We shared the same information back in October 2022, [You can check here] that Canon is planning to announce the Canon R1 camera first, and after that, we will have the Canon R5 Mark II camera. now we got confirmation about the same from other sources too. According to the rumor mill the R1 coming before the R5 mark II, The information seems quite reliable, as it comes from a well-established source. The phrase used by rumor mill is “consider this to be in the bank” which is an idiomatic expression meaning that you can rely on this information as being accurate or certain. So, keep your fingers crossed and wait for a big update from Canon
Summary of the rumors shared by the rumor mill
Latest updates related to the Canon EOS R1
Canon EOS R1 unveiling imminent: Reliable sources expect an official announcement soon, before the EOS R5 Mark II.
Built from the ground up New components, no recycled parts, aiming for the ultimate flagship experience.
Extensive marketing campaign: Canon gearing up for a major launch, starting this quarter.
Specifications under wraps: No official details yet, but leaks will arrive soon.
CFexpress Type C absent: Rumors suggest sticking with the existing card format.
EOS R5 Mark II update later: Announcement is expected in mid-to-late summer 2024.
Stay tuned for more: Further information will arrive for sure in the coming weeks.
We will post an update as soon as we get it, stay tuned for Canon R1 Specifications and leaked images.
According to the latest news we have from the rumor mill, Canon’s upcoming cameras, which include the flagship mirrorless Canon R1 and the Canon R5 Mark 2, will not use the Global Shutter sensor. The Global Shutter sensor is still far from being included in Canon bodies; it’s not coming soon inside them as per the latest setup information.
And as we all know, even Sony’s A9 Mark III camera is struggling with low-light performance issues. We don’t think Canon will take that risk with their flagship camera body or even the R5 Mark 2 camera.
According to a well-known YouTube content creator “Jan Wegener” who also predicted the arrival of the many Canon and third-party camera makers well before their announcement, and recently also very clearly hinted that the Canon 200 to 800mm lens is coming prior to any website or rumor mill.
Now in his latest vlogs, he very clearly said that the Canon R5 Mark 2 camera will arrive in the first quarter of 2024 and the Canon flagship mirrorless camera, the EOS R1, will arrive in the 4th quarter of 2024.
Not only that, he also confirmed that there will be several Canon PRO photographers who will be using the Canon EOS R1 camera during the Olympics, but for testing purposes only. Although we can expect some sort of development announcement at the beginning of the year, the final set of announcements, as told by him, is about to happen at the end of 2024.
Almost confirmed, the Canon R1 camera is coming in Q1 of 2024. We have had some rumors in the past that the Canon R1 is coming before the Olympics. Now, if you look at the recent set of rumors in the rumor mills and other websites, they are saying that the Canon R5 Mark II camera is coming before the Olympics, maybe in January and February of 2024. So, we can safely assume that the Canon R1 camera will arrive in the first quarter of 2024 and not the Canon R5 Mark II if this shared information is correct.
The Canon R1’s arrival also raises questions about the arrival of the R5 Mark II camera in the first quarter of 2024. So, there is a very high probability that just like Nikon did when they first announced the Nikon Z9 camera and after a gap announced the Z8 camera with almost 90% of the same core specifications that we have seen in the Nikon Z9. Similarly, Canon will first announce their flagship R1 mirrorless camera and after that, once the PEAK SALES period of Canon R1 is over, we will have Canon R5 Mark II with almost 80-90% the same configuration we have seen in the R1 at an affordable price point
According to the latest rumors from the rumor mill, the Canon R1 will have a 7 million pixel electronic viewfinder with a 120 Hz refresh rate. More details about the specification are below.
Right now, the set of information provided by the rumor mill is unconfirmed and coming from a new source, possibly.
We do have confirmations that the upcoming Canon R1 camera will have enhanced eye or iris tracking capability (Confirmed: Canon R1 Has Canon R3 Eye Control AF System and more… published on June 2023). Currently, the Canon R3 camera uses a 5.76 million pixel electronic viewfinder with 120 frames per second refresh rate.
If we talk about the industry’s best electronic viewfinder in cameras, then we have the flagship Sony A7R5 camera with a 9.44 million pixel electronic viewfinder and 120 frames per second refresh rate.
We have to think very clearly that Canon R1’s electronic viewfinder technical specs are not as easy as that of the Sony A7R5 since Canon has to integrate the eye-tracking capability to enable the Eye AF system, just like we have in the Canon R3 camera. It’s fascinating to see how much upscaling in resolution Canon can do in their upcoming Canon R1 camera’s electronic viewfinder while enhancing the 3D Eye AF.
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.
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?
Stay tuned, we will bring more updates as soon as they become available to us
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