essentially a mirrorless version of the
Canon 5D Mark IV dSLR but with a few extra tricks and improvements
30mp Dual Pixel AF sensor with large AF coverage (5,655 AF points, 88% horizontal and 100% vertical) and -6EV low light AF using a f/1.2 lens while supporting AF at up to f/11 with a 384 zone (24×16) real-time metering system
can focus in as little as 0.05 seconds with the kit lens
weather-sealed magnesium alloy body
DIGIC 8 processor, native ISO range of 100-40,000 that expands to 50-102,400; 14-bit CRW Raw format plus C-RAW compressed format;
mech. shutter to 1/8000th sec and flash sync 1/200th
silent shutter mode (electronic shutter in burst mode due to be added via firmware update)
8fps burst in AF-S and 5fps in AF-C, and 3fps in tracking, buffer allows 47 Raw, 78 C-Raw or 100 JPEGs when shooting at full speed with a UHS-II card
a shutter lag 50 millisec, startup time of 0.9 seconds
new Multi-Function Bar (which most users hate), Touch and Drag focusing and Focus Peaking
3.69mdot EVF, magnification 0.76x, 23mm eyepoint
4K 30p video with 1.7x crop factor and exhibits significant rolling shutter; ALL-I and IPB compression, with top bit rates of 420Mbps and 120Mbps, respectively
1080HD 60p 180Mbps using ALL-I;
can output 10-bit 4:2:2 video over HDMI or record internally at 8-bit 4:2:0
Canon Log is supported at 8-bit 4:2:2 over HDMI or 4:2:0 internally
1280 x 720 120p video 160Mbps for up to 7.5min
top info LCD screen
automatically switches to APS-C crop mode when an EF-S lens is attached
rear swivel articulating 3.2” 2.1mdot LCD touch screen
USB-C (USB 3.1 in-camera charging support), WiFi, Bluetooth, Mic and headphone jacks
LP-E6N battery rated at 370 shots using LCD or 350 with EVF
only one memory card slot - UHS-II compatible SD
580g (1.28lbs), 136x98mm (5.35×3.86in)
$US2299 body only
$US3399 with RF 24-105mm lens
optional BG-E22 grip allows for two batteries
opinion
looks to be a great camera for people photography with its lovely new wide aperture lenses combined with Eye AF tracking and Dual Pixel AF
NOT a good camera for sports - poor burst rates - only 3fps tracking mode - the Olympus E-M1 II does 18fps C-AF and has far better telephoto reach and built-in smarts such as in camera focus range limiter
probably not the best camera for the landscape photographer wanting lots of megapixels or dynamic range (tests will be need to confirm how the sensor compares with the Sony ones but past sensors have been weak in this area)
lack of sensor based IS is very disappointing as is the lack of dual card slots
NOT a good video camera when compared to peers such as Panasonic GH5 or the Sony's.
ergonomic issues:
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poorly designed power switch - dial instead of a lever
no dedicated PASM dial - must press a button then use the screen to select a PASM mode - two extra button presses to change a mode, but a 3rd button if you wish to shoot in movie mode!
4 button presses to change exp. compensation or ISO unless you are using the rear touch screen as there are no dedicated controls
multi-function bar is not great as thumb continually hits it
no joystick control and use of rear screen to set AF point does not work well for left eye dominant users
no rear quick selection dial - this is now the top right dial