Hi, I'm Alex from Wilkinson Cameras and today we’re at Cheshire Falconry in Northwich for
a very exciting video with Canon. We’re at Cheshire Falconry with Canon for a first look
at the brand-new Canon EOS R7 and EOS R10 crop sensor mirrorless cameras.
These are the latest additions to the canon EOS R range and the first APS-C sensor cameras in the R
series. They’re small, lightweight, and affordable entries into Canon’s EOS R system. But don’t let
the words “crop sensor” and “affordable” fool you. These are absolutely packed full of features.
In this video we’re going to be talking about the EOS R7,
which I’ve been putting through its paces today.
The EOS R7 follows in the footsteps of the EOS 7D series and its perfect for wildlife and sports
photographers with an impressive 15 frames per second, but it’s also the perfect hybrid camera
as it has impressive video features including 4K 60p with no recording limit,
in-body stabilisation up to 8 stops AND… a first for Canon at this level of camera… C-Log.
If you want to find out more about the new EOS R10, which Olivia has had the pleasure
of trying out, then watch our other video where we cover that in depth.
Click the link in the top right or in the description below to see that video now.
Ok…We know someone with a beady eye is going to spot I’m not actually in Northwich.
We’re in a scenic woodland location near the office in Preston. The footage we filmed last
week didn’t go quite to plan and we’ve had to reshoot… proof that we’re humans at least!
The R7 is the long-awaited replacement to the EOS 7D Mark II. Sorry DSLR fans,
but it looks like you may have to consider the switch to mirrorless sooner than you may
have hoped! But the good news is - Canon have anticipated this and the initial pre-orders will
be shipped with a free EF-RF lens adapter so you can still use your existing glass.
It’s going to be available as a body only priced at £1349
or with a brand-new RF-S 18-150mm kit lens at £1699.
Yes, you heard that correctly! Along with the new crop-sensor cameras, Canon have released
two new RF-S crop-sensor lenses. This has allowed them to make smaller, lighter,
and more affordable lenses to go with the new models. The 18-150mm is a really versatile
all-round travel zoom which is impressively small and an ideal kit lens for the R7.
The 7D 2 was released way back in 2014. The technology in the R7 and its compact
size are certainly testament to 8 years of technological advances,
and we don’t think anyone will be disappointed. I’m going to hand you over to Dave Parry, Canon
Product Specialist who's with us to tell you all about the new features in the R7 in more detail.
So first of all, let me take you through the new R7, here is it... As you can see the size and
weight on it, it's a very small and lightweight camera. Much smaller and lighter than things like
the 7D that we've had before. Actually, this camera is smaller and lighter than the 90D
that we have. Now, the great thing about it even though it’s so small and lightweight, the grip
is actually still a substantial grip, so it does feel like a nice size. A great thing again on
here, it takes the LP-E6 battery series. So, the LP-E6N, and LP-E6NH. It's also got dual card slots
in as well so you can see here you've got dual SD card slots. Now, one of the things that is a real
change from other cameras that we have in our lineup. Is that we have combined the joystick
and the control wheel on the back of the R7. You can see here that you can use the control wheel,
you can select your AF point, but you've actually got the control wheel around it as well. So,
with your thumb you very quickly and easily change the settings on the camera.
Screen on the back here, as you would expect, a fully articulating variable-angled touch screen.
The screen is actually the same type of screen that we have on the R6 that we also have in
our range. A couple of other things that I would like to mention about the outside of the camera.
You'll notice on the bottom near that we have, this used to be, years ago, the depth of field
preview button but now it's moved on to do a lot more. A lot more different functions and settings.
But what we have done is put a little switch around it, which allows you to switch the lens
from autofocus to manual focus. Which on this type of lens on some of our RF lenses, you don't have
that switch on there. So, we've put it on the body to allow you to do that. Now, if we look
at top of the camera, what you will see is we've got the new advanced accessory shoe on the top.
So, don't worry this is the standards sized hot shoe and it will take any of your accessories. You
can see you've got the X sync on the top there. But it’s got the extra electrical contacts, which
allows you to use more sophisticated accessories to have that two way communication between your
accessory and the camera. And the best thing I think for this is audio. We do a microphone that
goes on the top, which will take the audio through the accessory shoe rather than plugging it in
through a 3.5mm jack. If you do decide you do want to that it does have that on the side so if you
are using a different type of microphone, we have the standard jack on here. We also a headphone
input as well. So, this is not just a very powerful stills camera, but this is also a very
powerful video camera as well. Because it is the crop sensor, because it is an APS-C sized sensor
it does give a similar look and feel too super 35mm, which is great for people who shoot video.
