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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?