According to the latest rumors from the ordinary filmmaker youtube channel, the Canon R5 Mark II camera is already in the hands of selected photographers and is expected to arrive in Q4 of 2023. So, the Canon R5 Mark II camera will be announced before the Canon R1 flagship camera, which is scheduled to come before the Olympics of 2024.
So, finally, Canon has discontinued its G1X Mark 3 camera. What can we expect next from Canon? Will they release a new G1X Mark 4 camera or, by looking at the current trend, will they release a new V series camera for their consumer base? Let’s hope for the best
Image of Canon G1 X Mark II [Older Version with 1.5 inch CMOS Sensor]
The G1X Mark III camera was announced back in 2017. It used a 24 DPAF sensor of Canon 200D Mark II and Canon M50 II and Digic 8 image processor. Compared to the Mark 2 camera, which used a 1.5-inch sensor, the Mark 3 used an APS-C sensor. Despite this fact, the size of the Mark 3 was smaller than the Mark 2.
Canon’s Next Move: G1X Mark 4 or V Series?
Now again, we have high hopes after the discontinuation of the G1 X Mark 3 camera. The production lines are clear and the stockpiles are almost clear, so we expect a camera’s arrival under the V series. So, the big question next camera from Canon coming under the V range is APS-C Compact or a Mirrorless camera. Let’s hope for the best and see what arrives next.
According to the latest rumors surfacing on the web, Canon is about to expand its V series of Vlogging cameras. Right now we have only the Canon V10 in front of us, but in the near future, we will have a Canon V100 camera dedicated to content creators. It will compete against Sony’s ultra-popular ZV-E10 content creator compact APS-C mirrorless camera. Based on initial hands-on reports, the camera is expected to arrive at the end of 2023 or at the beginning of 2024.
Take a look at the rumored specifications of the upcoming Canon V100 camera.
Canon V100 Rumored Specification
24.2MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
DIGIC X Image Processor
Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
4K30 Video, 4K60 with Crop;
HDR-PQ
IBIS (Enhanced EIS+ IBIS + OIS for Video)
Background Defocus
Face Priority AE
Movie for Close-Up Demos Mode
Vertical Movie Mode
Directional Capsule Mic and Windscreen
15 fps E. Shutter
No EVF
1.04m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Announcement timeline on Q4 of 2023 – Q1 of 2024
Stay tuned more updates are coming – This rumor was first published at thenewcamera.com.
So the big question is: Canon R1 or Canon R5 Mark 2 camera – which camera will arrive early?
First, let’s discuss the available set of technology that Canon has right now. The Canon R5 has a 45-megapixel front-side illuminated dual pixel CMOS sensor. It is one of the highest resolution sensors known to us being used inside a Canon camera body. Unfortunately, the sensor is an FSI sensor, not a BSI.
The 24-megapixel stacked CMOS sensor of the Canon R3 professional flagship full-frame mirrorless camera is the most advanced sensor we have seen to date inside a Canon that uses stacked CMOS sensor technology.
If you look at the rumors in the past, it has been said that the upcoming Canon R1 camera may have a hybrid sensor that uses the resolution of the Canon R5 and the technology of the Canon R3 camera sensor.
So why is Canon so late? Nikon and Sony both announced their flagship cameras back in 2021. Nikon announced their Z9 and Sony announced their Sony Alpha A1 professional full-frame camera.
Now in 2023, we have the Nikon Z8 camera which features almost the same core specification as the Nikon Z9 at an affordable price tag. Similarly, Sony is preparing to announce the Sony A93 camera which will inherit almost the same core specification that we have seen in the Sony Alpha A1 flagship camera.
Now the big question arises: will Canon put its 45-megapixel CMOS sensor inside an R5 Mark 2 camera body and prepare to compete against the upcoming Sony A93 or the existing Nikon Z8 camera?
The second option for Canon is that they will move at their own pace and announce the Canon R1 camera before the 2024 Olympics. After a year of announcing the Canon R1, sometime in late 2025, we may have a Canon R5 Mark 2 camera with almost similar core specifications that we have seen in Canon R1.
The major issue among all these things is Canon’s slow speed of development and announcement of cameras. They are not able to compete against market competitors Nikon and Sony. They are very late with their products, specifically their full-frame flagship cameras. Since they are late, they are lagging behind in competition and losing their consumer base who are attracted towards Sony and specifically Nikon for their products like Nikon Z8.
Based on the technical limits that we have discussed earlier and Canon’s development speed, we may expect the arrival of a Canon R1 camera with a redesigned and redeveloped 45-megapixel full-frame stacked CMOS sensor with dual DIGIC X image processors before the Olympics. Even if they wish to update the R5 Mark 2 camera between now and the Olympics, they may put subtle upgrades just to fill the gap with a new camera body.
So, at the end before we wrap up this article, it looks more reasonable to have a Canon R5 Mark II camera at the end of 2023, with a stacked CMOS sensor. And Canon R1 as expected will officially arrive sometime in Feb/March 2024.
Canon R5 Mark II Expected Core Specs
45MP Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Sensor
Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, Eye Control AF
Sensor-Shift 5-Axis Image Stabilization
40 fps E. Shutter, 12 fps Mech. Shutter
8K 60 Raw and 4K120 10-Bit Internal Video
2″ 4.2m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
76m-Dot EVF with 120 fps Refresh Rate
Wired LAN and 5 GHz Wi-Fi Support
Multi-Function Shoe, Built-In Vert. Grip
These are the possible set of core specifications that we are expecting from the upcoming Canon R5 camera.
According to the latest rumors from the rumor mill, Sigma will announce two new RF-mount lenses. Source of the rumor mill says Sigma’s RF-mount lenses may become available in the next 6 to 8 months. The source also claims there will be a mid-range large-aperture prime lens and a zoom lens. And So, the rumor mill speculates we may see a 50mm f/1.4 and a zoom lens and a 17-50mm F2.8 OS D (RF Version).
So this is not the first time. A few months ago, the rumor mill published that Meike was the first to make Canon RF mount autofocus lenses. This news first broke out in April 2023. But since April, we are still waiting and Meike has made no lens announcement. And even if Sigma announces RF-S Lens, then undoubtedly they will have, 18-50mm F2.8 and not 17-50 for sure.
It’s really hard to see Canon catching up with the technology that already exists in this market. Finally, Canon is now capable of creating prototypes of 180-degree and 360-degree-based cameras, and the initial prototypes were displayed in Yokohama, Japan.
This is not the first time the world is witnessing a 360-degree or 180-degree-based camera. Just like they’ve joined the mirrorless race a bit late, in a similar fashion they are still working on the prototypes of 360-degree and 180-degree-based cameras.
Canon already has all the essential hardware that may be required to create this type of camera or maybe even better than the cameras we see right now from the GoPro Hero series or Insta360.
But its slow pace of product development cycle makes the entire range obsolete in 2023.
After the recent rumor of the Canon R1, we tried to double-check it with Nomen Nescio. The only thing he confirmed about the working prototypes of the Canon R1 camera is the use of a more advanced and precise Canon R3 iris tracking system.
The other thing he denied is the use of Canon Quadpixel CMOS AF sensors in Canon R1, the QPAF sensors are still in the lab. We do have prototypes that use QPAF sensors, but they’re not coming inside the Canon R1 body.
In the end, he just told us that the working prototypes of the Canon R1 camera he used were a fusion of the Canon R3 and Canon R5 cameras.
You can achieve 40 fps @ 45-50 megapixels. What more do you need from a flagship camera?
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