Canon EOS R Field Tested At An Indian Wedding

November 29, 2018
Canon Reviews
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Cinema5D’s Johnnie Behiri made a somewhat different review of the Canon EOS R. He took it to an Indian Wedding and made a mini documentary. More field tested than this might be impossible.

Here is what he liked in the EOS R:

Good lowlight quality. Up to ISO 6400 with no issues. Above it, noticeable noise but still usable.
Focus peaking
Swivelled LCD screen
Shutter dust protector – Will automatically be engaged when the camera switches off
Touch and Drag AF (LCD), makes it easy to change focus between given points
Dual Pixel autofocus works well.
Dual Pixel Focus Guide for an easy manual focusing
High Data rate (Up to 480Mbps, All Intra recording)
Excellent battery life
No signs of overheating
Manual audio adjustment and monitoring
4K,10Bit, 4:2:2 over HDMI to an external recording device
Canon Log included (2 variations)
World camera (24, 25, 30p in 4K)

And what he didn’t like so much:

Full Frame camera which unfortunately records 4K video in 1.7x cropped mode
Severe rolling shutter effect
No 4K DCI recording
No internal optical stabilisation system
Take in account that when using the strongest available digital stabilisation option, picture quality will suffer and will become softer
No Zebra
No “Joystick” for smooth and easy focus placement
Focus magnifying won’t work while recoding
8Bit internal recording
High Frame Rate in 720p quality only (120fps)
No autofocus when shooting in High Frame Rate
60p is restricted to Full HD only
The new programable slide touch pad needs to be activated first before operating. Then (in case of assigning it to sound levels) changes can be made by tapping only and not sliding
If you have small hands, holding the camera becomes uncomfortable after a while