What We Know About Canon EOS R3 Camera

Here is everything we know about the Canon EOS R3 camera. In this post we’ve tried to cover up-to-date specifications for both rumored and official, latest press text as well as product videos.

Canon EOS R3 will be able to capture oversampled 4K, with support for Canon Log3 and Raw internal recording.

The Canon EOS R3 full-frame mirrorless camera is already listed at B&H Photo. This will be the Canon’s answer to the Sony A1 and Nikon Z9 with the new EOS R3 full-frame mirrorless camera. You can see the highlighted new information in bold.

Updated Canon EOS R3 Specifications

New full-frame stacked BSI CMOS sensor
Eye control AF, dual pixel CMOS AF
Subject tracking with deep learning
Continuous shooting up to 30 fps
The Canon EOS R3 is not the flagship camera
The R3 sensor may not be produced by Canon
“Resolution trick” (pixel-shift?)
Next-generation of DPAF system (quad-pixel AF?)
CFExpress memory cards
Uses Canon LP-E19 battery
Magnesium-alloy camera body
Vary-angle touchscreen
Multi and smart controller equipped
New accessory shoe
Weather sealing as the EOS-1D line
Autofocus down to -7 EV
5Ghz Wi-Fi
Lens + body image stabilization (up to 8 EV)
Improved face and eye detection, improved AF tracking for eyes, people, animals, and motorsports (cars and motorbikes)
4K Log3 and 4K oversampling
RAW video internal recording
Wireless file transfer
30 fps electronic shutter with AF/AE tracking
4K Canon Log3
Speedlite flash shooting with electronic shutter

Latest press release on the Canon EOS R3 :

HONG KONG, 2 JUN 2021 — Canon Inc. announced today additional specifications of the highly anticipated and currently-in-development EOS R3 full-frame mirrorless camera. Based on the concept of high speed, high sensitivity and high reliability, the EOS R3 is designed to provide a high-level of functionality required to meet the needs of professional and enthusiast users.

Newly Announced Details of EOS R3 Full-frame Mirrorless Camera:

Excellent low-light condition shooting performance

Low-light AF brightness range: minimum EV -7.0

Coordinated Control IS technology offers 8-stop shake compensation by coordinating the In-body IS and Lens Optical IS

Powerful Autofocus System to Support High-Speed Performance

Up to approx. 30 FPS [1] continuous shooting with RAW is possible

New tracking subject – motorsports (car/bike) is possible using deep learning technology

Speedlite shooting with electronic shutter is possible

Dual card slots accommodating CFexpress card and SD card

Advanced Movie Recording Performance Satisfying Professional Users

Features oversampling 4K movie recording

Supports internal recording of RAW movie

Supports Canon Log 3

Movie Servo AF is able to track people, animal and motorsports subjects during movie recording

Professional Reliability and Network Capabilities

Magnesium-alloy body

High speed 802.11ac (5GHz) Wi-Fi and wired LAN port are provided

Powered by Battery Pack LP-E19

Equipped with a new accessory shoe that can provide data communication and power. It will support new accessories

Appearance and Operability based on EOS-1 series and EOS R5

Multi Controllers are available

Smart Controllers as found in EOS-1D X Mark III are added (an optical pointing device integrated with AF-ON button)

Features a side-opening Vari-angle LCD monitor

3 individual dials as found in EOS R5