Customer Reviews for Canon EOS R5 45 Megapixels Digital Camera, Black (4147C002)
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Most helpful positive review
Posted Oct 5, 2020
Nearly flawless instrument for still photography
The R5 fixes nearly every gripe I had with previous Canon cameras. It's built exceptionally well, handles intuitively with excellent overall control placement (hurray for three-dial exposure control, the death of the multi-function control bar and the return of the AF joystick!), is hushed in operation, has an excellent (electronic) viewfinder, shoots quickly when neede...
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Posted Sep 26, 2020
Remove the Overheating timers Canon!!!
Dear Canon,
You’re better than this. The overheating timer issue is absolutely ridiculous. You’ve built a great product, but playing games with consumers destroys consumer confidence and brand loyalty. This the same game that Apple played with slowing down devices and claiming battery preservation. They got a class action lawsuit. Don’t fall into the same trap due t...
You’re better than this. The overheating timer issue is absolutely ridiculous. You’ve built a great product, but playing games with consumers destroys consumer confidence and brand loyalty. This the same game that Apple played with slowing down devices and claiming battery preservation. They got a class action lawsuit. Don’t fall into the same trap due t...
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Gags
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Posted Jul 18, 2025
Happiness is a R5
I've enjoyed taking photos for decades(5), R5 is by far my favorite for a number of reasons but mostly its ability to deep beautiful clarity and colors. Low light photos to bright sunny days wow is all I can say. Not a professional photographer, but this camera has renewed my desire to take more pictures.
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stevenli674
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Posted May 6, 2025
Nice Quality, Bit Overpriced
Near perfect image quality and functionality. Great ergonomics and design. A bit overpriced so it's definitely not unreasonable to choose some cheaper counterparts with similar quality.
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Not worth the money
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Posted Mar 31, 2025
Not worth $3000 just to consistently pay for maintenance and repairs
Bought this in March 2024 after having focus issues with the mark 4. I thought because it was more expensive it would be better. This camera was SO amazing the first 4 months and then BOOM. The focus sensor stops working. This was after a failed brand new mark 4 and now an upgrade to this mirrorless. I don't make enough money to continue to repair and replace these came...
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miclac
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Posted Jan 8, 2025
Love/Hate
This is the best and most expensive camera I have ever owned. Great overall and never had any issues except for the sensor giving out after only 13 months with light usage. I'm an enthusiast who takes care of my equipment so there was no reason why the sensor would give out after that amount of time. Perhaps I've been lucky in the past but I've Canons throughout and ...
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S Watkins Photography
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Posted Dec 7, 2024
The R5 experience
The best camera I have ever owned. Lightweight but versatile.
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Lil Jens Studio
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Posted Nov 18, 2024
Great Camera, Highly Recommended!
While the upgraded features for the R5 II are really nice, bang for the buck, the original R5 cannot be beat. After reading many reviews that mentioned overheating and/or shutting down, I was a bit hesitant to plop down cash for what would be the most expensive camera I have ever purchased. I can now say that I have had ZERO such issues.
I did several torture test...
I did several torture test...
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BMG
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Posted Sep 12, 2024
Canon R5 MMA Photography
I bought the Canon R5 when it first came out and LOVE IT!
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L Conrad
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Posted Aug 14, 2024
Best results in 60+ yrs.
Coming from FILM days and DSLRs, R5 imaging and camera capabilities are superior. Learning to use the full gamut is worth the effort ! Digital manual takes patience. All the other Canon support bridges some gaps....THANKS
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cbrocker69
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Posted May 24, 2024
Easy to use and great Pics!
I've been using this camera as my main camera for a few years. I LOVE IT!!
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Emcognito
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Posted May 21, 2024
My favorite camera
Beautiful pictures with little to no editing even necessary!
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PhotoMayo
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Posted Apr 5, 2024
Best camera ive ever owned
Ive owned almost every Canon DSLR since the 20D. I didn't think the 5DmkIV could be topped, but this camera blows it out of the water. Great looking files directly out of the camera. If you take your time and expose correctly, very little post required. The in camera ibis is a game changer, especially paired with a great stabilized lens. Cant wait to see what the R5 II ...
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Pt48653pt
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Posted Mar 14, 2024
Excellent camers
Have owened for 6 months and its everything I have expected.
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outsider
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Posted Mar 8, 2024
Best camera for wildlife
I have had my r5 for over a year and it is a fantastic camera for wildlife. I couple it with my EF lenses and have had nothing but great success.
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Dianalynnz
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Posted Feb 16, 2024
The Canon R 5 is perfect for astrophotography/wildlife/landscape photo
I've had my R 5 for almost 2 years and I love it! I shoot mainly astrophotography/wildlife/landscape., and The R5 is awesome in all categories of photography. Performs extremely well in low light and cropping an image from far distances. The videos I take wirh the R5 are fantastic. It's not too heavy and is easy to use. Perfect for out in the field. I love my R5. It's...
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Franco919
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Posted Jan 22, 2024
Amazing R5
I’ve owned Canon SLR’s forever and decided to try the R5 mirrorless camera. The image resolution is by far the best I’ve seen. If you’re familiar with Canon Camera’s, you’ll find the R5 intuitive and easy to use. This was a really good choice for me.
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Luke12
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Posted Dec 24, 2023
Solid R Series Camera
Excellent camera and really nice upgrade to 6D. In body stabilization particularly for unstabilized lenses, upgrade to autofocus and additional resolution are all welcome and significant differences. View finder is bright and clear and additional information displayed, a level, manual focus guide and other data make it a pleasure to use. If one can pick one up on sale i...
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JLV2023
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Posted Nov 30, 2023
Great photos but freezes often even after firmware update
The image quality is incredible from this camera, and the AF system is really impressive. The menu is intuitive. But there's no point in having crisp hi res photos and perfect focus if the camera is constantly freezing up during *the* important moments. This camera freezes up every 5 minutes or so once you've been shooting for over an hour. It's so weird because the vie...
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mikey12654
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Posted Nov 24, 2023
My R5
My R5 worked well with my adapted EF L-lenses I had when I first got my camera, the IBIS also worked well with my Sigma 50mm Art lens. These days all my lenses are RF but kept the Sigma Art lens. I gotta say that the L-series RF lenses are awesome but if you can afford it then get the RF 100-500 lens, it's like that lens was made to use on the R5! I bought mine for it's...
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Tomvette
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Posted Nov 14, 2023
Superb auto focus
I’ve owned my R5 and it’s been great so far. The best assets of this camera is the superb focusing system. I do a reasonable amount of bird photography and the system does a great job of focusing on the eye. The camera has good grain control at high iso. I use the camera with EF glass ( 70-200 2.8 iii, 24-70 2.8 II, etc.
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JHUSA
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Posted Nov 4, 2023
Great camera until it freezes up...which is often
If you use the camera for more than I'd say 20-30 minutes, camera starts freezing up every 5-10 minutes and turning the camera off and on doesn't always fix it. You'll be shooting and suddenly it won't focus. The screen is still working so it looks like everything is fine but nothing actually responds, you can't press any buttons or focus or go to playback mode or anyth...
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