How Good Is The Canon R5 Auto Focus?

So just how good is the Canon R5 auto focus system?

Released in 2020, the the initial announcement caused some controversy with its 8K video recording capabilities and then the emergence of many controversial caveats such as the infamous issue of overheating.

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Putting that aside, the capabilities of the R5 as a standard camera have been quite impressive so far. The camera is capable of 20 fps with the electronic shutter and up to 12 frames per second in mechanical shutter mode, for up to 180 frames when shooting RAW. This is all at the full resolution of 45 mp.

Then we have the new autofocus system with 1053 full sensor Phase Detection points, and up to 8 stops of image stabilisation, with certain lenses. All in a camera body weighing only 738 grams. It just seemed too good to be true! I’ve managed to use the focus system quite a lot in the last year, but my time spend at the recent Dubai 7s tournament really put it through its paces.

The EOS R5 can focus extremely fast, and is able to recognise and track fast moving subjects. Photographing the Rugby was a huge test for both speed and accuracy of Canon’s new mirrorless range of cameras. In this video I’d like to share the results of how the auto focus and eye tracking performed on the R5 when using the new RF400 f/2.8 lens.

I was in Flexible Priority mode using a previously configured custom shooting mode

I had the stabilisation on, the AF method was set to tracking with eye detection turned on, the AF operation was set to servo mode

I had CRAW and JPEG L set to record on to separate cards

The drive mode was set to high speed continuous +, and the shutter mode was set to electronic

The 6K 360 video footage was created using the Insta360 ONE RS 1-Inch 360 Edition.

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