Our quick take

Canon EOS R5 - 4.5 / 5

Design & Lens Mount

  • 5.76m-dot resolution OLED electronic viewfinder (EVF), 120fps refresh rate 3.2-inch, 2.1m-dot resolution articulating LCD touchscreen Canon RF mount (EF & EF-S via adapter - sold separately) Body dimensions: 138.5 x 97.5 x 88mm / Weight: 738g Dual card slots (1x CFexpress, 1x SD) Weather-sealed design

Performance

  • Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF II Face & tracking, single point, multi-point, various zone systems 1053-area in automatic, 5940 points in manual selection 12fps burst shooting (20fps electronic shutter) 350 JPEG / 180 Raw file buffer In-body image stabilisation system (IBIS) Functions to -6EV in low-light 320 shots per battery

  • Face & tracking, single point, multi-point, various zone systems 1053-area in automatic, 5940 points in manual selection

  • 350 JPEG / 180 Raw file buffer

Image Quality

  • 45-megapixel full-frame sensor, Digic X processor 8K 12-bit raw video (24/25/30fps) 4K/120fps video (4:2:2 10-bit) ISO 100-51,200 sensitivity

To recap

This full-frame mirrorless camera is an absolute powerhouse, delivering top image quality, autofocus and in-body stabilisation performance. There are some hiccups with high-end video recording overheating, the body-only asking price is high, and the competition from Sony is strong. All said, though, the R5 is the go-to model in this line-up, improving upon the company’s outgoing DSLR series and showing that you’re in very safe hands indeed.