Canon EOS R5 Mark II Specifications

[Canon Rumors]

We are expecting that the Canon EOS R5 Mark II will be announced before the end of April with availability coming a few months later. We don’t have a solid date, but we have been told that Canon has sent out some NDAs to a certain segment. We have pieced together a specifications list of

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[Zadak]

> No Mechanical Shutter

Soo... a global electronic shutter?

 

[neuroanatomist]

I’m missing something. Or the rumor is. If not, sounds like very minor update. BSI? Meh, not really meaningful for a FF sensor.

 

[vangelismm]

> No Mechanical Shutter

Soo... a global electronic shutter?

No. Just eletronic line by line shutter that is fast enough.

 

[koenkooi]

> No Mechanical Shutter

Soo... a global electronic shutter?

A non-global stacked sensor is more likely, but I personally wouldn’t mind a global shutter.

 

[DhlcadR6]

So 45MP stacked? And 45MP with 60fps.

I can finally throw my Sony a1 into the bin.


G R E A T

 

[Besisika]

8K60fps, non-raw 8K through HDMI - wishful thinking?

 

[Navism]

If the sensor is BSI only without mechanical shutter, it is meaningless to release mark ii.
The sensor must be stacked sensor or global shutter but I guess 0.01% to use global shutter.
May be Red sell their 8K global sensor to Canon? haha.

sensor speed should be faster than Z8 if Canon doesn't want to loss their face!

 

[David - Sydney]

Current R5 eshutter is 12 bit so hopefully that goes to 14bit in H+
Not sure of the benefit of no mechanical shutter except for cost. It would need some way to cover the sensor when the lens is changed in any case

 

[john1970]

If no mechanical shutter I would assume that the sensor has to be stacked, but who knows. The specifications are not very specific at this stage. Will have to wait another 6-8 weeks....

 

[yeahright]

no mention of QPAF, pity ...

 

[amorse]

Not really a step forward for my purposes as it stands - I’m hopeful there’s some more to share.

 

[Bob Howland]

Any word on a high resolution composite mode, done better than in the R5?

 

[Sporgon]

Given the current status of sensor development no mechanical shutter sounds rather un-Canon-like to me, unless as @David - Sydney says, there’s a useful reduction in production cost. If that the case I guess no ‘sensor protector’, but they are of debatable benefit anyway IMO.

 

[KT]

That's a pretty bold move to take out the mechanical shutter while sticking with a BSI sensor.

Remember that the R3 has a stacked sensor and still retained the mechanical shutter. They must have made a huge leap in their BSI sensor design and the next-gen DIGIC processor to allow such fast read-out and enable full-time electronic shutter for still and video applications, and there's probably an amazing AF to go along with that. I wonder if they will throw in a 2nd generation eye-controlled AF like what\'s in the Apple Vision Pro headset.

On the other hand, sticking with BSI sensor means the price is unlikely to creep above $4K at launch, I think they are shooting for that sweet spot between the R6 Mark II on the lower end and the R1/R3 on the other.

The only problem with this picture is that the current R5 is still holding its own very well, 4 years after launch.

 

[FaolainWolf]

If it's not a stacked sensor . . . I'm not sure it's worth the upgrade. If it has a global shutter, I'm not sure I want it.

Let's hope for a stacked sensor a la the R3. A blackout-free EVF alone would be a big deal.

 

[YuengLinger]

Given the current status of sensor development no mechanical shutter sounds rather un-Canon-like to me, unless as @David - Sydney says, there’s a useful reduction in production cost. If that the case I guess no ‘sensor protector’, but they are of debatable benefit anyway IMO.

I've noticed a dramatic reduction of dust spots compared to 5DIV and earlier.

 

[Sporgon]

I've noticed a dramatic reduction of dust spots compared to 5DIV and earlier.

An improvement in efficiency of the ultrasonic cleaning maybe ?

 

[neuroanatomist]

An improvement in efficiency of the ultrasonic cleaning maybe ?

I know we’ve had this debate already, but now I’m convinced that the shutter helps keep dust off the sensor. I mentioned before that my R8 accumulates dust quite readily, where is my R3 does not. Well…did not. I recently noticed some spots in stopped-down shots that I had to clean up in post.

So what changed? I have been shooting primarily musical events lately, and have left the camera in silent mode for the past couple of months. I typically don’t look into the camera when changing lenses (I keep the mount opening pointed down), but the other day I happened to do so, and noticed that the bare sensor was staring back at me despite powering the camera off to change lenses as I typically do. I went into the settings to confirm that I had not somehow changed it to not close the shutter with the power off, and the setting was grayed out – apparently, that option is not available when the camera is in silent mode.

Same ultrasonic cleaning happening, only difference is the shutter wasn’t closing with the power off. So, I’ll clean the sensor…and stop leaving the camera in silent mode.

Incidentally, I suspect it’s about more than just lens changes. The camera spends a lot more time powered off than it does powered on, so there is a lot more time for dust to settle in the interior when the power is off. If the sensor is covered during that time, the dust will settle on the shutter and not the sensor.

 

[tbgtomcom]

So nothing vastly different from the original R5 then, except possibly a faster readout speed since they're going all electronic shutter. More reason to take advantage of the reduced price on the original R5, which is still a fantastic camera by today's standards.