Canon EOS R5 Mark II Images & Specifications

[YsMilan]

58 990 NOK in Norway. $5,482

Wow, just Wow

 

[koenkooi]

If you're concerned about a lack of landscape-oriented features, what are Nikon or Sony going to give you? The play would be Fuji for digital medium format. Maybe Canon will bring the AI upscale to the R5II via firmware update and allow for 180 MP files, that would be cool for landscape.

I’m extremely skeptical about the in-camera upscaling outperforming Topaz or Upscayl.

 

[pj1974]

In the tech sheet at this page https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/eos-r5-mark-ii I found this information - indicating that the R5II DOES have "cross-type AF" This is important to me... I have read some articles stating the R5II does NOT have cross-type AF... but I hoping (and believing) it actually does!
The R1 tech sheet mentions the same, but has the R1 (so that indicates the wording in the R5II is no a copy / paste typo).

 

[robinlee]

So the 30fps electronic shutter does do 14bit RAW (this maybe full RAW not cRAW) mentioned in Canon HK announcement but time will tell about the cRAW.

 

[koenkooi]

Canon.nl lists wifi 6E, which implies 6GHz support, that’s a nice surprise! None of the accesspoints at my house support 6GHz, though

 

[YsMilan]

I saw this paragraph in Phototrend's R5 Mark II review, which seems to say that the R5 Mark II has a GPS chip? I can't read French, so I hope Google Translate didn't deceive me.

Canon EOS R5 Mark II : prise en main et premier test de l'hybride ultra-polyvalent

Nous avons testé le Canon EOS R5 Mark II lors d'un événement à Munich : voici notre premier retour d’expérience au sujet de ce boitier ultra-polyvalent.

phototrend.fr

La connectique sans-fil n’est pas en reste. L’EOS R5 Mark II est compatible Bluetooth 5.3 et Wi-Fi 6E – et est compatible MIMO (entrées multiples, sorties multiples) afin d’accélérer la transmission des données. Il signe aussi le grand retour de la puce GPS intégrée, étant compatible avec les systèmes GPS, Glonass et Michibiki. Seul Galileo, le système européen, est aux abonnés absents. Dans tous les cas, l’emplacement de la capture de l’image devrait être directement inscrit sur nos images – sans nécessiter de smartphone.

 

[COBRASoft]

There's no need for 16 bit RAW when the sensor just captures 12 bit of dynamic range. Many people seem to not understand this. If you buy a 12 inch pizza you don't need a 16 inch box. A 14 inch box will deliver the same pizza.

For sure i also hoped for 16bit color range from the sensor. Duh

 

[Loswr]

In the tech sheet at this page https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/eos-r5-mark-ii I found this information - indicating that the R5II DOES have "cross-type AF" This is important to me... I have read some articles stating the R5II does NOT have cross-type AF... but I hoping (and believing) it actually does!
The R1 tech sheet mentions the same, but has the R1 (so that indicates the wording in the R5II is no a copy / paste typo).

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It is not listed as such by Canon Japan or Canon Europe. I suspect a website screw up by Canon USA, would not be the first time.

 

[pj1974]

It is not listed as such by Canon Japan or Canon Europe. I suspect a website screw up by Canon USA, would not be the first time.

Thanks neuroanatomist for checking on the Canon Japan and Canon Europe websites.... That's a shame if the cross-type AF isn't on the R5II... though not a deal breaker (for me). It'll be nice for all Canon's websites to 100% consistent have definitively correct information!

Importantly, a number of further reviews I have read and viewed indicate the R5II AF is notably improved from the R5, and even superior to the R3 - in a variety of environments (low light, high speed subjects, etc). So that's a (very) good thing!

 

[koenkooi]

I saw this paragraph in Phototrend's R5 Mark II review, which seems to say that the R5 Mark II has a GPS chip? I can't read French, so I hope Google Translate didn't deceive me.

Canon EOS R5 Mark II : prise en main et premier test de l'hybride ultra-polyvalent

Nous avons testé le Canon EOS R5 Mark II lors d'un événement à Munich : voici notre premier retour d’expérience au sujet de ce boitier ultra-polyvalent.

phototrend.fr

La connectique sans-fil n’est pas en reste. L’EOS R5 Mark II est compatible Bluetooth 5.3 et Wi-Fi 6E – et est compatible MIMO (entrées multiples, sorties multiples) afin d’accélérer la transmission des données. Il signe aussi le grand retour de la puce GPS intégrée, étant compatible avec les systèmes GPS, Glonass et Michibiki. Seul Galileo, le système européen, est aux abonnés absents. Dans tous les cas, l’emplacement de la capture de l’image devrait être directement inscrit sur nos images – sans nécessiter de smartphone.

