Canon EOS R5 II preliminary evaluate

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Canon’s EOS R5 II is the corporate’s newest high-end, full-frame mirrorless digicam, which now good points a Stacked CMOS sensor and lots of the autofocus options of the corporate’s new flagship R1 mannequin.

Key specs:

• 45MP Stacked CMOS sensor
• Eye-controlled AF topic choice
• As much as 30fps steady taking pictures with blackout free viewfinder
• In-body stabilization rated at as much as 8.5EV correction, coordinated with lens
• Pre-burst seize (as much as 0.5 sec in stills, 3 or 5 sec in video)
• 8K Uncooked video seize as much as 60p
• Canon C-Log2 profile
• Waveforms and false shade show
• AF skilled by machine studying for particular sports activities
• AI-enhanced post-shot noise discount or upscaling
• Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
• 1x CFexpress Kind B, 1x UHS-II SD

The Canon EOS R5 II can be obtainable from August at a really helpful gross sales value of $4299, a $400 enhance over the unique mannequin (although inexpensive in actual phrases if you happen to account for inflation). A package with the RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM can be obtainable for $5399.

There may also be a selection of three accent grips, coated later within the article.

Index:

• What’s new
• What’s new for video
• The way it compares
• Physique & dealing with
• Preliminary impressions
• Pattern gallery
• Video recording limits
• Specs
• Press Launch

What’s new

The most important change within the EOS R5 II is the transfer to a Stacked CMOS sensor. As we have seen earlier than, this enables the digicam to learn out its sensor a lot, a lot sooner than typical BSI or FSI chips. This pace permits the digicam to seize 8K video at as much as 60p and bursts of stills at as much as 30fps.

If 30fps is an excessive amount of for the taking pictures you do, the digicam might be personalized to shoot at 20, 15, 10 or 5fps as an alternative. We discovered the readout charge in stills mode to be 6.3ms (∼1/160 sec) and that it seems to learn out in 16 line chunks. This can be a good bit slower than the likes of the Z8 (∼1/270).

The EOS R5 II’s sensor makes use of Canon’s Twin Pixel AF design, with two photodiodes for every pixel location which means virtually the complete sensor can be utilized for phase-detection autofocus. Nevertheless it doesn’t have the cross-type association used within the EOS R1 and, not like the R5 Mark 1, it does not allow you to save Twin Pixel Uncooked recordsdata to make each photodiodes’ knowledge obtainable.

Eye-control AF

The EOS R5 II will get the identical up to date model of Eye-control AF that seems within the R1. Like the primary fashionable model within the EOS R3, this lets you choose a topic to give attention to by trying in its course: as quickly as you half-press the shutter button or hit AF-On to provoke focusing, the digicam will decide the topic nearest to the place it thinks you are trying.

The most recent model has sensors with a wider discipline of view, to get a greater view of the attention as an entire, and revised algorithms that ought to work higher when the attention is farther from the viewfinder. This ought to be significantly helpful for individuals sporting glasses, and is supported with an eyeglasses detection mode, to keep away from it getting confused by the extra lens and distance between the sensors and the photographer’s eye.

‘Digic Accelerator’ co-processor

The EOS R5 II has the identical ‘Digic Accelerator’ co-processor used within the R1. The way in which Canon talks about it’s instantly corresponding to the way in which Sony describes its ‘AI processing unit’: a devoted processor centered on crunching its method by means of the advanced algorithms generated by AI mechanisms, which suggests the primary processor can keep centered on issues like distance measurement and speaking with the lens, relatively than making an attempt to do every part without delay.

Canon says this processor helps run extra advanced publicity and white steadiness algorithms, too, boosting the digicam’s elementary features, in addition to powering a few of its novel options.

