Canon EOS R3
Canon EOS R3 was announced on 14th September 2021. This development of this camera was announced in April 2021. Canon EOS R3 is the highest-end full-frame mirrorless camera by Canon to date. According to Canon, it is a combination of the best features of EOS R5 and EOS-1D X Mark III.
To quote Canon, “The EOS R3 is designed to satisfy the most demanding expectations in a camera – emphasizing speed, performance, and reliability.”
Canon EOS R3 Specifications
| Lens Mount | Canon RF mount |
| Image Sensor | |
| Sensor Size | 36.0 x 24.0 mm |
| Pixel Size | 6.00 µm |
| Number of Pixels | Total – 26.7 Effective – 24.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | Back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor (compatible with Dual Pixel CMOS AF) |
| Maximum resolution | 6000 x 4000 px |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 |
| Processor | DIGIC X |
| Color Filter System | RGB primary color filters |
| Low Pass Filter | Installed in front of the image sensor, non-detachable |
| Sensor Cleaning System | – Self Cleaning Sensor Unit – Dust Delete Data acquisition and appending – Manual cleaning (by hand) |
| Image Stabilization | 5-axis Image Stabilization (up to 8-Stops advantage depending on the lens used) |
| Exposure | |
| Metering Method | Real-time metering with image sensor (384 zones [24×16 zone metering]) |
| Metering Modes | – Evaluative metering – Partial metering (approx. 5.9% of the area at the center of the screen) – Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) – Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | EV -3 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) (Still Photo Shooting) |
| Exposure Modes | – Scene Intelligent Auto – Flexible-priority AE (Fv) – Program AE (P) – Shutter-priority AE (Safety shift possible) (Tv) – Aperture-priority AE (Safety shift possible) (Av) – Manual exposure (M) – Bulb – Custom shooting mode C1, C2, C3 |
| Exposure Compensation | Manual : ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments AEB : ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| AE Lock | – Auto AE lock – Manual AE lock |
| ISO Range | Normal : ISO 100 – 102400 (in 1/3- or 1-stop increments) Extended : ISO 50 – 20480 |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter Type | – Mechanical – Electronic Shutter |
| Electronic Front Curtain Shutter | Yes |
| Shutter Speed | Mechanical Shutter : 1/8000 to 30 sec. (in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments) bulb Electronic 1st-curtain : 1/8000 to 30 sec. (in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments) bulb Electronic Shutter : 1/64000 sec., 1/32000 sec., 1/16000 sec., 1/12800 sec., 1/10000 sec., 1/8000 sec. to 30 sec. (in 1/3- or 1/2-stop incremements), bulb |
| Synchronized shutter speed for flash | Mechanical Shutter : 1/200 sec. Elec. 1st-curtain : 1/250 sec. Electronic Dhutter : 1/180 sec. |
| Shutter Release | Soft-touch electromagnetic release |
| Focusing | |
| Focus Type | Dual Pixel CMOS AF |
| AF Points | AF area: Horizontal: Approx. 100% x Vertical: Approx. 100% Stills: Max. 1053 zones (39 x 27) Movies: Max. 819 zones (39 x21) |
| Focus Modes | One Shot Servo AF Automatic selection: 1053 Available AF areas when automatically selected Manual selection: 1-point AF |
| AF Area | Spot AF – Flexible Zone AF 1 1-point AF – Flexible Zone AF 2 Expand AF Area (Above, below, left and right/Around) – Flexible Zone AF 3 Expand AF Area (Around) – Whole area AF |
| Subject Detection | People, Animals, Vehicles, No Priority |
| Focusing brightness range (still photos) | EV -7.5 to 20 (f/1.2 lens*, center AF point, One-Shot AF, at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) Except RF lenses with a Defocus Smoothing (DS) coating. |
