R6's Senior Sibling
Smart Photography|March 2021
Launched in India along with the EOS R6 in early July 2020, the EOS R5 is probably the most technically advanced mirrorless digital interchangeable lens camera offered by Canon. Let’s see how it fares in our review…
Rohinton Mehta
R6's Senior Sibling

Canon EOS R5 339,995 for body only

Camera body

Battery pack (LP-E6NH)

Battery charger (LC-E6)

Wide strap

Cable protector

Interface cable (IFC-100U)

Camera cover (R-F-5)

Design & Build Quality

The EOS R5 is a top-of-the-line interchangeable lens mirrorless camera from Canon. It uses a magnesium alloy body for enhanced strength while still being comparatively lightweight. The camera body weighs approx. 738 g with battery and memory card and measures 138 (W) x 98 (D) x 88 mm (H). The camera is made in Japan.

Key Features

The Canon EOS R5 sits at the top of Canon mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras and is chock-o-block with features. It incorporates a newly designed 45-megapixel full-frame CMOS imaging sensor. The R5 is compatible with all Canon RF lenses and along with an EF-EOS R adapter, can use the EF and EF-S lenses. Like its younger sibling, the R6, the R5 also provides IBIS (in-body image stabilisation), which, when used with lenses having their own optical image stabilisation, can provide up to a whopping 8-stop advantage in shutter speeds. During movie recordings, the R5 offers in-body + in-lens optical + Digital Image Stabilisation. The camera offers 12 stops of dynamic range in movie footage when used with Canon Log. During video shooting, a zebra-display draws your attention to over-exposed highlights, thus allowing you to take immediate corrective action. Movies can be shot in 8K Raw/DCI resolution without any crop being applied. This provides four times more pixels than 4K videos. You can also extract 8K still frames to create approximately 35.4 megapixel still images from 8K DCI movies recorded at 30p or create slow motion with 120p/100p in 4K DCI/UHD resolution.

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