance on this camera to be fantastic. However, at this price point that should be a given rather than a positive.

For me, the main thing is that the camera produces fantastic images in a range of conditions, that the noise performance at high ISO is good thanks to the dual gain sensor, and that the files it produces have room for lots of manoeuvrability in post processing. The R5 delivers fully on all those counts based on my experience. It is a camera I can rely on to do the job of capturing the images I want

Coming from the EOS 6D, a camera which was released in 2012, you might think I would find little to fault with a camera that was released eight years later. In general you would be right, but there are definitely a few things I have found aren’t that great about the R5. Here they are.

Now, a built-in GPS obviously has downsides. It eats into the battery, and obviously it adds to the weight and cost of the camera. So I can sort of understand why Canon would leave it out as I suspect it’s a bit of a niche feature.

Another option I could try would be to pick up Canon’s external GPS tagging unit, the GP-E2. This interfaces with the camera via the flash hot shoe and would solve the problem. But it’s another thing to buy and remember to pack, charge, and turn-on.

That beautiful rear screen and electronic viewfinder are very impressive, but powering them definitely requires a significant amount of power. Add in in-body image stabilisation and the energy required to juice up that bogglingly fast autofocus system, and you are looking at a camera which eats batteries for breakfast.

The EOS R5 is rated for 490 shots if you use the rear display, and only 320 shots if you use the viewfinder. And that’s only if you are using those in power saving modes. If you ramp up the refresh rate to its full performance, which you’ll want to do for fast moving subjects, the camera will punish you by dropping to a battery life of 320 on the rear screen and only 220 if you use the viewfinder. Honestly, that is awful.

With my 6D I’d easily be able to do a day or two or photography on one battery charge. With the R5, I’m yet to finish a full day without having to swap batteries at least once, and sometimes two or three times.

The bad news is that the new battery, the LP-E6NH, is rather expensive. The good news is that the R5 is backward compatible with the previous generations of Canon batteries, including the LP-E6N and even the LP-E6. So all my 6D batteries still work.

Instead, I have to either customise existing buttons, use the touch screen interface, or get used to pressing a sequence of buttons. It didn’t take long for me to get used to it, but it certainly wasn’t a question of picking it up and being able to get the most out of it straight away.

If you purchase this camera, or any new camera really, set some time aside to practice with it before heading on an important shoot. With the R5 in particular, you will want to spend time getting used to the various autofocus modes, and learning how to override them to select a focus point if necessary.

There’s no denying it, the Canon EOS R5 is an expensive camera. The retail price of the camera is $3899 / £4299, and right now prices are pretty similar across the main online camera sellers likeAmazon.com, B&H Photo, Adorama and Wex Photo Video.

It’s also worth remembering that you’re just buying a camera body. If you want some lenses to go with that camera, you’re looking at quite a bit more expenditure. A high megapixel camera like the R5 demands high quality glass, and good quality lenses tend to be expensive as well.

Burst mode:Both cameras offer up to 12fps with the mechanical shutter. The R5 & R6 offer up to 20fps with the electronic shutter whilst the R6 Mark II offers up to 40fps with the electronic shutter. The R6 can maintain these burst speeds for longer due to the smaller file sizes

Weather Sealing and Build: Both cameras are weather sealed, with the R5 offering slightly better weather sealing than the R6. In addition, the R5 has a more rugged all magnesium body that makes it a bit tougher and slightly heavier than the R6.

Battery life: The R5 is rated for 320 shots (viewfinder) and 490 shots (rear screen). The R6 is rated for 380 shots (viewfinder) and 510 shots (rear screen). The R6 Mark II is rated for 450 shots (viewfinder) and 760 shots (rear screen)

Dual Pixel Raw:Only the Canon R5 offers dual pixel RAW, which allows the camera to capture depth information and adds some additional post processing options on images, including adjusting micro focus and relighting portraits.

