Leaked! Spec sheet for Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless

Image courtesy of Nokishita Camera

Japanese site Nokishita Camera has posted a set of alleged specs and pics of the soon-to-be-announced Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless.

Looks like it will be a full frame 30.3MP still camera with 5,655 focus points and a maximum burst rate of 110 fps.

That said, although we're a hybrid still photo/video blog here at HCR, anyone who has spent any time following us knows that our primary interest is video - so here's our take on the video specs for this camera:

The Good:

• Codec is MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (ALL-I and IPB up to 480mbps) - no more memory hungry MJPEG
• UHD on a full frame Canon mirrorless 
• Dual pixel AF at all resolutions
• Some websites are reporting a fully articulated LCD (!)

The Not-so-good:

• Still limited to 29 minutes, 59 seconds of continuous recording
• No DCI 4K
• No 10-bit (internal or external)
• No in-body stabilization
• 60 fps slow motion limited to 1080p resolution (no 4K/60p)
• 120 fps slow motion limited to 720p resolution (no 1080/120p)
• A single (SD) card slot

Video section of the spec sheet below (click on image to expand):

 

To be honest, I'm not really impressed.  If these specs are accurate, this looks like another 8-bit camera that fixes the 5D Mark IV's most egregious problems but isn't much of a technology leap.

The new Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras, with their 10-bit N-LOG output, will be highly competitive with this camera - and if Panasonic finally enters the full-frame fight later this month with a 10-bit internal camera, 2019 will be a great year for 4K full frame video.

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