Sorry, Sony: Canon EOS R5 II is AMAZING! But...

Tony Northrup examines the new Canon EOS R5 Mark II, a 45-megapixel full-frame camera capable of 30 FPS raw stills and 8k/60 FPS raw video. It's an amazing camera, for sure, and arguably the most powerful camera ever made.

0:00 Introduction
0:57 Canon R5 Mark II: Ultimate Hybrid Camera
1:53 Sensor Specs: 45 MP, 30 FPS
2:12 Pre-capture stills & video
3:05 Sensor Readout Speeds
4:23 Eye-controlled AF
5:17 Neural Network Noise Reduction
6:26 180 megapixel AI scaling
7:43 Action-Priority AF
7:59 Pre-Registered Person Priority
8:58 Blur/Out-of-Focus Image Detection
9:23 Raw Video Specs (8k/60)
10:21 Compressed Video Specs (8k/30)
10:53 Slow-motion video specs
11:25 Video Recording Times/Overheating
11:50 C-Log2
11:55 Simultaneous Stills/Video Shooting
12:13 Waveforms, false color, Zebras & Tally Lamp
12:29 Battery Grips
13:06 Flash sync, EVF, and weight
14:22 Canon R5 vs Canon R5 Mark II
14:45 Nikon z8 vs Canon R5 Mark II
15:32 Sony a1 vs Canon R5 Mark II
16:27 Why are people disappointed?
17:26 Summary

[lymancopps]

A camera’s job is to capture images. Don’t waste AI on making it a PC. Use the AI to better capture focus and process shadows.

[boundaryscience]

I use the face registry thing on Sony. I don't think it works, BUT it does blow the bride and groom away every. single. time. They get so much relief by the simple act of being registered with the camera. Sony and R5II users, try it. I swear by it. Not because it works, but because it FEELS like it COULD work to the average person.

[boundaryscience]

Listen. I just want Steam on it. I wanna play Elden Ring between shots. I'm not asking a lot, here. This is a computer and it has buttons and a joystick.

[stephenbarlow]

There is no doubt that the R5 mkII, is probably the best all round camera there is on the market, and for those who need some of its features and can afford it, it is a no brainer. But I agree with Tony, that for most people, the original R5 will do most of what the R5 mkII does, with the same resolution. In other words, even for a top photographer, with demanding needs, in most case scenarios, the output of the original R5, will be near identical to the R5 mkII. Yes, if you push your cameras to the limit, the mkII will be better, but most of the time, the original R5 will produce the same output, at nearly half the cost. This is no criticism of the R5 mkII, just an observation on it, as a photographic tool. I agree with Tony, that we's at a point, where we're not going to see quantum leaps, like say the original R5 over the 5D mkIV. I think cameras will still improve a lot, and over several generations, we'll see even better cameras, but not from one generation to the next, as cameras are reaching that good enough level, without serious limitations.

[iliaskapatos]

If someone wants the focus on his kids, playing with other kids, then registering the faces from your kids makes a big difference.

[unknownKnownunknowns]

about time someone called out the A1 for being grossly overpriced!

[VR_Wizard]

Face recognition could be nice with a custom button to activate it. You save the face of the groom and bride in the morning of the wedding and if they are in a crowd with friends at the party you hit the custom button to lock on to their faces in the crowd. I see some use cases for it.

[godz]

And here i am watching something i cannot ever afford🥲

[maxmallauter]

I think ai features in cameras gonna be the new "my camera has more mp than yours".

[keithalabaster]

I have the R5 MK1 and will keep it. Over the past two years I have concentrated on moving to the best glass rather than worrying about an alternate camera body.

[TheLinesEnd]

Why sorry? Sony has entire lineups of amazing cameras. The A7IV is amazing. The A7RV is amazing. The A1 and A9iii are amazing. The FX3 is amazing.

[RG-rmjt]

Seems like a very compelling all-rounder. Sony needs a competitor in this price point that combines high resolution and speed.

[h.o.j]

As a canon R6 II user here I’m not tempted at all with these new cameras except for the 45mp on the R5 II. But to be perfectly honest I don’t need 45mp! The files are too large, I’m waiting for Canon to release a 35mp full frame… god damn is that ever going to happen??!! Anyone else wanting this?

[ericvaughan]

So I purchased a Canon R6 Mark II to replace my R7. It is hands down my favorite camera I have ever used for shooting wildlife. Flexibility of autofocus system and how well it tracks and nails focus is nothing short of amazing. But this new R5 II is basically a R6 II with electronic mode dial and 45 BSI sensor with more than twice as fast read out speed as R6II or R5. Then add one of the most sophisticated autofocus systems available and 30 fps Raw and what is not to love on this camera. That new action sport mode is very interesting, why couldn't you add birds and wildlife also? Load images just like you can people if you want to target certain species. Also 14 bit Raw on all photo's is also very welcome. Also some pretty great Video specs as well. I can't wait, my dream camera for wildlife.

[Tim]

The Z8 manual says that the flash sync speed is 1/200th, not 1/160th. The Canon R5 MII is 1/200 mechanical, 1/250 electronic 1st curtain shutter according to the spec sheet. The other thing is that in a studio, if you're exposing for the flash well then the actual duration of the flash is what freezes the action, a Godox V1 has an effective flash duration is about 1/1440 sec at full power, and it gets quicker the less power you use (there is a website that has measured it with a Sekonic L-858D). The shutter speed will mainly benefit in preventing camera shake but 1/200 would be enough for that. Both cameras can do HSS.

[JoshStreetDesign]

As primarily a studio shooter, I could never give up my 60mp goodness of the A7Rv. Even with on location shoots, being able to crop way in is so helpful. I could care less about frame rate, I am never in a situation where I would need more than 10 frames per second, especially when the files are 60 megapixels and I have to go through and cull them when I edit. Spray and pray photography is for amateurs. Finally having two type A card slots on the a7rv is freaking amazing, the pictures load on double cards immediately. That is a huge deal.

[thelensmanphotography]

The electronic shutter now shoots in full 14 bit raw.

[roastedlion]

For me, photography gives me a satisfaction when i catch a precious moment. I had used cameras from different manufacturers like Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Olympus. I ended up keeping my Fujifilm X-T5. Truly it is not on par with other models in terms of performance but i have been having much fun with it.

[JackyGameOn]

Funny. The Person priority feature is the big selling point, why I would buy a R5II over an R5. I am often fotographing my girlfriend at sports competitions and there are MANY people in the frame. I always want her in focus if she's in the frame. This is an absolute gamechanger for me. I know at least the A7RV has a similar feature, but I have tested it with a freind's A7RV (before he sold his Sony equipment for a Z8) and it was kinda unreliable. Tests will show if the feature is well designed this time. If so - take my money Canon :D

[DieHardEddieEdwards]

I would love to hear a regular person's reaction to the way we talk about gear on YouTube, where everything is the greatest camera we've seen or has so many flaws that make it unusable. The reality is that the current class of cameras are excellent and we all need to dial back some of the rhetoric. We're at a point where every channel grades every camera on how well they shoot sports, when only a small percentage of us (which is already a small group) shoot sports. Most people buying these cameras are going to shoot a wedding, an event, some landscapes, shooting video of something relatively slow paced or portraits.