Canon EOS R1
£6,549/$6,799 (body only) This could be the most formidable sports camera on the market
1 Built like a tank, the R1 has a magnesium alloy body and polycarbonate with glass fibre.
2 Controls are mirrored so the buttons fall in the same place when used in different orientations.
3 The 24.2MP full-frame sensor outputs stills and video at file sizes for easy transmission.
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Specifications
Sensor: 24.2MP back-side illuminated full-frame stacked CMOS sensor
Lens mount: Canon RF
Autofocus: Dual Pixel Intelligent AF cross-type, 4368 AF points stills / 3354 AF points movies
Image stabilisation: 8.5 stops centre, 7.5 stops corners
ISO range: 100 to 102,400 (exp 50 to 409,600)
Video: 6K 60p, 4K 120p, 2K 240p, FullHD 240p
Viewfinder: 0.64-inch OLED, 9.44 million dots, 120 / 60fps, 0.9x / 0.8x / 0.7x magnification, Eye Control AF
LCD: 3.2-inch TFT, 2.1 million dots
Memory: 2x CFexpress Type B (up to 2TB)
Max burst: 40fps electronic (500 jpeg or 230 raw), 12fps mechanical (1,000+ jpeg or 1,000+ raw)
Connectivity: Wi-Fi (6G / 5G / 2.4G), Bluetooth, USB-C, HDMI, ethernet, microphone, headphone, N3 remote terminal, PC Sync output, GPS, Multi-function Shoe
Size: 157.6 x 149.5 x 87.3mm
Weight: 920g (body only)/1115g (with card and battery)
The Canon EOS R1 is the camera I’ve been waiting for since the entire R T system was launched back in 2018. What is a camera system without a flagship camera – a standard-bearer to showcase the system and provide all the trickle-down goodness for the next half-decade? Well, I’ve reviewed every top-tier sports camera from every manufacturer – literally the A to Z of flagship cameras. And after countless hours, tens of thousands of photographs and endless seconds-turned-minutes of 240p video, I think I can safely say that the EOS R1 is the best flagship sports camera out there.
Key features
The R1 has a lot of tech in common with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II – so much so, in fact, that the two cameras are essentially siblings. However, the R1 has plenty of USPs that make it the obvious and indispensable choice for professional shooters. The Neural network Image Processing features in this camera are arguably even more important here than they are in the R5 Mark II. A combination of deep learning and algorithmic AI is used to power In-Camera Upscaling, which transforms the pedestrian-resolution 24.2MP images into pixel-packed 96MP photos – immediately outclassing every full-frame camera on the market and effectively hitting medium-format territory.