Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you are a stills shooter like me, this camera is incredible. I know there is a lot of discussion about video issues, but if you are a photographer only, don’t stress it. This camera has made my existing L glass more incredible, especially my RF lenses (50 1.2, 85 1.2, 28-70), which have absolutely amazing focus and stabilization on this body. Additionally, my EF L glass focuses even faster than it did on my R. I was skeptical that there could be as much of a leap forward from my R, but this camera has changed my perception on photography.

Quality. Awesome. Can't say enough about the camera. If you record in 8k, just be ready. It will overheat. The card inside the camera overheats. If you use an external recorder at 4k 60fps it will not over heat and you can record for ever. The actual camera doesn't overheat it's the memory card. Only reason for the 3 stars and not 5 is the overheat issue with 8k and not being able to record external like you can to prevent the overheat with 4k60fps.

Bought this mainly for the 45 Megapixel Full-frame CMOS Sensor. Image quality is second to none. Even poster size prints comes out sharp. I've use this on trips overseas, vacation at the beach, in the rain, dust. Hasn't fail yet. Only one problem. Over heats when recording at 4k 60fps or over.

This is a excellent camera when it comes to shooting birds in flight and action sports. But for most other photography tasks you could buy a lesser camera and save yourself a couple thousand dollars and get comparable pics. It eats batteries, so buy at least one spare. My images are surprisingly noisy in LIghtroom, but I am told that is more an Adobe issue than a Canon issue. Also, I am shooting with higher ISOs than I would use with my older Canon DSLR because for $4,000 I expect a super camera. To get your money's worth, expect to spend a very, very long time with the on-line user manual and setting up your camera. If you don't like slogging through a long and complicated user manual or aren't prepared to spend a lot of time in the set up process and practicing with the camera, you will not get value out of the extra cost of this camera.

No doubt this is the best camera. Although pricey, I see why it’s expensive. Coming from canon T6s to canon R5 was a huge upgrade with tons of new features. Wow!! This Caremark makes taking pictures very easy. With the award winning auto-focus, I can’t believe what I see through the EVF and how sharp the images looks with my new RF 24-70mm. F2.8. I love this camera and would ever recommend it

I've owned 6 previous versions of Canon SLRs including a 1DMIII, the 5DMII, 5DMIII and 5DMIV. I pre-ordered at Best Buy and chose well because I was one of the lucky ones in the first distribution. This one is the best so far and it's not really a SLR now that it's mirrorless. It's even better in many aspects that the 1DXMII. It's brand new so a bit pricey but it will come down in a year if you're not in a rush to buy.

Best canon camera to date. Works well with existing EF lens with the canon EF to R adapter. Face detection and eye focus a big advancement in auto focus. Seeing your exact exposure in viewfinder prior to taking picture is a big advantage. Camera is a game changer

This camera is great. The pics are beautiful, file size nice, easy to navigate, a great camera. However, the eye piece is very close to the top line of the menu, so can be hard to select. Also, I had the R6 and upgraded and the R6 is better in low light than this. (Higher MP essentially has some drawbacks). Also, I do miss the two Memory card slots, dont have the new expensive cards yet, but I guess I will invest. Also, in sports photography I have noticed sometimes it can be "busy" loading onto card and i have had to wait. The speed of the card should be fast enough, but not always. Overall, a fantastic camera. I'd change a thing or two but I am very happy with the upgrade from R6. But low light could be better.

This camera all that I needed. The autofocus & the 45MP is just amazing that it locked on the eye of person or animal to make the picture great. I don’t take a lot of video,but the 4k is just nice to have around when I need it.

Absolutely love this camera! The quality is so good when paired with and RF lens. You can zoom in so far on an image and see clear definition!

Absolutely love this camera. Battery life should be better on something this expensive, but canon will fix that in the next generation. A bit overpriced IMO, but I don't regret spending the money on this R5. It's low-light capability is amazing. True-to-life picture quality.

Camera is easy to use and provides exceedingly clear pictures. I found it very effective during street and party scenes, and I'm looking forward to using it for landscape and asteral photography.

This camera is best for everything I really love it

I wanted to upgrade from my 70D and wanted to go full frame. I just loved the camera. Its fast, tones of features and the quality is just perfect. I am loving it for portraits, landscape. Easy to handle and i just love how fast it is. Still learning everyday on the features.

Not worth the premium for 8K. It's the 4K60 image quality that's amazing. Match this camera to the RF 50mm F1.2 lens and you have an amazing low light camera shooting the highest quality 4K60 footage you will ever see, beating $15,000 dedicated cinema cameras. Definitely get the external Ninja V monitor for extended recording times to avoid overheating issues - also better for workflow to get ProRes codec from the Ninja V because 4:2:2 10-bit is impossibly slow.

The camera is amazing. Day and night improvement over 5D Mark IV. The focus tracking is just ridiculously fast and on point. Camera is worth every penny. I mostly shoot video and yes the camera does have heating issues in 8K but you are missing the point. This gives you an option of 8K for a price point well below the REd and Black Magic. If you are shooting high end movies, commercials and documentary this is not designed for that there is EOS cinema line for that. You can't have everything for 4 thousand dollars so please stop complaining. Its designed for professional consumers for weddings, photography and everyday people in mind. I haven't had any issues yet and I shot ton of video ranging from weddings to commercial work. It was definetely worth the wait. Dont forget to buy the RF lenses there is nothing that can match them out there right now. They are bit expensive but hey you don't buy them every year. They are there for a long time.

This is the best mirrorless camera for the time. Well made by Canon - however the different memory cards are a little annoying but easy to get over with the performance of the camera. I am primarily a Nikon user, but made the exception for this R5.

Hello :) I purchased this camera, May 2022, for the 45mps and had high hopes for it; shows good detail but the AF if gravely disappointing, especially when photographing smaller animals, like small birds. I've heard it does better when using 'L' lenses, but I don't have any so I can't say if that, is true.. The camera is light-weight and has a good grip for smaller hands, larger hands may wish to buy a cage of some-kind separately. The camera body has some weather-sealing but is not waterproof. You can use your EF lenses from your older Canon DSLR; pictures below are jpg's shot with a Tamron 150-600mm EF lens. Focus is off on a couple of the smaller birds, although the animal AF was on. I sometimes wish I'd stuck with the R6, but I'm not a fan of the knobs on the top of cameras, which is why I've not switched to Sony. I prefer the screen on the R5. The LCD screen is touch-based, making it easy to make setting changes etc. I've given this a 4* rating because of the AF and the overheating issue, when recording video, which still exists a little, even after all current firmware updates. It also freezes when taking stills occasionally, which it's done to me a couple times, even though I had only been taking stills..

This lens transformed my approach to photography, and I've been shooting professionally for 45 years. Superb build quality, huge 45 mp file size, sharp and versatile LCD display, astonishingly good artificial intelligence-driven focusing, and an increasingly wide array of RF lenses designed just for Canon's mirrorless camera bodies. If you purchase this, be patient with yourself while you learn how to use it. It's a whole new paradigm! Note: This is a HIGH-END camera. Many users (most, in fact) who aren't printing large exhibition prints will be just as happy with the R6, which has a much smaller image size (20 Mp). Otherwise, the feature set is nearly identical to the R5, and you can take the money you save and invest it in lenses.

Love the animal focus! Stunning detail. This camera tracks your subject and movement with amazing clarity. It has taken my Wildlife photography to a new level. Also great For a wide variety of photography subjects, especially my grandchildren.