Canon EOS R8 (RF24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM)

Released February 8, 2023

Canon EOS R8 (RF24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM)

Key specifications
  • Approx. 24.2MP full-frame CMOS sensor & approx. 461g
  • 4K 60p (6K oversampled) with Canon Log 3 & FHD 180p
  • Up to 40 fps & EOS iTR AF X
Available Colors
Pricing

High Level

Features and Full Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS

Image sensor

24.2 megapixels, full-frame (36.0 x 24.0 mm) CMOS sensor

Image processor

DIGIC X

Lens mount

Canon RF mount

Compatible lenses

Canon RF and RF-S lenses, Canon EF and EF-S lenses (EF-EOS R mount adapter required)

RECORDING SYSTEM

Recording media

1 memory card, • 1 x SD, SDHC, SDXC memory card (UHS-II compatible)

Pixels recorded

RAW/C-RAW, HEIF, JPEG Large: Approx. 24.2 MP (6000 x 4000), HEIF, JPEG Medium: Approx. 10.6 MP (3984 x 2656), HEIF, JPEG Small 1: Approx. 5.9 MP (2976 x 1984), HEIF, JPEG Small 2: Approx. 3.8 MP (2400 x 1600)

AUTOFOCUS

Focus method

Dual Pixel CMOS AF II

AF method

Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF area (above/below/left/right/around), Flexible Zone AF 1/2/3, Whole area AF

Available AF point positions

Stills: Max. 4897 positions (83 x 59) Movies: Max. 4067 positions (83 x 49)

Available AF areas when automatically selected

Stills: Max. 1053 zones (39 x 27), Movies: Max. 1053 zones (39 x 27)

Subject detection AF

EOS iTR AF X (Intelligent Tracking & Recognition) – Automatic / People Priority / Animal Priority / Vehicle Priority

Focusing brightness range

Stills: EV -6.5 to 21, f/1.2 lens (except RF lenses with a DS coating), center AF point, One-Shot AF, at room temperature and ISO 100 Movies: EV -4.0 to 21 (4K), EV -4.5 to 21 (Full HD), f/1.2 lens (except RF lenses with a DS coating), center AF point, One-Shot AF, at room temperature. ISO 100, and 29.97/25.00 fps

EXPOSURE CONTROL

Metering sensor

384 zones (24 x 16) metering using image sensor output signals

Metering mode

Stills: Evaluative metering, Partial metering, Spot metering, Center-weighted average Movies: Evaluative metering (when faces are detected), Center-weighted average (when no faces are detected, when set to Canon Log 3)

Metering brightness range

Stills: EV -3 to 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100) Movies: EV -1 to 20 (at room temperature, ISO 100)

Shooting mode

Stills: Scene Intelligent Auto, Hybrid Auto, Special Scene Mode, Creative Filters, Fv, P, Tv, Av, Manual, Long Bulb Exposure*, Custom Shooting Modes (C1/C2) *previously Bulb Exposure Movies; Scene Intelligent Auto, Special Scene Mode (HDR Movie), Creative Filters, P, Tv, Av, Manual, Custom Shooting Modes (C1/C2)

ISO speed (recommended exposure index)

Stills: ISO 100-102400*, expandable to L (ISO 50), H (ISO 204800) (ISO 200-102400 with Highlight tone priority set) *Expanded ISO cannot be set during HDR mode Movies: ISO 100-25600* expandable to H (ISO 102400) (ISO 200-25600 with Highlight tone priority set)

Exposure compensation / AEB

± 3 stops in 1/3 or 1/2-stop increments

HDR PQ

Recording format

Stills: HEIF, Mmovies: MP4

Bit depth

10-bit

Colour sampling

YCbCr 4:2:2

HDR standards

Rec. ITU-R BT.2100 (PQ)

SHUTTER

Shutter mode

Electronic 1st curtain, Electronic

Shutter speed

Electronic 1st curtain: 1 / 4000 secs. - 30 secs. Electronic shutter: 1 / 16000 secs. - 30 secs. Movie recording: 1 / 8000 secs. - 1 / 25 secs.

X-sync

Electronic 1st-curtain: 1 / 200 secs.

DRIVE SYSTEM

High-speed continuous shooting

Electronic 1st curtain shutter: Max. approx. 6 shots / sec. Electronic shutter: Max. approx. 40 shots / sec.

MOVIE RECORDING

Movie recording size

4K UHD (3840 x 2160) (Uncropped/Cropped), Full HD (1920 x 1080) (Uncropped/Cropped)

Frame rate

4K UHD/4K UHD Crop: 59.94p / 50.00p / 29.97p / 25.00p / 23.98p 4K UHD time-lapse: 29.97p / 25.00p High frame rate movie Full HD: 179.82p / 150.00p / 119.88p / 100.00p Full HD: 59.94p / 50.00p / 29.97p / 25.00p / 23.98p Time-lapse Full HD: 29.97p / 25.00p HDR movie Full HD: 29.97p / 25.00p Creative filters Full HD: 29.97p / 25.00p / 23.98p

Canon Log

Canon Log 3

SCREEN

Screen type

Vari-angle, TFT colour, LCD touch screen

Screen size and dots

7.62 cm / 3.0 in. (3:2) with approx. 1.62 million dots

VIEWFINDER

Viewfinder type

OLED colour electronic viewfinder

Viewfinder size and dots

1.0 cm / 0.39 in. (3:2) with approx. 2.36 million dots

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Standards compliance

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n equivalent

Transmission frequency (Center frequency)

2.4GHz band (2412-2462 MHz)*

Compatible devices

Smart devices, computer and FTP server

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Ver. 4.2

INTERFACES

Digital terminal

SuperSpeed Plus USB (USB 3.2 Gen 2) equivalent, USB Type-C

HDMI output terminal

Type D, supports 4K 60p output

External microphone input & headphone terminal

Available

Remote control terminal

Available

POWER

Battery

LP-E17

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Dimensions (W x H x D) (CIPA compliant)

132.5 x 86.1 x 70.0 mm

Weight (CIPA compliant)

Approx. 461g / 16.26 oz. (including battery and memory card)

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