The Canon EOS R8 puts the sensor and autofocus of a much larger camera into the lightest full-frame body Canon makes. 24.2 megapixels, Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with subject recognition and 4K 60p oversampled from 6K, in something you can carry all day.

Technical specifications

• Sensor: 24.2 MP full-frame CMOS, approximately 36.0 x 24.0 mm
• Processor: DIGIC X
• ISO: 100-102400, expandable to 50-204800
• Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, up to 1053 AF zones in automatic selection and 4897 selectable positions, approximately 100% coverage
• Continuous shooting: 6 fps with electronic first-curtain shutter, up to 40 fps with the electronic shutter
• Video: 4K UHD up to 60 fps oversampled from 6K; Full HD up to 180 fps; Canon Log 3 and HDR PQ
• Viewfinder: 0.39-inch OLED, 2.36 million dots, 0.70x magnification
• Screen: 3.0-inch vari-angle touchscreen, 1.62 million dots
• Storage: one SD UHS-II slot
• Battery: LP-E17
• Weight: 414 g body only, 461 g with battery and card

Advantages

• The lightest full-frame body Canon sells. At 461 g ready to shoot, it changes what you are willing to carry on a long day.
• Autofocus that recognises what it is looking at. People, animals and vehicles are detected and tracked, so you frame instead of chasing the AF point.
• 40 fps without a mechanical shutter. Silent bursts for ceremonies, theatre and wildlife, where the noise of a shutter is the problem.
• Oversampled 4K. 4K 60p read from a 6K capture is visibly more detailed than line-skipped 4K, and Canon Log 3 leaves room to grade.

Type of use

Travel and reportage, where weight decides what you take. Portraits and weddings, thanks to eye detection and the full-frame look. Hybrid photo and video work, where 4K 60p and a vari-angle screen do most of the job. It is also the natural first full-frame body for anyone moving up from an APS-C EOS R.