The Canon EOS R5 is shaping up to be the game-changing mirrorless camera we hoped it would be. A true hybrid that's just as powerful for video as for stills, it will be a seriously tempting option for everyone from landscape shooters to pro videographers.

Tried and tested form factor; Strong set of video features; Improved battery life; Promising IBIS system

Not cheap; Dual memory cards will require investment

Amateur Photographer recently had the chance to inspect the new Canon EOS R5 in the flesh

I have a lot more testing to do for my final EOS R5 review, but first impressions are certainly looking very strong indeed. Canon really does appear to have put everything into this camera with the minimum of caveats other than an understandably high asking price of around 4 grand.

It has been five years since Canon introduced a camera that I wanted in my kit more than the 5Ds R. Canon appears to have held nothing back from the incredibly feature-filled EOS R5. I'm betting the R5 is the camera I've been waiting for.

So far, so amazing. While we need to put the Canon EOS R5 through a full battery of lab tests and long-term usage, we’re overwhelmingly impressed by what we’ve seen so far. It’s going to be too much camera for most people, but if you want near-medium format muscle then its 45MP stills packs a...

Still photographers will find little at fault with the high-resolution Canon EOS R5, but heat management issues will leave video-first creatives looking elsewhere.

Superb 45MP full-frame sensor; Fast; accurate autofocus; Subject tracking at up to 20fps; Big; brilliant EVF; Swing-out touch LCD; 5-axis IBIS; CFexpress and UHS-II SDXC card support; 8K and 4K video look great

Video record time limited by heat; Expensive CFexpress memory required for some features; Battery life could be better; Lens system still has some room to grow; Priced higher than competitors

“Canon held nothing back to deliver the full-frame camera its fans craved.”

Excellent; 45MP photos; Impressive 4K/8K video modes; Responsive subject-tracking AF; Good 5-axis image stabilization; Excellent build quality

Control layout could be improved; Can overheat in video mode; Risk of banding at high ISO

The Canon EOS R5 is Canon's flagship full-frame mirrorless camera, with class-leading video specifications, as well as impressive stills performance. For stills photography, it does not offer the highest resolution (that goes to the A7R IV) but does offer plenty of resolution.

Excellent image quality; High-resolution electronic viewfinder; Great vari-angle touch-screen; In-body image stabilisation (IBIS); 8K 30fps / 4K 120fps video; Dual slots; CFexpress / SD; Very good handling and controls

Noticeably shorter battery life with EVF; Video recording limits and "cooldown" periods; Limited compact lenses available

The Canon EOS R5 is well-suited for just about any type of photographer, whether you shoot portraits, events, weddings, sports, family gatherings, and more. We've felt a bit let down by Canon's promises of the camera's outright video capability, but for most users, it's still a great option for...

Landscape; event; portrait; and wedding photographers; as well as sports photographers that can benefit from the camera's fast burst rate in its electronic shutter mode.

Dedicated video users wanting the best video quality will be hampered by overheating; hybrid photo/video shooters that split their time but still need top-quality video.

The Canon EOS R5 leaves little doubt that Canon is now serious about the mirrorless camera market. It has phenomenal specification with features like a 45Mp full-frame sensor, phase detection autofocusing that covers the whole frame, eye AF for humans and animals that works in video and stills mode...

45Mp full-frame sensor with full AF coverage; 12fps/20fps continuous shooting with continuous AF; Uncropped internal 8K video recording for up to 20 minutes

8K video will require lots of storage capacity