Canon EOS R3 Review With Production Body By DPReview TV

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Here is a full and complete Canon EOS R3 review. If it took that long for these guys to get a production Canon EOS R3 I can only guess how difficult it must be be for the rest of us.

Canon EOS R3 at a glance:

  • 24MP Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Sensor
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, Eye Control AF
  • 6K60 Raw and 4K120 10-Bit Internal Video
  • 30 fps E. Shutter, 12 fps Mech. Shutter
  • 5.76m-Dot EVF with 120 fps Refresh Rate
  • 3.2″ 4.2m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
  • Sensor-Shift 5-Axis Image Stabilization
  • Multi-Function Shoe, Built-In Vert. Grip
  • CFexpress & SD UHS-II Memory Card Slots
  • Wired LAN and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Support

DPReview TV posted their 14 minutes, information packed Canon EOS R3 review, and they had a production model to test. They say:

We finally have a production Canon R3 and we put it to the test – AF performance, high ISO, dynamic range, e-shutter, video quality, heat management and more! Watch our in-depth review of the Canon EOS R3 to find out what you need to know.

Full resolution EOS R3 sample photos from the review are available here. And here is the Canon EOS R3 review:

Table of contents:

  • 0:00 – Intro
  • 0:58 – Electronic vs. mechanical shutter
  • 2:12 – High ISO performance
  • 3:28 – Dynamic range
  • 4:19 – Jacket explanation
  • 4:48 – Overheating
  • 6:16 – Video quality
  • 7:01 – Annoyances
  • 7:48 – Video conclusion
  • 8:57 – Eye-control AF performance
  • 10:13 – Autofocus performance
  • 11:16 – Flash photography
  • 12:10 – Flicker reduction
  • 12:54 – Conclusion

You can download the Canon EOS R3 user manual from Canon. Or you might read it online. A technical brochure about the EOS R3 is available. You can watch the EOS R3 live-stream again here. All EOS R3 coverage is listed here. We put together some interesting videos about the EOS R3, listed here. Be sure to check Gordon Laing’s in-depth review of the EOS R3, part 1 and part 2. Oh, and don’t forget to listen how the R3’s 30fps sound. Canon EOS R3 product description after the break.

Order in the USA ($5,999):
B&H Photo | Adorama

All Canon EOS R3 world-wide order links: [shoplist 67350]

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Early Black Friday: Discounts On Skylum Luminar NEO and Luminar AI

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So folks, sorry but me too has to start molesting you fine people with the annual Black Friday galore. Let me start with some cool photo editing software.

Skylum activated early BF discounts on their Luminar AI software, and on the upcoming Luminar NEO. Click here to access these deals. I use Luminar AI and I can’t be happier with it. Really great for lazy people who wants results in short time.

They all want our money and most online sellers already started some kind of Black Friday discounts. Check them out below. Hand-picked deals are listed here.

Deal pages:

Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals might be found here)

Rumor: Canon Working On APS-C Camera With 8K Video?

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We got a new rumor and it comes from an unknown source. Not sure how reliable it is. Take it with a big grain of salt for the time being.

We got tipped that Canon might be working on a camera with APS-C sensor capable of 8K video. Nothing was told if this camera is a DSLR or a mirrorless camera. Might this refer to the fabled EOS R camera with APS-C sensor? It doesn’t sound likely it might be a model in the EOS xxD lineup. Does this lineup even have a future? Don’t think 8K will come to any entry-level Canon camera, but I might be wrong.

What is your opinion about this rumorrumor?

Canon Patent: 28-70mm f/2.8 And 28-60mm f/4 Lenses For RF Mount

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And yet another Canon patent application for lenses for the RF mount (EOS R).

Canon patent application 2021-179550A (Japan, spotted by Hi Lows Note) discusses optical formulas for a 28-70mm f/2.8 and a 28-60mm f/4 lens, both for full frame mirrorless cameras (hence for the RF mount on the EOS R).

