Canon releases the Canon EOS R5 Mark II User Manual

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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).

cool, i will have to play with it on my r5.

 

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

Canon Imaging App Service Plans

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Neural Network Upscaling alone...

Ten bucks a year

Upscaling + Processing...

Fifty bucks a year

...all new?

i read on the canon site:
Neural network Image Processing Tool:

Supported Products	EOS-1D X Mark III / EOS R3 / EOS R5 / EOS R6 MARK II / EOS R6 / EOS R7 / EOS R8 / EOS R10 / EOS R50 / EOS R5 C

 

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Also I read: The Neural network Lens Optimizer is restricted to the following supported lenses. NO EF lenses appear in the list.

 

[Chris.Chapterten]

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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This is actually really great news as some of the new RF lenses like the 100 2.8 macro and 35 1.8 prime have tended to exhibit focus shift. The camera focusing at the actual aperture should mitigste that affect I believe?

 

[TwoWheeler]

Canon is not forcing you to buy any of these subscription services to utilize either R5 Mk2 or R1. They are optional and you can easily buy / use other software except for the Content Transfer Professional which is $50 / year.

That’s also only for the phone app. The desktop app is still free.

 

[neuroanatomist]

This is actually really great news as some of the new RF lenses like the 100 2.8 macro and 35 1.8 prime have tended to exhibit focus shift. The camera focusing at the actual aperture should mitigste that affect I believe?

Correct. I checked with the 28-70/2 as I when I made the video, and the aperture did not open up when I activated AF.

 

[padam]

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.

Canon : Product Manual : EOS R5 Mark II : Movie Auto Level

 

[koenkooi]

Canon : Product Manual : EOS R5 Mark II : Movie Auto Level

So sadly nothing for stills. I sometimes use the feature in the R7 to check the level, it forces fully mechanical shutters, which I immensely dislike.
Being on vacation as sea, my consistent one degree lean shows up very clearly

 

[josephandrews222]

Richard B answers quite a few of the R5MkII uncertainties discussed right here on CR; perhaps he's a reader of the wisdom posted here.

 

[Deleted member 383640]

1227 pages strong.

This definitely explains the (alleged) delay in the introduction of the R5 Mark II.

 

[josephandrews222]

A little electronic leveling history from Canon

Viewfinder level – keep your Canon camera straight

Canon EOS cameras now feature an electronic level in the viewfinder, helping you to get your horizons straight without taking your eye from the viewfinder.

www.eos-magazine.com

The level feature in the M6MkII is a little finicky; the electronic level disappears if you enable tracking and face-/eye-detect AF.

But thanks for the reminder; I should utilize this feature more often, as my own 'lean' is better described as a 'wobble'.

(Sadly, no beer emoji.)

 

[Deleted member 383640]

Nikon also implemented 8K oversampled 4K60p years ago so WHY is Canon lagging behind in this regard?

I hope a future firmware update addresses this issue! The R5 Mark II should at least match every feature the older R5C has so 8K oversampled 4K60p is a MUST!

Shoot video in RAW and oversample yourself or switch to Nikon if that option is very important to you.

 

[Deleted member 383640]

Correct. I checked with the 28-70/2 as I when I made the video, and the aperture did not open up when I activated AF.

There is a small problem - if you want to focus in low light conditions (with the mentioned settings), focusing will take place through the stopped aperture, which can significantly reduce the sensitivity of the AF system. It's always like that with video recording.

 

[neuroanatomist]

There is a small problem - if you want to focus in low light conditions (with the mentioned settings), focusing will take place through the stopped aperture, which can significantly reduce the sensitivity of the AF system. It's always like that with video recording.

Like most things in photography, it’s a trade-off. I haven’t found that one to be problematic in real world use. I routinely focus stopped down on a tripod at blue hour, where exposures are in the 20-30 s range, and autofocus works just fine.

 

[Deleted member 383640]

So sadly nothing for stills. I sometimes use the feature in the R7 to check the level, it forces fully mechanical shutters, which I immensely dislike.
Being on vacation as sea, my consistent one degree lean shows up very clearly

It is strange that with the auto-level option the camera forces a mechanical shutter because in that case the shutter travels at an angle to the sensor. The electronic shutter always travels "parallel" to the sensor. Admittedly, when IBIS is used, and a mechanical shutter is used, then the same, but I believe to a lesser extent, the shutter does not travel "parallel" over the sensor.

 

[Deleted member 383640]

Like most things in photography, it’s a trade-off. I haven’t found that one to be problematic in real world use. I routinely focus stopped down on a tripod at blue hour, where exposures are in the 20-30 s range, and autofocus works just fine.

Of course, compromises are inevitable, but our experiences are different. I often shoot in very difficult lighting conditions and I regularly notice that in the same situation the f/4 lens is more difficult to focus than the f/2.8 lens, not to mention f/1.4.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

I sometimes use the feature in the R7 to check the level, it forces fully mechanical shutters, which I immensely dislike.

The mechanical shutter on the R7 is blazingly fast.
The electronic shutter is excruciatingly slow.
I suppose that is the reason.

 

[dirtyvu]

they need to update the manual. It still says no audio is recording in slow motion video.

 

[JonasGillmann]

they need to update the manual. It still says no audio is recording in slow motion video.

So if there are errors in the manual there is a chance that we will actually get 8K oversampled 4K60p?
I wonder if they’d update these user manuals when they release a firmware update bringing meaningful new features to the camera?!

 

[john1970]

Why is Pre-Continuous Shooting available as a configurable button in video but not Stills? Sometimes Canon's button configs make no sense.

That is annoying and hopefully something they fix in firmware.