Who has the BEST? Canon R5 Mark II 📷 Autofocus tested and compared!

Canon EOS R5 Mark II

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[mikede]

R5ii grabs the eyes really fast. And stays locked. Impressive.

[jeffolson]

I pick mine up the morning of the 20th. I am looking forward to the focus improvements over the R5.

[jklbd]

Great video but Why don't you compare with the Nikon z8, it's the only direct competition

[AbhinavYadav-zmut]

This test shows it well. Nikon's AF is good, but the darn preview makes it look weak. There have been so many times I would think my shot would not be in focus because the box lags but the shots are perfect. But I feel you should have compared the R5II to the Z8 not the Z6III as the Z8 has a fully stacked sensor and the AF is a tad faster.

I loved this video though, shows how the big 3 AF is pretty close, a win for us consumers.

[fredlar]

Why did it focus on the background when you were out the frame?

This is quite annoying when shooting BIF.

This can be easily solved by software. Simply don't allow fast focus shifting beyond a certain distance.

[dominiqueschenck]

Canon has jumped ahead of the game big time. I am happy to see Nikon fighting as this is my second most respected brand for photo / video. I have not watched the video till the end, but I don’t think you mention face recognition, which works well with Canon (and not at all with Sony - - on a9III). Canon is way ahead of the game with mirrorless now on autofocus. Very impressive!

[neglectedloves]

Really interesting video 🙏🏻

Coming from the Nikon D850, looking for a mirrorless upgrade the R5 (2, 5 years ago) was the only camera delivering what I needed, great overall camera, well balanced for literally 95% of all jobs with an outstanding AF still today! Nikon Z series was horrible in that respect and the Z9 announced but not available yet.

I haven't regretted switching to Canon for one second ☝🏻

[Tom_Demuth]

Thank you!
Nice AF-test. For all cams the same situation/conditions, nice job!

[hovhanneshovakimyan]

Thank you! Finally, the autofocus comparison everyone has been waiting for! One suggestion - can you compare the tracking capabilities of unrecognized objects? For example, tracking the "ESC" key on the keyboard. Or some part of another non-human or non-animal (in general, not the one the camera is programmed to recognize) object?

[darrenmjones]

Great comparison, love the side by side. Thank you!

[igorrutsch]

hi David
thank you for your tests !
I'm looking forward to getting my r5 mkii...should arrive next Tuesday :)
I hope that the improved AF combined with facial recognition will help substantially my not so fast focusing primes in sports shooting situations. ( in family pictures as well )
with the 85 1.2 for instance, if the AF starts to hunt, it's focuzilla guaranted...
as I shoot sports indoors, I had lots of banding with my r6 mkii...so I had to stick with the EFC shutter...and 12 fps.
it seems that the r5 mkii now offers anti flicker with the ES .
30 fps endlich !

[billmartin]

Excellent comparison! I am encouraged by the difference between the R5 and R5ii.

[Nature-was-my-first-love]

Danke, David dass Du an den Tier-AF im Video-Modus gedacht hast! Für mich top interessant! Ich freue mich auf mehr Berichte dazu!

[dalelautenschleger]

Very well done! I enjoyed listening to your video this afternoon!!

[alisonandguywildlifephotograph]

Great mini review.. well done can’t wait for ours to arrive 👏👏👏

[paulhenry]

Do we need the best autofocus or just autofocus that's good enough? I won't be upgrading my R5.

[khooyeesin]

You should test how the AF works with small birds/insects jumping about among the bushes and twigs like sunbirds, crickets, bees etc😊😊😊

[kennethlui]

Great video. The take away is R5 II can detect better when the subject is farther away. Yes, please test the Action Priority mode which can be a game changer.

[hawaiifreespeechnews]

So excited we all know Canon always saves the best for last, Can't wait to get the R1 when it finally comes out this Christmas

[janvirtanen]

Would be interesting to see when shooting burst what is the percentage of shots in focus with each camera.