The Canon europe site lists both gps and Rj45 for the R5II, so I think that’s a copy/paste mistake from the R1 page.

 

[yeahright]

in a such highly anticipated announcement, how hard can it be not to make copy/paste mistakes in the tech specs on the official product websites?

 

[whothafunk]

Importantly, a number of further reviews I have read and viewed indicate the R5II AF is notably improved from the R5, and even superior to the R3 - in a variety of environments (low light, high speed subjects, etc). So that's a (very) good thing!

Maybe - I doubt it. But the lens drive will still not be on par with the R3 due to LP-E6 lower voltage.

R5 is crap compared to R3 when it comes to sports, but R5II looks promising. The noise will still be an issue indoor.

 

[Loswr]

in a such highly anticipated announcement, how hard can it be not to make copy/paste mistakes in the tech specs on the official product websites?

Canon USA's website managers do not seem very competent. Evidently, competence was not a factor in deciding who Canon USA laid off.

 

[Deleted member 7828]

Looks like hybrid shooters now have a solid option here.

I hope the new LP-E6P battery will be available separately as I might be interested (price dependent) in picking up a couple for my R as it simply eats through the older E6 and E6Ns…

 

[Aldherrian]

I saw this paragraph in Phototrend's R5 Mark II review, which seems to say that the R5 Mark II has a GPS chip? I can't read French, so I hope Google Translate didn't deceive me.

Canon EOS R5 Mark II : prise en main et premier test de l'hybride ultra-polyvalent

Nous avons testé le Canon EOS R5 Mark II lors d'un événement à Munich : voici notre premier retour d’expérience au sujet de ce boitier ultra-polyvalent.

phototrend.fr

La connectique sans-fil n’est pas en reste. L’EOS R5 Mark II est compatible Bluetooth 5.3 et Wi-Fi 6E – et est compatible MIMO (entrées multiples, sorties multiples) afin d’accélérer la transmission des données. Il signe aussi le grand retour de la puce GPS intégrée, étant compatible avec les systèmes GPS, Glonass et Michibiki. Seul Galileo, le système européen, est aux abonnés absents. Dans tous les cas, l’emplacement de la capture de l’image devrait être directement inscrit sur nos images – sans nécessiter de smartphone.

As a Frenchman, I can confirm that Google Translate didn't deceive you, they do claim it's integrated and linked to the photos without a smartphone

 

[SpecInspector]

"Freeze moments in time with a top electronic shutter speed of 1/32,000 sec, and capture 4K video at up to 120p, including sound."

Hope this means that 120fps will have audio tracks.

 

[koenkooi]

"Freeze moments in time with a top electronic shutter speed of 1/32,000 sec, and capture 4K video at up to 120p, including sound."

Hope this means that 120fps will have audio tracks.

The Canon youtube video confirmed that, but they also said you need to pick 120p from the regular, non-slowmotion menu. If you enable slowmotion, you loose the audio feature.
I find it all confusing and really want to see a rundown of the menus

 

[Mikehit]

No mention about blackout free when shooting high burst rate...

Also if I read it right that when we in Video recording Canon allow us to take still photos too but in JPEG only?

Also no mention about pre-capture and no CFe B V4 support then ... dang!

"Pre-continuous shooting is now possible in electronic shutter mode, when the shutter is pressed halfway the camera begins capturing images, and when fully pressed, the previous ½-second of images are written to the memory card."

 

[DoogieHam]

Only complaint I have is no 32 bit float and new style lcd that moves all different directions. Really thought we would be there by now.

A little worried about the cinema menu for video too. I personally need instant switching.

Yeah, a multi-directional LCD screen like on the Sony A7R V would've sealed the deal for me. This camera was the perfect model for Canon to move in that direction. Bummer.

 

[SpecInspector]

The Canon youtube video confirmed that, but they also said you need to pick 120p from the regular, non-slowmotion menu. If you enable slowmotion, you loose the audio feature.
I find it all confusing and really want to see a rundown of the menus

Hopefully the only difference would be the way the file is tagged for playback. The underlying video data will be same, but the playback rate will be 120 instead of 29.970 aka 30. But given Canon's gotchas and cripple hammers there is no real way of telling. I have little faith that the first round of YouTube shills will sort it out either.