Canon EOS R8

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Canon EOS R8
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Overview
Maker Canon Inc.
Type Mirrorless interchangeable lens camera
Released18 April 2023;
2 years ago (2023-04-18)
Intro price US$1,499 - body only
US$1,699 - body-and-24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens Kit
Lens
Lens mount Canon RF
Lens Interchangeable lens
Sensor/medium
Sensor Dual pixel CMOS sensor
Sensor size Full-frame (36 × 24 mm)
Maximum resolution 6000 × 4000 pixels (24.2 megapixels)
Film speed 100 – 102 400 (expandable to 50 – 204 800)
Recording medium SD/SDHC/SDXC and UHS-II
Focusing
FocusDual pixel CMOS AF II
Flash
Flash exposure compensation+/- 3EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments with EL and EX series Speedlite flashes
Shutter
Frame rate 40 fps (6 first curtain shutter)
Shutter speeds 30–1/16000
Viewfinder
Viewfinder 2.36 million dots OLED colour EVF
Viewfinder magnification0.70×
Frame coverage100%
Image processing
Image processor DIGIC X
General
Video recording 4K resolution (59.94 fps)
LCD screen7.5cm (3.0") Clear View LCD II, approx. 1.62 million dots
BatteryLP-E17
Data port(s)Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Dimensions 132.5 mm × 86.1 mm × 70.0 mm (5.22 in × 3.39 in × 2.76 in)
Weight 414 g (14.6 oz) (body only), 461 g (16.3 oz) (incl. battery and memory card)
Latest firmware 1.4.0 / 20 September 2024;12 months ago (20 September 2024) [1]
Made in Japan
Chronology
Predecessor Canon EOS RP

The Canon EOS R8 is a mid-ranged full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera launched by Canon in April 2023. [2] It inherits many key features of the Canon EOS R6 Mark II and uses a very similar chassis to the Canon EOS RP. [3]

Contents

The Canon EOS R8 was announced on February 8, 2023 [4] and launched on April 18, 2023, together with the Canon EOS R50, [5] [6] with a suggested retail price of US$1,499 (body only).

Features

The Canon EOS R8 is offered as body-only or in a body-and-lens kit package with a Canon RF 24-50mm f 4.5-6.3 IS STM zoom lens at a suggested retail price of US$1,699. [3] [5]

Image features

The Canon EOS R8 largely shares the imaging system of the Canon EOS R6 Mark II, including a 24.2 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor, an advanced Dual Pixel AF system with tracking and subject recognition capabilities, as well as a DIGIC X processor. However, it omits in-body image stabilization to keep the body size the same as the Canon EOS RP. [2] [6]

ISO

The EOS R8 has a maximum ISO sensitivity of 102,400 (expandable to 204,800) and a minimum of 100 (expandable to 50), and in video it can capture up to ISO 25,600 (expandable to 102,400). [2] [6]

Shutter

The camera has an electronic shutter that shoots up to 40 frames per second and an electronic first curtain shutter that eliminates rolling-shutter and shoots up to 6 frames per second. [2] [6]

Focusing

The EOS R8 uses Canon’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system to capture and record and offers 100% horizontal and 100% vertical focus coverage with Face + Tracking and Auto Selection modes and 100% horizontal and 90% vertical focus coverage with manual selection and large zone modes. It has 4897 AF points. [2] [6]

Video

The EOS R8 can record video with up to 4K UHD (3840 × 2160) resolution at 59.94 frames per second with 10-bit color and support for HDR and C-Log3 profiles (oversampled from 6k). It can shoot up to 180 fps in Full HD giving the option for slow-motion. It also offers 3–5 seconds pre-record capability, which adds 3–5 seconds of footage before pressing the shutter. [2] [3] [5] [6]

Ergonomics

The EOS R8 weighs 414 g (461 g with card and battery), which makes it the lightest full-frame camera on the market. Its design is based on its predecessor, the Canon EOS RP. [2] [3] [6]

On the back it has a 7.5 cm (3.0’’) Clear View LCD II fully-articulating touchscreen with a resolution of approximately 1.62 million pixels. It also features a 0.39 inch OLED color EVF that has a resolution of 2.36 million dots (1024 × 768) and 0.7x magnification, identical to its predecessor. [2] [3] [6]

Lenses

The EOS R8 uses Canon's RF lens mount. It is possible to use older EF and EF-S lenses with the use of an EF/EF-S to RF adapter. [7] At launch it had 38 native lenses available. Due to its full-frame sensor, RF and EF lenses are uncropped when used on the EOS R8. [2] [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EOS R8 Firmware Update, Version 1.4.0 [Windows]" . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Europe, Canon. "Canon EOS R8 Camera". Canon Europe. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Meyer, Jeff (2023-02-08). "Canon EOS R8: price, specs, release date revealed". Camera Jabber. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  4. ↑ Watch, Canon (2023-02-06). "Here Is What Canon Is Going To Announce On February 8, 2023". CanonWatch. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  5. 1 2 3 "Entry-Level Canon EOS R50 and R8 Cameras Arrive This Spring". PCMag Middle East. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Canon EOS R8 initial review". DPReview. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  7. ↑ Europe, Canon. "Using EF lenses with the EOS R System". Canon Europe. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  8. ↑ "Canon EOS R8 Lenses". Camera Decision. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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