[Tech review]: How a music photographer delighted to use Canon EOS RP

Are you on the lookout for a new mirrorless camera? Canon Philippines has a wide range of mirrorless camera such as EOS RP.

 

The sleek, full frame mirrorless camera which has the 26.2 megapixels CMOS full-frame sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS AF, and compatible with RF which a EF and EF-S lenses can be attached using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R, or Drop-In Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R.

The Canon system is different from others; that the unit is lighter and using F70-200mm F2.8 lens…it’s perfect for music photographer. I was in awe with the quality of the photos that I took. I seldom using Lightroom.

Here are some sample shots using Canon EOS RP:

 

 

With the capability of EOS RP for videos, the crisp quality of 4k video is clear. Here’s the sample of a video that I took during a KPOP show.

 

 

 

 

Specification for Canon EOS RP

BY Modes One-Shot AF, Servo AF, Manual
AF Point Selection Automatic Selection, Manual Selection
OF System Points Max. 4,779 selectable AF point positions / Up to 143 AF areas (auto selection)
Built-in Flash
Continuous Shooting Speed (Shots Per Sec) (Up To) 5 (One-Shot AF) / 4 (Servo AF)
Dimensions (Excl. Protrusions) (mm) (Approx.) 132.5 × 85.0 × 70.0
Effective ISO 100 – 40,000 (W:50, H1:51,200, H1:102,400)
Effective Pixels (Megapixels) 26.2
Exposure Compensation Stills: Manual: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments, AEB: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments. Movie recording: ±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Eye Detection AF Available: One-Shot AF / Servo AF
Flash Modes
Image Resolution 6240 × 4160 (L), 4160 × 2768 (M), 3120 × 2080 (S1), 2400 × 1600 (S2), 6240 × 4160 (RAW), 6240 × 4160 (C-RAW)
Image Stabilizer 5-axis electronic image stabilisation (Digital IS)
LCD Monitor (Size) (Inch) 3.0
LCD Monitor Resolutions (dots) 1,040,000
Manual Focus Yes
Memory Card Type SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card, UHS-II and UHS-I cards supported
Metering Mode Real-time metering using the image sensor, 384-zone (24×16) metering, Still: Evaluative, Partial, Spot & Center-weighted average. Video: Center-weighted average and Evaluative metering with the image sensor
Movie Format MP4
Optional Power AC Power (Adapter Kit ACK-E18 / USB Power Adapter PD-E1)
Peripheral Connections USB-Type C, HDMI (Type C), Mic-in , headphone, Remote control terminal
Processor Type DIGIC 8
Sensor Size Full-Frame CMOS
Shooting Modes Stills: Scene Intelligent Auto, Special scene (Portrait, Group Photo, Landscape, Sports, Kids, Panning, Close-up, Food, Night Portrait, Handheld Night Scene, HDR Backlight Control, Silent Mode), Flexible-priority AE, Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual exposure, Bulb, Custom shooting modes (C1/C2/C3). Movies: Movie auto exposure, Movie manual exp., HDR movie
Shutter Speed Range (Sec.) 30 – 1/4000, Bulb
Silent Shutter Available: Single Shot
Standard Power Supply Battery Pack LP-E17
Still Image Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, C-RAW+JPEG
Viewfinder Coverage (Approx.) 100%
Viewfinder Type 0.39-inch OLED, 2.36 million dots
Weight (g) (Including the battery and memory card) (Approx.)
*For camera kits, weight includes kit lens(es).
485
White Balance Auto (Ambience priority), Auto (White priority), Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash), Custom, Color temperature setting (approx. 2500–10000 K) White balance correction and white balance bracketing features provided * Flash color temperature information transmission possible
X-sync (sec.) 1/180
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