The EOS R5 Mark II is Canon's full-frame mirrorless flagship for stills and video, built around a new 45MP stacked, back-illuminated sensor. It shoots up to 30 fps with the electronic shutter, adds a DIGIC Accelerator chip for eye-control AF, subject tracking and neural upscaling, and steps up video capability over the original R5. It suits working photographers and hybrid shooters who want speed and resolution in one body; it is heavier, costlier and more complex than the R6 Mark II or R8, which trade resolution for simplicity. Owners rate it very highly, praising the autofocus and speed while noting heat and battery demands in heavy video use.
In stockReturn policy
Owners rate it 4.8 out of 5 and describe it as a meaningful upgrade over the original R5. The autofocus, speed and resolution draw the most praise; battery life and heat in demanding video are the usual complaints.
The Canon EOS R5 Mark II is a full-frame mirrorless camera with a new 45MP back-illuminated, stacked sensor. The fast sensor read-out allows a 30 fps electronic shutter for RAW or full-resolution JPEG stills and reduces rolling shutter distortion. In electronic shutter mode, pre-continuous shooting starts capturing when the shutter is pressed halfway. When it is fully pressed, the previous half-second of images is written to the memory card.
A DIGIC Accelerator chip works alongside the DIGIC X processor. It handles data from the sensor for autofocus detection and exposure metering, which supports eye-control focus, subject identification and tracking, neural upscaling and noise reduction. This leaves the DIGIC X free to focus on image processing.
Subject tracking keeps focus on a subject even when it is briefly obscured. Eye Control AF moves the active AF area to wherever you look once the viewfinder is calibrated to your eye. A new Action priority AF mode selects subjects by movement and other factors. It currently works with soccer, volleyball and basketball.