| Focusing brightness range (in movie recording) | EV -4.5 to 20 (f/1.2 lens*, center AF point, One-Shot AF,at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, and 29.97 fps.) Except RF lenses with a Defocus Smoothing (DS) coating. |
| AF Assist Beam | Emitted by built in LED |
| Other Features | Eye control |
| White Balance | |
| Colour Temperature Range | 2500K ~ 10000K |
| Preset | Auto (Ambience priority/White priority) / Daylight / Shade / Cloudy / Tungsten light / White fluorescent light / Flash / Custom (Custom WB) |
| White Balance Compensation | Blue/amber bias: ±9 levels Magenta/green bias: ±9 levels Shifted from the color tempurate of the current WB mode. Blue/amber and magenta/green shift can be set at the same time. |
| Drive | |
| Drive Modes | Continuous shooting / Self Timer / Multiple Exposure / Focus Bracketing / Interval Timer / Bulb Timer / Multi-Shot NR |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | Mechanical shutter / 1st curtain electronic shutter : 12 fps. (up to 1000+ JPEG or 1000 RAW images) Electronic shutter : 30 fps (up to 540 JPEG or 150 RAW images) |
| AE Bracketing | +/-3 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments |
| White Balance Bracketing | 3, 2, 5 or 7 bracketed images per shutter release – selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/Green bias |
| Self-timer | 10-sec. delay, 2-sec. delay |
| Interval Timer Shooting | Built-in |
| Flash | |
| Built-in-Flash | No |
| Compatible Speed Lights | Canon EX and EL series Speedlites |
| Flash Metering | – Evaluative (Face Priority) – Evaluative – Average |
| Dedicated Flash System | E-TTL |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments. |
| Second Curtain Synchronisation | Yes, via Speedlite |
| External Flash Connection | Hot Shoe, PC Terminal |
| Still Image Output | |
| File Format | JPEG, HEIF, RAW (CR3, 14 bit RAW format), C-RAW (Canon original) |
| Number of Recorded Pixels | 3:2 Aspect Ratio Large/RAW/C-RAW: 6000 x 4000 Medium: 3984 x 2656 Small 1: 2976 x 1984 Small 2: 2400 x 1600 1.6x (Crop)* Large/RAW/C-RAW: 3744 x 2496 Small 2: 2400 x 1600 4:3 Aspect Ratio Large: 5328 x 4000 Medium: 3552 x 2664 Small 1: 2656 x 1992 Small 2: 2112 x 1600 RAW/C-RAW: 6000 x 4000 16:9 Aspect Ratio Large: 6000 x 3368 Medium: 3984 x 2240 Small 1: 2976 x 1680 Small 2: 2400 x 1344 RAW/C-RAW: 6000 x 4000 1:1 Aspect Ratio Large: 4000 x 4000 Medium: 2656 x 2656 Small 1: 1984 x 1984 Small 2: 1600 x 1600 RAW/C-RAW: 6000 x 4000 • Values for Recording Pixels are rounded to the nearest 100,000. • RAW/C-RAW images are generated in [3:3], and the set aspect ration is appended. • JPEG images are generated in the set aspect ratio. • These aspect rations (Medium / Small 2 / Small 2) and pixel counts also apply to resizing. |
| RAW + JPEG / HEIF Simultaneous Recording | Simultaneous recording of any combination of RAW/C-RAW and JPEG/HEIF image-recording quality is supported. |
| Color Space | Selectable between sRGB and Adobe RGB |
| Picture Style | Auto / Standard / Portrait / Landscape / Fine Detail / Neutral / Faithful / Monochrome / User Defined 1–3 • In Scene Intelligent Auto, [Auto] will be set automatically. • [Standard] is the default setting for [User Def. 1–3]. |
| HDR PQ Shooting | Disable / Enable |
| Video Output | |
| File Format | – MP4 Video: 4K DCI/ UHD (17:9 / 16:9), Full HD (16:9) – 4K/ Full HD: AVC/H.265 variable (average) bit rate, Audio: Linear PCM – 4K/ Full HD: MPEG4 AVC/H.264 variable (average) bit rate, Audio: Linear PCM – 6K RAW: 12-bit CRM Audio: Linear PCM |
| File size Frame rate | – 6K DCI (17:9) 6000 x 3164 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) RAW – 4K DCI (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame / light inter frame – 4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame7 – Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) intra or inter frame – Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 HDR (29.97, 25 fps) inter frame |
