Find out if the Canon EOS R8, launched today, strikes the right note in our hands-on review
With Flexible AF, the AF zone size can be adjusted to best suit your subject. You’ll come to rely on it for precise focusing in situations like a portrait shoot when your subject doesn’t fill the frame, especially as Flexible AF can be paired with Eye Tracking. Canon also claims that autofocus is effective for sharp focusing down to -6.5EV – that is seriously low light.
Elsewhere, the usual connection options are available: a multi-function shoe for compatibility with a range of accessories including external flash, 2.4GHz wireless, Bluetooth 4.2, and MFI for direct connection with an Apple device, in addition to Android devices. Sharp oversampled 4K video with C Log 3 color profileThere are no surprises when it comes to the Canon EOS R8’s image quality; after all, it’s using the same 24MP full-frame sensor as the EOS R6 II.
The Canon Log 3 color profile is included – it’s arguably the most popular of Canon’s video log profiles as it’s the most accessible, being easier to grade than the flatter Canon Log 2, which offers greater dynamic range. Still, when you get the exposure correct – something that’s made easier by using the false color tool which is included here – grading C Log 3 clips is a cinch.
The lack of IBIS also results in shakier handheld video clips. Electronic stabilization for video is present, but it’s not a patch on IBIS, and a small crop from the frame is incurred, too. Canon EOS R8 early verdict
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