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The Canon EOS R7 Mark II is coming in the first half of 2026, and it looks like May could be the month if we go by the usual timelines of FCC certifications. As you may or may not know, anything that emits a wireless signal must be tested and approved by government regulators.
On December 17, 2025, the results of testing were published on the FCC web site. Most of it is all the testing data, but of that stuff, there are things that are confidential until June 16, 2026. Those things are the actual images of the camera.
How it Tends to Work
One of things that is kept confidential is the user manual. Over the last couple of years, when we find these sorts of things with confidentially dates, the camera comes 2-4 weeks before that date. That would fit the EOS R7 Mark II sometime in the second half of May, or early June.
There is a high likelihood that this is the R72 as the camera in the certification uses an LP-E6P battery. That's not the battery used in APS-C cameras below it, like the R10.
EOS R6 Mark III & Cinema EOS C50
Below are a couple of images that are done during the testing phase but are confidential until a date after the product is announced. Again, that's generally 2 to 4 weeks.
Canon EOS R7 Mark II Likely
There are no images or mentions of a model name for this latest certification with the FCC, but I think it's safe to say that the R72 is what we're looking at here. The model number is DS126933, with “DS” telling us that it's an EOS camera. Keep in mind that this will be the model number of the camera in parts of the world, but it's not the same everywhere.
If you really want to read this stuff, and it can be hundreds of pages. I glanced over them and realized I had no idea what most of it meant. The camera did pass certifications. The FCC ID is AZD 260 for searches.
I know it's a total guess, yeah. And there are factors pulling both ways, like major competitors and DRAM prices. But I'm guessing it'll be more than the R7 MI's launch MSRP?
Well if the rumors of it going upmarket come true then I'd expect a MSRP of $2200-2499. If it's going to be an incremental upgrade of the current R7 then $1750-1899. I'm hoping for the former and likely will take a pass on the later.
What I really want is an R10 MKII or R7V. IBIS, R50V feature parity, ~24MP BSI sensor, and I would be one happy camper. But I know that's probably not coming for a long time, and I could reach for an R7II if they don't load it up too much.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, Canon needs both. The R10 is really long in the tooth, and a questionable buy vs. the R50(V). But like you said, a halo aps-c is needed, too.
Depends what you mean by that. The OG R7 suffered from terrible rolling shutter, loud mechanical shutter, a bit noisy at modest (by modern standards) ISOs, mediocre AF, and limited buttons and dials. Personally, I don't consider addressing these issues to be "loading" it up, but a more versatile body, and faster processor & sensor will cost 30% plus more.
Canon could keep the same body and processor and just drop in a "new" sensor to keep costs down, but (and maybe I'm being biased here), I suspect there is a larger market thirsting for a true wildlife enthusiast-level APS camera, something like a R6 III with crop sensor, than a cost conscientious one that would make due with mediocrity, which is what the current R7 is. The Fuji X-T6 is going to drop this year too, so Canon might feel that's marketshare worth taking too.
My big issue with the R7I is crippled video features compared to the R50V, at least for what I want. And I'm pretty sure that's just software crippling :/.
I use my R50V for photography, and like it, but no IBIS is painful. And a BSI sensor would be nice for a bit of extra light indoors.
I looked at a used R7, but I can't really justify buying two expensive cameras like an R50V + R7, and I don't want to lug two bodies around anyway.
I'm watching carefully on this one. It will be interesting to see how it unfolds.
At sensors of this size, a BSI sensor is no different than an FSI. It's been shown many times on this forum.
I can use quiet RF primes (like my Yongnuo 23mm 1.4), but then I lose stabilization.
I could stabilize videos in post with gyro data, but nope, Canon doesn't support that like the similar ZV series, or Canon's own C-series cameras or R6 III.
...Or I can buy a set of heavy $2000 FF lenses for a $500 crop camera?
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I hate to sound so cynical, but this has been more annoying than I anticipated. If they keep IBIS over $2K, keep stabilization out of 3rd party RF-S, and keep bright stabilized lenses as expensive L-series FFs, and cripple gyro data in software, well... What I'm getting at is that it feels like they're trying to coerce me into L-series glass, so I upgrade to FF later. But that's just making me look outside Canon real hard.
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And that's why I'm interested in price. It's why I'm watching these rumors, closely. I'm pondering what my path forward with Canon is, or if I should just sell all my Canon stuff, and that depends on how the R7 II and other aps-c updates shake out.
So buy a ZV? 👍
EDIT: sorry I think I misinterpreted your comment, you say the lower end cameras don't support that, but Canon newer higher range do.
An S9 though? Same size as the R50V, IBIS. FF, ~$1k used with a nice kit lens.
The whole reason I stayed with Canon was so I could get lightweight 600mm+ on a budget, for travel/park wildlife, without spending another $2000 on a telephoto, and use my old EF-S lenses for shooting family stuff. And I've discovered no IBIS+crop sensor+slow kits hurts more than I anticipated. If Canon's going to gouge me for bright stabilization at shorter focal lengths, where are the savings? Why wouldn't I spend $1500 on a 100-600 from another brand instead?
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Again, I don't mean to sound salty or go off topic here, but the R50 is Canon's best selling camera. By a big margin, apparently. And I can't be the only person who doesn't shoot for a living, looking at cameras under $1200 or so for more casual family/vacation use, who's seeing some sticker shock in the Canon ecosystem.
I'm starting to get that the R7 II isn't the "compact-ish, under $2k" kind of camera the R7 I was. It's solidly professional. That's good; Canon needs that.
But it makes me wonder if (say) an R10V or R7V is coming at all.
I always wondered why so many people believe(d) they'll get a sort of 1 series camera with crop sensor when they buy a 7 series camera. The 7 series was never up to the top FF cameras in terms of performance, including AF reliability (unfortunately). But they were - and are - great for tele shooting when there is enough light available, because they then are capable of delivering the highest possible resolution in the image center within Canon's ecosystem. That's it, from the perspective of a wildlife tele photographer.