The New Canon EOS R5 C Video Oriented Mirrorless Camera
The Canon EOS R5 C, a more video oriented version of the popular Canon EOS R5 is officially announced. You will see tons of detailed reviews including ours soon but for starters, here is a pill-sized summary of the new Canon EOS R5 C :
What is good in Canon R5 C?
Active Cooling ensures no overheating (also changes the menus)
Unlimited Recording (no 30min limit)
Dedicated Stills/Video Switch
All the excellent stills shooting capabilities of the EOS R5 (except IBIS)
Multi-Function Shoe as in Canon EOS R3 enables the use of new accessories such as an optional TASCAM CA-XLR2d-C XLR microphone adapter
12-bit Cinema RAW Light as on other Cinema EOS cameras such as as the C300 Mark III at up to 8K/60p (being first Canon camera to do this at 8K/60p)
Ability to shoot 5.9K Raw video from a Super 35 crop and 2.9K capture from a Super 16 region of the sensor
Addition of waveform and false color, a Timecode socket, capture HDR footage in the Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) broadcast standardability to capture HDR footage in the Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) broadcast standard
Tally Light
What is not good in Canon R5 C?
No Full-size HDMI port (Why Canon, why???)
In-body Image Stabilization (IBIS) is removed (still has the electronic stabilization though)
No built-in ND filters
Big increase in body size, mainly thickness due to added Active Cooling
At certain recording combination, the internal battery doesn't have enough power to operate the lens mount and only way to overcome this limitation by using an external power source such as DC Coupler DR-E6C , or not using alnes that requires power from the camera body.
at $4499, it is $600 more expensive than the R5 C ( not a bad price though considering other Canon Cinema line camera prices)
It would have benefited from 2 CF express card slots instead of 1 CF express and 1 SD
Here is a better view of how the total thickness of the R5 C increased compared to R5:
Canon EOS R5 vs R5 C Size Comparison TopView
Let's look at the specs comparison of the R5 C and the R5:
FEATURE and SPECS COMPARISON Model Canon EOS R5 C Canon EOS R5 Sensor Resolution 45.0 MP 45.0 MP Announced Date 2022-01-19 2020-07-09 Camera Type Cinema Pro Mirrorless Sensor Type CMOS CMOS Sensor Size Full frame Full frame Sensor Sensitivity ISO 100 - 51200( expands to 50-102400) ISO 100 - 51200( expands to 50 - 102400) Lens Mount Canon RF Canon RF Image Stabil. Digital only Sensor-shift ( up to 8.0 stops) Eye Tracking Focus Weight 770g 738g Dimensions 142 x 101 x 111mm 138 x 98 x 88mm Weather Sealing Focus Points 1053 5940 Min AF Detecting Range -6eV -6eV Animal Eye Tracking Focus Bracket Minimum Shutter 30 sec 30 sec Maximum Shutter 1/8000sec 1/8000sec Maximum Shutter Electronic 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec Shutter Life 500000 500000 Continuous Drive 12.0fps 12.0fps Max Video Reso 8192 x 4320 8192 x 4320 Video fps at Max 30p,24/23.98p 30p,24/23.98p Video Formats MPEG-4, XF-AVC, H.264, H.265 MPEG-4, H.264, H.265 High Speed Video 120fps 120fps Max Video Color Depth 10bit 10bit Storage Slot 2 2 UHS Support UHS-II UHS-II CFexpress Support Type B Type B Battery Life 320 320 Battery Model LP-E6NH LP-E6NH RAW Video Webcam Anti Flicker Microphone Port Headphone Port Wifi Weather Sealing Timelapse Screen Type Fully articulated Fully articulated Top LCD LCD Size 3.20" 3.20" Screen dots 2100000 2100000 Touch Screen Viewfinder Viewfinder Type Electronic Electronic Viewfinder Coverage 100% 100% Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.76x Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 5,760,000 Selfie Friendly Screen High Resolution Mode AF Joystick Bluetooth Vehicle Tracking Price Amazon B&H Photo Amazon B&H Photo
Read more detailed comparison of these two cameras here .
Price and Availability
The Canon EOS R5 C will be available in March 2022 for $4499, $600 more than the R5. If you do't need the actvie cooling system on the R5 C, just go for the already excellent R5.
Check prices of Canon EOS R5 at: B&H Photo / AmazonUS / AmazonCA / AmazonDE / AmazonES / AmazonFR / AmazonIT / AmazonUK / AmazonIN / AmazonAU
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Official Canon EOS R5 C Introduction Video:
VIDEO
Source: Canon USA Official EOS R5 C Page
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