Canon EOS R5 Mark II NEW leaked specs: ISO 6?!

45 Megapixels
12 FPS stills with the mechanical shutter or 30 FPS stills with the electronic shutter
up to 8K at 60 FPS video (probably raw internal)
Eye-controlled autofocus point selection, like the Canon R3
No EVF blackout
Improved PixelShift for high-megapixel images
Some illuminated buttons
Autofocus to -8 EV
Better battery life
Shutter speed faster than 1/8000" with the electronic shutter
up to 16 stops of dynamic range... WHAT?? I talk about this a lot in the video
New IBIS modes.

[ericspeltier]

You’ve now unlocked a new fear: having my camera stolen after photographing a wedding

[branimirteodorovic]

Maybe it has dual output gain; high gain for shadows and low gain for mid-tones and highlights

[ChrisBoultonPhotography]

Flash sync!! Nobody seems to mention this. It’d be great to have a higher synch speed

[TheFrogmanTV]

There are specs that say the R5 has 14.6 EV for dynamic range. I think it is more plausible that however that measurement was reached is the same way they are getting 16 for the rumor.

[eoslove]

Lower base ISO? Modern Wi-Fi speeds? YES, YES!

[skyscraperfan]

Built-in memory sounds nice, but only if it is switchable. You need to be able to replace it after a few years.

[Crommmmm]

Thanks Tony - you just saved me $4k. I'm going to continue to shoot with my iPhone.

[WilliamJohnston]

I’m looking forward to some of the subtle enhancements seen in Canon’s recent offerings - improved battery life, no 30min record limit, reduced rolling shutter, the ability to select slower burst shooting (R5 in electronic shutter is either Single shot or full 20fps, nothing in between!), maybe a quicker way to switch between photo & video like the switch on R6 ii.

I agree that for cameras to succeed in today’s market, the wireless connectivity needs to get MUCH faster and the app connection needs to be way more stable!

[ronjenkins]

I would like menu systems that not only work in vertical orientation but upside down. Macro photographers often invert the camera on the tripod. Upside down should be a no-brainer even easier to implement vertical orientation.

[HotGates]

Now tell us the truth you and Chelsea already have it in your hands?

[TBGTOMPHOTO]

Interesting... seems to be more features than I expected... thanks a lot... now I have to work this into my budget.

[ziggggyify]

About that Dynamic Range figure of 16? Almost certainly that's 'Video' dynamic range, not 'Still Image' dynamic range!
The difference...

Posted Still Image dynamic range is generally measured stopping at a black floor Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (SNR) of 1:1, where the black/shadow image data and noise data reach parity; i.e. image data and noise data are equal.

Conversely, Posted Video dynamic range is generally measured stopping at a black floor Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (SNR) of 1:2, where the black/shadow noise data is *2 times* the image data.

The reason?...

In video we normally view a stream of image frames, and the human eye/brain interprets this as continuous. The effect is that the frames somewhat blur together, which helps to reduce the visual appearance of noise; we just don't perceive the noisiness as much.

That's why video dynamic range is generally expressed as better than still image dynamic range on the same camera and in the same conditions.

[aviatorman]

It’s a shame that a 2024 $4000 camera is not smart. I want computational photography capabilities that rival the iPhone 15 Pro’s. Particularly the ability to blend 100s of images pre and post clicking the shutter, masking in and out portions of each image to produce a single RAW with insane DR. No excuse for not having that in 2024 in any camera. I also want an iOS operating system in addition to all the smart features that you mentioned.

[robscott]

Please give us GPS, I had it on my 7DII, with the R5, I had to go back to putting a GPS receiver in the hot shoe. Using a cell phone is unreliable and uses too much battery. Extra dynamic range will be wonderful.

[Billwzw]

Re the possibility of 16 stops with software - how is this "smartphone technology never before offered by Canon" different from the HDR mode on my 70D from 2013 where 3 different exposures are captured as fast as possible and combined in camera ? I'm sure that a new camera would do it better, but isn't it basically the same thing ?

[robertwhite-photography]

I'll keep my R5 m1 .. its all I'll ever need !

[henrywede]

The anti-theft sounds like a great idea on paper, and maybe it needs to start someplace, but how would it work in practice?
You buy a new camera with some anti-theft device - some thief comes up and grabs it (or takes it from your car, whatever) then they run away. When they get home they open up the camera bag, realize they can't sell it, and throw it in the dumpster. You still don't have a camera and have to buy another one. Yes, it is nice to know that your images will not show up someplace but you are still going have the hassle of police reports, insurance claims, ordering a new camera etc.

So... yes we need to get the ball rolling, but until all of the other non-anti-theft cameras are off the street EVERY camera is a target to get stolen.
Maybe we could just focus on making it harder to sell stolen cameras?

[okaro]

4:33 Also they misuse the term EV. It should be LV. LV measures the light. EV is just the combination of the shutter speed and the aperture. With ISO 100 you should expose a specific LV value with the same EV value.

[kalimarus]

I want all the other aspects he mentioned, security, wifi that doesn’t suck, encryption, menu usability enhancements, before an additional 10 frames per second and slightly better autofocus. He’s mentioned this over and over and is correct. Why can’t we lock our camera, even something as simple as a button combo to unlock would be very welcome. Id be happy with power on, and hitting FN1 3 times and ok on the back 1 to unlock or whatever combo we want, ability to register the camera serial with the manufacturer and a authentication to unlock it if we forget what the combo was leaving it on a shelf for 6 months. This gear is very expensive and it’s insane we don’t have security aspects to prevent theft at this point.

[DmitryBrodsky]

you can buy a used A1 for $4200 and have been able for couple of years. Are there R5M2 features that make it significantly better than A1?