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Hi, I'm Dustin Abbott, and I'm here today to give you my quick review of the Canon EOS R7
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which alongside the lower end EOS R10 represents Canon's first foray into the APSC space using their new RF lens mount
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APSC lenses, like the new 18 to 150 millimeter, can be packaged as a kit lens
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with this camera will have the designation RFS. I want to thank Camera Canada.com for loaning me the EOS R7 in 18 to 150 millimeter STM lens
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They have become my personal go-to retailer for all of my camera gear purchases
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The EOS R7 is in many ways the spiritual successor to the EOS 7D series
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which was Canon sports and wildlife-oriented APSC DSLR camera. The E.R7 easily surpasses the specification of any 7D model, however
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with a blistering burst rate of 15 frames per second with the mechanical shutter
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which even bests the 12 frames per second of the flagship EOS R3
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but also has the potential of an even faster 30 frames per second burst rate
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with the electronic shutter, which is completely silent in operation, as you can see here
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The 7D had only a 10 frame per second burst speed by comparison
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It also only had a 20 megapixel sensor, while the EOS R7 boasts a massive 32 and a half megapixel sensor
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which is the highest resolution APSC sensor I've ever tested. The 7D had 65 AF points spread over part of the frame
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but the EOS R7 has 651 focus zones that cover essentially 100% of the frame
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allowing for effortless tracking of subjects This is all packed into a camera body that has a lot of Canon signature ergonomic touches including a deep and comfortable grip that allows the camera to fit in the hand better than any of the competitors
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The R7 is 132 millimeters wide, 90.4 millimeters tall, and 91.7 millimeters deep
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or roughly the size of the full-frame EOS RP with a deeper grip
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It has a nicely responsive articulating LCD touchscreen, a new joystick and wheel-controlled
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and in another new Canon feature, a front-base lever to switch between autofocus and manual focus
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There are dual UHS2 rated SD memory card slots, and it uses the familiar LP E-6E-N battery that is shared across many other Canon cameras
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The S-R-7 also has embody image stabilization, or Ibus, that allows for up to seven stops of stabilization
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even with some lenses that lack built-in optical stabilization, and up to eight stops with certain lenses
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with IS. That helps to get both steady photos and videos when shooting handheld, like you can see in
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this video clip. The EOS R7 inherits much of the autofocus system of the flagship ESR3, which
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allows for extremely strong trapping capabilities across the frame. I only had the RF 24 to 105
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F4LIS available for this tracking series, but still managed to get great results in most situations
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with persistent tracking, even when the fast-moving dogs moved into the corners of the frame
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I also shot photos tracking action at a softball game with 18 to 150 millimeter kit lens and saw well-focused results
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IAF worked well regardless of subject with good stickiness and a clear indication of what was being tracked
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The vulnerability of the EOS R7 is that the buffer fills very quickly when shooting at 30 frames per second
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And if shooting raw images the buffer will fill after 42 frames which is less than a second and a half of burst You can extend that by either shooting compressed raw files or JPEGs But if you want to shoot an extended scene
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you might want to shoot with the mechanical shutter at 15 frames per second to give you a little more time before the buffer fills
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This is a great focus system, however, and it tops any of the competing cameras I've tested
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The EOS R7 also sports very good video specs, with up to 60 frames per second and 4K recording
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and 120 frames per second in full HD. Recording time is only limited by the space of your memory card
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though you might have a shutdown around the hour mark if shooting at the highest bit rates due to heat buildup
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There is a heat control menu area to give you options on how to handle this
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Footage looks great, and some Cini options like Log 3 and HDRPQ are available
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It is worth noting that the EOS R7 allows for independent setup of buttons and menus
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for videos and photography alike. The 32.5 megapixel CMOS sensor is freshly developed for the EOS R7 and is the highest resolution APSC sensor that I've tested
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This allows for deeper cropping of images while retaining good detail and is very useful in a camera that will often be used to capture distant wildlife
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Canon's lossless compressed raw or C raw option is extremely efficient, making stored size a non-issue
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It's my file size of choice. According to photons to photos, the EOS R7 has about ten times
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and a half stops of dynamic range, which slightly best the Fuji XT4 and is a bit behind Sony's
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24 megapixel sensor and the A6600. I found that I could recover four stops of shadows very cleanly, but that things broke down
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at five stops of shadow recovery. I was more impressed on the highlight end as I was largely successful in recovering three
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stops of highlights and saw things break down only when attempting a four recovery This image of two girls at a picnic shows how good dynamic range can help recover an image in both shadows and highlights
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and makes for a better end result. When testing low-light performance, I found that the image was very clean through ISO-3200
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with a little more noise visible at ISO-6400. The practical limit was about ISO-12,800
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and I found that noise levels after that point became increasingly unacceptable
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The performance here is about average, but that's actually fairly impressive considering how high the resolution is
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Colors were the typical Canon good, with nice levels of saturation, but a very natural quality to them
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This is a very nice sensor and is easily the best APSC sensor from Canon
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that I've personally tested. This all adds up to a very compelling camera
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that is limited mostly by the reality that very few RFS lenses exist
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and that most of the full frame RFS-tellings telephoto lenses are very expensive. Canon seems to be resistant to third-party lenses on its
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mirrorless platform, and that means that Sony, Fuji, and even Nikon may end up with a broader
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selection of lens choices at different price points. The EOS R7 is a very compelling APSC camera
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but it is up to Canon to continue to develop the lenses that will help to make the RFS platform
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equally compelling. I'm Dustin Abbott, and if you want more description on the EOS R7
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Thanks for watching. Have a great day and let the light in