Our of digicam JPEG 1/125 sec | F2.8 | ISO 51200	JPEG reprocessed with “Neural Community” noise discount 1/125 sec | F2.8 | ISO 51200

Pre-capture

As with the R1, the R5 II might be set to seize as much as 1/2 a second of motion earlier than you absolutely depress the shutter, as long as you’ve the button half-pressed beforehand. It could additionally pre-capture of three or 5 seconds of video.

Motion Precedence modes

One of many largest options the R5 II good points from the R1 is its slate of Motion Precedence AF modes. These are primarily based on machine studying skilled on how completely different sports activities look: how energetic gamers’ our bodies are positioned and what the ball appears like at key moments. The digicam is ready to comply with the ball and work out which participant to prioritize. For example, Canon says the Soccer/Soccer mode has been skilled to acknowledge the next actions occurring: “Shoot, header, brief move, lengthy move, dribble, clear, place kick, save by keeper, throw in, sliding deal with”.

At launch the EOS R5 II may have AF modes for Soccer (‘Soccer’ on cameras with US firmware), Basketball and Volleyball. Canon didn’t say whether or not it plans so as to add different sports activities, by way of firmware, later, however implied it could be doable.

Pre-registered individual precedence

Along with the generic topic sorts the digicam has been skilled to acknowledge, it is also doable to register as much as ten units of ten individuals within the digicam’s reminiscence. If engaged, the digicam will attempt to give precedence to these people if it identifies them in a scene.

This could possibly be used to make sure you get photographs of particular gamers at a sporting occasion or, as an example, throughout wedding ceremony shoots, the place you’ll be able to set the digicam to prioritize the betrothed, relatively than risking the digicam getting distracted by different members of the marriage social gathering that occur to get nearer to your AF level.

You may even create a precedence rank of the individuals you’ve got recognized in order that the digicam is aware of to give attention to the bride forward of the groom, forward of the maid of honor, and so forth. Regardless of giving the digicam solely a single picture of every topic, it proved fairly good at recognizing the individuals we requested it to prioritize.

AI-derived noise discount or upscaling

Unique picture 1/2000 sec | F2.8 | ISO 640	Up-scaled model 1/2000 sec | F2.8 | ISO 640

Just like the R1, the R5 II good points two post-shot choices to reprocess your recordsdata utilizing the complete energy of its AI-derived algorithms. It isn’t bought the ability or battery life to use these as you shoot, so you will want to pick which photographs to course of, after the actual fact. Even with a devoted ‘accelerator’ chip, each processes take a number of seconds to use to every file.

The primary choice is to up-res the photographs to twice their unique decision (4 occasions the pixel depend). This makes use of machine studying to anticipate what may happen between the captured pixels, to spice up the obvious decision. Considerably unexpectedly, this course of is carried out on JPEG or HEIF photographs solely, relatively than the Uncooked knowledge.

The opposite choice is to use advanced “neural community” noise discount to recordsdata. This once more is predicated on machine studying and makes an attempt to tell apart between noise and element to present a clear however detailed picture. The choice might be utilized to Uncooked recordsdata however Canon says that the JPEGs which are then created can’t then be up-sized.

Blur/Out-of-Focus detection

The opposite post-capture cleverness the EOS R5 II acquires is its skill to verify how in-focus the chosen topic is, for all the photographs you’ve got shot. This function must be activated earlier than you begin taking pictures.

A metadata tag figuring out probably the most exactly centered photographs is added to the file and can be utilized to filter your photographs, both in playback mode on the digicam or in Canon’s Digital Photograph Professional software program, while you get again to your pc.

The R5 II might not be capable to shoot fairly as quick because the EOS R1, however any quantity of 30fps taking pictures is more likely to make you admire the flexibility to house in on probably the most centered photographs.

Anti-flicker

As with the EOS R3, there are alternatives each to sync the digicam’s taking pictures to match the brightest level within the brightness cycle of lights that glint at 100 or 120Hz in response to 50 or 60Hz electrical energy, and there is additionally a Excessive Frequency Anti-Flicker mode that assesses the glint charge of fast-flickering mild sources comparable to LEDs, and chooses a fractional shutter pace at a harmonic frequency, to reduce seen banding.

