Canon EOS R8 Body Only Full Frame Mirrorless Camera
- 24.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
- DIGIC X processor
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
- Subject detection (aircraft, trains, cars, animals)
- Up to 40 frames per second
- FullHD 180fps, C-Log3
- 4K 60p (6K oversampling) Video
- Full HD 120p Slow Motion Video
- 2.36m-Dot EVF
- 3" 1.62m-Dot Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
- 3.5mm microphone jack
- Streaming via USB-C
- Single UHS-II Memory Card Slot
- Multi-Function Shoe, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Canon EOS R8 has a 24.2MP full-frame CMOS sensor, DIGIC X processor and Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with subject detection that works even in low light conditions. This Mirrorless Digital Camera boasts with 4K video recording capabilities and records 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) video at 60p or 30p in MP4 format, and Full HD (1920 x 1080) video at 60p or 30p in MP4 format. The EOS R8 also offers compatibility with lens optical IS, Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, a 24.2MP full-frame CMOS sensor, DIGIC X processor, 4K 60p/6K oversampling for video, and more.
The 24.2MP full-frame CMOS sensor is paired with Canon's DIGIC X processor and Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system to deliver exceptionally fast performance and continuous focusing up to 40 fps. An normal ISO of 102400 (25600 for movies) ensures clear images in nearly any lighting condition, while the 8fps burst rate allows you to capture fast action sequences in detail.
The EOS R8 offers both 4K 60p (6K oversampling) video capture as well as FullHD 180fps slow motion video recording at Full HD 180p allowing playback 1/6th the speed.
Product Features in Detail
COMPACT FULL FRAME MIRRORLESS
The EOS R8 combines high performance full frame capabilities into a 461g lightweight and compact body. Experience 24.2 megapixels high quality imaging, fast shooting speeds of up to 40 frames per second and full width 4K 60p videos.
HIGH PERFORMANCE VIDEO
Capture moments in motion with 4K 60p (6K oversampling) movies. The rich blurring of full frame combined with uncropped video, allows you to fully utilise the wide angle field of view. Create cinematic slow motion movies with Full HD 180p allowing playback 1/6th the speed.
INCREDIBLE LOW LIGHT PERFORMANCE
Take advantage of the EOS R8's high sensitivity performance with normal ISO of 102400 for stills and 25600 for movies. Capture high quality images with minimal noise in dark setting or at night.
CAPTURE RARE AND FLEETING MOMENTS
The EOS R8 allows you to shoot RAW bursts of up to 30 frames per second with 0.5 second pre shooting, helping you capture the decisive moment in sharp focus even before you've pressed the button. Capture scenes from 3 or 5 seconds before recording in video.
FREEZE THE ACTION
Shoot decisive moments with high speed at up to 40 frames per second. The electronic shutter generates no shutter noise, making it useful when shooting wildlife, concerts and other situations where you want to stay quiet and unnoticed.
ADVANCED SUBJECT TRACKING
Shoot decisive moments with high speed with up to 15 shots per second. The electronic shutter generates no shutter noise, making it useful when shooting wildlife, concerts and other situations where you want to stay quiet and unnoticed.
NEW GENERATION MULTI FUNCTION SHOE
Enhance communication with the new generation multi function shoe compatible with accessories such as the Speedlite EL 5 and Directional Stereo Microphone DM E1D.
PHOTO/MOVIE SWITCHING LEVER
Quickly switch between photo and movie modes with a new dedicated lever.
PANORAMIC PHOTO MODE
Fit more into your photo with panoramic mode. The panning direction can we set horizontally or vertically for high rise buildings.
NEW HDR MODE [MOVING SUBJECT]
Reproduce tone with a wide dynamic range even in situations with a large gap in brightness with moving subjects.
HIGH QUALITY VIDEO CONFERENCING AND LIVESTREAMING
Simply connect via USB with Movie Class and Audio Class compatibility. There are no additional drivers needed for downloading.
FOCUS BRACKETING
Create high definition images that are in focus from the front to the back of the picture such as macro subjects.
