Leaked EXIF data from Tokyo Olympics confirms Canon EOS R3 will be 24-megapixel
Jul 28, 2021
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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It seems to be kind of an open secret that the Canon EOS R3 is currently being tested at the Tokyo Olympics. Obviously, those who have one can’t come right out and say that they do, nor can they release any specifications about the camera. However, it seems that images from the camera have managed to find their way out into the wild with EXIF data still intact.
That EXIF data, with screenshots originally posted to the Canon Rumors forums, reveals some more information about the upcoming camera that’s not yet been released by Canon. Finally, if the screenshots of the EXIF data are to be believed, we know the resolution of the Canon EOS R3.
According to the EXIF data, the images were shot using the Canon EOS R3 and while the images have been resized down to 900×628 pixels, the EXIF data shows that they were originally 6000 x 4000 pixels – or, 24-megapixels. So, this pretty much puts that rumour to bed. At the moment, the current known and rumoured EOS R3 specs look a little something like this…
- 24-megapixel backside illuminated image sensor (a Canon first)
- Multi-Controller & Smart Controller
- Vari-Angle Touch Screen
- NEW accessory shoe
- Wifi 5GHz
- High speed 30fps electronic shutter with AF/AE tracking + RAW shooting at this speed
- AF down to -7.0 EV
- 8 Stops Coordinated Control IS with Optical IS and In-Body IS
- 4K Canon Log3
- Oversampling 4K
- Internal RAW video
- Inclusion of cars and motorbikes in AF tracking technology
- RAW internal movie recording
- Speedlite shooting with electronic shutter
- The same weather sealing as the EOS-1D series
- LP-E19 Battery
- Dual card slot SD & CFExpress
[via Canon Rumors]
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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One response to “Leaked EXIF data from Tokyo Olympics confirms Canon EOS R3 will be 24-megapixel”
oh, thats a bit lower than expected. Maybe the camera has two modes – the sports mode / 30 fps and the higher Resolution mode with slower FPS. It makes sense to use the higher FPS / Sports mode in Olympics – but just not convinced of the 24 MP resolution!