Canon debuts EOS R5 C 8K cinema camera with active cooling system

AppleInsider said:

Canon has introduced a new hybrid cinema camera that combines professional video capabilities and a full-frame mirrorless body with an active cooling system.

Credit: Canon

The EOS R5 C is a cinema camera that can shoot 8K footage at up to 60fps. Additionally, because of its new active cooling system, it doesn't run into any overheating issues. That means the EOS R5 can shoot at 8K and 60fps "indefinitely."

In addition, the new Canon camera can shoot in 8K HDR in both HLG and PQ formats, or 4K at 120fps video recording in 4:2:2 10-bit color with no sensor cropping. It supports ProRes RAW output via HMDI, too.
As a hybrid camera, the EOS R5 can also shoot stills. It's going to have nearly identical performance to the standard R5, with 45-megapixels, 12 fps with the mechanical shutter, or 20 fps with the electronic shutter. It does not, however, have any in-body stabilization.

The EOS R5 C also comes with a 3.2-inch flip-out LCD monitor, and a 5.76 million dot viewfinder. It comes with dual SD card slots, animal eye detection, vehicle detection, a multifunction shoe for accessories, a timecode terminal for multi-camera shoots, and other features.

Canon EOS R5 C key specifications

• Full frame 8K sensor


• 30fps footage, or 60fps with power adapter


• Active cooling system for indefinite 8K recording


• 45-megapixel sensor


• High-resolution 20fps with electronic shutter


• High-resolution 12fps with mechanical shutter


• Support for 4:2:2 10-bit recording and HEVC 540Mbps


• HDR support with Canon Log 3, PQ, and HLG capture


• Cinema RAW Light


• Compact body, dust- and moisture-resistance

The ROS R5 C is slated to debut in March for $4,499. It can be ordered from a number of retailers, including B&H Photo, Adorama, or Canon's own storefront.

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This thing is as far beyond my Cannon AE1 as an F35 is beyond a P51 Mustang.

But, what do I do with that AE1?  It is (was?) such a great camera.   I can't throw it out but neither can I use it. 

So it sits on  shelf in a closet, neatly bundled up with its extra lenses and filters feeling neglected and abandoned.

A camera with a fan? They should have used an M1 Max instead.

lkrupp said:

A camera with a fan? They should have used an M1 Max instead.

I would guess that a solid-state cooling device like a Peltier cooler wound be too much for the battery.

If the headline highlight benefit is 8K 60fps video, where is the consumer/prosumer camcorder version of this kind of thing? Same guts, same bigger sensor but packaged as a camcorder with videography features & benefits focus instead of being a stills camera form factor that also shoots video. I'd be quite interested in a great 8K 60fps prosumer camcorder with a big sensor and at least DD sound recording too.

I wonder why still-shot cameras seem to keep roaring along the advancements trail but camcorders seem to lag... especially since the headline features of the advancements seem to revolve around video.

First of all there is in body stabilization, just not IBIS. It’s electronic stabilization as used on other high end Canon video cameras.

as far as cooling goes, that likely why. It’s easier to cool off a stationary affixed sensor than one mounted in a moving holder because that can’t be heatsinked. Yes, the processor is also a source of heat, and no, the M1 wouldn’t help, in fact it would run much hotter. Much bigger as well.

no prosumer version because what you want would cost about the same thing. Canon makes pro cameras that have 8K. Don’t ask what they cost. Consumers aren’t buying camcorders anymore. The sales are very low.