The Canon EOS R3 will be officially announced in September

H. Jones · Jul 7, 2021

So I'm guessing an October or November release if it gets announced in September? R5 was roughly a month later.

Canon Rumors Guy · Jul 7, 2021

H. Jones said:
So I'm guessing an October or November release if it gets announced in September? R5 was roughly a month later.

I would think so, I can't see them going back to the days of waiting 3-6 months before the camera ships.

john1970 · Jul 7, 2021

Thank you for the update. An October / November ship date now appears more reasonable. Hoping for October.

privatebydesign · Jul 7, 2021

So does this mean I can close my B&H pre order window tab for a couple of months?

EOS 4 Life · Jul 7, 2021

LSXPhotog · Jul 7, 2021

September works for me. I have two massive jobs in November and December that would greatly benefit from a rugged sports camera. If not, I’m confident the R5/R6 combo will serve me well.

canonmike · Jul 7, 2021

privatebydesign said:
So does this mean I can close my B&H pre order window tab for a couple of months?

Certainly, if you don't mind losing your place and going to the back of the pre-order line when you re-place your pre-order down the road. We all know you're just fooolin......

neuroanatomist · Jul 7, 2021

canonmike said:
Certainly, if you don't mind losing your place and going to the back of the pre-order line when you re-place your pre-order down the road. We all know you're just fooolin......

If it could be pre-ordered, I’d have done it already. B&H pre-orders start after the product is officially announced.

CanonGrunt · Jul 7, 2021

Anthny · Jul 7, 2021

Was the 30.1mp announced by Canon or is it from a third party rumor? There was also some report of a surprise about sensor resolution?

fox40phil · Jul 7, 2021

How about master-flash-function (via Wifi or BT?!) for wireless flash triggering?

entoman · Jul 7, 2021

Anthny said:
Was the 30.1mp announced by Canon or is it from a third party rumor? There was also some report of a surprise about sensor resolution?

I think the "surprise" was that the resolution is quite low - many must have been expecting the R3 to match the resolution of the R5 and the Sony a1. But for 95% of images (if not more) 30MP is more than enough, and has multiple advantages over higher resolutions e.g. less noise, higher max ISO, better DR, higher fps/bigger buffer. The design of the R3 seems almost perfect, considering the type of user it is aimed at.

Hector1970 · Jul 7, 2021

Anthny said:
Was the 30.1mp announced by Canon or is it from a third party rumor? There was also some report of a surprise about sensor resolution?

I think the surprise was it wasn't a 20MP sensor

Hector1970 · Jul 7, 2021

For the price I thought at first reading they were giving a free car or motorcycle with every R3 but I see its only that it will be able to focus on them
"Inclusion of cars and motorbikes"

unfocused · Jul 7, 2021

entoman said:
…multiple advantages over higher resolutions e.g. less noise, higher max ISO, better DR, higher fps/bigger buffer…

Those advantages were more apparent five years ago or so. In real world use today the 45 mp sensor performs very well at high ISOs. At the same time the 1Dx III sensor’s 20mp sustains cropping much better than previous generations. We are fast approaching the point where the old assumptions are relevant only for theoretical debates on geek forums.

FrenchFry · Jul 7, 2021

H. Jones said:
So I'm guessing an October or November release if it gets announced in September? R5 was roughly a month later.

The R5 was announced July 9th and shipped July 30th, so hopefully these would start to ship in October at the latest.

unfocused · Jul 7, 2021

Hoping this means RF lens shortages will be resolved by September as well.

FrenchFry · Jul 7, 2021

Anthny said:
Was the 30.1mp announced by Canon or is it from a third party rumor? There was also some report of a surprise about sensor resolution?

As far as I have read, the 30.1MP sensor is still a rumor, and not officially announced yet.

Here is the information originally posted about the "resolution trick":

"The image sensor is all-new from Canon, as we know it’s a stacked backside-illuminated image sensor. Beyond what Canon has told us, I have been told that this camera will have a “resolution trick”. Does that mean it will have pixel-shift or something else? This will not be a 20mp camera like the EOS-1D X Mark III, so expect a very high-resolution image sensor."

Let's talk about the Canon EOS R3 [CR2]

The surprise development announcement of the Canon EOS R3 has been quite exciting, but as planned by the marketing folks at Canon, we've all been speculating w

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FrenchFry · Jul 7, 2021

entoman said:
I think the "surprise" was that the resolution is quite low - many must have been expecting the R3 to match the resolution of the R5 and the Sony a1. But for 95% of images (if not more) 30MP is more than enough, and has multiple advantages over higher resolutions e.g. less noise, higher max ISO, better DR, higher fps/bigger buffer. The design of the R3 seems almost perfect, considering the type of user it is aimed at.

The rumor was about a "resolution trick," not a "surprise". A 30MP sensor would not be considered a "trick" though it could be considered a "surprise".