HYBRID AUTO
Automatically create summaries of the day’s activities with short movie clips generated into a short digest movie.
| TYPE | |
| Lens mount | RF mount |
| Image processor | DIGIC X |
| Compatible lenses | RF/RF-S lenses |
| (EF/EF S lenses with EF-EOS R) | |
| IMAGE SENSOR | |
| Screen size | Full frame |
| Effective pixels (max. approx. megapixels) | 24.2 |
| RECORDING MEDIA | |
| Card slot | Single slot |
| SDXC/SDHC/SD (UHS II compatible) | |
| STILL PHOTO RECORDING | |
| Image quality | JPEG |
| JPEG / HEIF / RAW / C-RAW / Dual Pixel RAW | |
| Digital tele-converter | Yes |
| Maximum burst (approx.)1 | Electronic 1st curtain |
| JPEG Large/Fine | |
| 1,000 or more | |
| RAW | |
| 1,000 or more | |
| Electronic shutter | |
| JPEG Large/Fine | |
| 120 | |
| RAW | |
| 56 | |
| MOVIE RECORDING | |
| MP4 recording | Yes |
| Movie recording size | 4K UHD (Fine) |
| Yes (6K-4K) (60p) | |
| Full HD | |
| Yes | |
| Movie cropping | 4K UHD |
| Yes (60p) | |
| Full HD | |
| Yes (60p) | |
| Video compression format | |
| ALL-I | |
| Yes (for time lapse movies) | |
| IPB (Standard) / IPB (Light) | |
| High Frame Rate movies | Full HD (180p) / Full HD (120p) |
| Canon Log | Canon Log 3 |
| Yes | |
| HDR PQ | |
| Yes | |
| HDR movies | |
| Yes | |
| Time-lapse movies | 4K / Full HD / Retention of settings in case of auto power off before recording |
| HDMI output for movie footage | Yes |
| Time code | Yes |
| Pre-recording | Yes |
| Built-in microphone | Stereo / Audio noise reduction |
| Headphones | Audio monitoring |
| Yes | |
| Digital zoom | Yes |
| Maximum recording time per recording | Normal movies |
| 2 hr. | |
| High Frame Rate 180p | |
| 20 min. | |
| High Frame Rate 120p | |
| 30 min. | |
| Overheat control (in movie recording) | Yes |
| WHITE BALANCE | |
| Shoot to set white balance | Yes |
| IMAGE CREATION AND IMAGE PROCESSING | |
| Picture Style | Yes |
| Clarity | Yes |
| Auto Lighting Optimizer | Yes |
| Highlight tone priority | Yes |
| Long exposure noise reduction | Yes |
| High ISO speed noise reduction | Yes |
| Lens aberration correction (still photos/movies) | Yes |
| Focus breathing correction (movies) | Yes |
| AUTOFOCUS | |
| AF operation | One-Shot AF / AI Focus AF (still photos) /Servo AF / Movie Servo AF |
| AF area (AF method) | Spot AF / 1 point AF / Expand AF area: Above, below, left, right / Expand AF area: Around / Flexible Zone AF 1 , 2 & 3 / Whole area AF |
| Focusing area | 2,3 |
| Full-frame | |
| mode 100 | |
| 4 Horizontal: approx. 100%, Vertical: approx. 100% | |
| mode 90 | |
| Horizontal: approx. 90%, Vertical: approx. 100% | |
| mode 80 | |
| Horizontal: approx. 80%, Vertical: approx. 80% | |
| mode 40 | |
| Horizontal: approx. 40%, Vertical: approx. 60% | |
| 1.6×(cropped) mode 60 | |
| Horizontal: approx. 80%, Vertical: approx. 80% | |
| (APS-C) mode 40 | |
| Horizontal: approx. 64%, Vertical: approx. 80% | |
| No. of AF areas available for auto selection (max. zones) | 1053 |
| Focusing brightness range *Except RF lenses with a Defocus Smoothing (DS) coating | Still photos (center AF point, One Shot AF, at room temperature, ISO 100) |
| EV-6.5 to 21 (using an f/1.2 lens) | |
| Movies (4K, center AF point, One Shot AF, at room temperature, ISO 100, and 29.97 fps) | |
| EV-4.0 to 21 (using an f/1.2 lens) | |
| Movies (Full HD, center AF point, One Shot AF, at room temperature, ISO 100, and 29.97 fps) | |
| EV-4.5 to 21 (using an f/1.2 lens) | |
| Subject detection | Auto / People / Animal Dogs, Cats, Birds, Horses / Vehicles Motorsports cars, Motorsports, Motorcycles, Aircraft, Trains / None |
| Limit subject to detect | Yes |
| Eye detection | Yes (Auto) / Right eye / Left eye |
| Left/right eye detection | Yes |
| Whole area tracking Servo AF | Yes |
| Available AF area modes | |
| Whole area AF mode | |
| Movie Servo AF setting | Subject detection AF: Prioritize detection |
