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EOS R System

EOS R SYSTEM

Featuring our intelligent AF technology and an incredible range of RF lenses, the award-winning EOS R System offers a highly intuitive approach to photography and video, working seamlessly with you to keep you focused on your subject and your craft.

EOS R SYSTEM

"EOS R makes it easier for me to focus on being creative"

Brent Stirton, Canon Ambassador
EOS R by Brent Stirton, Canon Ambassador

Built around you. For you.

  • Canon EOS R - Because we understand you

    Because we understand you

    We design and build agile, responsive imaging technologies that help you, capture your world.

  • Canon EOS R - Technology to help you excel

    Technology to help you excel

    Smart, deep learning technology and optical design that puts you in charge.

  • Canon EOS R - Ready for the future, right now.

    Ready for the future. Right now.

    A system that meets your creative needs not just today, but for the future to come.

The new EOS generation

The new EOS generation. How it started, where it’s going.

Discover how Canon engineers set about developing the EOS R series and its revolutionary lens mount – featuring a wider diameter, short back focus and faster communication – and get behind the scenes of this unique system which offers the best balance of mechanical, electrical and optical design – all with limitless future possibilities.
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Ground-breaking technology that pushes boundaries

Understand the key advantages of the EOS R System and discover how Canon’s pioneering technology captures extraordinary you never thought possible.

  • Stunning Optical superiority

    Stunning optical superiority

    The next generation of lenses that only Canon can make.

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    Fast and dependable focusing

    AF that's more incredible than ever thanks to Dual Pixel CMOS AF II.

  • Powerful Optical and In-body image stabliser

    Powerful optical and in-body Image Stabilizers

    Incredible stabilisation that compensates for how you move and breathe – and even how the Earth turns.

  • Intuitive, ergonomic design

    Intuitive, ergonomic design

    Excellent, class-leading ergonomics.

Stunning optical superiority

RF lenses offer optical excellence, incredible design and a reliable, dependable performance in all conditions.

Stunning optical RF Lenses
RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM

RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM - Uncompromised design with outstanding image quality. All from a small, compact body that’s smaller than any other professional 70-200mm lens. Nobody thought we could do it, but we did. And it’s all thanks to the advantages offered by the RF mount.

RF 600mm and 800mm F11 IS USM lenses

RF 600mm and 800mm F11 IS USM lenses - Compact and lightweight f/11 telephotos that bring high magnification creativity to everyone. Thanks to the RF design and EOS R System cameras with Dual Pixel CMOS AF, new photo and video opportunities are possible.

RF 50mm F1.2L USM

RF 50mm F1.2L USM - The RF lens that sets new standards in optical engineering, delivering supreme sharpness, extra creative control and a low-light performance that’s simply remarkable.

RF 5.2mm F2.8L DUAL FISHEYE

RF 5.2mm F2.8L DUAL FISHEYE - Capture the world in stunning 8K virtual reality with this ground-breaking L-series lens, that could only have been made thanks to the RF mount and its short back focus design.

Fast and dependable focusing

Wherever your subject is positioned, EOS R series cameras will find it thanks to sensitive and intelligent AF – whatever the conditions. Deep learning AI has been programmed with the ability to recognise people, as well as vehicles and animals, as well as locking onto the eyes, face, head or body of subjects.

Fast dependable focusing
Canon EOS R - Low Light

Low light

Even when light levels drop it doesn’t mean you have to worry about missing the shot or reach for a flash that might spoil the mood. Canon's image stabilisation system delivers stunning performance in the darkest conditions.

Video and stills

Canon pioneered Full HD video in a DSLR over a decade ago and now with the EOS R System is taking things into new realms, with 8K video and high-resolution stills thanks to Hybrid cameras that harness the best of all our ground-breaking technologies.

Canon EOS R - Video and Stills 8K
Canon EOS R - Fast moving subjects

Fast moving subjects

The EOS R system redefines what’s possible with autofocus. Our subject tracking technology has set the standard for continuous AF which offers unbelievable levels of focusing accuracy.

Vladimir Rys

"You just need to point the lens in the right direction and everything else is done for you."

Vladimir Rys, Canon Ambassador

Powerful Optical and In-body Image Stabilizers

Shoot with confidence, even when conditions are against you thanks to Canon’s Optical and In-body image stabilisation technologies.

Powerful Optical and In-body image stabliser
Sure and stable video

Rock steady results on the move

Handheld long exposures need never be a concern. Thanks to cameras featuring Canon’s In-Body Image Stabilizer (IBIS) technology, they work together with compatible RF lenses to deliver up to 8-stops of stabilisation*.

Rock Steady results on the move

Sure and stable video

Film with confidence even when conditions are against you with Movie Digital IS. When combined with Canon’s Optical and In-Body Image Stabilisation technologies, this extra feature adds a further layer of smoothness to your films.

Intuitive, ergonomic design

The process of capturing an image should be intuitive. Canon’s EOS R-series cameras have been designed to be in tune with your body. Our ergonomics are world renowned, bringing the camera and body together in pioneering new ways.

