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Canon confirms the EOS R5 overheats in 4K as well

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There’s been a lot of chatter and speculation lately about the potential overheating issues with the new Canon EOS R5. Given that very few people even have one in their hands, it’s difficult to know for sure exactly how it will perform in the real world, although Canon has now confirmed the times mentioned in Max Yurev’s video, and also extended the table to include other shooting modes.

While some of the overheating modes had already been released, there were still questions to be answered. The biggie that most people wanted to know was how well does it handle 4K 120fps footage and how long can you keep shooting it for? Well, Canon has now answered.

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This photographer lives in a camera-shaped house with his sons Canon, Nikon and Epson

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We’ve heard of photographers turning vehicles, bedrooms, and even skyscrapers into cameras. Well, photographer Ravi Hongal took things to a whole new level. This India-based photographer built an entire camera-shaped house to live in with his family. And while we’re at family, his passion for photography even had him to name his sons Canon, Nikon and Epson.

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Your Canon EOS R5 and R6 pre-orders might be delayed as Canon announces high demand

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Despite the potential overheating issue for video shooters, it looks like Canon EOS R5 pre-orders have been in much higher demand than Canon anticipated, as Canon Japan has announced that there may be delays in delivery. They say that this delay also applies to the EOS R6 and the BG-R10 battery grip as well.

It’s not really much of a surprise that they’re already in high demand. The hype surrounding the EOS R5 has been pretty immense over the last few months and it along with the EOS R6 both stand as Canon solidly proclaiming “We’re here!” in the world of mirrorless. And with the ongoing COVID-19 situation, delays were already inevitable.

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Canon’s EOS R6 will cost $2,499 but is a little more premium than your standard entry level camera

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Despite Canon feeding us little bits of information about the EOS R5 over the last few months, they’ve remained extremely tight-lipped about the EOS R6. Well, now it’s official, and Canon has announced full specs, pricing and availability for the new EOS R6 mirrorless camera. So, how close were the rumours to the real thing?

The EOS R6 sits squarely in line with Canon’s EOS 6D DSLR line, which was their entry-level full-frame DSLR. Whether the EOS R6 will become the new entry-level for Canon’s full-frame mirrorless system or if Canon will continue the original EOS R and EOS RP lines with new iterations is unknown.

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Canon has now officially announced the 45-megapixel EOS R5 and it’ll cost you $3,899

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The hype surrounding the Canon EOS R5 has been pretty crazy, although if it’s everything it promises to be, it’s been well deserved. The Canon EOS R5 is the first mirrorless camera from any manufacturer to not only shoot 8K video but 8K raw video. But now, it’s official, the final specs have been revealed, along with the elusive price!

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Watch Canon’s live EOS R5 and EOS R6 announcement right here

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Canon is getting ready to announce the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 mirrorless cameras and a bunch of lenses in the next few hours, and you can watch the whole thing live, right here. It’s scheduled to begin at 14:00 CEST (1pm UK time, 8am Eastern, 5am Pacific) today, and should make a lot of people very happy. It should also help to clear up the confusion about those long-but-slow f/11 primes.

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Leaked Canon EOS R6 photos show no top LCD and confirm the joystick

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It’s expected to be announced tomorrow, but as a surprise to absolutely nobody, the photos of Canon’s upcoming EOS R6 mirrorless camera have leaked ahead of the official announcement. Coming from, who else but Nokishita, the leaked photos show the front, top and rear views of the camera with and without a lens, revealing and confirming some information about the camera body itself.

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Canon’s CE-SAT-IB imaging satellite “destroyed” during rocket launch

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It seems that Canon’s CE-SAT-1B camera satellite was not meant to be. The BBC reports that Electron, the rocket launched by American company Rocket Lab, failed in its late ascent and that all satellite payloads are “assumed to have been destroyed” which includes Canon’s new imaging satellite

The CE-SAT-1B satellite was the one we told you about a couple of weeks ago that, for some reason, was loaded with a Canon 5D Mark III and a PowerShot S110. It was a small satellite, measuring only 50x50x70cm, but would offer a 1-metre ground resolution view of the earth’s surface from 600km above its surface.

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Canon has dropped “Master” and “Slave” terminology from its flash system

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In the light of recent Black Lives Matter protests, some photographers pointed out that camera companies should drop the “master” and “slave” terms. And Canon officially did so. When using this manufacturer’s flash system, don’t be surprised if you find different terminology.

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Canon is launching a satellite, but why are they sending it up with a 5D Mark III?

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Canon is launching a satellite. It’s the CE-SAT 1B (Canon Electric Satellite 1B). It’s an experimental Earth observing microsatellite developed and built by Canon Electronics. The satellite is quite small, measuring only 50x50x70cm and it’s based on the Hodoyoshi-1 satellite, launched in 2014.

Canon sent the original CE-SAT 1 into space in 2017, so the idea is nothing new, but this time we’re hearing about the cameras that are going to be included on the satellite. And strangely, it’s the Canon 5D Mark III and (even more strangely) the Canon PowerShot S110. It seems like an odd combination when Canon’s about to make a big splash with the EOS R5.

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