Canon EOS R5 Mark II Mirrorless Camera

The Canon EOS R5 Mark II Mirrorless Camera is Canon’s flagship full-frame hybrid camera, bringing a host of new features shared with the professional EOS R1 to make it the most powerful EOS 5-series camera yet. It’s built for wildlife, sports, portrait, and independent filmmaking photographers who need class-leading speed, resolution, and video capability from a single body.

At the core of the R5 Mark II is a newly designed 45MP full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor (36 x 24mm) paired with Canon’s DIGIC X processor and a dedicated DIGIC Accelerator co-processor, offering a native ISO range of 100-51,200, expandable to 50-102,400. The stacked sensor design enables fast readout speeds supporting up to 30fps continuous shooting with the electronic shutter (12fps mechanical), with a blackout-free electronic viewfinder experience even during high-speed bursts. Pre-burst capture records up to 0.5 seconds of stills (or 3-5 seconds of video) before the shutter is fully pressed, helping ensure a decisive moment isn’t missed.

Autofocus uses Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system with roughly 5,850 selectable positions, supporting single-area, multi-area, and subject-detection tracking for people (face, eye, head), animals, and vehicles, along with sport-specific Action Priority modes for football, basketball, and volleyball. A new Eye Control AF feature, inherited from the EOS R3, lets photographers select a subject simply by looking at it through the viewfinder. Autofocus sensitivity extends down to -6.5 EV in low light. In-body 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization is rated for up to 8.5 stops of correction when coordinated with a compatible RF lens.

Video capability is a defining strength, with internal 8K RAW recording at up to 60p, 4K oversampled from 8K at up to 120p, and Full HD/2K slow motion up to 240fps, along with Canon Log 2, Canon Log 3, and HDR-PQ color profiles. The camera supports 10-bit 4:2:2 internal recording in All-I, IPB, or lower-bitrate IPB compression, plus 10-bit ProRes RAW output (8K 30p) to a compatible external recorder such as the Atomos Ninja V+. Built-in waveform monitor, false color, zebra display, and a tally lamp round out the camera’s professional video toolset, along with 4-channel, 24-bit LPCM audio support.

Handling centers on a 5.76-million-dot, 0.76x-magnification OLED electronic viewfinder with a 120fps refresh rate and 24mm eyepoint, along with a 3.2-inch, 2.1-million-dot fully articulating touchscreen LCD useful for shooting at high, low, and front-facing angles. The camera includes dual card slots (1x CFexpress Type B, 1x UHS-II SD).

Build quality uses a magnesium alloy body and chassis with some components in glass-fiber-reinforced polycarbonate, rated for operation in temperatures from 0-40°C at 85% humidity or less. Connectivity includes 2.4/5/6GHz Wi-Fi (802.11ax) with MIMO, Bluetooth 5.3, and optional Ethernet battery or fan grips for extended networking and cooling capability. The camera measures approximately 138.5 x 101.2 x 93.5mm and weighs approximately 746g (with card and battery), powered by an LP-E6P battery. The R5 Mark II uses Canon’s RF lens mount, giving it access to Canon’s native RF and RF-S lenses, along with EF and EF-S lenses via mount adapters (EF-M lenses are not compatible).

Key Features
– 45MP full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor with DIGIC X and DIGIC Accelerator processors
– ISO 100-51,200 (expandable to 50-102,400)
– Dual Pixel CMOS AF II (~5,850 AF positions) with subject detection (people, animals, vehicles) and sport Action Priority modes
– Eye Control AF subject selection
– AF sensitivity to -6.5 EV
– Up to 30fps electronic shutter / 12fps mechanical shutter continuous shooting
– Pre-burst capture (0.5 sec stills / 3-5 sec video)
– 5-axis in-body image stabilization, up to 8.5 stops (coordinated with RF lens)
– Internal 8K RAW video up to 60p; 4K oversampled from 8K up to 120p; Full HD/2K up to 240fps
– Canon Log 2/3 and HDR-PQ color profiles
– 10-bit 4:2:2 internal recording; 10-bit ProRes RAW external output (8K 30p)
– Waveform monitor, false color, zebra display, and tally lamp
– 4-channel, 24-bit LPCM audio
– 5.76M-dot OLED EVF (0.76x magnification, 120fps refresh, blackout-free)
– 3.2″ 2.1M-dot fully articulating touchscreen LCD
– Dual card slots (CFexpress Type B + UHS-II SD)
– Magnesium alloy body with glass-fiber-reinforced polycarbonate components
– Wi-Fi 6E (2.4/5/6GHz) with MIMO and Bluetooth 5.3
– Optional Ethernet battery/fan grips
– LP-E6P battery
– Approximate weight: 746g (with card and battery)
– Canon RF lens mount (RF/RF-S native; EF/EF-S via adapter; not EF-M compatible)