The Canon EOS R1 Hits The Fastest Readout Speed We've Seen

Very underrated camera for both stills and video. I love mine, it matches the C80 very well and it's plenty sharp on the stills side.
1-1.5 stops high ISO performance advantage over the R5II. I'm not afraid to shoot at 12,800 ISO and beyond
 
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This article doesn't sound at all neutral, almost more like a Canon marketing blurb. And even threatening to delete posts relating to certain critical topics.
I prefer more balanced, neutral reporting on any matter, including on Canons flagship.

And yes, I have it, and yes, I enjoy it very very much, but that doesn't mean it's the perfect camera, or that nothing critical can or should be said about it. At the top end, design decisions are always compromises in another area, and the R1 is no exception. Including design decisions regarding readout speed vs dynamic range, and ISO sensitivity/burst rate vs resolution.

It's always welcome to get more hard data, though. Thanks for reporting on that bit.
 
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This article doesn't sound at all neutral, almost more like a Canon marketing blurb. And even threatening to delete posts relating to certain critical topics.
I prefer more balanced, neutral reporting on any matter, including on Canons flagship.

And yes, I have it, and yes, I enjoy it very very much, but that doesn't mean it's the perfect camera, or that nothing critical can or should be said about it. At the top end, design decisions are always compromises in another area, and the R1 is no exception. Including design decisions regarding readout speed vs dynamic range, and ISO sensitivity/burst rate vs resolution.

It's always welcome to get more hard data, though. Thanks for reporting on that bit.

Where in the article did it say it was "perfect"? Or do you just want to be pedantic?

I would like more button mapping options, there are some tweaks to pre-capture that I'd like to see. That weird splash screen about movie.

I am going to say good stuff about a fantastic camera. That ain't bias. Go to PetaPixel if you want to see bias... it's a gleaming beacon there.



Maybe the word in the name of the site isn't understoond. It doesn't mean the weapon. So yes, there will be "fanboy" tones at times. If you haven't seen me be critical of Canon, which happens a lot. Then you just don't want to see it.
 
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Where in the article did it say it was "perfect"? Or do you just want to be pedantic?
My impression of the article, after reading it, is that the phrasing isn't neutral. I would have preferred it if it were more so. That's all I intended to convey.
You're probably right that there's other places that are even more biased. You won't see me there.
 
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My impression of the article, after reading it, is that the phrasing isn't neutral. I would have preferred it if it were more so. That's all I intended to convey.
You're probably right that there's other places that are even more biased. You won't see me there.

Critical = Neutral ... Positive and excited = Not Neutral. My writing style is what it is. I can't believe I have actually written for a living. I was so bad in English class.

So... I think it's a you problem, and we line up a bit differently. I'll have the natural "fanboy" bias because I hate Sony.
 
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Critical = Neutral ... Positive and excited = Not Neutral

That's a you problem.
Yes, to be neutral you’d have had to clearly state that while the R1 has the fastest readout speed among rolling shutter cameras, it is infinitely slower than the [insert multiple superlatives here] Sony a9 III. You’d also have to blithely ignore the lower DR of the a9 III. Because neutrality.
 
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The R1's 4k120fps is not fully sampled, ie not oversampled, so its readout speed for that mode isn't really applicable or comparable since each system that doesn't oversample uses a different sub-sampling algorithm (line skipping, binning, etc..).
 
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I purchased the R1 at launch and compared it at length to my Sony A9III. For my use the Sony is the better camera. Much more travel friendly, better AF, No overheating, better third party support, superior IBIS.

Not to say the Canon was bad, but in every practical way, it felt essentially the same as my R3.

As for readout speed… nothing is faster than the A9III.
 
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Very underrated camera for both stills and video. I love mine, it matches the C80 very well and it's plenty sharp on the stills side.
1-1.5 stops high ISO performance advantage over the R5II. I'm not afraid to shoot at 12,800 ISO and beyond
For what it's worth if you're using DXO Photolab 8 shooting at 12,800ISO with a R5MkII renders an image you'd swear was ISO200 and NO loss of detail. So ISO is rendered a thing of the past. Good luck using anything Adobe....not in that league. Topaz Photo AI runs a close 2nd.
 
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For what it's worth if you're using DXO Photolab 8 shooting at 12,800ISO with a R5MkII renders an image you'd swear was ISO200 and NO loss of detail. So ISO is rendered a thing of the past. Good luck using anything Adobe....not in that league. Topaz Photo AI runs a close 2nd.
Right! Topaz AI does a very good job. Formerly, I always hesitated to go higher than ISO 1600. Now, those fears are gone!
 
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