To be honest, the R6 (and its successor the R6 Mark II) is a fantastic camera. Canon has been known in the past to reduce the features of their lower priced cameras in order to differentiate them, but the standout features of the R5 like image stabilization and the autofocus system are exactly the same between the cameras. In some ways (battery life, low-light autofocus, burst depth), the R6 and R6 Mark II even outperform the R5.

Traditionally, higher megapixel sensors have also tended to perform worse in low light and at higher ISOs. However I can confirm that this is definitely not the case with the R5, which performs admirably in low light. It produces perfectly usable images all the way up to 12800 ISO in my experience, and you can even push to higher ISOs if you really must.

Next, the size and weight. Many users thinking about switching to mirrorless from a DSLR system will likely have a reduced size and weight compared to a DSLR as a reason. And this can often be the case. However, whilst the EOS R5 is smaller and lighter than something like the EOS 5D Mark IV, it is by no means a small camera.

Here are some comparisons against my Canon EOS 6D, with the R5 on the left and the 6D on the right. As you can see, it’s a bit smaller, but it’s not a massive difference.

In terms of weight, the EOS R5 with card and battery comes in at 738g / 26oz. By comparison, my 6D is 770g / 27.1oz. However, as I have to use the EF-RF adaptor, which weight 110g (3.88oz), overall the R5 ends up weighing a bit more.

That said, once you add a decent lens to any full frame mirrorless camera, you’re really not going to notice a few ounces difference in body weight. Personally I love the size and feel of the R5. It doesn’t feel cramped in my hands and I can easily get to all the buttons.

I would say that if you are looking for a camera that can handle pretty much every type of photography, this is it. I waited for a long time for Canon to release a camera that was compelling enough to justify an upgrade from my 6D, and I firmly believe the R5 is it. I’d also say it’s worth the upgrade from the 5D Mark IV, although this will of course depend on what you are shooting and whether the features are worth it for you.

Even though I won’t be using the 8K video features for the most part, I still firmly believe the R5 was worth the price. The autofocus, all round performance, and compatibility with all my existing lenses means it was definitely worth it for me.

If you are just getting into photography or don’t need the higher megapixel count or 8K video, then I would suggest that the Canon EOS R6 Mark II would also be superb. This has nearly all the same features as the R5, but with a 24.1MP sensor and a slightly less weather sealed body. It even has a better battery life, improved autofocus system and faster burst rate. I’d suggest most users will be more than happy with it. It also comes at a much lower price tag!

If you’re trying to decide between the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 and wondering about the real-world difference between 45MP and 20MP, it’s not as great as you might think. Here is the same image shot from the same location with the same lens on my 6D and R5 to show you the difference.

As you can see, the 45MP sensor does give you a bit more latitude when it comes to really cropping in, and the image at the equivalent zoom is obviously sharper on the R5. Of course, this isn’t an apples to apples comparison, as I’m comparing an 8 year old sensor to something brand new.

Depending on what you are looking for in a camera, there are a few alternatives to the Canon EOS R5 on the market today. These are all full frame mirrorless cameras. The main contenders are:

If you are a Canon user with a good collection of glass, and you don’t need the higher megapixel count of the R5, then I would suggest the Canon EOS R6 Mark II would be a fantastic choice.

It has nearly all the strengths of the R5, including the spectacular autofocus system and in body image stabilisation, but at a much more reasonable price point.

You have a number of options for where to buy the Canon EOS R5. The best place and where it is available is going to depend on where you live. Supplies were limited in 2020, but it is now available in many camera shops around the world.

If you are in the UK, I’d also recommend checking out Wex Photo Video. This is where I purchased my EOS R5 body. I purchased my RF lens adapter mount on B&H as it was not available in the UK or elsewhere in Europe at the time.

Overall I’m going to give the Canon EOS R5 4.8/5. It is a fantastic camera that works well in the majority of scenarios, making it a real work horse for photographers of all genres.