Utilizing these modes reduces the digicam’s most taking pictures pace significantly, as it could possibly solely shoot at particular moments within the flicker cycle of the lighting. For 100/120Hz flicker, Canon quotes figures of 12-15fps in e-shutter mode, 8.6fps in digital first curtain mode and 4.8fps when in mechanical mode.

The EOS R5 II nonetheless has a mechanical shutter when wanted, although: permitting flash sync at increased speeds, as an example. This can be utilized with steady taking pictures at as much as 12 fps.

What’s new for video

The EOS R5 II good points a full-sized HDMI socket, over which it could possibly output a Uncooked video stream

The Stacked sensor underpins lots of the leaps ahead within the EOS R5 II’s video capabilities, however along with the newfound pace, Canon has labored to reinforce the digicam’s usability as a video digicam, borrowing options from its Cinema EOS line (ultimately).

So, along with the digicam’s 8K and inside Uncooked capabilities, the R5 II additionally turns into the primary digicam in the primary EOS line to realize waveforms, a false shade show and zebras and to make it simpler to optimize publicity. It additionally has a tally lamp, to the let individual in entrance of the digicam know when it is recording.

The digicam may also seize top quality footage (8K Uncooked or 4K compressed) to its CFexpress card whereas recording decrease decision and extra closely subsampled and compressed footage to the SD card.

Uncooked video

The EOS R5 II can seize both 8K Uncooked footage at as much as 60p or ‘SRAW’ 4K video at as much as 60p. Each choices use the 1.89:1 side ratio DCI format. Canon hasn’t given particulars on how the 4K Uncooked is generated (downscaling or sub-sampling). The digicam makes use of Canon’s compressed ‘Uncooked Mild’ format for the 50 and 60p footage, to maintain file sizes manageable.

Each DaVinci Resolve and Adobe’s Premiere seem to assist Canon’s Uncooked and Uncooked Mild codecs natively, whereas Apple’s Closing Reduce Professional or Avid Media Composer require the set up of a plugin from Canon.

Uncooked video permits a barely higher diploma of lightness adjustment (usually incorrectly described as “ISO” or “Publicity” adjustment), and white steadiness correction than compressed and gamma-encoded footage. It isn’t something like as huge a distinction as Uncooked vs. JPEG in stills, although, as 10-bit Log recordsdata can absolutely encode the sensor output and are designed for tonal edits in a method that JPEGs aren’t, and the Uncooked footage is usually 12-bit.

Uncooked taking pictures additionally provides rather more management over noise discount and sharpening, that are sometimes utilized to a point in gamma-encoded recordsdata, giving extra freedom however including an additional step to the workflow.

Compressed video

The R5 II’s compressed video choices are extra in depth, giving the selection of 8K or 4K derived from 8K at as much as 30p. Each of those choices can be found within the 1.89:1 DCI side ratio or within the 16:9 UHD form, which crops the perimeters of the footage in slightly.

The R5 II may also shoot sub-sampled DCI or UHD 4K at as much as 120p, whereas sustaining the identical angle-of-view. We measured the DCI 8K as having a rolling shutter determine of 12.6ms (∼1/80 sec), which suggests the primary purpose to shoot the much less detailed sub-sampled footage can be to entry these sooner body charges or to keep away from any warmth considerations, relatively than due to any must decrease rolling shutter.

Past this there are DCI and UHD 4K choices taken from an roughly APS-C a part of the sensor. There are additionally choices to seize 2048 x 1080 full-width or edge-cropped Full HD footage at as much as 240p, with APS-C variations of every obtainable at as much as 120p.

The EOS R5 II good points the flexibility to seize C-Log2 footage, in addition to C-Log3. C-Log3 is a extra expansive model of the unique C-Log profile, however C-Log2 is a curve designed to encode an excellent wider dynamic vary.

