EOS R1 is high-speed sports and action camera, while EOS R5 Mark II is souped-up high-resolution all-rounder
Outside of these specs, though, many of the same features are shared across both cameras. This includes the following:
- Accelerated Capture via new Digic Accelerator processor paired with Digic X
- Eye control focus
- Subject detection autofocus for people, animals, and vehicles
- ‘Action Priority’ mode for switching focus between the active players in football, basketball, volleyball
- Registered Face Priority focusing (can prioritise focusing across 10 registered faces at any given time)
- Pre-burst shooting for 0.5 seconds before shutter button is fully depressed
- In-body stabilisation – up to 8.5 stops at centre of frame, 7.5 stops at edge
- Blackout-free viewfinder setting
- Internal raw video recording
- Proxy video recording
- Full-size HDMI ports
- Simultaneous stills and video recording – Full HD video to one card, stills to the other
In terms of design, both cameras are subtle evolutions of existing models. The EOS R1 strongly resembles the EOS R3, but with a subtle rearrangement of some secondary controls on the back.
Meanwhile, the EOS R5 Mark II is much like its predecessor, but with the power switch moved to a more convenient place on the right side of the top plate, with a dedicated video/stills selector on the top left in its place. This is similar to the EOS R6 Mark II.
The Canon EOS R5 Mark II is due to go on sale on 20th August 2024 for £4,500 body-only, or £5,800 with the RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM lens. Meanwhile, the EOS R1 will cost £7,000 body-only, but won’t be available to buy until November 2024.
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Canon EOS R1 full specifications:
| Sensor | 24MP back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor, 36 x 24mm |
| Output size | 6000 x 4000 |
| Focal length mag | 1x |
| Lens mount | Canon RF |
| Shutter speeds | 30-1/8000sec (mechanical), 30-1/64,000 (electronic) |
| Sensitivity | ISO 100-102,400 (standard), ISO 50-409,600 (extended) |
| Exposure modes | P, Av, Tv, M, Fv, Bulb, 3x Custom |
| Metering | Evaluative, partial, spot, centre-weighted; 6144 zones |
| Exposure comp | +/-3 EV on 0.3EV steps |
| Continuous shooting | 12fps (mechanical shutter), 40fps (electronic shutter) |
| Screen | 3.2in, 2.1m-dot fully articulated touchscreen |
| Viewfinder | 9.44m-dot OLED, 0.9x magnification |
| AF points | 1053 |
| Video | 6K 60p, 4K 120p, Full HD 240p |
| External mic | 3.5mm stereo |
| Memory card | 2x CFexpress Type B |
| Power | LP-E19 rechargeable Li-ion |
| Battery life | 1330 (LCD), 700 (EVF) |
| Dimensions | 157.6 x 149.5 x 87.3mm |
| Weight | 1115g with battery and card |
Canon EOS R5 Mark II full specifications:
| Sensor | Back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor, 36 x 24mm |
| Output size | 8192 x 5464 |
| Focal length mag | 1x |
| Lens mount | Canon RF |
| Shutter speeds | 30-1/8000sec |
| Sensitivity | ISO 100-51,200 (standard), ISO 50-102,400 (extended) |
| Exposure modes | P, Av, Tv, M, Fv, Bulb, 3x Custom |
| Metering | Evaluative, partial, spot, centre-weighted; 6144 zones |
| Exposure comp | +/-3 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Continuous shooting | 12fps (mechanical shutter), 30fps (electronic shutter) |
| Screen | 3.2in, 2.1m-dot fully articulated touchscreen |
| Viewfinder | 5.76m-dot OLED, 0.76x magnification |
| AF points | 1053 |
| Video | 8K 60p, 4K 120p, Full HD 240p |
| External mic | 3.5mm stereo |
| Memory card | 1x CFexpress Type B, 1x UHS-II SD |
| Power | Lp-E6P Li-ion |
| Battery life | 630 (LCD), 340 (EVF) |
| Dimensions | 138.5 x 101.2 x 93.5 mm |
| Weight | 746g with battery and card |
