Canon EOS R5

Hardware Engineering Overview: Canon EOS R5

The Canon EOS R5 is a Full Frame mirrorless camera engineered with a 45 MP Full Frame Dual Pixel CMOS sensor (36.0 × 24.0 mm) and native Canon RF lens mount. Designed for demanding still and motion capture workflows, it delivers up to 20 fps burst shooting with 8 stops of 5-axis IBIS and 8K30 RAW recording capability.

Sensor & Optical Architecture

45 Megapixel Full Frame Dual Pixel CMOS (36.0 × 24.0 mm) driven by the DIGIC X image engine, supporting 3:2 (Native), 4:3, 16:9, 1:1 aspect ratios.

Autofocus & Continuous Speed

Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with 1,053 phase-detect points. Captures 20 fps burst speed with Deep Learning Subject Recognition (Human, Animals, Vehicles, Aircraft).

In-Body Image Stabilization

5-axis sensor-shift stabilization providing up to 8 stops CIPA handshake compensation.

Video & Motion Capabilities

8K30 RAW internal recording at 12-bit RAW / 10-bit 4:2:2 C-Log. Features Full Cinema Log Profile Suite and 3.5mm Stereo Microphone, 3.5mm Headphone Monitor, Clean HDMI Output.

Chassis, Storage & Battery Rating

Weighs 738g in a 138.5 × 97.5 × 88.0 mm body. Features 1x CFexpress Type B + 1x SD UHS-II, 5.76M-dot OLED EVF (120fps), and CIPA rated for 490 shots per full charge.