The EOS R5 II is the primary digicam exterior the Cinema EOS vary to have the ability to seize C-Log2, which makes it a lot simpler to make use of in a workflow alongside these cameras.

Additionally aiding cross-compatibility is the adoption of the XF-AVC S and XF-HEVC S codecs, that are the identical as used on Canon’s Cinema EOS and professional camcorder strains. Each choices enable 10-bit 4:2:2 seize, however with the H.264-based XF-AVC S format dropping to 8-bit if you choose 4:2:0 chroma sub-sampling, whereas the H-265-based XF-HEVC S recordsdata offer you a selection of 8 or 10-bit for 4:2:0 seize.

The digicam continues to assist Canon’s current 8-bit H.264 and 10-bit H.265 MP4 recordsdata for resolutions as much as 4K, in step with these supplied on the EOS R5. It additionally continues to have the ability to report HDR PQ footage for show on HDR shows. Curiously, the HDR PQ choice might be mixed with the HDR video mode that concurrently captures usually and unexposed footage so as to add further highlights to the tip consequence (at as much as 8K/30 or 4K/60).

Twin Taking pictures

There’s additionally an choice to seize UHD 8K (7620 x 4230px) JPEGS to 1 card whereas the digicam is capturing Full HD video at as much as 30p on the opposite. This function requires the extra highly effective LP-E6P battery and, naturally, signifies that your shutter pace decisions will apply to each the video footage and nonetheless photographs, however the digicam can seize stills at as much as 7.5fps relying on whether or not you are capturing 30p or 25p video.

Selection of accent grips

The EOS R5 II might be paired with the $350 BG-R20 battery grip that may also be used with the unique R5, R6 and R6 II, however it may also be used with two further accent grips which are solely designed to work with it. The primary is a BG-R20EP battery grip that features an Ethernet port, giving 2.5 Base-T connections, costing $500.

The CF-R20RP accent grip provides each a fan and an Ethernet port to the digicam, however does not duplicate the controls. Picture: Canon

The third choice is the CF-R20EP Ethernet and fan grip, priced at $400. In contrast to the opposite two grips, this does not have duplicate controls for portrait taking pictures, it is only a fan designed to tug cool air by means of and decrease the temperature of the digicam when taking pictures video. This could lengthen the taking pictures period for all however probably the most demanding video modes and helps keep the taking pictures period in hotter situations. It additionally consists of an Ethernet port for quick cabled community connection.

As with the unique EOS R5, Canon has printed particulars of how lengthy it expects the R5 II to have the ability to proceed recording video earlier than it overheats. We have printed these in full on a separate web page in order that videographers can verify whether or not the digicam meets their wants and whether or not they’ll want the fan grip, however with out having so as to add one other giant desk to the center of the evaluate.

The way it compares

The Canon EOS R5 II is explicitly each a successor to the EOS R5 but additionally the de facto continuation of the EOS 5D sequence, a sequence of cameras for fanatic and professional photographers and video shooters. As ever, probably the most instantly comparable competitor comes from Nikon, whose Z8 goals to do a lot the identical factor, simply because the D800 sequence of DSLRs did beforehand.

There aren’t any different like-for-like rivals to those two cameras: Sony presents the a7R V for photographers wanting high-resolution stills, however with nothing just like the pace or video functionality of the Canon and Nikon cameras, or the a1, which presents each pace and a few video capabilities however at a value that pushes it very closely in direction of the Professional finish of the viewers. It is a fairly previous digicam at this level, so might be purchased nicely under its listing value, however do not let that cover the truth that its major intent was to compete with the Z9 and R3/R1s of this world. We’re together with it right here extra for curiosity, than direct competitors.

The upgrades to the EOS R5 II carry the digicam not less than into line with these of the Nikon Z8, with sooner Uncooked taking pictures, 8K/60 Uncooked for these that may deal with the file dimension and including the extent of video assist instruments that was seeming considerably missing within the current digicam.

