The Canon EOS R5 is Canon’s best product ever as a still camera. It’s the perfect mix of the look of the EOS R, the functions of the EOS 5D, and the autofocus of the EOS-1D X, which is made for professionals. It’s one of the best cameras you’ll ever use if you’re a stills or hybrid shooter who switches between photography and videography.
Unfortunately, we can’t recommend the R5 if all you want to do is shoot videos. Don’t get us wrong, its video is great, but you can’t use it as your A-camera because of the rules about overheating (unless you only shoot 4K 30p, in which case you don’t need this).
Specifications
- 45MP full-frame Dual Pixel CMOS sensor
- 8K video, with option for Raw or 10-bit 4:2:2 C-log or HDR PQ
- Up to 4K/120p, or oversampled 4K up to 30p
- 100% coverage Dual Pixel II AF system with human and animal detection trained by machine learning
- 12 fps / 20 fps bursts (mech. / elec. shutter)
- 5.76M-dot OLED EVF with 120 fps max refresh rate
- 3.2″ 2.1M-dot fully articulating touchscreen
- 10-bit HDR photos in HEIF format
- 1x CFexpress slot, 1x UHS-II SD slot
- Claimed weather-sealing to EOS 5D Mark IV levels
- 2.4/5Ghz Wi-FI with Bluetooth and FTP connectivity
- CIPA rated to around 320 shots (using EVF)
Where to get Canon EOS R5 camera?
On paper, the EOS R5 looks like it could be the best mirrorless hybrid camera on the market. It has a high resolution and a full frame. It makes files with a resolution of 8,192 x 5,464 that weigh, on average, about 60MB each.
That means that when you use the R5’s fastest continuous shooting mode, you’re taking about 1.2GB of pictures per second. In other words, make sure you have enough space in your camera and at home.
When it comes to storage, the R5 offers a professional-level solution by including both an SD card slot and a CFexpress slot. This lets you add more storage space to your camera, shoot to two cards at once for real-time backup, or shoot raw files to one card and JPEGs to the other.
If you want to use the R5 to make movies, the memory cards become more important. Its higher-end video modes, like 4K 10-bit HEVC (which is what you’ll shoot in Canon LOG or HDR PQ), 4K ALL-I 50/60fps, 4K 100/120fps, or 8K ALL-I or raw, all need a CFexpress card. We only used SanDisk’s 512GB Extreme PRO card, which has a write speed of 1,400MB/s. We found that the buffer filled up almost as fast as it was used up, which made working in the field very easy.
The autofocus on the Canon EOS R5 is almost too good to be true. It can find human faces and hold on to them even if they move quickly forward or backward through the frame. It does this by focusing on the eyes. Both finding and following a subject are impressive.