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The Canon EOS R1 and R5 Mk II are Official! But They’re Falling Behind Again

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Last updated on 07/17/2024
07/17/2024
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Last Updated on 07/17/2024 by Chris Gampat

The long-awaited Canon EOS R1 and the Canon EOS R5 Mk II—the successor to one of the most popular full-frame mirrorless cameras on the market—were announced today by the company. Previous complaints about that camera mostly came from those shooting videos with it, which was akin to trying to open a lock with a screwdriver when you needed a key. Canon’s higher-end lineup has also been a bit of a headscratcher in the past few years as both the Nikon Z9 and the Sony a1 have outperformed it in so many ways. So, with these new announcements, is Canon finally king again?

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Canon EOS R1 Specs

  • A new “Cross-type AF” at the imaging sensor, a first for Canon.
  • A revamped 24.2MP full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor (with Dual Pixel AF). It’s not the same as the Canon EOS R3’s.
  • Built-in neural upscaling creates 96MP JPEG in about 10 seconds — which is basically just a high-resolution shooting mode. The Canon EOS R5 did a great job with this.
  • Pre-continuous shooting to capture the previous 1/2-second of images prior to a full shutter release. This was a highly requested feature as the Canon EOS R7 got it but not the R3.
  • New DIGIC Accelerator with DIGIC X Image Processor for better and faster overall performance.
  • Virtually no rolling shutter due to Fast sensor read-out speeds
  • Allows for up to 40 fps electronic shutter performance.
  • CF Express Type B dual slots
  • 6K RAW and MP4 videos in 4K-D, 4K-U, 2K-D, and Full HD formats.
  • Canon OLED EVF with 9.44 million dots and 0.9x magnification.
  • Capture video and stills simultaneously with no interruption.
  • Action Priority mode
  • People Priority Shooting
  • Dust- and weather-resistant.
  • $6,299 for the body

We really like the fact that the Canon EOS R1 has a mechanical shutter like the Sony a1. Though innovations on the level of the Sony A9 III would’ve also been very welcome. As it is, it still seems like Canon is a bit behind here — but we’re saying this without having tested the camera yet.

I’m really excited for this new high resolution EVF — though I think it would’ve made more sense with the Canon EOS R5 ii since it’s got a higher resolution sensor.

It’s also fascinating that Canon isn’t using SD cards at all here, but it sort of makes sense.

Canon EOS R5 Mk II Specs

  • Completely NEW Canon-designed full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS 45MP sensor.
  • Fast sensor read-out speeds allow for up to 30 fps electronic shutter performance.
  • There’s a new battery — which is super important.
  • New focus system upgrades include eye control focus, and the ability to maintain focus on a subject even when obscured briefly.
  • Capture video and stills simultaneously with no interruption.
  • Action Priority uses data to interpret the scene and predict the main subject to lock focus on it in action scenarios.
  • People Priority Shooting for registering up to 10 people the camera can recognize and prioritze focus of.
  • Capture 8K RAW at 59.94/50.00 fps, and can Canon LOG 2.
  • Features the same 0.5-inch 5.76 million dot OLED EVF found in the EOS R3.
  • Video Menus now use Cinema EOS terminology.
  • Three optional battery grips are available to expand your capabilities.
  • CFExpress type B and SD card slots
  • $4,299 for the body and $5,399 for the body and 24-105mm f4 lens included

The new sensor shoots at 30 fps in electronic mode — which will most likely only ever be needed for birding and sports. And that’s totally fine. This camera also gets Canon eye-control AF feature along with a new 45MP CMOS sensor, which is the same resolution as the previous model. Canon states that this can be calibrated easily to your eyes, but in our Canon EOS R3 review, we found that to not be the case.

It looks like Canon is falling behind the curve again, as it did nearly a decade ago. For those who are greener in their photography ways, Canon was more or less a laughing stock to reviewers for several years until the Canon EOS R came out. Are we entering that era again? Considering all the lower-end cameras that they’ve come out with, it seems to be the case.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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