| Yes | |
| Subject detection AF: Restrict detection | |
| Yes | |
| Servo AF characteristics (in still photo shooting) | Yes |
| Orientation-linked AF point | Area+pt / Pt only |
| Yes / Yes | |
| Touch & drag AF settings | Yes |
| Tap to select subject to detect | |
| Yes (supported in all AF areas) | |
| Relative sensitivity | |
| Yes | |
| Electronic full time MF | Yes |
| AF for close up demos | Yes |
| VIEWFINDER | |
| Type | Electronic (EVF) |
| Screen size | 0.39 inch |
| Dot count (approx.) | 2.36 million dots |
| Electronic viewfinder refresh rate (max. fps) | 119.88 |
| Coverage (approx. %) | 100 |
| Magnification (approx. | ×; 50mm lens at ∞∞, 1 dpt) 0.70 |
| Eyepoint (approx. mm) | 22 |
| Dioptric adjustment (approx. dpt) | -4.0 to +1.0 |
| Brightness adjustment | Yes |
| Fine-tuning colour tone | Yes |
| Display fading/black-out | Yes |
| SCREEN | |
| Dot count (approx.) | 1.62 million dots |
| Screen size | 3.0 inch |
| Brightness adjustment | Yes |
| Angle adjustment | Vari-angle |
| Touch-based menu magnification | Yes |
| DISPLAY SETTINGS (APPLIES TO BOTH VIEWFINDER AND SCREEN) | |
| Display simulation | Yes |
| Optical viewfinder simulation (view assist) | Yes |
| Focal length display / SA variable amount | Yes |
| Recording emphasis | Yes |
| Aspect marker | Yes |
| SHOOTING MODE | |
| Still photo shooting mode | A+/Hybrid Auto/Special scene mode/Creative filters/ Fv /P/Tv/Av/M/B/C1/C2 |
| In Special scene modes | Panoramic shot |
| Yes | |
| Movie recording mode | A+/Special scene mode (HDR movie)/Creative filters/P/Tv/Av/M/C1/C2 |
| EXPOSURE CONTROL | |
| ISO speed (still photos) | Normal |
| 100 to 102400 | |
| ISO expansion (max. ISO equivalent) | |
| L: 50, H: 204800 | |
| ISO speed (normal movies) | Normal |
| 4K | |
| 100 to 25600 | |
| Other than above | |
| 100 to 25600 | |
| Expansion for faster speeds (max. ISO equivalent) | |
| 4K 60p | |
| H: 51200 | |
| Other than above | |
| H: 102400 | |
| Metering brightness range | Still photos (at room temperature, ISO 100) |
| EV-3 to 20 | |
| Movies (at room temperature, ISO 100) | |
| EV-1 to 20 | |
| Anti-flicker shooting (in still photo shooting) | Yes |
| High-frequency anti flicker shooting (in still photo shooting/movie recording) | Yes |
| False colour (in movie recording) | Yes |
| Zebra display (in movie recording) | Yes |
| SHUTTER | |
| Shutter mode | Mechanical shutter |
| ― | |
| Electronic 1st-curtain | |
| Yes | |
| Electronic shutter | |
| Yes | |
| Shutter speed (sec.) | Mechanical shutter |
| ― | |
| Electronic 1st-curtain | |
| 1/4000-30 | |
| Electronic shutter | |
| High speed continuous shooting + | |
| 1/8000-30 | |
| Other than above | |
| 1/16000-30 | |
| X-sync speed (sec.) | Mechanical shutter |
| ― | |
| Electronic 1st-curtain | |
| X-sync at 1/200 sec. | |
| Electronic shutter | |
| ― | |
| Durability | 100,000 cycles (with electronic 1st curtain) |
| Silent shutter function | Yes |
| Shutter at shutdown | Open |
| MULTIPLE-EXPOSURE SHOOTING | |
| Multiple-exposure shooting | Yes |
| Images to merge | JPEG (Large Fine, Large Normal) |
| HDR SHOOTING | |
| HDR mode (still photos) | Dynamic range / Moving subjects / Setting simultaneously with HDR PQ |
| FOCUS BRACKETING | |
| Focus bracketing | Yes |
| In-camera depth compositing / Cropped depth compositing | Yes |
| RAW BURST MODE | |
| RAW burst mode | Yes |
| IMAGE STABILIZATION (IS MODE) | |
| Compatible with lens optical IS | Yes |
| Camera in-body IS | ― |
| Coordinated control | ― |
| Movie digital IS | Yes |
| DRIVE | |
| Continuous shooting speed (max. approx. shots/sec.) | High speed continuous shooting + |
| Mechanical shutter | |
| ― | |
| Electronic 1st-curtain | |
| 6 | |
| Electronic shutter | |
| 40 | |
| High-speed continuous shooting | |
| Mechanical shutter | |
| ― | |
| Electronic 1st-curtain | |