Embodiment 1

  • Zoom ratio: 2.35
  • Focal length (mm): 28.84 39.89 67.90
  • F number: 2.91 2.91 2.91
  • Half angle of view (degree): 32.65 28.06 17.67
  • Image height (mm): 21.64 21.64 21.64
  • Lens length (mm): 149.46 133.18 115.94
  • Back focus (mm): 13.48 19.38 27.78

Embodiment 2

  • Zoom ratio: 2.35
  • Focal length (mm): 28.84 39.96 67.90
  • F number: 2.91 2.91 2.91
  • Half angle of view (degree): 32.68 27.27 17.67
  • Image height (mm): 18.50 20.60 21.64
  • Lens length (mm): 152.91 136.27 115.98
  • Back focus (mm): 13.50 19.41 26.94


Embodiment 3

  • Zoom ratio: 2.08
  • Focal length (mm): 28.84 33.20 60.00
  • F number: 4.12 4.12 4.12
  • Half angle of view (degree): 32.68 31.82 19.83
  • Image height (mm): 18.50 20.60 21.64
  • Lens length (mm): 141.33 130.27 104.61
  • Back focus (mm): 19.70 21.65 35.51

Embodiment 4

  • Zoom ratio: 2.35
  • Focal length (mm): 28.84 37.16 67.90
  • F number: 2.91 2.91 2.91
  • Half angle of view (degree): 32.68 29.00 17.67
  • Image height (mm): 18.50 20.60 21.64
  • Lens length (mm): 121.04 110.42 101.92
  • Back focus (mm): 9.97 13.25 25.53

Embodiment 5

  • Zoom ratio: 2.35
  • Focal length (mm): 28.84 39.87 67.90
  • F number: 2.91 2.91 2.91
  • Half angle of view (degree): 32.65 28.07 17.67
  • Image height (mm): 21.64 21.64 21.64
  • Lens length (mm): 146.19 132.32 116.42
  • Back focus (mm): 14.84 20.01 28.77

Canon Patent To Recognize Vertical Mode Through Eye Sensor

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Not sure I get how this Canon patent application might be useful. But who am I to tell? Patent application to recognize vertical use mode through the eye sensor.

Canon patent application 2021-180437 (Japan, spotted by asobinet.com) discusses methods to recognize the vertical use mode through data delivered by the eye sensor in addition to the gyro sensor, to avoid false detection. If I got it right, this should work to change the orientation in live view. From the patent literature:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup device having excellent operability, which can perform suitable control when a user looks into an electronic viewfinder and takes a picture.

Conventionally, there are known image pickup devices that detect the position of a user’s face and perform various functions based on the detected position of the face. For example, in Patent Document 1, the position information of a face element is detected from a face image taken by an in-camera, the vertical direction of the face image is determined, and the display direction of the image information in the display unit is determined according to the vertical direction of the face image. A portable terminal device to be controlled has been proposed.

However, in the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1, in a camera provided with an electronic viewfinder, when a user looks into the electronic viewfinder and takes a picture, a face image cannot be acquired and the face cannot be acquired.The vertical direction of the image cannot be determined.

Therefore, when the direction in which the user holds the camera or the direction of the user’s face with respect to the camera is changed, the image information is displayed in the display unit in a display direction different from the direction desired by the user. Operability is reduced. Further, other controls such as control according to a voice input for instructing a direction cannot be suitably performed, and control is performed in a direction different from the direction intended by the user, resulting in poor operability.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an image pickup device having excellent operability, which can perform suitable control when a user looks into an electronic viewfinder and takes a picture.

The image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes an electronic viewfinder that displays an captured image, a detection means that detects the posture of the image pickup device, and an acquisition means that acquires information on the eyes of a user who sees the electronic viewfinder. Based on the information acquired by the acquisition means, the determination means for determining the orientation of the user’s face with respect to the image pickup device, the detection result of the detection means, and the determination result of the determination means. It is characterized by having a control means for changing the control of the image pickup apparatus.

More Canon patent applications are listed here. Some particularly interesting patent applications we think might get into production are these:

Canon EOS RP Price Now Down To $899

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The Canon EOS RP has got a $100 instant rebate almost everywhere and is now sold at $899 for the body only.

At a glance:

  • 26.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 8 Image Processor
  • UHD 4K and Full HD 1080 Video
  • 2.36m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • 3″ 1.04m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF, 4779 AF Points
  • ISO 100-40000, Up to 5 fps Shooting
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity

You can check the world wide EOS RP prices through the links below. It’s $899 in the US.

Canon EOS RP: [shoplist 54789]

More Canon EOS RP review stuff is listed here.

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