I got excited when I saw the $200 discounts on EOS R7 and EOS R8 today, and already wrote a post about it but the $800 discount on the R5 (which brings the price to $3,099 - Use the PROMO CODE BILDBH50) at B&H Photo raises the bar much higher and makes it easily the Deal of the day!
Canon R5 Key Specs
- Announcement Date: 2020-07-09
- 45MP - Full frame CMOS Sensor
- ISO 100 - 51200 ( expands to 50 - 102400)
- Canon RF Mount
- Sensor-shift Image Stabilization( Up to 8.0-stops)
- 3.20" Fully Articulated Screen
- 5760k dot Electronic viewfinder
- 12.0fps (20.0fps Electronic) continuous shooting
- 8K - 8192 x 4320 video resolution
- 120fps High-Speed Video
- Built-in Wireless
- 738g. 138 x 98 x 88 mm
- Weather-sealed Body
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- Check Price at: Amazon, B&H Photo
Canon EOS R5 vs Sony A7R V vs Nikon Z8 Comparison
Here is a comparison of the Canon EOS R5 with two of its biggest competition: The Sony A7R V and the Nikon Z8
| FEATURE and SPECS COMPARISON | |  |  |  |
| Model | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha A7R V | Nikon Z8 |
| Sensor Resolution | 45.0 MP | 61.0 MP | 46.0 MP |
| Announced Date | 2020-07-09 | 2022-10-26 | 2023-05-10 |
| Camera Type | Pro Mirrorless | Pro Mirrorless | Pro Mirrorless |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS | Stacked CMOS |
| Sensor Size | Full frame | Full frame | Full frame |
| Sensor Sensitivity | ISO 100 - 51200( expands to 50 - 102400) | ISO 100 - 32000( expands to 50 - 102800) | ISO 64 - 25600( expands to 32 - 102400) |
| Lens Mount | Canon RF | Sony E | Nikon Z |
| Image Stabil. | Sensor-shift ( up to 8.0 stops) | Sensor-shift ( up to 8.0 stops) | Sensor-shift ( up to 6.0 stops) |
| Eye Tracking Focus | | | |
| Weight | 738g | 723g | 910g |
| Dimensions | 138 x 98 x 88mm | 131 x 97 x 82mm | 144 x 119 x 83mm |
| Weather Sealing | | | |
| Focus Points | 5940 | 693 | 493 |
| Min AF Detecting Range | -6eV | -4eV | -7.5eV |
| Animal Eye Tracking | | | |
| Focus Bracket | | | |
| Minimum Shutter | 30 sec | 30 sec | 900 sec |
| Maximum Shutter | 1/8000sec | 1/8000sec | 1/32000sec |
| Continuous Drive | 12.0fps | 10.0fps | 30.0fps |
| Max Video Reso | 8192 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Video fps at Max | 30p,24/23.98p | 25p, 23.98p | 30p, 25p, 24p |
| Video Formats | MPEG-4, H.264, H.265 | MPEG-4, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I, H.264, H.265 | H.264, H.265 |
| High Speed Video | 120fps | 120fps | 120fps |
| Max Video Color Depth | 10bit | 10bit | 10bit |
| Storage Slot | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UHS Support | UHS-II | UHS-II | UHS-II |
| CFexpress Support | Type B | Type A | Type B |
| Battery Life | 320 | 600 | 330 |
| Battery Model | LP-E6NH | NP-FZ100 | EN-EL15c |
| RAW Video | | | |
| Webcam | | | |
| Anti Flicker | | | |
| Microphone Port | | | |
| Headphone Port | | | |
| Wifi | | | |
| Weather Sealing | | | |
| Timelapse | | | |
| Screen Type | Fully articulated | Fully articulated | Tilting |
| Top LCD | | | |
| LCD Size | 3.20" | 3.20" | 3.20" |
| Screen dots | 2100000 | 2360000 | 2088960 |
| Touch Screen | | | |
| Viewfinder | | | |
| Viewfinder Type | Electronic | Electronic | Electronic |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | 0.76x | 0.9x | 0.8x |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 5,760,000 | 9,440,000 | 3,686,400 |
| Selfie Friendly Screen | | | |
| High Resolution Mode | | | |
| AF Joystick | | | |
| Bluetooth | | | |
| Full-size HDMI Port | | | |
| Gyro data Stabilization | | | |
| Vehicle Tracking | | | |
| Price | Amazon, B&H Photo | Amazon, B&H Photo | Amazon, B&H Photo |