Canon’s EOS R7 and EOS R10 are the company’s first EOS R crop-sensor cameras

Canon has launched its first EOS R APS-C crop sensor camera, 32 megapixels EOS R7 and EOS R10 24 megapixels. The new camera models bring Canon’s full-frame APS-C and RF lines in sync, so you can finally use interchangeable lenses as much as possible with EF and EF-S DSLRs of the firm. More importantly, they carry impressive specs like 15fps mechanical shutter speeds, up to 60fps 4K video, and Canon’s impressive Dual Pixel autofocus. Both are reasonably priced.

Canon EOS R7

The R7 is the higher-end option and features an all-new body with some design features we haven’t seen on any camera before. Instead of the typical two dials above and one on the back, it has only two. A second dial is located at the back but at the top, surrounding the focus point control key. It looks like it might work, but Canon has had varying success messing with its camera layouts – top touch bar CHEAP EOS for example is not a common feature.

It has a decently sized handle and weighs 612 grams (21.6 ounces), a bit more than 503g Sony A6600. Vlogger has a clear 3-inch 1.62 million-dot screen and 2.36-million-dot OLED EVF, smaller than the 3.69-million-dot EVF on Fujifilm X-T4’s competitor. The R7 offers 5-axis body stabilization rated up to 7 stops, the best in its category. Other key features include dual UHS-II card slots and both microphone and headphone ports. It uses the same LP-E6NH batteries as the R6 and R5, Canon promises 660 great shots per charge with the EVF enabled.

The R7 has a 32-megapixel sensor that is neither stacked nor illuminated on the back. However, it is new and unlike found on other Canon APS-C cameras like M6 Mark II. Like that model, it allows for some incredibly fast shots, with 30fps in electronic shutter mode and a great 15fps in mechanical shutter mode – all enabled. continuous autofocus and auto exposure. You can shoot compressed RAW images in about six seconds (100 shots) before the buffer fills up in mechanical shutter mode, or 65 shots at 30fps in electronic mode.

Autofocus is supported by Canon’s excellent Dual Pixel system for both photos and videos. Canon says they inherit the system from top R3, which includes new subject, eye, and face tracking features (it doesn’t have an eye-tracking Eye AF option, however). That means you’ll find AF performance on par with what Sony has to offer and outperforming systems from Nikon and Fujifilm.

For video, you can shoot 4K at up to 30p using the full 7K sensor area, which will allow for incredibly sharp video, although recording time is limited to 30 minutes due to thermal limitations. . It can also handle subsampled (line-skipping) 4K at 60fps, or do the same with a substantial 1.81x crop without overheating issues. It can shoot 1080p at up to 120fps.

You can shoot HDR PQ video if you want to create HDR content, or shoot 10-bit footage in the C-Log 3 configuration for further editing and flexible color correction. That feature, combined with the flip screen, in-body stabilization, and 4K mode, makes the R7 one of the best APS-C cameras capable of recording video or vlogs available today.

Canon EOS R10

The EOS R10 falls back on the feature dial a bit from the R7, but it’s still a very capable mirrorless camera. The biggest difference is in resolution, with the R10 offering 24 megapixels instead of 32. It also lacks in-body stabilization, so you’ll need to rely on stabilized lenses for that. And while it has a flip-out display like the R7, the resolution is lower at 1.04 million dots (so does the 2.36 million-dot EVF).

As with the R7, it can shoot continuously at up to 15fps with the mechanical shutter, or 23fps in the silent electronic mode. However, the buffer fills up faster, allowing only about 30 shots in mechanical mode or about 26 shots in silent mode.

The body design is different, with a more typical two-dial layout at the top. It’s significantly smaller than the R7, weighing just 426 grams (15 ounces). The grip is slightly smaller and there’s less room for your hand between the grip and the lens.

In terms of video, you don’t have to spend too much. It can also record large sampled 4K video at 30fps using the full sensor width, or 4K 60p video with 1.56x cropping. It can record 10-bit video in HDR PQ mode, but doesn’t offer any log settings. It comes with a microphone port, but no headphone jack.

Price, lenses, availability

By adopting the high-end RF mount, the new cameras make Canon’s lineup less confusing and will help it better compete with APS-C models from Nikon and Sony. However, it raises questions about what it plans to do with current EF-M APS-C mirrorless cameras. With the EOS R system more flexible and resilient in the future, it’s hard to imagine it keeping both.

Canon launches its first RF-S lens alongside a new camera, optimized for the smaller APS-C sensor size. They’re low-end kit-style lenses that won’t burn through the camera world exactly, but you can use full-frame RF lenses and even EF lenses with an adapter. The two new camera models are the $300 RF-S18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM and the $480 RF-S18-150mm IS STM, with a 35mm field of view of 29-72mm and 29-240mm respectively. Both can be used on full-frame EOS R models, albeit with a 1.5x crop.

The EOS R10 will cost $980 for the body only, or $1,100 with the RF-S18-45mm lens and $1,380 with the RF-S18-150mm lens. Meanwhile, the R7 will sell for $1,500 for the body only, or $1,900 with the S18-150mm lens. Both the camera and lens will be available by the end of 2022.