We reported earlier this week that Canon would release a major firmware update for the Canon EOS R5 this year, likely sometime in Q2.
While firmware feature leaks are rare, we're receiving a lot of chatter about what is coming.
One feature that may be coming to the Canon EOS R5 for stills shooters is “Pixel-Shift”, there are currently no EOS R cameras with this capability.
What is Pixel-Shift?
Pixel shift is a method in digital cameras for producing a super resolution image. The method works by taking several images, after each such capture moving (“shifting”) the sensor to a new position. In digital colour cameras that employ pixel shift, this avoids a major limitation inherent in using Bayer pattern for obtaining colour, and instead produces an image with increased colour resolution and, assuming a static subject or additional computational steps, an image free of colour moirĂ©. Taking this idea further, sub-pixel shifting may increase the resolution of the final image beyond that suggested by the specified resolution of the image sensor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_shift
This would be a welcomed addition for stills shooters, who tend to get less in new firmware than the video folks do.
This is a rumor, and we haven't confirmed the information above at the time of writing this.
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Technically sometime in the latter half of March the update might drop as that fits the schedule unto now (~ every four months (March/July/Nov)), but they could very much wait until April, let's hope it comes with more instead of less, the date then is secondary...
But also could be because Panasonic has it in the S5 II.
I tested the Panasonic S1R a few years ago and was able to get some excellent outdoor shots with it and the TS-E24 II and TS-E50
Detailed Panasonic S1R camera review
Yes, worth a few goes just to be sure, but very capable of handling moving leaves in the 'movement' mode
Recently testing the GFX100S, it also has it, but seems much more studio based without a good 'ignore moving stuff' processing option.
I'd always hoped Canon were leaving it off until they had it working well AND useful modes of using it.
Now Canon, can we add opengate mode to the $6K Canon R3? And while you are at it, how about enabling the extra two audio channel when using the Tascam audio adapter?
Let’s just be done with the crippling of these cameras once and for all.
With the release of firmware 1.6 Canon admitted through actions that the assumptions that they had imposed artificial recording limitations on the R5 were in fact true. There is simply no other conclusion that could reasonably be reached.
The reason why the R5 gets very little firmware love for photographers is because its already a totally excellent stills camera.
There is just more to improve from a video/hybrid perspective and I personally feel more video improvements are needed on the R5 to keep if fresh and current in 2023.
2) The R8 doesn't have image stabilization so multi-shot high-res is a non-starter in this camera
I totally agree you could be right that it's purposeful artificial limitations. I'm just saying it's not the only possible reason.
This is how conspiracy theories are born. Just because Canon could fix it later does not mean it was not a real problem in the beginning.
Software can be optimized to use the hardware more efficiently. Also software can be fine-tuned to use the temperature sensor data in a better way.
They might have limited the recording times before because software was not as fine tuned and efficient and it was a risk of camera overheat and hardware damage.
Similar situation happened with the EOS R when the later firmware update improved AF significantly.
Riiiiiiiight.
Can you explain to me, how you want to do pixel shift on a sensor, that has no IBIS ?? (R8 !!)
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