But overall, this is an excellent bit of equipment that should last you for years to come. If you are a Canon user who has been waiting to make the move from a DSLR to mirrorless, this is the camera that should convince you now is the time to do so.

That just about wraps up my Canon EOS R5 review. Before you go, I wanted to share some more resources that you might find useful in your photography journey.

If you’ve tried out this camera, would love to hear your own thoughts below! If you have any questions about the Canon EOS R5 or about selecting a mirrorless camera in general, just pop them in the comments below and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Let’s get one thing out of the way in the first sentence. If you’re here to understand the mysteries of thermal flow in the Canon R5 I can tell you everything I know without doing a teardown: It’s small, it’s weather-sealed, and photo-body cameras have limited ability to get heat out of the camera.

I always speculate some, but I’ll try to be clear about ‘this is what I know’ and ‘this is what I speculate.’ For example, two years ago, we tore down the first EOS R. I showed that there was a big empty space in the camera, about the size of an IBIS unit. That was what I knew. Then I speculated that Canon would NOT put IBIS in their mirrorless cameras because they were so into lens IS.

The camera looks pretty much like the other Canon cameras with the battery door off. That’s the connector for the WFT-R10 wireless transmitter, which is cool: It functions as a 2-battery grip plus provides ethernet as well as wireless connectivity, connecting up to 10 cameras to a server. This is not something I’m interested in myself; the onboard wireless is all I ever need. It seems a cool, albeit expensive, option for high-powered professional-type people.

The battery door itself gives us our first pleasant surprise. In every camera, the battery door is a weak area for leakage. There’s usually some weather-resistant gaskets around the edge, which the Canon R5 has. In addition, the entire flat surface is soft gasket material in addition to the raised gaskets around the edges and hinge area.

The inside of the bottom plates shows us a new thing! We’re used to seeing a bead of rubber felt between the plastic pieces of the body to seal for the weather. Canon now has a soft rubber gasket along the mating edge of the pieces. This is much larger and provides a greater seal area than what we usually see. It seems to be attached to the body (in the old days, I would have said ‘vulcanized’) rather than being glued on.

The back has more dials than the original R,but the LCD wiring appears identical; nothing much to see here. Except for the new, coppery colored flex they’re using on the LCD side, but not the switch side. I don’t know why the new flex material, but it is pretty.

Now we can look into the camera and see the back of the circuit boards. This is immensely more intense and dense circuitry than we saw in the R. First of all, there’s a green sub-board that appears to be about DC power conversion. You can see some hefty wires entering it from the battery compartment. The larger, square chips are TPH8R903NL voltage converters. Over to the left on the black board, the large white chip is a Canon WiFi chip with what looks like an antenna plugging in just above it.

Removing this shows another thermal pad underneath the CPU. So it seems Canon is sending the heat from the SDRAM chips to one sink, and from the CPU to another. To some degree. (Get it? Degree?)

The sensor assembly is held in by three screws. As you can probably see, Canon has changed to shimming the sensor for flatness (in the R they used spring tension screws). Spring tension screws can theoretically be more accurate (depending on how accurately they measure), but I assume the vibration of an IBIS unit could loosen them over time; every IBIS camera we’ve opened uses shims.

With the shutter out, the chassis really has nothing left inside but the lens mount, battery case, and a few connection traces. You know something I’ve found interesting in all the jumping-to-conclusions about heat inside the Canon R5? Not one person has tested the heat conductivity of the chassis. (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t conduct heat well.)

We can’t get an exact glass measurement without taking the sensor apart, and we have a bad habit of breaking glass when we do that, so it will have to wait for the first Canon R5 to die for a more accurate measurement. We estimated the total (including the front piece) at about 2mm, which is Canon standard.

On all the edges of the Canon unit, the sensor is mounted directly to IBIS plate; no tabs. That doesn’t mean it can’t break, of course, or glue come loose. But this seems sturdier to me.

