R7 Autofocus

[Tip11000]

Is there any news on if the canon. R7 will have the Animal Eye AF that the R5/R6 have?

 

[john1970]

No specifications since what was mentioned on May 9th. I would expect similar animal Eye AF to the R5/R6, but in a APSC sensor size. Less than two days to go until May 24th.

 

[pj1974]

There is info about the new Canon R7 here, including a reasonably helpful description about the R7's AF / autofocus.

Canon EOS R7 initial review

Canon's EOS R7 is a 33MP APS-C enthusiast mirrorless camera built around the RF mount. It brings advanced autofocus and in-body stabilization to the part of the market currently served by the EOS 90D.

www.dpreview.com

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The EOS R7 gains the same autofocus system as the R10. This dispenses with the separate Face/Tracking focus mode and instead lets you engage tracking as an option when using any of the AF area or zone modes. This means you get the choice of how to initiate tracking, using an AF target that's a good fit for the subject you're trying to shoot.

The AF areas now include three customizable AF zones whose size and shape can be adjusted.

You can set the camera to recognize humans, animals or vehicles. The human-recognition mode is distinct from the face/eye detection that remains available, even if the recognition mode is turned off.

In addition, the EOS R7 has the subject recognition modes inherited from the EOS R3, letting you choose to prioritize people, animals or vehicles. Given the slower read-out of the R7's FSI-CMOS sensor, we don't necessarily expect the same AF performance as Canon's sporting mirrorless model, but the R7 should be just as good at identifying subjects of the type you select."