First teased back in May and announced alongside the EOS R5 Mark II, the EOS R1 carries on the proud legacy of the EOS 1 series, most recently embodied in the EOS-1D X Mark III. Professionals in fast action situations like sports, journalism, and wildlife have trusted high-performance, reliable, weather-resistant EOS 1 cameras for decades, and Canon has taken the time to craft a worthy mirrorless successor.
If you’re interested you probably already know all you need to know, but read on if you’d like a few more specifics. Stop in at any Mike’s Camera or click the link below to pre-order yours today. Available in late November of this year, the EOS R1 has been hotly anticipated, so stock is likely to be limited!
Everything on the EOS R1 has been hewn with real-world workflow in mind. The 24.2 MP back side illuminated sensor has enough resolution to cover a two-page magazine spread but not so much as to bog down the capture and transfer process or to negatively impact low-light performance. The upshot of this, pushed through the new combo of the DIGIX C processor system and DIGIC Accelerator chip, is a camera that can capture RAW, JPEG, or HEIC images at 40 fps with virtually no rolling shutter issues, ever. And you can get the shot even if you miss the shot, thanks to a full half second of pre-capture continuous shooting.
Need more resolution once in a while? The DIGIC Accelerator front-engine processor is also capable of in-camera upscaling informed by deep learning. You can save a 96 MP copy of any of your images in about ten seconds, no computer necessary. As you might guess, there are numerous features enabled by this increased processing power. Others include Neural Network Noise Reduction, eye-control focus, Action Priority mode (in which a scene is analyzed and the main subject determined), and more, not to mention the speed gains recognized by allowing the DIGIC X processor to be totally dedicated to image processing.
The EOS 1 series has a long tradition of great autofocus, along with speed, durability, reliability. For the first time ever, Canon is stepping up even higher with cross-type AF points, which should significantly improve focus performance in scenes with a lot of linear detail. Eye Control on the EOS R1—an incredible feature, regardless—has been further refined from that introduced in the EOS R3. Just look where you want to focus, press the AF activation button, and you’re done. It even works if you wear glasses! Plus, the EOS R1 is capable of holding focus on a moving subject even when the subject is briefly obscured (walking behind a column, for example).
Video can be recorded (RAW or otherwise) at up to 6K 60p (4K 120p, Full HD 240p) with four channel audio. There’s a convenient tally lamp, too! In-body stabilization is rated at up to 8.5 stops of shake correction—this may be a bit on the larger side for handheld video, but that is certainly no disqualifier.
Monitor your creations as you make them with the best OLED EVF Canon has ever released. The viewfinder boasts 9.44 million dots with 0.9x magnification and virtually no black outs even when recording video and still simultaneously.
Dual CFexpress Type B card slots mean business—get creative with recording modes (e.g. stills to slot A while simultaneously recording video to slot B) or simply work redundantly to ensure an absolute zero possibility of failure. Naturally, the camera’s magnesium alloy body is robustly weather sealed. Canon puts every component of the EOS R1 through more rigorous testing than any other model they produce, so you can rest assured that it’s ready for everything you’re ready to put it through.
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