What this desk cannot actually seize is the wonderful element comparable to Registered Individual Recognition mode and the activity-specific autofocus conduct algorithms. How nicely these work might, not less than for the sorts of photographers who shoot the related kinds of topic, outline the margin by which the EOS R5 II seems to have overhauled the Nikon within the everlasting sport of leapfrog the 2 firms are locked in.

Physique and dealing with

Apart from the ability swap transferring, Canon hasn’t modified a lot of the R5 II’s management format. Be aware the big rubber hood that protects the brand new multi-function scorching shoe.

The R5 II’s physique is extraordinarily much like that of its predecessor: related sufficient that it is BG-R20 battery grip can be utilized with the prevailing mannequin. The one main exterior change is that, just like the EOS R6 II, the ability On/Off swap on the highest left hand nook is now a stills/video swap, and the ability management is now across the rear command dial on the highest plate.

This variation will little question infuriate upgraders who’ve change into used to the dealing with of the prevailing R5 however after a few days of unintentionally flicking to photograph mode, relatively than discovering the ability swap, it quickly sufficient turns into second-nature.

That is no unhealthy factor, as we actually appreciated the way in which the unique R5 dealt with: it is a pretty big digicam however its grip could be very nicely formed and proportioned, and the controls have been all nicely positioned and comfy to make use of for prolonged durations.

New menu part

The EOS R5 II bears witness to that rarest of issues: a change to Canon’s menu format. Along with the acquainted menu sections, there’s now an olive inexperienced tab containing all of the management customization choices from the menu, to allow them to all be simply situated. This consists of management customization for taking pictures and playback mode.

Viewfinder

The EOS R5 II nonetheless makes use of a 5.76M dot OLED panel and nonetheless maintains the 0.76x magnification however the optics have been considerably redesigned to permit the implementation of Eye-control AF. This makes the viewfinder seem bigger as you have a look at the digicam however in observe it is the identical dimension while you’re utilizing it.

What does not come throughout from the spec is that the brand new OLED panel can go a lot brighter than the one within the unique R5 (although not as shiny because the one within the R1), permitting the inclusion of the ‘Optical Viewfinder Simulation‘ mode seen on the EOS R3. There may be additionally 1mm enhance within the eyepoint, to 25mm, which suggests you’ll be able to see the complete viewfinder panel from a tiny bit additional away from the finder.

The rear display stays the identical 3.2″, 2.1M dot, absolutely articulated unit.

Flash hotshoe

The EOS R5 good points the multi-function scorching shoe from the EOS R3. This has a row of contacts that can be utilized to feed a digital audio sign into the digicam, permitting the usage of the DM-E1D digital stereo mic, the contacts may also present energy to the ST-10 radio flash set off or to supply a wired knowledge connection to an Android smartphone utilizing the AD-P1 adapter.

The shoe itself is sealed, however if you wish to keep a water resistant seal with a weather-resistant flash, you will want to make use of the AD-E1 adapter.

As earlier than, the EOS R5 II has one CFexpress Kind B card slot and one UHS-II SD slot. This implies you are all the time more likely to have a card that’ll work with the digicam, but additionally means there is a longer listing of video modes that may’t be saved to the smaller, slower card.

Battery

The EOS R5 II takes a brand new battery however, as is regular for Canon, it is also in a position to settle for current LP-E6N or E6NH (although not the unique E6). The LP-E6P is ready to present extra sustained energy than earlier variations, which is required for a few features, together with Pre-burst taking pictures, HDMI Uncooked output, Twin Taking pictures (simultaneous stills + video) and use with high-powered units mounted within the multi-function hotshoe. These features and the digicam’s highest efficiency will not be obtainable with older batteries.

