Canon R1 hands-on: Awesome performance but 24MP resolution may disappoint

Canon has unveiled its most important camera in years — the EOS R1 mirrorless. It’s all about speed, with the stacked sensor allowing 40 fps RAW bursts with continuous autofocus. Other features are designed to help nail crucial shots, including pre-capture, eye-tracking AF and sports-specific settings.

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[Speak_Out_and_Remove_All_Doubt]

I love that you have to explain what a word means!!

[NUL]

Not seeing the issue with the 24mpx if you factor in the intended use of this camera and who it's really built for. We were paying $4500 for 10mpx 1d Mark IIIs back in the day, and people have been paying $5-$6k for R3s. And Canon's 1 series typically have had an initial smaller sensor then a release of an "s" model with a larger one. Canon will sell all of these it can make.

[SimonAckerman]

I hate the integrated battery grip, I prefer the option to make my cameras more compact. Also it's only 24MP, so with all that being said the R5 Mark II will be my next purchase.

[melvinjohnson]

Over 6 grand for a underwhelming 24MP? No dice!

[brugj]

Why does it have to be so extemely large and heavy. Does it need to compensate for something.

[deltaboy]

That camera should have at least 45mp for a flagship and price point.

[mbismbismb]

I look for accurate and decent colour science from a camera.. if u need to post edit the photo, that means the camera isnt great

[unvergebeneid]

I wonder what battery life is like with these mirrorless cameras that do tons of processing in real time.

[unvergebeneid]

Eye-tracking that actually works reliably would be _such_ a game changer!

[brandonmcmullen]

Too large for the modern photog and stuffed full body of gimmicks.

[ahlokecafe_articulate]

My phone camera can do better than this...