If you want to turn off the EOS R eye sensor on this Canon digital mirrorless camera to stop the screen from turning off whenever you or another object comes close to the viewfinder, here’s what to do.

The electronic viewfinder on your Canon EOS R mirrorless camera will now be disabled and you can use the camera’s LCD screen for your video shoot without the screen turning off whenever you or another object get too close to the viewfinder proximity sensor.

If you look just below the viewfinder of the Canon EOS R mirrorless digital camera you will see a small dark shiny rectangle. It looks not unlike the window over infrared emitters on remote controls.

Having it built-in to the camera makes a lot of sense. Obviously, while you’re looking through the viewfinder you do not need the screen to be powered on.

By blanking the screen battery power is conserved. It will also prevent peripheral light from the screen distracting you when shooting at night or in low light level situations.

Of course, there are times when using the viewfinder makes sense, like shooting outdoors on a sunny day when the screen is difficult to see clearly. I tend to use the screen most of the time.

That’s especially true when using the touch screen to quickly change focus points. So, when using the screen to watch what’s being recorded the last thing you want is for the screen to go blank.

For instance, it can detect my hand, a mug, or a piece of clothing. When it senses something close by it switches the display from the screen to the viewfinder. So, I don’t need to bring the camera’s viewfinder to my eye for the sensor to detect me.

The electronic viewfinder on your Canon EOS R mirrorless camera will now be disabled and you can use the camera’s LCD screen for your video shoot without the screen turning off whenever you or another object get too close to the viewfinder proximity sensor.

But hang on. Sometimes being able to use the viewfinder during a video shoot is useful. It is great to have the ability to quickly switch between the screen and the viewfinder.

Perhaps the screen is difficult to see properly because of the sun. Alternatively, maybe you want to shoot at night without the screen lighting you up as a distraction behind the camera. With the Canon EOS R mirrorless digital camera, it’s not a problem.

You can easily toggle between the viewfinder and screen by customizing the button of your choice. It’s mentioned on page 558 of the Canon EOS R Advanced Users Guide.

So, you manually selected the screen as your display in the wrench menu but say you didn’t customize a button to toggle between the viewfinder and screen. But what if you happen to be in a situation where you’d like to switch to the viewfinder only.

If you want quick access to the electronic viewfinder here’s what to do. Simply flip the LCD screen over and snap it into the back of the camera body. The display will automatically switch to the viewfinder and the screen will turn off.

The electronic viewfinder on your Canon EOS R mirrorless camera will now be disabled and you can use the camera’s LCD screen for your video shoot without the screen turning off whenever you or another object get too close to the viewfinder proximity sensor.

The Canon EOS R is a full-frame 30.3-megapixel mirrorless digital camera, the first camera to feature Canon’s RF lens mount. It has been compared to the Canon 5D Mk IV and has the same Dual Pixel AF system. In photo mode, it can shoot at 8 fps, or 5fps with continuous autofocus.

EF and EF-S lenses can be used on the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera by using a Canon EF-EOS R mount adapter. Canon provides 4 different adapters, each offers distinctive features, but all are 24mm deep and allow you to use your existing EF and EF-S lenses on an EOS RF mount. They do not have any lens elements so there is no loss of image quality. The standard adapter only allows EF and EF-S lenses to be used on cameras with an RF mount with full functionality. The other three adapters. The next model is the Control Ring Adapter, which adds an extra control ring. The third adapter is a Drop-in Filter Mount Adapter within a drop-in circular polarizing filter. The fourth is a Drop-in Filter Adapter with a drop-in variable ND filter.

The Canon EOS-R is a weather-sealed camera. The buttons and dials are sealed, and rubber flaps protect the camera’s sockets and connectors. Some of the RF lenses, such as the RF 24-105mm f/4, have weather-sealing gaskets that provide a snug fit of the camera’s mounting ring. The weather sealing does not make the camera waterproof, and additional protection would be necessary for wet conditions.

