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resolutions and frame rates, and there is five-axis image stabilisation, which combines lens IS and camera IBIS. The EOS R5 also supports advanced animal AF, which recognises dogs, cats and birds. And for stills shooters, it can capture images at 12fps using the mechanical shutter and 20fps via the electronic shutter. The EOS R5 also supports automatic transfer of images to the image.canon cloud platform. There is no price or final spec available yet, as Canon is still finalising details of the production camera and, of course, the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has affected supply chains.
With internal 8K Raw video recording, Canon’s forthcoming EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera sets a new standard in terms of filmmaking spec. It records non-cropped 8K recorded internally at up to 29.97fps in either Raw or 4:2:2 10- bit H.265 in Canon Log or HDR PQ. For fans of fast frame rates, it’s also capable of non-cropped internal 4K up to 119.88fps in 4:2:2 10-bit H.265 in Canon Log or HDR PQ. But strangely, if you output via HDMI, the frame rate maxes out at 59.94fps. The camera records to dual card slots, one CFexpress and one SD UHS-II. Canon’s Dual Pixel AF system is available in all video modes at all
ABOVE The new Canon EOS C300 Mark III is Canon’s first camera with a dual gain sensor. It has a modular design and can record up to 120fps in 4K Cinema Raw Light and XF-AVC
BackontopforCanon Despite being the company that pioneered HD video from DLSRs with its full-frame EOS 5D Mark II, then introduced the Cinema EOS range, in recent years Canon has been overtaken by Sony for 12-bit Raw video internal recording to twinCFExpress cards, and records uncropped 4K/60p with Canon Log in 10-bit 4:2:2 that gives up 12 stops of dynamic range. Thanks to its new full-frame
sensor and fast processor, the EOS- 1D X Mark III can record video as 12- bit CRM files at 5.5K (5472x2886), allowing very detailed oversampled 4K footage. DCI 4K recording is possible using the full sensor area or in a cropped mode, while 5.5K Raw uses the full width of the sensor. It’s the first Canon DSLR to supportfive-axisimagestabilisation although this doesn’t work when shooting Raw. The camera also uses Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus in 4K and Rawmode, apart from at 50/60p except in crop 4K mode.
professional filmmaking. The mirrorless A7 range and the bestselling FS7 have seen Sony take the lead, with Panasonic’s mirrorless GH5 and S1 range raising the bar in terms of spec. Now Canon is in prime position in many categories, thanks to its new EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera, and in cinema cameras with its Super 35 C300 Mark III and full- frame C500 Mark II. And where it is a clear leader once again is inDLSRs, with the EOS-1D X Mark III. The £6500/$6500 pro DSLR has 5.5K
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