Canon EOS R
SDXC (UHS-II capable) | |
Focusing | |
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Focus | Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus |
Flash | |
Flash exposure compensation | ± 3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
Shutter | |
Frame rate | 8 fps |
Shutter speeds | 30 s to 1/8000 s |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder | 3.69-million dot OLED EVF |
Viewfinder magnification | 0.76x |
Frame coverage | 100% |
Image processing | |
Image processor | DIGIC 8 |
General | |
Video recording | 4K resolution (30 fps) |
LCD screen | 3.2 in 2.1-million-dot LCD |
Battery | LP-E6N,[4] LP-E6,[4] LP-E6NH[5] |
Data Port(s) | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
Dimensions | 135.8 mm × 98.3 mm × 84.4 mm (5.35 in × 3.87 in × 3.32 in)[6] |
Weight | 580 g (20 oz) (body only),[7] 660 g (23 oz) (incl. battery and memory card)[7] |
Made in | Japan |
The Canon EOS R is the first
The EOS R features a 30.3
The Canon EOS R was received with mixed reviews, and compared unfavourably to the Nikon Z 6 and the Sony α7 III, though there was praise for the EOS R's autofocus and image quality, and for the RF lenses launched with it. The Multi-function Bar was roundly dismissed by critics as a failure. The EOS R was later unofficially discontinued and listed as "no longer in production" on the official Canon site.
Release
The Canon EOS R was announced 5 September 2018[8][3] and released 9 October 2018.[1] It was the first of Canon's "EOS R System"[9] of mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras, and it was the first camera to use Canon's RF lens mount.[8]
Canon announced the EOS R a few days after rival
Name
The "R" in EOS R comes from the first letter of "Reimagine optical excellence", Canon's development concept for both the EOS R system as a whole, and also for this EOS R camera which launched the new system.[12]
Features
The EOS R is Canon's first full-frame mirrorless camera.[13] It introduced the new EOS R system and the RF lens mount. Using an EF-EOS R mount adapter, the EOS R can accept all Canon EF and EF-S lenses. The camera uses the DIGIC 8 processor.[6]
Sensor
The Canon EOS R uses a full-frame (36 × 24 mm)
Displays

