Canon’s EOS R5 is a camera for professionals or anyone that’s looking for a supremely capable option for almost any type of photography. It’s mainlly a Photographer’s camera. It’s a 45MP full-frame mirrorless camera that can shoot clips of 8K video, has impressive Dual Pixel autofocus and excellent ergonomics. It can also capture 10-bit HDR stills and video for HDR display too.

Some Featured Specs are:

• 45MP full-frame Dual Pixel CMOS sensor
• 8K video, with option for Raw or 10-bit 4:2:2 C-log or HDR PQ
• Up to 4K/120p, or oversampled 4K up to 30p
• 100% coverage Dual Pixel II AF system with human and animal detection trained by machine learning
• 12 fps / 20 fps bursts (mech. / elec. shutter)
• 5.76M-dot OLED EVF with 120 fps max refresh rate
• 3.2″ 2.1M-dot fully articulating touchscreen
• 10-bit HDR photos in HEIF format
• 1x CFexpress slot, 1x UHS-II SD slot
• Claimed weather-sealing to EOS 5D Mark IV levels
• 2.4/5Ghz Wi-FI with Bluetooth and FTP connectivity
• CIPA rated to around 320 shots (using EVF)

Some really Ergonomic Features of the R5 include, three dials and direct AF controls with Claimed weather-sealing to Canon EOS 5D IV standards. Excellent overall ergonomics, with the body shape and usability. It also has a High-resolution viewfinder and LCD can run at high refresh rates for impressive display quality, but one thing to keep in mind is that those high refresh rates reduce battery life noticeably, Updated battery is higher capacity, same form factor as older Canon batteries but still drains out quick. Finally, it also comes with CFexpress and UHS-II SD card slots offer a mix of speed and compatibility, though some users will dislike their mis-matched nature.

The rear LCD is a 3.2″ fully articulating display with 2.1M dots. The viewfinder is an OLED panel with 5.76M dots and 0.76x magnification. 

There’s more stuff like the High resolution sensor which provides plenty of detail in Raw and offers competitive noise performance at higher ISO values too, Default JPEG parameters produce excellent detail at low ISO values and Higher ISO JPEGs show a bit less detail than competitors, but with lower noise levels as well. These features help in a better Image Quality.

The R5 also has Impressive, though not class-leading, dynamic range when using mechanical shutter and by Using the silent electronic shutter, it drops the camera’s readout to 12-bit, and so you may notice more shadow noise in those images if you’re performing extreme adjustments.

The EOS R5, can natively capture High Dynamic Range (HDR) images in the HEIF format, using the ‘PQ’ standard. This isn’t the same as the ‘overly HDR’ images of yesteryear. With the EOS R6, it looks like detail smears a little if you look into the deepest shadows, indicative of some degree of noise reduction in the Raw files.

The EOS R5 autofocus system is among the best in the market, and the Recognition of human heads, faces and eyes is impressive, Animal tracking and recognition is really good and Subject tracking and eye detection are so well implemented you hardly have to use other modes.

The R5’s subject recognition has been trained by machine learning. In short, this means it has algorithms that can identify patterns in a scene to find faces and eyes of people and some animals. You can tell the camera to prioritize people or animals for a snappier photo taking experience. The R5 is also extremely responsive, as it is Canon’s current mirrorless flagship, they might have tried to push as much as they could with it. This general responsiveness carries over into fast burst speeds; up to 12fps with the mechanical shutter, or 20fps with the electronic.

Now coming onto the Video Factor of the R5, it’s 8K video is absurdly detailed, but recording times are limited by a variety of factors, The non-oversampled 4K/24p or 4K/30p options won’t overheat easily. It has a Strong feature set, with HDR PQ, C-Log and 10-bit 4:2:2 recording in all modes, with Excellent Dual Pixel AF in all modes, Raw video capture is only available in DCI 8K mode and CFexpress card required for 8K and 4K/120p; fast SD cards will work for other 4K modes.

The Camera does shoot 8k but the thing is, as much as this is a really highlighted feature of the R5, you simply won’t use it all that much, it is a pain in the a** to edit on your normal 4K editing workstation, you might need the most top of the line specs and graphics cards to edit and color correct the footage. Also, there isn’t even a priority for 8K, only the top of the line Samsung and LG OLED TV’s are capable of doing so, which not most people have! Also the internet infrastructure of most content consumers isn’t even that good. They just wan’t an Okayish 4K image for pleasurable viewing experience. Finally, most streaming services, won’t allow you for 8K upload, Youtube does but most people watch Youtube on their phones when asked in a poll.

So, the point is that you won’t be using 8K. Also, remember that the R5 overheats crazily when recording 8K. So no questions asked, you won’t use 8K, you can for 15 minutes or so, but don’t buy this if you’re primarily getting it just for the 8K.

The Canon EOS R5 is one of the best cameras on the market, so long as you have the cash and desire this level of image quality and performance. It’s fast, has an excellent autofocus system, offers high resolution, excellent video quality with plentiful video features, and you take control over it with finely honed ergonomics.

Shooters that depend on a single camera to do lots of shooting for their work will need to face the reality of overheating concerns. Canon’s addressed some of this through firmware updates, 4K or Full HD modes, you don’t have much to worry about heat-wise, but there’s no longer much video quality benefit over the competition.

The R5 enables 20fps bursts, which is pretty neat. The Canon EOS R5 lets you accomplish what you need to. That could include photographing sports, action, portraits in the studio, fast-fleeting family moments, and so on, and your images will most-likely be accurately focused at 45 megapixels.

It’s simply the best, you can go get yourself one, as long as you’re not getting one for the 8K Video capability.