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Canon receives two EISA Awards

The 2021-2022 Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) awards include the following Canon products and comments from the selectors. EOS R5 (Premium Camera) Canon’s highly-specified mirrorless all-rounder is feature-filled and built to last. It produces extremely sharp, high-resolution 45-million-pixel images, while being capable of recording both 8K and 4K video. It also boasts a high-speed, high-precision Dual Pixel CMOS AF II autofocus system, up to 8 stops of in-body image stabilisation, and high-speed continuous shooting at up to 20fps. The AI-based subject-recognition system is capable of detecting and tracking human eyes, faces, and bodies, as well as those of some animals. Combine these features with its robust build and superb handling, and there is probably no assignment that the R5 cannot take care of. RF 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM While most manufacturers have built up their full-frame mirrorless lens ranges by replicating their most popular SLR designs, Canon has consist...

EOS R5 firmware version 1.4.0

Firmware Version 1.4.0 for the EOS R5 incorporates the following fixes and enhancements: 1 . Adds support for outputting 8K/30p/10-bit video signals for ProRes RAW recording to ATOMOS' Ninja V+ recorder via HDMI. 2. Adds support for movie recording when the camera is connected to the CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S or CN-E70-200mm T4.4 L IS KAS S EF cinema lenses. 3. Adds simultaneous movie recording capability on card 1 and card 2, however RAW movies and RAW (Light) movies cannot be recorded simultaneously on card 1 and card 2. 4. Adds support for the VPG 400 (Video Performance Guarantee Profile), a standard based on the CFexpress 2.0 specification. 5. Improves operation stability when using the RF400mm F2.8 L IS USM and RF600mm F4 L IS USM. 6. Fixes an issue in which, during HDMI connection, if the camera's screen turns off, a zebra pattern is displayed via the HDMI output. 7. Fixes an issue in which sufficient image stabilisation effects may not be attained immediately afte...