The EVF uses an OLED screen with 3.69 million dots, offering a 100% view of the sensor image.[6] In addition to the EVF, a 3.15-inch "Vari-Angle" (articulating) LCD touchscreen and a dot-matrix LCD information panel are available.[6] The Canon EOS R does not feature a joystick,[13] but the touchscreen can be used in "Touch and Drag AF" mode to move the autofocus point.[13]
The EOS R includes a two-axis (roll and pitch) electronic level display which can optionally be overlaid into the viewfinder or LCD displays,[18] but is not available when using face or eye detection mode,[19] nor during movie shooting mode.[4]
A live histogram can be used when "exposure simulation" mode is enabled.[4] The histogram can be displayed as an overall brightness graph, or as RGB graphs.[4]
Autofocus
The camera supports up to 5,655 manually selectable autofocus points, within a focus area which covers approximately 100% of the height and 88% of the width of the image area when shooting still images.[6] This area is reduced to 80% by 80% for some old EF lenses and extender combinations.[13]
Alongside manual focus point selection, the EOS R also offers "Eye Detection AF". This is used to find human faces within a scene and select an eye as the focus point, keeping track of it as the person moves around the frame.[6] If the subject is too far away, "Eye Detection AF" instead focuses on the face as a whole, though firmware release version 1.4 increased the effective distance by a factor of about three.[13]
The autofocus system on the EOS R is able to focus at light levels down to -6 EV when using an f/1.2 lens and the central AF point.[20]
Manual focus
Canon RF lenses use a focus-by-wire system, which allows the Canon EOS R to be configured to alter the direction and rate of focus change when turning the focusing ring on a Canon RF lens.[21] It also allows a focus distance scale to be shown in the viewfinder while using an RF lens.[22]
To assist with manual focus, the Canon EOS R offers
Video
The Canon EOS R is able to capture
Shutter
The mechanical shutter closes if the Canon EOS R is powered off,[6] which reduces the risk of direct sunlight damaging the sensor when not in use[13] and helps to protect the sensor from dust and debris.[18] Contemporary Sony mirrorless full-frame cameras do not close the shutter when powered off, and this can lead to problems with dirt on the sensor.[18] The EOS R shutter speed can be set to values between 1/8000 s and 30 s.[6] Canon states that the mechanical shutter is rated to approximately 200,000 cycles.[6]
In "High-speed continuous shooting" mode the camera can capture eight frames per second, but this drops to five frames per second when "Servo AF" mode is engaged.[6]
A "Silent Shutter" mode is available, which does not cause the mechanical shutter to operate and thus avoids making any shutter sound.[6] However, this uses an electronic shutter mode which works by reading the sensor one line at a time, and this means that fast movement during the read will cause a rolling shutter effect, leading to an image with skewed elements.[25] Additionally, certain features are not available while using "Silent Shutter" mode, such as anti-flicker correction, HDR mode, and the use of flash,[13] and with some lenses the sounds of adjusting focus and aperture may be audible anyway.[4]
Flexible Priority mode
The Canon EOS R introduces a new exposure mode called "Flexible Priority Exposure Mode" or "Fv Mode".[25] Fv mode allows the values for aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, and exposure compensation to each be set to "AUTO" or to a specific value, and it remembers the chosen values until they are deliberately reset by pressing the right arrow on the rear four-way controller.[18] This flexibility makes Fv mode useful for saving into custom shooting modes, though a downside is that Fv mode will ignore any minimum shutter speed configured via the system menu even if shutter speed is set to AUTO.[19]
Multi-function Bar

The EOS R features a touch-sensitive strip called the "Multi-function Bar", intended to sit under the right thumb.[6] The Multi-function Bar recognises swipe, tap-left, and tap-right actions, and each action can be configured to adjust a camera setting such as ISO sensitivity, view magnifier, autofocus method, MF peaking, white balance, and show/hide histogram or electronic level.[13] Because the position of the Multi-function Bar makes it prone to accidental contact,[25] a safety lock exists so that you must hold your finger on the bar for about a second to unlock it,[13] though this lock can be disabled in the system menu.[4]
Variants
On 5 November 2019 Canon announced the EOS Ra,
Accessories

The launch of the Canon EOS R introduced the Mount Adapters which allow EF and EF-S lenses to be used on an RF lens mount.[6] The EOS R is also compatible with Canon Speedlite flash heads, the GP-E2 GPS Receiver, and the Directional Stereo Microphone DM-E1.[6]
For triggering the shutter without touching the camera body, the EOS R is compatible with the Remote Switch RS-60E3, and the Wireless Remote Control BR-E1.[6] The Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3 is also supported if a Remote Controller Adapter RA-E3 is used.[13]
The Canon EOS R comes with an LP-E6N battery, and is compatible with the LP-E6 battery,[4] or the LP-E6NH battery.[5] The LP-E6N battery can be charged in-camera using the optional USB Power Adapter PD-E1, but the other battery types cannot.[4] Alternatively, the included Battery Charger LC-E6 (or LC-E6E) can be used to charge all three battery types outside of the camera body.[4][31]
The optional Battery Grip BG-E22 adds a second grip and controls for vertical/portrait-aspect shooting, and doubles the battery pack capacity.[4] The BG-E22 supports the use of the USB Power Adapter PD-E1 for charging one or two LP-E6N batteries while they are in the grip, so long as no LP-E6 battery is inside.[4] The BG-E22 also allows the camera to be powered directly from a household power outlet in combination with the optional DC Coupler DR-E6 and AC Adapter AC-E6[4] or with AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6.[6]
Lenses