So, let’s talk about the internals of this camera. So, first of all let’s talk about the sensor. The
sensor is actually very similar to what we have in our 90D and our M6 Mark II and it's from a similar
stable to that. Big differences are that the micro-lenses on the sensor has been re-designed
for the mirrorless and also the circuitry behind to make it that high speed camera.
We've coupled this with our latest DIGIC X processor and the great thing about that is
you'll see an improvement in image quality in your JPEGs as well as RAW shooting with this camera.
Now, one thing that DIGIC X does give you, it gives you an amazing autofocus system. And I
think for anyone using this camera, stepping up from maybe a 7D or a 90D or something like that,
that one of the things that you will really notice is the autofocus system. So, we have on
here our dual pixel CMOS AF II, which is a very similar system to what you find on our flagship
R3, the R5 and on the R6 as well. Now this AF system, the tracking is absolutely amazing.
You have face detection, body detection, eye detection on here, you have bird detection,
animal detection, you have the ability to detect vehicles whether they’re single seater F1 cars or
whether saloon cars. It can track these subjects very face. So, the AF system is something that I
think people will really would like to try on this camera. Let’s talk a bit more about the
video functionality of this camera. It will shoot 4K, it does actually shoot in 7K but will then
give you a 4K file from that and that is down sampled rather than line skipped. You can do 4K
30p, but you can also do 4K 60p and that is full sensor area so there's no crop on that as well.
It will also do 120 fps. So, you can shoot in C-Log 3 on this one, which is the first
time ever of a camera of this type and you can shoot HDR PQ. As I mentioned earlier,
you've got the microphone and headphone input, so this is a very powerful video shooting tool. So,
you may have noticed there's a new lens on the front here. We have an 18-150mm. So, this is an
RF-S lens, so it's now designed specifically for the crop sensor R cameras. You can actually put it
on a full frame, like an R5 or an R6, but if you do that the camera will automatically go into its
1.6 crop mode. And as you can see it’s a very small and lightweight lens. So, for an 18-150mm
that is very small and very very lightweight. You can see it’s got this larger flange on the back of
it and obviously that's to cover the size of the mount on the camera. Now, this camera will take,
even though this is an RF-S lens, it will take normal RF lenses, it will also take EF
and EF-S lenses if you use the adapter. So, the R7 really is part of the EOS family. So, the great
thing about this lens, if you do use it on an R7 you can get up to 7 stops of image stabilisation
and that is at 150mm as well as 18mm. So, it's amazing to have that capability on this camera.
Pretty impressive, no? I’m definitely not a wildlife photographer, but I’ve thoroughly
enjoyed using the R7. It makes it SO easy to track wildlife. The eye tracking on the birds was really
easy to set up and worked Every. Single. Time. I’ve tried it with a selection of lenses including
the RF 100-500mm L lens… what a lens – just beautiful results. Of course, on a crop sensor
this becomes 160-800mm which is just an incredibly versatile option for sports and wildlife.
Pair it with the affordable RF 100-400mm and you’ve got a compact and lightweight 160-640mm
lens which you can take anywhere. But where this really impressed was when
I used the RF 800mm lens… which becomes a MASSIVE 1280mm... with full autofocus
and remarkably impressive results for such an affordable telephoto prime.
The In-body stabilisation on the camera also really made this a useable hand-held lens.
The 32.5-megapixel sensor also means that
you can easily crop into your image after the fact as well.
The weight and handling are just really ideal. It’s a lot smaller than a 7D, but it doesn’t feel
TOO small, and it handles like a DSLR. Sometimes mirrorless cameras can trade off balance and
handling for smaller, more compact bodies. Canon have struck a perfect harmony between
the two with the R7. DSLR fans are going to love it, but so are existing mirrorless users.
The EVF is also impressive – I couldn’t detect any lag or flicker… I didn’t even notice I was
using an EVF. Another win for existing DSLR users who may be nervous about switching.
I love this camera. I’m reviewing it because poor Olivia didn’t manage to prise it from my hands!
It’s definitely on my personal wish list. I don’t need full frame;
I prefer smaller and lighter camera and I like cameras that make taking great images easy.
I take pleasure in the end result more than the process. The R7 certainly makes it easy.
Whether you’re an existing 7D user or someone looking for a more affordable entry into the
EOS R system, without any real compromise on features, a wildlife or sports photographer,
someone looking for a compact and super-capable hybrid stills and video camera…
buy this. You are not going to regret it.
If you want more of an all-rounder at a slightly lower price point and can sacrifice some of the
more advanced video features and IBIS – then check out Olivia’s R10 review video instead.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments
along with any other questions or feedback about the EOS R7.
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