Someone today asked how the Canon R5 handles high ISO. I happened to shoot in the same place on different days with the Canon 1DX Mark II and the Canon R5.
Let’s see how they compare in the high ISO area.
Black-crested titmouse ISO 2500 with the Canon 1DXBlack-crested titmouse ISO 2500 with the Canon 1Dx at 100%Black-crested titmouse ISO 4000 with the Canon R5Black-crested titmouse, ISO 4000 with the Canon R5 at 100%
White-tailed deer, Canon 1DX Mark II, ISO 2500. Enlarged to 100% on the right.
White-tailed deer with Canon R5, ISO 3200. Enlarged to 100% on the right.
Chipping sparrow Canon R5, ISO 6400, enlarged to 100%
Chipping sparrow Canon R5, ISO 6400 with Noise Reduction, enlarged to 100%
Chipping sparrow Canon R5, ISO 5000 with Noise Reduction, enlarged to 100%
I’m not seeing much different. In my opinion, the Canon R5 handles high ISO as well as the Canon 1DX Mark II.
Canon R5 auto focus method is on face tracking and Eye Detection enabledCanon R5 auto focus method is on Face Tracking for animals.Wild turkey in a grassy field in the Texas Hill Country. With my Canon 1DX, I would have used one focus point and moved it to the turkey’s face. With the Canon R5, I simply switch to Animal Face and Eye Detection and the camera locks on to the turkey’s eye.
Watch how the eye of the turkey stays in focus as it moves its head.
The eye stays in focus.
The eye stays in focus.
This green tree frog was deep in the reeds. I switched to Animal Face and Eye Detect and the camera locked on immediately.
Black-crested titmouse are twitchy birds. They don’t stay still. Watch how the eye focus stays with the bird.
Eye focus moves to the top of the frame.
Eye focus stays with the bird
Ruby-crowned kinglet is a hyper-active little bird. It was deep in the brush, so I moved to Animal Face and Eye Detection then the Canon R5 found the bird.
Lesser scaup with the eye detection on the male on the right.
This is what we see through the viewfinder as the focus method is changed.
Kathy Adams Clark 