After lab testing the Canon R5 with internal Canon RAW here and external ProRes RAW here, we are now running the new Canon EOS R5 C through our lab test procedures. Interested how it fares in comparison? Then read on … The Canon R5 showed a bit of a mixed bag when running it through our lab, as it showed quite promising results in Canon RAW, however with a very noisy image. But it fell short in internal 8k H.265 recording, exhibiting a rather low dynamic range (10.1 stops at a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 2 with CLog 3) – mainly because the noise floor of the camera was cut off with no further stops available. The Canon EOS R5 C in our CineD lab. Image credit: CineD Now we were quite curious to see if that behavior would be different with the Canon EOS R5 C – “C” for the cinema version? Spoiler alert: yes and no. Rolling Shutter The rolling shutter is exactly the same as for the R5 – we measure 15.5ms for 8K DCI full frame mode (less is better): Rolling shutter of the Canon R5 C. Image credit: CineD This is a rather good result, very similar to the Sony A1 for example (lab test here). However, the Sony a7S III for example shows only 8.7ms in comparison (lab test here). In APS-C 5.9K CRAW mode, the Canon R5 C exhibits 11.5ms rolling shutter. Dynamic Range Before we start, the Canon EOS R5 C has...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 11 July, 2022