Canon releases the Canon EOS R5 Mark II User Manual

Has anyone found the R7-style IBIS auto-level for stills yet in the manual? Searching for 'level' only turns up the feature for video and how to enable the electronic level display.
I checked both the manual as well as the video walkthrough from Nina Bailey and neither of them show that option in the menu.
Therefore I would assume, that the R5II is not capabale of doing that.

I recall that this feature was mentioned somewhere, however I don't find it anymore so maybe it was just an optimistic rumor.
 
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Sorry to rattle on about GPS. When you compare the user guide to the R6mkii's one it looks like a copy and paste. It seems the onboard GPS has been reserved for the R1 and and R3. However inspecting the spec last week @ https://www.canon.co.uk/cameras/eos-r5-mark-ii/specifications I was really excited when I saw under; Interface / Other / GPS; GPS Satellites (America), GLONASS satellites (Russian) and MICKIBIKI Quasi-Zenith Satellites (Japanese) mentioned. This sparked a discussion that the R5 mkii was going to indeed have a GPS chip. Alas maybe this is just another case of copy and paste. The App never really worked and the GP-E2 always got forgotten or left in the camera bag, so after waiting 2 years I might take another look at the R3.
 
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But the table you've all been waiting for. This doesn't seem to be complete as there is no mention of the high-temperature threshold setting set to high. There is also no additional information about the times when with cooling fan was installed, so we are still working through this information as well.
When I look at the stated numbers and compare them to the R5 mark I's manual, I am pretty sure, that those numbers are NOT the possible recording times before overheating but the duration of battery life.
 
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Sorry to rattle on about GPS. When you compare the user guide to the R6mkii's one it looks like a copy and paste. It seems the onboard GPS has been reserved for the R1 and and R3. However inspecting the spec last week @ https://www.canon.co.uk/cameras/eos-r5-mark-ii/specifications I was really excited when I saw under; Interface / Other / GPS; GPS Satellites (America), GLONASS satellites (Russian) and MICKIBIKI Quasi-Zenith Satellites (Japanese) mentioned. This sparked a discussion that the R5 mkii was going to indeed have a GPS chip. Alas maybe this is just another case of copy and paste. The App never really worked and the GP-E2 always got forgotten or left in the camera bag, so after waiting 2 years I might take another look at the R3.
That section also specified an RJ45 port in the R5II, so that was a copy/paste from the R1 specs. It got my hopes up for a millisecond…
 
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I checked both the manual as well as the video walkthrough from Nina Bailey and neither of them show that option in the menu.
Therefore I would assume, that the R5II is not capabale of doing that.

I recall that this feature was mentioned somewhere, however I don't find it anymore so maybe it was just an optimistic rumor.
Wouldn't auto levelling need a wider lens coverage for FF? Could this be the reason why this feature is not implemented for FF?
 
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Wouldn't auto levelling need a wider lens coverage for FF? Could this be the reason why this feature is not implemented for FF?
If the sensor is aligned with the lens, it shouldn’t matter, but the rectangular baffles Canon is fond of using might make the circular image to square. On the other hand, IBIS does do roll compensation, which is the same things.
 
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Wouldn't auto levelling need a wider lens coverage for FF? Could this be the reason why this feature is not implemented for FF?
In principle yes, however also the (lateral) IBIS correction itself as well as the roll corretion needs that extra coverage. Since the IBIS can correct a certain amount of roll it should be able to level the horizon to the same amount.
What I find weird, is that I am absolutely sure I heard about the feature for the R5 II on more than one "hands-on" article/video, however I can't find them anymore.
 
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When a link for the .pdf for the M6MkIi Advanced User Guide became known to me, I used my trusty Canon color laser to print it out.

Thanks to EOS 4 Life, the analogous document for the R5MkII was linked right here on CR.

... so many pages required the construction of two books.

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Terribly analog, eh?
 
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Kinda odd that the recording times are all shorter or the same at 0 degrees compared to 23. Are they just the wrong way round?
I assume battery power capacity or output amperage is a lot lower when it's cold. Obviously the recording heat should heat up the battery as you go :-D but I wouldn't be surprised if the battery has less output for some reason even so.
 
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Maybe I am just not finding it, but did they remove the option to select the AF-point by "scrolling" over the touchpad (Touch and drag AF)?

Edit: Apparently the Touch-and-drag AF has been moved to the new dark-greenish menu.
 
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Wow. Still can\'t assign depth-of-field preview to half-press of the shutter button.
If it helps, on the R5II you can set the display to always show the DoF Preview along with Exposure Simulation (p. 306 of the English manual PDF). The R5 did not have that feature. The R3 does, and it's what I have set (Exp Sim + DoF Preview is mutually exclusive with OVF simulation; personally, I prefer always seeing the actual DoF of the selected aperture).
 
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If it helps, on the R5II you can set the display to always show the DoF Preview along with Exposure Simulation (p. 306 of the English manual PDF). The R5 did not have that feature. The R3 does, and it's what I have set (Exp Sim + DoF Preview is mutually exclusive with OVF simulation; personally, I prefer always seeing the actual DoF of the selected aperture).
does DoF Preview on R3 actuate the aperture. If so, does it interfere with auto-focus accuracy?
 
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does DoF Preview on R3 actuate the aperture. If so, does it interfere with auto-focus accuracy?
Yes it does, and no it doesn’t, respectively. DSLRs needed the wider ‘baseline’ of a faster aperture to actuate the paired sensor lines on the AF sensor, which were physically separated by a significant distance (a bigger distance for the f/2.8 lines than the f/5.6 lines). With DPAF, the ‘baseline’ is the width of a pixel, which is why MILCs can focus accurately even at very narrow apertures (e.g., the max f/22 of an 800/11 with the 2x TC).

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Thanks.

From the Quick Start Guide:

Computer software​



  • EOS Utility

    Enables you to transfer captured images from the camera to a connected computer, set various camera settings from the computer, and shoot remotely from the computer.

  • Digital Photo Professional

    Software recommended for users who shoot RAW images. Enables image viewing, editing, printing, and more.

  • Neural network Image Processing Tool

    For RAW image processing with superior image quality, applying deep learning. Requires a paid subscription.

  • Neural network Upscaling Tool

    For JPEG/TIFF upscaling, applying deep learning. Requires a paid subscription.
=====

... that sound you hear is the Topaz folks breathing a sigh of relief.

... :unsure: ;)
...at the risk of replying to myself (bad form, but good for continuity, I think):


Neural Network Upscaling alone...

Ten bucks a year

Upscaling + Processing...

Fifty bucks a year

...all new?
 
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