Intuitive, ergonomic design
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Cameras that fit comfortably in your hands - Canon engineers strive to make our cameras as close to an extension of body as possible. This all starts with a design that has been developed from many different prototypes to arrive at a grip that fits beautifully in your hands.

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Intuitive controls that never distract - Control so effortless, you’re hardly aware that you’re doing it. Thanks to the clever design of our cameras, your attention is always on the subject – even while you make adjustments.

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Lens Control Ring for adjustments on the move - Thanks to the design of the RF lenses and their ability to communicate faster and more dynamically with the camera, a customisable Control Ring on the lens adds further fine-tuning options over camera settings while you shoot.

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Clear menus for a clear vision - Easily navigate through the EOS menu system, which has been carefully refined to retain familiar settings groups and adjustment options.

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Customise and make the camera your own - Tailor your shooting style to your camera and fine tune the settings you need to help you do what you do faster – and better.

Find the right camera for you

From chic and portable instant and compact cameras offering lightweight, fixed lens flexibility, to DSLRs and mirrorless cameras with state-of-the-art features, Canon’s range offers everyone a route to creativity.
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When big is best. Full frame EOS R cameras

Designed for the restless creator, the Canon range of full frame EOS R mirrorless cameras offers stunning image quality along with the very best technology for the very best results. Because you expect nothing less.

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    Mirrorless Cameras

    EOS R8
    Step up to full-frame photography and video and realise your creative ambitions.
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    Mirrorless Cameras

    EOS R6 Mark II
    Stills or video, action or portrait – the EOS R6 Mark II’s blend of performance and image quality lets your creativity thrive
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    Mirrorless Cameras

    EOS R3
    With speed at its core, this is the mirrorless camera that pro sports, news and wildlife photographers have been waiting for.
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    Mirrorless Cameras

    EOS R5
    Re-think what you know about mirrorless cameras. The EOS R5 uncompromising performance will revolutionise your photography and filmmaking.
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    Cinema EOS System

    EOS R5 C
    Capture breathtaking 8K video and 45MP stills with our smallest Cinema EOS camera that’s ready for anything.
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    Mirrorless Cameras

    EOS R6
    Whatever you shoot, however you shoot it, the EOS R6 lets you be creative in ways you never thought possible.
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    Mirrorless Cameras

    EOS R
    Full-frame mirrorless camera that opens up new creative opportunities for photographers and filmmakers.
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    Mirrorless Cameras

    EOS RP
    A small, lightweight and intuitive full-frame mirrorless camera designed for travel and everyday photography.
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    • Reach further. The APS-C advantage

    The APS-C format has many advantages, not least of which is a smaller size camera, bringing EOS R technology to everyone looking to explore their creativity.

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    RF lenses

    RF lenses offer optical superiority and a dynamic performance in all conditions while EF to EOS R adapters allow EF-S and EF lenses to be used on EOS R cameras
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    In the hands of professionals

    See what the EOS R System is capable of in the hands of expert photographers and filmmakers

  • Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle films with a Canon camera. He is wearing a warm black jacket, yellow gloves and headphones.

    FILMMAKING

    The Canon kit behind FX's Pistol

    Discover the Canon cameras and lenses Pistol DoP Anthony Dod Mantle used to bring punk subculture to the screen.

  • In the hands of the professionals - Going off-road with EOS R3

    ARTICLE

    Going off-road with the Canon EOS R3

    Motorsports photographer Vladimir Rys tries out the Canon EOS R3's groundbreaking racing car tracking AF on his first electric rally car shoot.

  • In the hands of the professionals - EOS R5 capturing nature

    ARTICLE

    Canon EOS R5 first shoots: capturing nature in beautiful detail

    Ulla Lohmann and Robert Marc Lehmann on how the Canon EOS R5's 45MP sensor and eye-tracking AF helped them take spectacular outdoor shots.

  • In the hands of the professionals - Encapsulating Madeira with EOS R5 C

    ARTICLE

    Shooting a cinematic travel film with the EOS R5 C

    How filmmaker Kevin Clerc captured a unique view of Madeira with Canon’s full-featured hybrid camera.

  • In the hands of the professionals - Dancing into the light, shooting with the Canon EOS R6

    ARTICLE

    Dancing into the light: shooting with the Canon EOS R6

    Canon Ambassador Wanda Martin on her art-inspired fashion shoot, the first stills shoot with the Canon EOS R6.

  • In the hands of the professionals - Testing EOS R Low Light Limits

    ARTICLE

    Testing the Canon EOS R to its low-light limits

    Photojournalist Daniel Etter photographed dark, archaic conditions in Romanian coal mines using the full-frame mirrorless Canon EOS R system.

  • In the hands of the professionals - Adventure Photography with EOS RP

    ARTICLE

    Adventure photography with EOS RP

    Outdoor lifestyle and action photographer Jake Baggaley explains how the lightweight Canon EOS RP gives him a creative edge.

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    1. * 8 stops based on the CIPA standard dependent on lens used.