![]() The EOS R is a great deal smaller than the body of a 5D-series cameras (see it compared to a a 5D Mark III below). Sticking with Canon’s standard design approach, the EOS R looks like a more robust EOS M50, complete with a more pronounced battery grip. But you wouldn’t necessarily know that at first glance. ![]() The Canon EOS R is an entirely new system - the first of its kind for Canon. Finally, as is the norm now, both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are offered for transferring files or controlling the camera remotely from a smartphone app. Images and video are saved to a single UHS-II SD card slot which, like the single XQD slot in Nikon’s competing Z7, may or may not be a dealbreaker for you. ![]() The EOS R also has a new customizable Multi-Function Bar located next to the EVF eyepiece, which we will explain in detail later. On the rear of the camera is a 3.15-inch, 2.1-million-dot articulating LCD touchscreen, while a 3.69 million-dot OLED display powers the electronic viewfinder (EVF). The Canon EOS R is an entirely new system. But in so many other ways, it feels like something entirely different, something deserving of being called a revolution - especially when you consider it’s simply the first of many iterations to come in Canon’s newest mirrorless endeavors. It looks similar to a DSLR, its specs are similar to a DSLR, and it overall feels like a DSLR. In many regards, the EOS R doesn’t feel like any sort of transition at all. ![]() During development, when Canon asked itself whether the EOS R was an “evolution or a revolution,” it realized the answer was simply “yes.” Although it was likely meant to be tongue-in-cheek story, this inquiry and accompanying answer is one we kept coming back to during our hands-on time with the EOS R. When President and COO of Canon USA, Kazuto Ogawa, announced the Canon EOS R on stage at its event in early September, he shared an interesting anecdote. ![]()
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