Canon just released some more details on the upcoming EOS R3 earlier today. For the video features, what’s interesting is the announcement of internal RAW recording as well as oversampled 4K. Let’s take a look at some more details. The development of the Canon EOS R3 was initially announced in April, alongside some super telephoto RF lenses and a new Macro. It’s safe to say that this camera wasn’t designed with filmmakers in mind first and foremost, but high-end photographers who need the ability to shoot up to 30fps stills with autofocus and auto exposure – namely, news and sports photographers. High-quality, oversampled 4K video & internal RAW video recording The EOS R3 doesn’t disappoint with its video specs also compared to the R5, because it will be able to shoot “high-quality” 4K with Canon Log3 in oversampled 4K, and also RAW videos internally. And like with the R5 and R6, autofocus tracking will work for people and animals, but also for motorsports (see further down below for details). Stacked sensor & electronic shutter Canon confirmed that the previously announced back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor of the EOS R3 will deliver much faster read-out speeds, which will result in lower rolling shutter effects than in other cameras prior to it. We’ll of course verify this claim as part of our Lab Tests as usual, as soon as we get our hands on a production version of this camera. In the photography world, mechanical shutters have become the limiting factor regarding the...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 2 June, 2021