Canon R1 and R5II Secret Weapon is AI! Hands-on First Lok

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[NewsMoto]

What a very extensive test for a "first Lok hands-on" test !

[jbmaru]

First "first Lok" I get of the R1! Instant thumbs up!

[tj]

AI is the buzzword of the moment. Subject tracking is based on neural networks or machine learning for some time now, it's just that it wasn't trendy to say it.

[Pepingco]

11:01 Damn - I have to say that Lok knows how to make using SD cards and Card doors so slick! This is the second time in one month where he makes taking out the SD card look so sexy.

[JohnDrummondPhoto]

That sports tracking mode may need more light than you had in that dark gym. Fro's experience with it, in much better light, was amazing.

[TomVestvik]

I’m old, so I just bought an old digital Leica last summer. It got auto white balance, auto iso and stuff like that. 🤙🏻

[tagosantos]

Here i am looking at review of my future camera... hope to buy it more or less around 2050.

[FrontSideBus]

I still have and use a 5Dmk4 and I see no reason to *BUT* I recently used an R8 which isn't in the same class as something like an R5 and I was still blown away by the autofocus.... I mean I was taking pictures of pigeons and it knew to focus on the birds eye! I'd be doing that manually with the little joystick on my 5D! Really has me thinking now...

[robert_may]

Fairly weird set of specs across the two - I'm particularly surprised they stuck with 24MP for the R1 as it really doesn't stand out much from the R3, and costs significantly more 🤔 The R5II probably makes more sense, but it still overheating when recording 4K without the fan attached is pretty wild considering how many other cameras perform better than that. Hopefully they'll fix that in the final firmware 🙈 Maybe it would have lasted longer if on a tripod with some airflow going through the bottom vent?

The shift to electronic shutter makes sense though - AF tracking of fast subjects is significantly improved without the blackout of a mechanical shutter in my experience. I do like that they kept the mechanical shutter too, though quite how much use it'll get is another question.

[aidaprodutora]

Did the Custom White Balance on video mode improve? Or I still need to go tho photo mode, take a picture, go back to video mode and use the photo as a reference?

[onlysublime]

well, it was kind of unfair in the overheating because you were charging a nearly dead battery while recording. It's not a common scenario. In real life, people would most likely switch to a new battery than run off USB power. If you have USB power from the beginning, it will also not result in overheating because at that point, you are trickle charging the battery. But you waited until you ran out of battery before charging while still wanting to record. Even phones and laptops will get very hot while charging from low charge.

[numbersix]

I don't know about AI, Lok. But if I could show my camera a basketball and say "track this" and it did, then yes, I think AI would be good to have.

[wandiloch]

Sitting flat on the desk isn't gonna help with cooling if that's where one of the vents is

[crawfish]

hmm, if there's vents, does it let the water come in from the rain?

[LeesChannel]

The overheating is a complete non-starter for me. Considering how much of a problem it is for Canon, they should start offering cameras in silver or white.

[Mamotreco]

Superb video, thank you for sharing your impressions! Love that courtside talking angle, superb lighting

[gewglesux]

Good deal Lok!! Thanks for the video. i'm waiting for the M12.

[hikertrashfilms]

The lack of a tilt screen on this camera makes it, along with the R1 worth $0 in my eyes. They are both terrible cameras for Street, Landscape and Photojournalism.

[NeoRazor]

AI hasn't yet been achieved by humans. You meant neural network learning, or "machine learning" algorithms. We need to stop overusing AI for things that are not intelligent. Even if Canon says it in their promotions, you the journalist shouldn't repeat it.

[KeithCarmichaelInFL]

AI…. It doesn’t even talk back? How is that AI? Sounds like marketing jargon more than AI!