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SPECIFICATIONS
Price: £6799/$6299 body only Sensor type/size: 24.2-megapixel, stacked BSI CMOS, full-frame Shutter type: Focal plane mechanical, plus rolling electronic Max stills frame rate: 40fps LCD: Articulating 3.2-inch touchscreen LED, 2100k dots Viewfinder: Electronic OLED, 100% coverage, 9440k dots Formats: Raw 12-bit 6K/60p, MP4 DCI 4K/120p, 4:2:2 10-bit FHD to 240p Storage: 2x CFexpress Type B card slots Dimensions (wxhxd): 157.6x149.5x87.3mm/ 6.2x5.9x3.4in Weight: 920g/2lb body only
CANON’S BIGGEST GUN With a chunky body and powerful AF, the EOS R1 is the brand’s first-ever mirrorless flagship CANON EOS R1
C anon took a long time to frame mirrorless cameras already on sale, and the pro-style EOS R3 offering a stacked sensor for speed, the One Series was lagging behind. Finally, last year saw the 24.2-megapixel EOS R1 announced. Simultaneously, this was joined by a higher-resolution EOS R5 Mark II launch a flagship mirrorless. Despite the company having several generations of full-
Both cameras boast the latest version of intelligent Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus that’s ideal for sport, featuring the ability to track subjects by identifying the faces and upper bodies of players and avoiding obstacles. There’s also the option to register specific faces and track and prioritise them over other players. A new action priority mode identifies common poses in sports such as basketball, football and volleyball, identifying and tracking the main subject. Eye Control AF is claimed to be twice as good as the EOS R3. The new sensors result in faster shooting speeds and a 40% reduction of rolling shutter in the EOS R1 compared to the EOS R3. Whichever way you look at it, the
featuring a stacked 45-megapixel sensor, as well as 8K movies. In comparison, the specs of the R1 were a little overshadowed. The EOS R1 might be Canon’s first-ever One Series flagship to be mirrorless, heralding the official end of the EOS 1 SLR range that came out in 1989. But at only 24.2 megapixels with 6K video and 40fps stills from a rolling shutter, it didn’t set the world alight. Inside, the R1 and R5 Mark II both have Canon’s Accelerated Capture platform, comprising a new Digic Accelerator along with the well-known Digic X image processor and new high-speed image sensor. Digic supports deep- learning AI, designed to improve AF, shooting speed and image quality.
PERFECT FORM Just one shoot with the EOS R1, and it’s easy to see why Canon has been at the forefront of camera design for decades
“Action priority mode identifies common poses in basketball, football and volleyball”
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