The Canon EOS R5 has been plagued with overheating criticism since its initial release. Canon eventually released a firmware update that resolved some of the issues users were experiencing – although that still wasn’t enough for some people. Next month, it’ll have been a year since the Canon EOS R5 was launched, and it’s received a few more updates since then. But how does it handle today?

Well, after using one for the past eight months, Bryan Redding of Deaf Director presents his findings in the above video. And, well, it’s great for photographers. Not so much for filmmakers. It does, of course, depend on exactly what your video needs are, but if you were hoping to shoot 8K, 4K120p or even 4K HQ, you’re out of luck.

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