The Canon EOS R camera uses the
- Canon RF 35mm F1.8 Macro IS STM
- Canon RF 50mm F1.2 L USM
- Canon RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM
- Canon RF 28-70mm F2 L USM

It is also possible to use older EF and EF-S lenses with one of the three available EF-EOS R mount adapters.[6] Mount Adapter EF-EOS R is the simplest adapter, connecting EF and EF-S lenses to the EOS R body. The Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R adds a control ring like those found on RF lenses, providing customizable control (such as ISO, aperture, etc.) with existing EF and EF-S lenses, and the Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R includes drop-in filter capability for use with circular polarizing filters or variable ND filters.[22]
When using an RF or EF lens, the EOS R supports full frame mode and several cropping and aspect ratio modes: 1.6x (crop), 1:1 (aspect ratio), 4:3 (aspect ratio), and 16:9 (aspect ratio).[4] When an EF-S lens is used, the camera automatically selects 1.6x crop mode, and neither full frame nor any of the other modes is available.[4]
Reception
After the announcement of the Canon EOS R, the absence of certain features led to a lot of criticism, often heated, in online forums, YouTube videos, and blogs.[33][34][19] Particular criticism was levelled at Canon for the absence of anticipated features such as dual memory card slots, full-frame 4K video, and the lack of in-body image stabilization ("IBIS").[35][36]
When it came to hands-on product tests,
The Canon EOS R earned a Silver Award from Photography Life and a score of 4.1 out of 5.[40] Photography Life felt that the Canon EOS R lagged behind most competitors, again comparing the EOS R unfavourably to the Nikon Z 6 (which earned a Gold Award with 4.8 out of 5[41]) and the Sony α7 III (which earned a Gold Award with 4.6 out of 5[42]), but praised the EOS R's autofocus speed and image detail, and its touchscreen, grip, and durable feel.[40]
The Canon EOS R failed to earn a "Camera Labs Recommended" award, scoring only 3.5 out of 5.[43] Camera Labs said that the EOS R produces good-looking photos and praised its viewfinder and articulated screen, but argued that in most areas the EOS R is beaten by the Sony α7 III,[43] which scored 4.5 out of 5 and earned the "Camera Labs Highly Recommended" award.[44]
DxOMark evaluated the sensor in the Canon EOS R and awarded it a score of 89, noting that its score puts it just a little behind the Nikon Z 6 score of 95, and the Sony α7 III score of 96, though they also noted that the Dual Pixel architecture of the Canon sensor is likely to limit its performance.[45]
With the initial release of the EOS R, the accuracy of its face/eye tracking autofocus mode was criticised as being weak when compared to the Sony mirrorless cameras.[20][35] Canon addressed this with firmware release 1.4.0, which included improvements to eye detection autofocus.[46] With the 1.4.0 firmware, the face/eye autofocus was considered to have greatly improved,[47] almost closing the gap with the Sony cameras.[48]
The innovative Multi-function Bar was largely dismissed by critics,[32][13] described as "superfluous",[37] "mystifying",[49] "impractical in use",[15] and a "fail".[22] Canon did not include the Multi-function Bar on its newer RF mount designs, such as the EOS RP, the EOS R5, or the EOS R6.
- The Canon EOS R on display at Canon Gallery S in Tokyo
Discontinuation
Production of the EOS R was reportedly discontinued in June 2023.[50][51] Many of Canon's websites have moved the EOS R into the "discontinued" category.[52][53][54] The original EOS R model is no longer listed on the "EOS R System" page of Canon's USA website,[55] and the EOS R now appears on Canon's "EOS products that are no longer in production" page.[56] Despite being discontinued, the EOS R will be eligible for repair by Canon until November 2029.[30]
Some consider the EOS R8 to be the successor to the EOS R,[57] though others claim that this is not the case (and that in fact the EOS R8 is a replacement for the EOS RP, not the EOS R).[58]
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External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Canon EOS R (in English)