I have confirmed that Canon is still on schedule to release new firmware for the Canon EOS R5 in November, I was unable to confirm the same for the Canon EOS R6.
Here's a reminder for what to expect for the next Canon EOS R5 firmware.
- Canon Cinema RAW light addition
- C-Log 3
- 1080p @ 120fps
- Further tweaking of temperature control
- Bug fixes
- Other codecs are being worked on, but may not arrive in time for the November release.
I have corrected the post, I previously mentioned C-Log 2, but that is not confirmed.
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I think slowmotion is always a super easy way to improve boring footage that you get at the typical event one may film. Also good for imagefilms.
A good FHD image should be good enough when it comes to detail... sadly canon is not that great in that area, given the awful FHD image tht the 5D IV and 1DX II produce.
lets hope for the best. Could be a good alternative to 4k120 which is sadly SUPER quick to overheat. External recording would be nice as well, but I think thats limited due to hardware? 4k120 external would be great...
cropped raw is pretty straightforward. It’s the same as 8K raw, except not the whole frame.
cropped recording that is not rescaled in camera, the same as well. Instead of scaling cropped recording to 4K, give us the option to just record it directly at the native sensor size, I.e. 5.1K. Most NLEs have no problem dealing with this. Let me decide if I want to rescale it or do an extraction in post.
choosing between cropped sizes, again, this is pretty straightforward. If I have an APS-C lens, let me record with canons standard 1.6x crop, but if I’m shooting with a set of super35 lenses, let me pick the slightly bigger super35 crop size., whatever the crop size, just record out at that size and let me deal with rescaling or cropping in in post.
the first two will also likely help with heat generation. Canon if you’re reading this, pretty please.
Also, would like to be able to shoot 120fps in crop mode.
That firmware actualy makes it a formidable competitor to A7S3 as well I think.
I'm intrigued. Likely talking about H265 10bit 4:2:0 like the A7SIII also can do. Unrealistic, but dream would be XF-AVC, however likely reserved for the Cinema line of cameras.
Also, delighted to see CLOG 2, not just CLOG 3 which was the only one mentioned in early rumors. Makes it easier to cut into Cinema line cameras.
..excuse me, anything for us stills guys and girls?
HD/120 should also be able to be recorded to both SD/CFe cards as well (Cinema lite as well?)
4k120 should be able to be recorded externally if cinema lite is implemented. I believe that uncompressed 4k120 bit rate is too high for the HDMI port
What else would you like? The R5 is a superior stills machine :)