The Canon EOS R5 is a full-frame

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officially announced by

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on July 9, 2020 alongside the lower-resolution EOS R6 and various new RF mount lenses. While it is not a direct successor to any of Canon's previous mirrorless cameras, it does have clear improvements and advantages over the

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, namely: a new DIGIC X processor and sensor, 8K video capture, a new

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system, and the ability to take videos with 10-bit colours. The camera is available as body only, or with the Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens.

Features

* 44.8-megapixel full-frame

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sensor * 8K raw video recording at up to 29.97fps * 4K 10-bit video recording at up to 119.9fps * 100% autofocus coverage * 5,940 user-selectable

points * Native

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range of 100 to 51,200; expandable 64 to 102,400 * High-speed

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of up to 12fps with mechanical shutter; up to 20fps with the electronic (silent) shutter *

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of 10-bit for HDR videos * 5-axis in-body image stabilization which can provide up to 8 stops of shake correction * Dual card slots (

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and

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s) * 0.5" 5.76 million dots

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with 120fps refresh rate and vari-angle LCD

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* Canon's Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with Zero Crop & 100% AF Coverage * 2.4GHz and 5GHz built-in

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and

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connectivity * Optional wireless file transmitter and battery grip

Images

Reception

Overheating issues

Shortly after the EOS R5's initial announcement, concerns arose about issues of overheating while recording video, especially

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, after short periods of time. In response to users' complaints, Canon issued a media alert addressing these overheating issues, including how long it will take for the camera to overheat at each resolution, why a fan was not included, and how users can prevent the camera from overheating. According to Canon's reported data, the EOS R5 will begin to overheat after recording for just 20 minutes at 8K resolution. A fan was not included to preserve its compact size. Users can delay overheating by toggling on "Overheat Control" in settings, which will adjust

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and

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automatically to prevent overheating. Although Canon offered this explanation, users have continued to complain. Other testers, however, discovered continuous shooting is possible for up to four hours in 4KHQ mode with an external recorder if no memory cards are inserted, the screen is off, and a dummy battery is used. With an actual battery, again overheating can be avoided for the life of the charge of the battery, about an hour 45 minutes. The Canon R5's overheating problem was solved in

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, the hybrid between EOS R and EOS C series announced in January 2022.Canon has officially announced its video-centric EOS R5c and this beefy beast costs $4,500
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