The upper res, brighter viewfinder ends in a CIPA score of 250 photographs per cost (up about 15% in contrast with the unique R5), whereas the score when utilizing the LCD is up 70% at 540. As all the time, we discover the CIPA testing methodology is rather more demanding that most individuals’s real-world utilization, and so they change into much less and fewer significant the extra burst taking pictures you do. These aren’t unhealthy numbers, all issues thought-about.

The digicam might be charged over USB however to energy the digicam utilizing USB you will want the brand new PD-E2 energy adapter or a high-powered USB PD energy source. We do not have specs for the PD-E2 but, so cannot verify which Energy Supply modes are required to energy the digicam.

Intial impressions.

By Richard Butler

It is a small distinction however the inclusion of a tally lamp on the entrance of the EOS R5 II suggests Canon has been eager about extra than simply upping the output specs and codecs. When you’ve ever stood in entrance of a digicam and been recorded, you will welcome this addition.

The EOS R5 II is basically a super-charged EOS R5 and, in that regard, is successfully the continuation of the EOS 5D sequence as Canon’s premium fanatic digicam for each stills and video. Like Nikon’s Z8 it brings Stacked CMOS sensor know-how to present each its stills and video capabilities an extra increase, additional increasing the vary of duties to which it may be put.

With the added pace and an AF function set borrowed instantly from Canon’s EOS R1 sequence, the R5 II guarantees to be a massively succesful motion digicam, which solely helps broaden the flexibility of Canon’s highest-res physique. Identical to Nikon’s Z8, you now have a studio digicam that may also be a panorama digicam that may also be a marriage digicam that may shoot sooner and focus extra reliably than the final era of professional sports activities DSLRs. And consumers aren’t being made to attend for R1 capabilities to trickle down the lineup: they’re obtainable on the day that the R1 is launched.

And if you happen to do not shoot sports activities, it additionally good points the “AI” upsampling and noise-reduction choices, to assist get probably the most out of the digicam.

And that is with out even contemplating the video facet of issues. Specs are boosted, each when it comes to permitting 8K seize at as much as 60p, but additionally by means of the addition of the XF-AVC S and XF-HEVC S codecs utilized by its high-end cameras. These and the flexibility to shoot use the wider-DR C-Log2 curve means the EOS R5 II can extra readily match right into a workflow alongside Cinema EOS cameras. However, even for almost all of individuals for whom the R5 II can be their sole digicam, the availability of waveforms and false shade shows ought to make the R5 II a lot simpler to shoot with.

“Maybe probably the most notable function of the EOS R5 II would be the inclusion of Eye-control AF”

The choice so as to add a cooling fan, extending the digicam’s recording endurance or enhancing its dependability in hotter temperatures might negate the necessity for Canon to introduce an R5C II alongside this mannequin.

However who is aware of, maybe probably the most notable function of the EOS R5 II will not be the manifold however incremental enhancements in taking pictures pace, AF efficiency or video choices, however the inclusion of Eye-control AF.

We have been impressed by Eye-control topic choice on the EOS R3 however had differing experiences of how constant and dependable it could possibly be. If the modifications Canon has made really deal with this inconsistency, then it could possibly be the R5 II’s decisive function. The power to give attention to no matter you are trying in direction of while you select to provoke focus is without doubt one of the few experiences in images I can genuinely name intuitive (if something it takes some time to cease over-thinking the perform, and easily provoke focus when one thing attention-grabbing occurs, since you’re in all probability already trying on the topic in query).

In an period the place present fashions are so succesful (and the prevailing R5 is supremely succesful), even considerable enhancements in efficiency and will increase in spec aren’t essentially sufficient to make it value the price of upgrading, regardless of them including as much as a greater digicam, total. With Eye-control AF, the EOS R5 II has an additional function that could possibly be important, even for customers who’ll by no means shoot a second of 8K Uncooked or use the soccer Motion Precedence AF choice. We’ll discover out as soon as we get to spend extra time with the digicam.

Pattern gallery

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