Re: Canon issued a statment regarding the overheating of the R5
Jesse Evans wrote:
People were only free to start speculating about it because Canon published the overheating specifications.
And, well, some people were legitimately disappointed in their inability to record unlimited 8k downsampled 4k30, others were looking for a reason to confirm their belief in the Canon Cripple Hammer, and others (like me) were extremely happy that Canon chose overheating and high specs than either:
1. Bloating the camera to add cooling.
2. Ruining weather sealing to add cooling.
3. Decreasing the sensor resolution to allow unlimited 4k60/120.
Other companies don't publish their overheating specifications and expectations, and also don't include a timer for expected thermal capacity.
For example, the A7sII will overheat at room temperature when shooting 4k30 after about 40 minutes based on user testing &feature=emb_title
Note that this is user testing to determine what the situation is, because Sony didn't publish anything.
So, let's put this in to perspective:
The Canon R5 is capable of unlimited 4k30 (when using pixel binning rather than 8k oversampling) 10-bit 4:2:2 internal recording at room temperature, which means that it should satisfy basically anybody using this to film wedding ceremonies.
For 4k60, 4k120, and 8k modes, it is extremely unlikely that people will encounter scenarios in which they are highly inconvenienced by the thermal capacity, especially in light of the incoming firmware update that will add 1080p120 which should not overheat anywhere nearly as quickly. And for those that are highly inconvenienced by it, they should likely buy something like the Panasonic S1H, or perhaps even the A7sIII if it lives up to the rumored specifications, as they have more exotic movie making needs than they have photographic needs. They still won't be able to film a segment in 8k though, no matter how long or short it is.
Canon has made it extremely clear and easily accessible to users to determine whether the thermal capacity of the R5 and R6 will be an issue for them, and started doing so on the day the camera was announced.
I am not bashing Canon on anything to be clear. I actually find the R5 to be the first camera in over a decade where they have actually pushed the limits in a good way. They seem to be leaving it to the user to figure out how to squeeze what they need from it and not crippling it unnecessarily. Canon did the right thing with the R5 and they really had no choice. I don't think they could afford to offer another underwhelming MILC camera. I like what they have done with the R5 and likely the R6 too. This comes on the heals of the M6/2 which I think was a very good followup to the M6. I hope this marks a new mentality from Canon to push the envelope and not decide to cripple their products for no good reason regarding the end user.
Jul 16, 2020 at 04:26 PM
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