How To Setup Up Your Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 (video guide)

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Here is a nice video guide about how to best set up your shiny new Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6.

Coming from DPReview TV, the 12 minutes video below shows how to set up some of the EOS R5 and EOS R6’s best features. Enjoy.

There are many features that the R6 shares with the EOS R5, a class leading autofocus system for instance, and the R6 has an imaging sensor derived not less than from the flagship EOS-1D X Mark III. For more Canon EOS R6 review stuff see here. User manuals are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6.

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The Next Canon EOS R5 Firmware Will Include These New Features

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Rumored since a while and yet not released, the next Canon EOS R5 firmware update got a new heads up.

Some new murmurings about the next Canon EOS R5 firmware update emerged, and it seems it is not yet in the hands of selected testers, despite it was scheduled to be. Blame the pandemic. This is was the next R5 firmware is murmured to bring on your trusty camera:

  • Canon Cinema RAW light addition
  • C-Log 3
  • 1080p @ 120fps
  • New Codec(s)
  • Bug fixes

The firmware update might get released around April 2021. We expect more firmware updates, notably for the EOS R6 and the EOS-1D X Mark III. When? No one knows for sure besides that it will be within 2021. Blame the pandemic.

Source: Canon Rumors

Yet Another Sony Alpha 1 vs Canon EOS R5 Comparison Review

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Here is another Sony Alpha 1 vs Canon EOS R5 comparison review. Both are full frame mirrorless cameras.

Tony & Chelsea Northrup compare the Sony Alpha 1 ($6,500) and the Canon EOS R5 ($4,500). They test eye detection AF for portraits with both humans and dogs. Then, they take wildlife photos to test the bird eye AF. Next, they test two sports scenarios: photographing people running at the camera and motorsports and cars. The results may surprise you: the Sony Alpha 1 has plenty of power an speed, but the less expensive Canon R5 is still better in many comparisons.

Here are more Sony Alpha 1 vs Canon EOS R5 reviews. More Sony Alpha 1 coverage is listed here, for the Canon EOS R5 see here. More comparison reviews are listed here. More information about the Sony Alpha 1 can be found after the break.

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Sony Alpha 1 vs Canon EOS R5 Image Quality Comparison

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Here is a rather interesting Sony Alpha 1 vs Canon EOS R5 comparison, under examination is the image quality.

Coming from well known reviewer Gordon Laing, the Sony Alpha 1 vs Canon EOS R5 comparison video below goes down deep into pixel peeping to establish which camera delivers the better photo quality.

More Sony Alpha 1 coverage is listed here, for the Canon EOS R5 see here. More comparison reviews are listed here.

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Canon EOS R5 Review After Six Months Of Use (studio portrait photography)

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Here is a fresh Canon EOS R5 review. One that seems to focus more on real life application than on lab results.

Coming from John Gress, the 10 min video review below covers many aspects of the Canon EOS R5:

After owning the Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera for six months, I wanted to update you on my experience with the camera as a commercial studio portrait photographer and an occasional videographer.

We will cover the AF, EVF, LCD, battery life and video features, including external recording, from my perspective after leaving the 5DIV.

More Canon EOS R5 review stuff is listed here, for EOS R6 review stuff see here. The EOS R5 is highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6.

Canon EOS R5:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

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Sony Alpha a1 vs Canon EOS R5 Size Comparison

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Sony announced the “one never seen” camera, the Sony Alpha a1. Here is a Sony Alpha a1 vs Canon EOS R5 size comparison.

Courtesy of apotelyt.com, here is how the Sony Alpha a1 and the Canon EOS R5 compare size-wise.

Below you see a first glance specification comparison. For the full list of compared specifications see here. From left to right: Sony Alpha a1 and Canon EOS R5: