Hey, this is Scott of Photography Banzai. Today we're going to look at the Canon EOS RP.
Thanks to Camera Craft in Rockford Illinois for let me try this out at their shop.
The Canon EOS RP is the lowest entry price on a full-frame mirrorless
camera yet. However, there are some other options that are still sold new like the
Sony A7 II that are very similar in price and features. Ergonomics wise, it
is a very small camera, especially for a full-frame mirrorless. That is definitely
a good thing in many situations, but it is also a negative if you wan to use larger
glass. I only used a 50mm EF lens on the camera, so I didn't have any
real issues. I wasn't able to try out the grip extension, but I think that is a
necessity for larger lenses. Overall build quality I think is a step up from
the Canon EOS M50, but a step down from the EOS R. Buttons themselves are placed
nicely for the hand. However the grip on the EOS R is significantly better in my
hands. I much prefer that one to the RP grip. The materials, the build quality you
feel a step up from the Canon EOS M50, but then a little bit of a step down
from the EOS R. That's to be expected considering price-wise it's about in
between those two. This camera is said to have the weather resistance. I don't know
how good it is, but it does have that. The electronic viewfinder is a step up from
the Canon EOS M50 in the size, but they do have the same pixel count. So I'm
guessing they use different optics but it's a similar setup. I didn't see any
issues with a viewfinder, of course, it's not going to be as good as the EOS R. You
do get the 0.70x magnification versus the 0.62x for the M50. You
have the fully articulating screen. That's a big feature of the Canons these
days. I really like that setup. It's useful for a lot of situations
especially with video work, or types of photo work where you really want to have
different angles to adjust that screen and position the camera. It's a good
setup, it's a nice way to have the screen function. When you turn the RP off, the
shutter does not cover the sensor. I'm not really sure why they didn't include
that feature with this camera. Maybe there's some technical mechanical reason
that it's a little cheaper to do it this way, but in the EOS R the
does cover the sensor. So just something to consider if you care about dust and
things of that nature. I really don't see it as a negative. It should be just fine
as it is. The camera has no built-in flash. I think
this is a little unusual for this level of camera. It is full frame, but it's
targeted towards entry-level... I don't know, some type of family use. And not
having a built-in flash in this case is a little unusual. However, I personally
don't want a flash in the camera. I do prefer weather resistance and just a
simpler setup without the flash. It does have C1, C2, and C3 custom settings
safe mode. That's great to see. I really like that feature in camera so you can
take settings... take groups of settings, save them into those custom areas and
easily switch between them. There are two dials to adjust settings, which is nice
to see. On the back one it has a lock. That's really interesting that they
included that. As far as I can tell the lock only is associated with that one
dial. Overall, I'm a big fan of the button placement. I like it that it's a little
simpler than the EOS R. It doesn't have that weird touch bar thing and the mode
dial in this camera is pretty nice to use. It's got those direct custom modes.
In general, I like that button setup on this camera. On the bottom of the
camera you've got the battery door and of course the tripod socket. With the
battery the memory card is right next to it. I don't prefer this layout. It adds
hassles to a lot of things like if you're using a tripod. I do a lot of
video work on my cameras, so with the M50 it has a very similar setup and it adds
some hassles. Just something to consider with that. The camera uses an LP-E17
battery. This is one of their smaller batteries, but is a little bit of a step
up from the Canon EOS M50, however it is a step down from the canon EOS R.
This battery is the same one used in the canon M5 and the M6. Those are the mirrorless
EF-M cameras. So if you have an M5 or M6, this is potentially a good option to at least
transition over your batteries. I think owners of the EF-M cameras will be able
to transition very easily to this one. A lot of the functions,
a lot of the features of the M50 are in this camera. The way that they work.
They're very very similar. I used the EOS R before and that is quite
a bit different. This RP is, again, very similar to the M50 style of being able
to control it with all the menus all the features. There is a lot more added with
RP compared to the M50. So if you want more functions, you want more features...
And you do want to go to the new mount, I do think this is a good option for
those people. Autofocus wise it felt snappy. It felt
quick. I was using the adapted EF 50mm F/1.8 lens, so it was not an
ideal situation. But I didn't see any issues with simple autofocus. I didn't
try to do any tracking. Of course with any type of sports situation this camera is
not going to be great. But I'll leave that to other people to talk about. Just
general autofocus... felt snappy, it felt good. Very similar again to the Canon EOS M50.
The camera has standard ports plus a few extras. Has the mic port, which is
nice to see. Also has an headphone jack, which is a little bit unusual for this
level of camera but it is good that it is in there. Video wise it's a little
unusual. They exclude 24 frames a second I'm sure you've heard that 10 billion
times by now, but it's not in here. And it's really just based on their removing
features from the camera for whatever reason. Because it does have 30 frames a
second or if you're in a PAL region you'll have the 25 frames a second. You
only get one depending on which region you buy the camera from. I feel like
that's a really unusual removal of those features. Just very strange. If you use
EF-S lenses on the camera you can only do 720p. That's again, a very unusual thing.
This camera doesn't have any type of in body stabilization, but it does have the
digital stabilization. Which are very similar to the ones in the M50.
One nice feature of the M50 that is also in the RP is the touch and drag
autofocus. You can set it up to use your thumb or finger on the back screen when
you're using the viewfinder to adjust the focal point. It's a very quick way to
select the area where you want to focus. Focus modes on the camera are much
improved over the Canon EOS M50, that's nice to see. You have a lot more options.
Auto ISO has a minimum shutter speed setting on this camera, that's very nice
to see with aperture priority that's a big benefit. On the Canon EOS M50
they did not include that feature, and it's really frustrating.
There is focus bracketing on the camera. That's a really interesting feature to
have, and something that can be very useful with macro photography and other
similar situations. The peaking settings on the camera are the same as the Canon
EOS M50. They're very nice. They're well featured. Again, wireless features
between the M50 and the RP look very similar, if not the same. There is a lot
of functionality to the wireless settings. You can push images
automatically. You can push them to the phone. Push them to a computer. A lot of
functions and features to connectivity with this camera. There is the "my menu"
feature on this camera. Very similar, if not the same, on the M50. I really don't use
it too much, but you can basically take settings from throughout the camera and
put them into specific menus. That was a look at the Canon EOS RP. It is an unusual
camera. Relatively low-cost considering the large sensor in there, and it is very
compact. So if you look the smallest full-frame mirrorless camera this is a
good option. However, with lenses Canon is not releasing lower-cost lenses. There is
the 35mm F/1.8. It's really your only option at the moment
that's relatively low cost and smaller. But if you wait a little bit... You can buy
those high-end RF lenses, and then buy this camera instead of the EOS R. Just to
hold yourself off until you can buy one of their high-end better fully featured
cameras that eventually come out. It's hard for me to decide where this camera
fits in the marketplace. I don't really see it's going too well with the soccer
moms, of the soccer dads... and the family photos. But maybe that's what they're
trying to do. However they include things like the
headphone jack, which doesn't really fit with those users. And then it's just
really strange where they positioned this camera. I don't know, it'll be up to
you to decide if it fits for you. It fits for what you're doing. As an M50 user, I
really don't see this as a good option for me personally, but a lot of people
that have M50, have the M5, and do want to get into the new mount I do see it as
a good option. That was a look at the Canon EOS RP. I hope you enjoyed this video.
Again, thanks to Camera Craft for let me try this out at the shop.
I'm Scott from Photography Banzai.
Thanks!