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We've received a bunch of communications about the upcoming Canon EOS R7 Mark II, most of which we can't vet for accuracy. When you can't vet things, you have to wonder if things are made-up or simply wish lists.
I'll say up front that Canon's APS-C camera lineup doesn't really interest me, but I do know they are what sells in the largest volumes and its an important segment, even if Canon appears allergic to releasing more RF-S lenses.
That said, I think the EOS R50 V is a cool little camera.
Below is a mix of what we have been told, each feature has been mentioned more than once by anonymous communications that we have received.
Canon EOS R7 Mark II Expectations & Rumors
32MP CMOS Sensor. We have heard that there isn't going to be any meaningful differences in sensor resolution compared to the 32.5MP sensor in the current EOS R7. We'd be surprised if the sensor was stacked.
No mechanical shutter. We have heard this a couple of times, and at some point it's going to happen. This would be a good place to start in the Canon lineup.
40FPS electronic shutter. It will land somewhere between 30-40FPS.
0.9x equivalent OLED EVF with a higher resolution that the current 2.36m-Dot in the EOS R7. The EOS R1 has a 0.9x magnification and it's terrific. I hope this one is true. The current EOS R7 has a “standard” equivalent magnification of 0.72x.
Ergonomics similar to the EOS R5 Mark II. This has been talked about for quite some time. While Canon did some unique things with the EOS R7, the layout is polarizing. I personally can't stand the way the EOS R7 is laid out. This would probably mean the joystick and scroll wheel moving back to where we'd expect them to be on prosumer RF cameras.
Card slots? This is a tough one, I have seen multiple configurations mentioned. I'd be surprised if it didn't come equipped with dual SD card slots. I don't see it coming with dual CFe Type-B card slots, and I'm not a big fan of mixed format dual card slots. It was a bit of a pain with the EOS R3 and I'm glad that didn't stick around in the EOS R1. Dual SD card slots also take up less space and generate less heat. I will say that I don't read a lot about EOS R5 Mark II shooters being too bothered about the mixed card slots.
Active cooling, we have been told twice that the EOS R7 Mark II will be active cooled. I don't have a lot of faith in that suggestion, but I would expect to see passive venting.
Video wise? It's going to be very well specced, I don't think we'll see anything less than 6K capabilities, but beyond that. most of this stuff is software and the full details rarely come out before an announcement.
Announcement Date?
Announcement dates are rarely accurate anymore in these parts until the product is a month or two away, and I don't think we're a month or two away. Best guess? We'll see it in the first half of 2026. Hopefully I'm wrong about that and we see a new flagship APS-C camera from Canon before the year is out.
Talk around this camera has definitely picked up over the last 1-2 months.
Some Truth to This
Some of what is written here we're confident is true. The mechanical shutter omission continues to be talked about and I'm leaning toward that being one of the more radical changes for the 7 series line.
As for video, we get the idea that Canon is moving on from “true hybrid” cameras, while they're all going to have video and stills capabilities, the video side of things are going to end up in more videocentric cameras, as we've recently seen with the Cinema EOS C50. It can make photographers, but it's geared to filmmakers.
Canon needs a fast and higher end APS-C camera, and the 7 series is where that should happen. This would likely move the EOS R10 series up market a bit as well, which wouldn't be a bad thing. It is a good package and could still hit a more affordable price point.
I expect the EOS R7 Mark II to launch closer to $2000 if it becomes what we think (and hope) it will.
I recognize that I’m likely not at all the regular use case, but some of my absolute favourite photos have come from being able to hold down the shutter for ten seconds or longer on the R5, in crop mode.
Aren’t CFe write speeds ~2x faster then SD Express?
SD Express is one lane - CF express is two. But you are correct in that right now a sdexpress card would theoretically be as fast since seemingly no camera implements cfexpress 4.0
That readout speed requires a faster storage bus.
All those slow developments….
3 years with the R7 now. Currently not often in use :/.. maybe I should sell it now.
I know that there was a good deal of disappointment when the R7 came out. It isn't/wasn't built in the same rugged vein as the 7D II, but was more of an xxD level camera. I'm sure it was a bit cheaper than it would have been if they'd have used the R5/R6 body ergonomics, but it has been a very good camera despite its being a little less "professional" feeling body than we expected at introduction.
I use my R7 more than my R5, because I do a lot of bird photography, where "pixels per duck" is important. While the R5 has a cleaner sensor, getting the same framing would require an 800 mm lens to replace my 100-500.
My girlfriend is migrating from Nikon due to them basically rendering the APS-C to the low-level amateur level. She currently has been using her D-7200 and D500, both of which are no longer made. In fact, Nikon doesnt' even have something with that pixel density any more. She just bought an R7 as a result, but compared to those two stout bodies, she's rather disappointed.
All that said, Canon (IMHO) needs to step up their APS-C game a bit. a couple of nice lenses, and a solid midrange body like the R7 should have been and I'll be happy. For a while. 🙂
Buffer clearance is the only potential issue with not using Cfe cards without any 8k or 4k/120 video. Note that the R7ii (assuming 14 bit) would be 2/3 of the data flow of the R5 so buffer clearance would be faster by default. I would be surprised if canon doesn’t include a reasonable memory buffer especially with the rumored 30-40fps.
Note that raw file sizes can almost halve if craw is used. Minor shadow recovery reduction but users have been happy with that option