Canon’s EOS R5C is a hybrid cinema digital camera with 8K video and 45-megapixel stills | Engadget-MyCyberBase

Canon has published the EOS R5C, a brand new member of its cinema digital camera line that appears like a good selection for pictures, too. It strongly resembles Canon’s EOS R5 mirrorless digital camera, however has a large hump in again to house an energetic cooling machine. As such, it gives maximum of some great benefits of the EOS R5 with not one of the overheating problems when capturing 8K or prime body price 4K video. 

At the video aspect, the EOS R5C can shoot 8K at as much as 60fps in Canon’s 12-bit RAW LT layout the usage of all the width of the sensor, a large step up from the 8K 30p RAW to be had at the R5. Higher nonetheless, it could possibly paintings at that atmosphere “indefinitely,” whilst the R5 is restricted to simply 20 mins at 8K 30p because of overheating problems. It might probably additionally take care of RAW 5.9K/60p with a Tremendous 35mm crop, 2.9K/120p with a Tremendous 16 crop, and 4K at as much as 120 fps without a crop and entire AF capacity. 

It additionally helps ProRes RAW output to an exterior recorder by means of the HDMI port at as much as 8K/30P. “Proxy information will also be concurrently recorded to an SD card in-camera, serving to to supply environment friendly post-production operations,” Canon mentioned. Sadly, it makes use of micro HDMI somewhat than a full-sized port — now not perfect for a devoted cinema digital camera. 

Not like the R5, on the other hand, the R5C does not have in-body stabilization — so any optical shake relief for stills or video will most effective be to be had by means of supported lenses. Then again, the optical lens stabilization can paintings in live performance with Canon’s digital stabilization, with a 1.1x symbol crop.

There may be one different notable limitation. Since the EOS R5C makes use of the similar LP-E6NH batteries because the R5, it does not have sufficient energy to perform the lens mount in sure video modes (8K and 5.9K above 30p and a pair of.9K Tremendous 16 above 60fps). That suggests you lose autofocus at the ones settings on battery energy most effective, despite the fact that you’ll get it again through the usage of exterior energy from Canon’s PD-E1 USB energy provide or its new DC coupler. 

At the images aspect, the full-frame 45-megapixel sensor is a large plus, as is the 20 fps capturing pace in digital shutter mode (12 fps with the mechanical shutter). It makes use of Canon’s Twin Pixel autofocus machine for each stills and video, at the side of eye/face detection and matter monitoring, so it will have to be offering the similar very good AF efficiency because the R5. While you turn the digital camera over to picture mode, the entire menus and button settings alternate accordingly. 

It comes with a three.2-inch variable-angle turn out LCD observe and 5.76 million-dot viewfinder, the similar because the EOS R5. Whilst you get Canon Log 3 for advanced dynamic vary, the awesome Log 2 choice discovered on different Canon cinema cameras is not to be had. Different options come with twin card slots (one CFexpress and one SD UHS-II), animal eye detection (cats, canines, or birds), cars detection, a multifunction shoe for microphones and different equipment, a timecode terminal for multi-cam shoots and a DC coupler to supply steady energy.

The EOS R5C will arrive in March for $4,499, a $600 top rate over the R5. It is a beautiful fascinating style as it could possibly do greater than some Canon cinema digital camera fashions for lots much less cash and is far smaller, besides. On the similar time, it could give picture/video hybrid shooters critical pause if they are taking a look to shop for Sony’s $6,500 A1 hybrid.