Canon EOS R5 gets 8k movie function with 30fps without sensor crop
Canon has announced more specifications of the EOS R5 mirrorless camera that the manufacturer is working on. It was already known that this mirrorless camera will have an 8k film function and now it appears that this is accompanied by a maximum of 30 frames per second without a crop from the sensor.
Canon still does not mention the resolution of the sensor, although a sensor with at least 7680×4320 pixels is required for filming in 8k resolution. It could be a wider resolution of 8192×4320 pixels, as the DCI 4K resolution standard of 4096×2160 is supported by the R5. That would give an aspect ratio of 1.90:1, but if a 3:2 ratio is maintained, the resolution will probably come out at 8192×5461 pixels. In the latter case, it is a sensor of almost 45 megapixels. It can also be a resolution of 7680×5120 pixels, which is also a sensor with a 3:2 ratio.
The manufacturer reports that users can record 8k raw videos at frame rates up to 29.97fps, using the entire width of the sensor. With R5, images can be recorded internally with 4:2:2 chroma subsampling and 10bit color in the H.265 format. For the output, the choice is available for Canon Log or HDR PQ. Furthermore, the Dual Pixel AF function is available in all 8k and 4k shooting modes.
Canon also reports that the EOS R5 is the first Canon mirrorless camera with a five-axis stabilization for the sensor. Current EOS R cameras don’t have that yet. This stabilized sensor works together with the optical stabilization of many RF and EF lenses, although Canon does not report to what extent this provides a gain for stabilization. The R5 has two memory card slots with space for a CFexpress and an SD memory card.
It is still unknown when the EOS R5 will be released and for what price. Earlier, the company announced that the device will receive a newly designed cmos sensor and that shooting is possible at 20 frames per second when the electronic shutter is used. With the mechanical shutter, that drops to 12 fps.