The Canon EOS-R has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. It will connect with smartphones allowing remote control and the ability to auto-send images to the phone. It can auto send images to computers and web services, as well as print from wi-fi printers.

Tosh Lubek runs an audio and video production business in the UK and has been using the Canon EOS R since it was released in the Autumn of 2018. He has used the camera to shoot TV commercials for Sky TV, promotional business videos, videos of events and functions, and YouTube creator content. He has also won international awards for his advertising and promotional work. You can meet him by visiting his “video booth” at HashTag business events across the country.

With the EOS R5, Canon"s extremely-feature-laden, high-performance 5-series has arrived in the R-series mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) lineup.

The lens makes a huge difference in the overall performance of the camera, and Canon"s RF lenses have proven very impressive, reason alone to buy into the Canon EOS R-series cameras.

At that time, a conjecture was that based on 8k DCI being 8,192 pixels wide with a 3:2 aspect ratio placing the vertical pixel dimension at 5,461 pixels, the R5"s minimum possible resolution should be 44.7 megapixels.

That number held solid, with the R5"s new Canon Dual Pixel CMOS imaging sensor resolution spec rounding off at an even 45 megapixels, a very high number.ModelFOVCFSensorPixel SizePixels/MegapixelsViewfinderDLA*

More specifically, higher resolution magnifies things you don"t want to see, including:Lens aberrations (high-quality lenses will make the best use of the resolution available, and the Canon RF lenses are R5-ready)

While Canon"s EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R retain a higher pixel count than the R5, the R5 falls not far behind those models, and the R5"s Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology alone gives it a substantial advantage over these two DSLR models.

One of the big features of the R5 is its overall fast speed, with the DIGIC X processor playing a key role, aiding dramatically in AF performance and also driving big image quality improvements.

I could argue that either camera is a winner in that competition, but that an argument can be made despite the very sharp 5Ds R image having 5 MP of resolution advantage shows how impressively the R5 is performing.

When photographing still images, the R5 has ISO 100-51200 available in 1/3-stop increments with expandability down to 50 and up to ISO 102400 (ISO 100-25600 in 1/3-stop increments, expandable to 51200 when recording movies)

I immediately dismiss the highest stops as having a too-low SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio), but we were told to expect incredible image quality and dynamic range from the R5.

The Canon RAW-captured noise test images were processed in Canon Digital Photo Professional (DPP) with the Standard Picture Style and Sharpness = "1" (0-10 scale).

Not all situations accommodate ISO 100; noise increases as ISO settings go up, and the R5 delivers excellent image quality at very significantly higher settings.

The additional results were either captured in JPG or RAW format and use Canon"s default USM (Unsharp Mask) strength setting of "4" (too high) or lower settings.

All of Canon"s EOS cameras provide a wide range of noise reduction, sharpness, and other image quality setting adjustments, enabling you to dial the results into perfection.

MSNR is currently available only with JPG output (I would like to see this feature added to Canon"s Digital Photo Pro software for RAW capture processing – perhaps as another HDR preset).

In this comparison featuring similar processing, the Sony camera appears to be retaining more colors, but the Canon camera holds the light cyan color better than the Sony.

In that 2-stop-overexposed comparison, the R5"s dynamic range is clearly superior (keep in mind that the brightest color value is below RGB 255,255,255 in the base exposure).

An interesting and welcomed new EOS image quality feature arriving with the 1D X Mark III and again featured on the R5 is a clarity slider, adjusting the contrast level in mid-tone areas only.

Getting the proper color balance is one of my personal-biggest post-processing challenges, and Canon"s color science makes me look good in this regard.

Lens corrections available in the EOS R5 during image capture are peripheral illumination, chromatic aberration, distortion, and diffraction along with a DLO (Digital Lens Optimizer) feature.

While other camera brands have long included this feature in some of their camera models, Canon makes an impact out of the gate with the up-to eight stops of shake correction this full-frame system provides.

