Welcome photographers!
Today, I have the Canon EOS R5.
One of the powerful cameras brought to you by Canon.
This camera covers wide aspects of photography.
So keep watching this somewhat lengthy review
to benefit from it and enjoy.
This camera is easy to handle and fun to operate
especially if you’re already familiar with Canon cameras.
The introductory video we watched was a test run of the camera’s videography performance.
It was shot in 40 degree Celsius weather during the month of September
I didn’t face any problems because of the heat, nor when shooting medium shots.
I shot in 4K video, as well as 8K video.
The camera’s fast response allowed for excellent focus on any subject, whether near or far.
The accurate focus of the R5 allows for 5,940 autofocus positions
with photo captures of up to 20 frames per second.
Before we get into its photography features, let’s have a closer look at the camera.
Its exterior looks similar to other Canon cameras, yet with a lighter and smaller body.
At the back, you have the usual buttons such as menu, zoom, joystick and more.
At the top, you’ll notice a few changes compared to a DSLR camera.
The biggest change is the electronic “Mode” button instead of the usual manual one.
You also have the second LCD screen that gives you more details.
At the left side, you’ll find the essential ports; Micro HDMI, USB C,
a microphone port, headphone jack, remote control mount, and lighting adapter.
It has two memory card readers; CFexpress and SD.
The CFexpress gives you optimal video shooting abilities when using fast captures.
Its battery is updated yet the LP-E6 battery works just fine.
The camera screen is fully rotatable, and serves any photography genre.
This camera is a full-frame camera with 45-megapixel resolution
with 12 bit 8K RAW video, and full-frame 4K/120P video.
The camera supports new RF lenses with more available lenses available every day
and with this Canon adapter, it can support a good amount of EF lenses.
Its ISO is powerful and proved to be efficient in low light. I tried it in more than one place, and more than one way.
The camera settings are easy to get used to, and the three screens are super clear.
The camera has multiple features such as HDR imaging for better quality results.
You also get the Focus Bracketing feature for product or macro photography
which helps capture at various distances depending on the autofocus position chosen.
Then, you can merge imagery using Photoshop/.
The camera also has the Canon Cinematic Log (C-log) profile, with excellent colouring especially when capturing ski colour
with adjustable brightness, exposure, and saturation colour properties.
The R5 has an image stabiliser with up to 8-stops
with a 5-axis image stabilisation beneficial for videography.
You can specify the number and duration of photos taken beneficial for time-lapse photography and freeing you from using an external remote control.
Let’s take another look at the screen and the settings shown.
The touchscreen allows for fast, and smooth operations.
For example, connecting to photo or video image-stabilisation, focus, or colour adjustments is made easy and all in one place.
In the video features, Canon simplified the choice process
and is now organised in this manner from smallest to biggest.
One of its most interesting features is the 4K HQ mode taken from the 8K for the 4K video shooting.
Focus is easy to manipulate and can capture people, animals, and other subjects with this button.
File transfers can be done in more than one way, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and even FTP.
The R5 also allows shooting with the Dual Pixel system
just like the feature found in the Mark IV.
You can always shoot and then control the image focus using a software on your computer.
There’s also the multiple exposure feature which can be integrated into the photo.
And for time-lapse photography, you can shoot in 8K without any lighting issues.
Which means less time spent retouching the image, and quicker publishings.
Thanks to the quick and easily accessible settings, more possibile action can be captured when shooting in time-lapse.
For example filming day to night, or night to day
all using the camera in the best possible quality.
The camera gives excellent results and combines photography and videography using one equipment instead of more.
These shots were taken with 4K video in various situations and using normal colour modes and even the C-log mode.
With C-log, image files are smaller and ready for editing and colouring.
There are huge editing, cropping, and zooming possibilities when shooting in 8K.
Check out how clear and powerful this scenery’s details are.
How did you find the R5?
This camera helped me a lot and covered many aspects of the kind of photography I wanted.
Time-lapse, slow-motion, video shooting just like you’re seeing it now, and high-quality photography.
This camera is a full package in a lighter size, yet with great potential and capabilities.
Try it out!
And for those who have already tried it, share your thoughts with us in the comments
and I hope to see you soon in a new equipment review. Peace!