| Movie Length | Max duration 6 hours. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4 GB file limit with exFAT formatted card. |
| Viewfinder | |
| Type | OLED color electronic viewfinder; approx. 5.76 million dots resolution |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% vertically and horizontally relative to the shooting image area (with image quality L, at approx. 23mm eyepoint) |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 23mm (at -1 m-1 from the eyepiece lens end) |
| Diopter Adjustment | Approx. -4.0 to + 2.0 m-1 (dpt) |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.76x |
| Diagonal Angle of View | Approx. 35.7 degrees (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1) |
| Built-In Eye Sensor | Yes |
| Depth of Field Preview | Yes, via customised button |
| LCD Monitor | |
| Type | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor (Vari-angle design) |
| Size | 3.2-inch (screen aspect ratio of 3:2) 3.15 in./8.01cm diagonal (2.63 in./6.67cm width, 1.75 in./4.44cm height) |
| Dots | Approx. 4.15 million dots |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% vertically/horizontally |
| Brightness Control | Manually adjustable to one of seven brightness levels |
| Viewing Angle (Horizontally/Vertically) | Approx. 170° vertically and horizontally |
| Touch Screen Operations | Capacitive method with menu functions, Quick Control settings, playback operations, and magnified display. AF point selection in still and Movies, touch shutter is possible in still photo shooting. |
| Coating | Clear View LCD II – Anti-smudge coating applied. – Anti-reflection coating not applied. |
| Features | – Highlight Alert – Histogram – Quick Control screen |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Standard | IEEE 802.11a/ac/b/g/n |
| Transmission Method | – DS-SS modulation (IEEE 802.11b) – OFDM modulation (IEEE 802.11g/n/a/ac) |
| Transition Frequency (Central Frequency) | 2.4 GHz band Frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz Channels: 1 to 11 channels 5 GHz band Frequency: 5180 to 5825 MHz Channels: 36 to 165 channels |
| Encryption | AES / WEP / TKIP |
| Access mode | – Camera access point mode – Infrastructure mode |
| Bluetooth | |
| Standard | Bluetooth Specification Version 5.0 compliant (Bluetooth low energy technology) |
| Transmission Method | GFSK modulation |
| Terminal | |
| Digital interface | USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2) |
| HDMI output | HDMI micro OUT terminal Type D |
| Ethernet Terminal | RJ-45 Terminal |
| Microphone input terminal | 3.5mm diameter stereo mini jack |
| Headphone terminal | 3.5mm diameter stereo mini jack |
| Storage Media | CFexpress card – Type B: Card slot SD card – SD card speed class-compatible. – Compatible with UHS-II – Eye-Fi cards and Multimedia cards (MMC) are not supported. |
| Operation Environment | |
| Operating Temperature | 32–104°F / 0–+40°C |
| Operating Humidity | 85% or less |
| Power | |
| Supplied Battery | LP-E19 (LP-E4N is also compatible) |
| USB Charging | Capable when camera is turned off |
| Power Source | – AC adapter – AC-E19 – DC coupler – DR-E19 |
| Battery life for still images | |
| Battery Life | – Viewfinder – Power Saving : 620 / Smooth : 440 – Screen – Power Saving : 860 / Smooth : 760 |
| Power Saving | Power turns off after 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1, 3, 5, 10 or 30 mins |
| Physical | |
| Material | Magnesium Alloy body and polycarbonate with glass fibre |
| Weight | – Body (including battery and CFexpress card) : Approx. 1015g – Body only : Approx. 822g |
| Dimensions | Approx. 150 x 142.6 x 87.2mm |
| Accessories Included |