For a very long time, a high percentage of Canon lenses have included in-lens optical image stabilization, and Canon had indicated that the in-lens stabilization is superior in performance compared to in-camera correction.

When using non-IS lenses, camera settings permit IBIS to be always on, similar to Mode 1 found on all Canon image-stabilized lenses or only on for the shot, similar to Mode 3 found on some Canon lenses.

the unsupported R5 (expect the lower resolution R6 to perform well at even longer exposure durations) rendered all 1/5-second images sharp, and most 1/4-second images were sharp.

With the non-stabilized Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens (not RF, again tested on the R5) set to 50mm, the results were similar, collecting a few sharp images at 0.6 and 0.8-seconds.

At R5 introduction, most photographers do not have CFexpress cards (or readers) in their inventory, and CFexpress cards are not inexpensive at this time.

Instead of the not-full-featured small and medium RAW formats Canon formerly offered, CRAW provides full RAW file processing support along with an approximately 40% file size reduction (46% in the above ISO 100 example) over Canon"s already efficient RAW file format size.

Many other factors can affect the maximum continuous frame rate, including the lens model used (see page 452 and 896 in the owner"s manual along with the updated Canon Malaysia list here).

To obtain the best-available buffer capabilities, the EOS R5 was configured to manual mode (no AE time lag) using ISO 100, a 1/8000 shutter speed (no waiting for the shutter operation),

Even at 20 fps, the R5 can capture an impressive over 7 seconds of action when using the CFexpress card, and the 5.5 seconds of 20 fps capture with an SD card is still very good.

With an approximately 50ms shutter lag (approximately 81ms using the mechanical shutter), the R5 is responsive, and also fast is the 1/8000 max shutter speed available.

Camera sounds are recorded using a Tascam DR-07mkII Portable Digital Audio Recorder with record levels set to 50% at -12db gain and positioned 1" behind the rear LCD.

"The EOS R5 [and R6] brings subject detection to a new level – Utilizing Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF Technology, the EOS R5 [and R6] will be capable of making Ultra-High-Speed Autofocus calculations to match its immensely powerful High-Speed Shooting capability of 20 fps.

Detection of Animals will also be possible for the first time in a Canon camera, effectively tracking the whole body, face, or eye of cats, dogs, or birds [and likely other animals] for speed and precision." [Canon USA]

The EOS R5"s Dual Pixel CMOS AF II AF system, with 1,053 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, an insane up to 5,940 individually selectable AF points covering approx. 90% x 100% of the frame,

The eye AF feature of the EOS R5 works incredibly well, tenaciously keeping eyes in focus with no significant effort on the photographer"s part, even when the subject rapidly changes position in the frame — and even through a fence.

I put the R5"s eye and face (and helmet) detection AF to one of the most challenging tests I encounter: a quarterhorse cantering/galloping toward the camera at frame-filling and closer distances with the shallowest depth of field available provided by the

With the R5 set to people eye priority and the 20 fps continuous high speed+ mode selected, the AF system accurately tracked the rider"s head (when very far away) and eye (when closer) incredibly well as it rapidly bounced up and down, using nearly the entire frame —

When the rider turned back for another pass, the R5"s head detection showed its prowess, accurately determining that a helmet was in the frame and tracking it.

Most review-time-current sensor-based AF systems do not provide cross-sensitive AF point technology, and the R5 can struggle to focus on only perfectly-horizontally-oriented lines of contrast.

With AF calculations being made directly on the imaging sensor (vs. on a separate sensor in a DSLR), AF calibration becomes a greatly-reduced issue, and EOS R5 AF accuracy is excellent, very reliably focusing precisely shot after shot.

With the EOS R5, a menu option permits the variable rate feature to be disabled, linking the focus ring sensitivity directly to the degree of rotation.

In the past, Canon has taken heat for limiting the higher bandwidth video capabilities of its cameras, and I"ve heard them specifically mention that heat was one reason for such omissions.

