How To Set Up Your Canon EOS R5

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Wonder how to best set up your brand new Canon EOS R5? Look no further, we have you covered.

At a glance:

  • 45MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC X Image Processor
  • 8K30 Raw and 4K120 10-Bit Internal Video
  • Sensor-Shift 5-Axis Image Stabilization
  • 12 fps Mech. Shutter, 20 fps E. Shutter
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with 1053 Points
  • 0.5″ 5.76m-Dot OLED EVF
  • 3.2″ Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
  • Subject Tracking with Deep Learning
  • CFexpress & SD UHS-II Memory Card Slots

Coming from Tyler Stalman, the 12 minutes video below discusses hot to best set up a Canon EOS R5. Enjoy.

More Canon EOS R5 reviews are listed here, for EOS R6 reviews 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, 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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Canon MILCs Are King In Japan In April 2022

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Canon cameras rock, we know it all to well. However, it’s always nice to see a confirmation.

According to the statistics collected by Map Camera, Canon’s EOS RP and EOS R6 and EOS R5 are in the first 4 ranking for mirrorless market shares in April 2022 in Japan. The Canon EOS RP?, you might wonder.

  1. Canon EOS RP
  2. Canon EOS R6
  3. FUJIFILM X-E4
  4. Canon EOS R5
  5. Panasonic LUMIX DC-GH6
  6. OM SYSTEM OM-1
  7. Nikon Z9
  8. Nikon Z fc
  9. Nikon Z6II
  10. SONY FX3

The Canon EOS RP was released in 2019, so it’s a bit surprising to see it ranked first.

Stay ready for the big Canon announcement next week, on May 24, 2022.

The Five Best Handling Digital Cameras, According To DPReview TV (the best is a Canon)

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A somewhat different digital camera comparison. Which camera gives you the best feeling when you hold it in your hands?

Coming from the folks at DPReview TV, the video review below is about:

Outside of technical stuff like image quality and autofocus, there are some cameras that just make you happy when you hold them. To celebrate great ergonomics, Chris Niccolls runs down his top five handling digital cameras of all time.

Spoiler: No 1 is a Canon. Enjoy.

Canon Firmware Update For EOS R5 And EOS R6 Released (ver. 1.5.2, autofocus improvements)

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Canon firmware updates for both the EOS R5 and EOS R6 have been released.

Canon EOS R5 firmware Version 1.5.2 (download) incorporates the following enhancement:

  1. Optimizes AutoFocus accuracy when Extender RF1.4x or Extender RF2x is attached to the RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM and RF1200mm F8 L IS USM lenses.
  2. Enhances the stability of Eye Detection. 3. Enhances AutoFocus tracking when shooting moving subjects.

Canon EOS R6 firmware Version 1.5.2 (download) incorporates the following enhancement:

  1. Enhances the stability of Eye Detection
  2. Enhances AutoFocus tracking when shooting moving subjects.

Canon EOS R5 And EOS R6 Firmware Update 1.5.1 Released (corrects issue of previous release)

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Canon released a new firmware update for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6. The firmware update corrects an issue some users had with the previous firmware version.

Firmware Version 1.5.1 incorporates the following fix:

1. Fixes an issue that in rare instances, the camera may become inoperable when shooting in the Servo AF setting while operating the <AF-ON> button.

Download the firmware update from Canon USA: