Unveiling the Canon EOS R1

The Canon EOS R1 is here. Dave and Evelyn tested an early pre-production flagship camera at a Cavalry FC soccer practice in Calgary. In this episode, they talk about the exciting new features, including a stacked sensor and robust features thanks to enhanced processing power and deep learning.

Sample footage captured with a PRE-PRODUCTION model of the EOS R1. NOT FINAL.

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[lindsaydonald]

As a wildlife photographer I was hoping for more MP, I probably would have been happy with around 32-35MP. Instead, I will be looking at the R5 mkII to go with my R3. I do not need 40 fps and rarely use 30 fps in the R3 going more often with 15 fps as the sweet sppot.

[_SYDNA_]

I'm really glad they ran the R3 first. They really took a flying leap with some of the new features in AF and the user interface, and they needed to see if the user could adapt. They also needed feedback on some of the failsafes and defaults they built into the R3-onward platform. I'm going to miss my R3, but as I used it I could feel it yearning to be more in the new areas it had established. There is so much potential in that platform but there are serious roadbloacks in terms of computational speed, decision sets and the silicon itself. Reading the specs you can tell they went after those three things and went after them hard. As some who has worked in deep data science, I will tell you: those things do not come easy. When you pick this up and find yourself saying "Now I just shoot it" you are experiencing the fruits of that.

[dreadnoughtphotowerkz]

Canon shooter here. I currently use the Canon R3. I will be upgrading to the Canon R1 and will also purchase a Canon R5 MkII. My Canon R3 is a true beast, and I shoot sports on a regular basis. With that being said, I love my Canon R3 but will be purchasing, as I said before, the Canon R1. Some people are saying that there will not be a continuation of the Canon R3. I can believe this. And here's my reasoning why. A part of me wants to think that the Canon R3 was a phenomenal TEST BED because a lot of the features that are in the R3 have shown up in the R5 MkII. And by them doing this, it just proves that if they wanted to, they could have put more resolution and a bigger sensor into the Canon R1. Because when you think about it, the R5 Mark II has a 45 megapixel sensor with a lot of the specs that are in the R3 and a few that are also in the R1. Just think about that for a moment and marinate on that, and let me know what your thoughts are, if any, from anybody who reads this. In closing, I will say this. Possibly, in four more years, when the Canon R1 MkII arrives, don't be surprised if it has possibly a 33 or 36 or even 40 megapixel sensor. And honestly, it doesn't even need a global shutter.

[irutgers]

Don’t you think this camera should have a higher resolution like the Nikon flagship?

[airdailyx]

This comes up short for an expensive flagship from canon.

[alandyer]

Thanks for the first look. It would be good to have evaluations and opinions from professional sports photographers on the R1 - does it meet their needs? Does it offer more and better than other models? They’ll be the ones to judge if this is the flagship they’ve been waiting for.

[ryanvacation]

Wish they adopted the same LCD articulation of the a9III

[DamianBluntCreative]

This Camera looks so awesome! Would love to add the R1 as an ACam to my R3, which is an absolute beast. Throw in a C400 and Im set lol! 6K is the sweet spot for video resolution and Im fully happy with 24MP for stills, I've never had a client ask me for higher resolution, and image have been printed on billboards and the side of buildings with less resolution. I could see if you shot wildlife and needed to crop heavily, or printed huge fine art prints of highly detailed landscapes (Medium format is better for that any way) but, no one needs 61 megapixels for social media, online, and 98% of print...

[Riskbreaker]

For the price sony’s a1, a9III and nikon’s Z8, Z6III look way better options also I think the R5 mark II is the real flagship in Canon R lineup

[jigjitsu]

Very good review. I would choose this over a9iii. Im sure the DR and low noise are top notch!

[baekmedier]

I im waiting for the youtube guys and girls to make a R1 as a B cam and a c400 as a A cam review and match the two camreas and show if they would work together for video productions.
C-log 2 in both cameras, 24 MP and 26MP sensors.. sharpeness and colors should match since the sensors are somewhat alike.

[justinjames]

No can present a valid argument if the word "Cropping' is taken out 🤡🤡. Its a SPORTS CAMERA for F-sake!!....Sports shooters DON'T need high MP, and i am happy that canon DID"NT follow the High-MP hype. And many photographers who are NOT sports photographers have PROVED that 24mp is enough even for 6x4 or 8x10 feet size printouts. IF you want high MP look to the R5, also a very capable and excellent camera, don't vent out your frustration on the R1.

[FerventAstronomy]

How’d you guys get lucky enough to test things on home turf when everyone else had to fly to Phoenix to use the cameras for 2 hours?

[dfj]

You mentioned that the R1 is Canon's ultimate camera, the best of the best; however, the R1's LCD screen is 2.1 MP instead of the R3's 4.1 MP LCD screen. Really Canon?

[mikewinburn]

Ummm… 24mp, only? Yeah… no!
There’s no reason to not have put this out with 30, 36…even 50mp.
Let’s be real… just like a user can select 24 raw, or jpeg small (8mp files), on could option for 50mp raw for card 1, and 20mp card 2…. As needed.
Canon optioned not to offer it… just crazy to me.

Let’s hope they get brave and put out an R1s with exactly this option sans moire filters. 100% they’ll have my money then.
I’ll be skipping the R1… not a strong upgrade from th 1DX3 in my opinion.
However…. C80?! Now thats an upgrade! Pre-ordered!!!

[alistairnitz]

Where is the global shutter, Canon? Sony still the leading innovation camera company.

[milansajan]

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[jaegerschtulmann]

What a disappointing flagship tbh! Canon didn't get the memo about mirrorless systems being smaller (plus that flippy screen that is useless for photography). Canon cameras and lenses keep getting bigger and bigger. I frankly don't get their strategy, on one had the have premium fast glass that is absolutely massive and on the other end cheap glass, there's no middle range priced lenses that offer good value. BTW it's called Football Canon, not retarded soccer