The EOS R5, one of the latest additions to Canon’s full-frame mirrorless camera line, offers class-leading autofocus with high-resolution and high frame rate video recording options using the maximum width of the full-frame sensor at high bit rates.

Canon has taken several steps to manage the potential for overheating, including:Magnesium alloy was used in the body to dissipate heat away from internal components

In regard to the installation of a fan: The decision not to install a fan within the body was made in order to maintain the EOS R5’s compact size, lightweight construction and weather resistance.

Before recording starts, the EOS R5 and EOS R6 display an estimate of the recordable time based on the current camera temperature and the set recording mode.

Canon has published and included below the approximate recording and estimated recovery times for 23°C / 73°F environments and ensure that the camera will warn users when it is getting too hot.

How can you reduce heat buildup in the EOS R5?Set Overheat Control function to "ON" (default). When the overheat control function is enabled, the movie size and frame rate are automatically changed while the camera is in standby mode to suppress the rise of the internal temperature

Additional reports are indicating that Canon"s numbers are proving at least close to accurate with ambient temperature yielding only minor differences, and my experience is similar.

Those considering the R5 for professional video use must be aware of the serious time limitations heat imposes on the highest-quality recording options.

Canon provided an updated heat recovery chart for the firmware 1.6.0 Auto Power Off Temp. High setting.Resolution and Frame RateWaiting period (minutes)(23°C / 73°F)Approximate maximum recording time after waiting period (minutes)

Made possible by the fast processor and imaging sensor, less rolling shutter effect was promised for the R5 movies, including at 8K, than previous EOS cameras.

EOS R5 metering modes include Evaluative metering (AF point-linked), Partial metering (approx. 5.8% of the area at the center of the screen), Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen), and Center-weighted average metering.

Our Comparing Electronic Viewfinders to Optical Viewfinders page discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each design, but the EOS R5 has two very high-performing LCDs.

The R had a slight amount of that pause, just enough to make fast-moving side-to-side subject tracking a bit challenging, and I was anxious to test the R5 in this regard.

I know that the rear LCD described next is articulating, but it would sometimes be nice to be able to rotate the EVF upward, similar to using an angle finder on a DSLR.

The Vari-angle feature of this LCD permits rotation of nearly 180° horizontally and 270° vertically, making hard-to-get shots and unique perspectives (including selfies) easy to capture.

Canon"s touchscreens make changing camera settings easy, including via the always excellent menu structure and the handy "Q" button (showing the Quick Control screen).

We are next going to take a tour of the R5 referencing the functionality from a default settings point of view, but keep in mind that this camera is extremely customizable via the Custom Controls menu option.

The Canon EOS standard location for the menu button has been on the top-left of the camera"s back, and when two buttons were available in this location, the info button was the one to the right.

Moving to the right, we find a large, slightly reconfigured (non-removable) eyecup that extends nicely behind the LCD screen, along with the eye-detection sensor.

The top-right three buttons, AF-ON, Exposure lock, and AF point selection, are once again featured, but they are now horizontally aligned, similar to Canon"s other 5-series models, clearing space for the larger dual slot memory card door.

That was not my favorite design, and the R5 gets a 5-series-like rear control dial surrounding the dedicated Set button, the latter made possible by the addition of a dedicated "Q" button just above.

Toward the top of the right side are the shutter release and top dial, features very similar in function and orientation as Canon"s other EOS DSLRs and MILCs.

With the additional Quick Control dial on the R5 and R6, the top Quick Control dial adjusts the ISO setting by default, without a button press required, a nice improvement.

That requires waiting for the metering timer to expire, pressing M-Fn and setting ISO (if ISO is included in your M-Fn configuration), touching the ISO setting on the LCD, diving into the menus for the ISO settings option, or my favorite, pressing "Q" twice.

