Canon Canon EOS R5: Big if True

[tilman]

It appears the overheating issues with video are true

yeah, I don't know. It seems to be a sport lately whenever something new is released to desperately try to find some ways to make it "break" - and then make a big hoopla of it...
Guess the advertiser-click-machinerie needs to be fed - and if there's not any kind of drama or controversy, the bloggers might be forced to create some productive content (god forbid )

I'd rather use gear to create something - and if there's limitations, I work around them... But that attitude doesn't stir up a lot of clicks, I'm sure

Nothing's "perfect" (whatever that means) - the gear we have today is pretty darn capable though...

 

[tonyturley]

Interesting. Just for grins I simulated the R5 alongside the Lumix G95. Bodies are very close in size, but the R5 is about 200g heavier. Then you throw on lenses with equivalent FOV. Wow. Compact Camera Meter

 

[drd1135]

It’s certainly fine for stills. The heating problem is for video. Cinema5 is devoted to video and it looks like this guy was just shooting with it.

 

[serhan]

It definitely heats up during photos also... After 1 hr photo use, the video doesn't work per Gerald Undone ... Heat will increase noise on sensor...
https://twitter.com/GeraldUndone/status/1287197307398692864

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[drd1135]

Lots of cameras have heating issues with video. The X100V limits the video length for that reason. Of course, the Fuji is mainly a stills camera and the new Canons have serious video capabilities that might make a videographer want to buy these bodies.

 

[mike3996]

Canon probably overexerted itself with the topnotch autofocus, which explains the battery life and overheating in both stills and video.

Also these files are big and at 20 fps there's some serious bit streaming and card writing around.

 

[serhan]

Sample image sizes are small but 6sec with R6 is impressive. It looks like R5 is harder with higher MP:
EOS R6: Handheld 6 Second Exposures Are Easy After RF Lens Updates
We Handheld The Canon EOS R5 at 105mm for Over a Second

 

[rayvonn]

If I was going to pay well over $10k for an R5 and native zooms/ primes, these adverse stories wouldn't be putting me off. As a non professional, if I want to take a video I use my phone like 99% of the world.

 

[drd1135]

If I was going to pay well over $10k for an R5 and native zooms/ primes, these adverse stories wouldn't be putting me off. As a non professional, if I want to take a video I use my phone like 99% of the world.

I agreed with the the phone part. However, I would wait awhile before dropping $10k on the R5 for video, at least until the heat dies down.

 

[mike3996]

What are you even talking about? R5 is a perfect machine for my next winter time production.

 

[gryphon1911]

DIYPerks watercooling the R5 and added a different dissipation system for more video recording time.