| 6 | |
| Electronic shutter | |
| 20 | |
| Low speed continuous shooting | |
| Mechanical shutter | |
| ― | |
| Electronic 1st-curtain | |
| 3 | |
| Electronic shutter | |
| 5 | |
| High-speed display | Yes |
| TIMER SHOOTING | |
| Timer shooting | Bulb timer / Interval timer / Movie self-timer |
| FLASH | |
| External flash | E-TTL balance / Evaluative (Face Priority) / Continuous flash control / Continuous shooting priority mode (CSP) / Speedlite menu direct button / Quick flash group control |
| PLAYBACK | |
| View from last seen | Yes |
| Erasure of all continuous images | Yes |
| IMAGE PROCESSING AFTER SHOOTING | |
| RAW image processing | Yes |
| RAW image processing of RAW burst images | Yes |
| Cloud RAW image processing | Yes |
| HEIF-JPEG conversion | Yes |
| Batch conversion | Yes |
| Playback creative filters | Yes |
| Creative Assist | Yes |
| Frame grab from 4K movies | Yes |
| QUICK CONTROL FUNCTION | |
| Feature guide | Yes |
| Quick Control screen | Conventional setting screen |
| Yes | |
| Print order (DPOF) | Yes |
| Photobook Set-up | Yes |
| CUSTOMISATION | |
| Quick Control customisation | Yes |
| Button/dial customisation | Yes |
| APPEARANCE AND CAMERA CONTROLS | |
| Still photo shooting/movie recording switch | Yes |
| Multi-function lock | Yes |
| Multi-function button | Yes |
| Cross keys | Yes |
| Main dial | Yes |
| Quick control dial 1 | Yes |
| EXTERNAL INTERFACE | |
| Digital terminal | USB Type-C |
| HDMI output terminal | Type D |
| External microphone input terminal | Yes |
| Headphone terminal | Yes |
| Remote control terminal | E3 |
| Multi-function shoe | Yes |
| POWER SOURCE | |
| Battery pack | LP-E17 |
| Battery information | Yes |
| USB power support | Charging |
| Yes | |
| Powering the camera | |
| Yes | |
| AC power source | AC-E6N / DR E18 |
| Number of available shots (approx., with power saving, at 23℃℃/73°F) | Viewfinder |
| 290 5 | |
| Screen | |
| 370 5 | |
| Power saving | Yes |
| Screen dimmer | Yes |
| Overheating warning | Yes (icon / indicator) |
| COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS | |
| Standards | Bluetooth |
| Ver. 4.2 | |
| USB | |
| Equivalent to SuperSpeed Plus USB (USB 3.2 Gen 2) | |
| Built-in Wi Fi (wireless LAN) | Equivalent to IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
| WPA3-Personal support | Yes |
| Remote control shooting with BR E1 (Bluetooth connection) | Yes |
| Support in all drive modes | |
| Yes | |
| Start/stop movie recording during still photo shooting | |
| Yes | |
| Reduce/magnify with Movie digital zoom | |
| Yes | |
| Video calls/streaming (USB connection) | Yes |
| EOS Utility (wireless LAN/USB connection) | Yes |
| Camera Connect | USB connection |
| Yes | |
| Wireless LAN connection | |
| Yes | |
| Saving firmware upgrade files to a card | |
| Yes | |
| image.canon/Canon Photo Upload Service (wireless LAN connection) | Yes |
| DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT | |
| Dimensions (approx. width×height ×depth, based on CIPA standards) | 132.5×86.1 ×70.0mm |
| Weight (approx., including battery and card) | 461g |
1 Using high speed cards. Continuous shooting speed may be slower depending on factors such as measurement conditions and camera settings.
2 The focusing area varies depending on the lens attached.
3 Focusing area “modes” are only used internally and should not be included in published materials.
4 Only with a mode 90 lens attached and the camera set to Whole area AF, or with subject detection if Whole area AF is not set. May not be possible to move AF points to the edge of the focusing area under some scene and subject conditions.
5 Based on CIPA standards.
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Canon EOS R8 Body Only Full Frame Mirrorless Camera
LP-E17 Lithium-Ion Battery
Charger
Camera Cover
SKU: Canon R8BODY -1
UPC: 4549292204865