In this implementation case, assuming the R5 shares the R"s design, a short press of the button toggles the top LCD information display, and a longer press reverses the display from white on black to black on white, making it backlit and readable in the dark.

Missing on the R5 are the beginner creative modes (such as Portrait, Group, Landscape, Sports, Kids, Panning, Close-up, Food, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, and Silent).

The EOS R5 and R6 have an enhanced grip geometry, featuring a larger shelf above the fingers on the front and a thicker grip base, both making the newer models noticeably easier to hold onto.

Consistent with Canon EOS designs are the rounded edges of this camera, making it very comfortable to handle and providing a modern, sleek appearance.

Combined with an RF lens, or any other weather-sealed EF/EF-S lens, the EOS R5 camera proves to be a reliable partner in virtually any climate." [Canon USA]

Discerning the individual model"s level of sealing can be more challenging, and Canon indicated to us that the R5"s weather sealing is comparable to the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV,

Canon helps to avoid this issue with the R-series cameras by closing the shutter (which also helps keep the sensor clean) and by stopping down the lens aperture very tightly when the camera is powered off.

However, with a standard hot shoe available and an external flash control menu, the EOS R5 is fully compatible with Canon"s extensive range of flashes.

Note that, at least initially, the R5 LCD turns off in a short duration when using some third-party flash triggers such as the Godox XPro-C 2.4GHz Transmitter (Flashpoint R2 Pro).

Canon"s EF-M lenses are not compatible with the RF mount, even with the adapter, and because of their shorter flange back distance, it is unlikely that we will see a Canon option to support this combination.

Keeping a review of the incredibly-feature-laden Canon EOS R5 concise but complete is a difficult balance to find, and this review is not a complete description of every feature available.

Canon has published an intimidatingly-huge, but well-designed owner"s manual (a link to the manual is provided at the beginning of this review) that highlights all of the features found on this camera, explaining their use.

Owning a Canon product gives you access to Canon support, and the support provided by Canon"s USA division is excellent (sorry, I have no experience with the other Canon divisions).

One of the Canon EOS R5 cameras used for this review was loaned from Canon USA, and the other two were online retail acquired, becoming part of my permanent kit.

With the incredibly feature-filled EOS R5, Canon appears to have held nothing back, and many thousands of frames later, I"m certain that this is the camera I"ve been waiting for.

Those interested in movie recording will find the R5"s feature set to be very impressive, including many of the benefits realized with still shooting.

However, heat and especially the slow cool-down times will be found limiting for application of the R5"s highest-end movie resolution and frame rates.

camera has a 45 Megapixel Full-frame CMOS image sensor. It features the 54mm wide RF-mount, which is much larger than the EF-mount found on Canon DSLRs. The

Recording Media:The EOS R5 is equipped with two memory card slots: one for CFexpress Type B cards, and one for SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards. The SD card slot supports both UHS-I and UHS-II cards. (Use of UHS-II microSDHC/SDXC cards with an adapter is not recommended).

In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS): The EOS R5 is the first Canon camera with 5-axis IBIS (In-Body Image Stabilization), which allows you to shoot still images at slower shutter speeds, and reduce camera shake when shooting movies. In addition, when an RF or EF lens with Optical Image Stabilization is attached, the EOS R5 provides Coordinated Control for an even higher degree of shake correction from 6 to 8 stops.

speed, ISO, focus, and shutter release. You can also geotag your photos with location data from your smartphone. Note: The Canon Camera Connect app is compatible with

provides much faster data transfer than USB 2.0. If a different USB cable is used, such as the Canon IFC-400U, the transmission rate is equivalent to Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0).

EOS Utility: The EOS Utility is software for communication with your EOS R5 camera. You can download images to your computer from the camera"s memory card, as well as set various camera settings. You can also shoot remotely from the software.

Canon HEVC Activator for Canon EOS R5: This application allows you to handle the camera"s HDR processing and HEVC movies on Digital Photo Professional.