I TESTED Canon's new FLAGSHIP R1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- I finally got my hands on Canon's new flagship camera, the Canon R1. If you are interested in a Canon R1 unboxing in this video I will do exactly that, as well as show you canon R1 changes and my experience testing the Canon R1. I will tell you that I was Incredibly impressed by what I saw in the Canon R1 vs Canon R3 and I am looking forward to the Canon R1 release date. What can we expect for the Canon R1 price though? It will be around $6,300 USD. Make sure to watch this entire Canon R1 review today.
00:16 Unboxing the Canon R1
01:04 Multi-function buttons
01:53 Voice notes
03:08 Memory card department
03:23 Pre-capture function
04:08 Face recognition
06:35 First image priority
07:43 File size
09:09 Screen settings & menu options
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very nice job with the video. Quick note, the screens are actually different from the R3 to the R1, in terms of size it's the same, but the resolution has been cut in half.
Why did they choose to reduce resolution on the screen? Back screen shooting performance?
A wild Froknows appears!. Someone get Froknows to Vegas for shooting the F1 race!
@@maldzy I don't know the answer, but maybe it was to improve battery life. A lower resolution rear LCD is fine with me. Glad they increased the resolution of the EVF which is more important to me as a photographer.
Really? The R1 is getting worse by the day when the reaction on the camera from Canon's shooters have already been lukewarm at best. But, there is supposed to be a R1X coming I believe to save Canon? That might be different I hope for Canon's sakes.
@@Rascallucci There is no reason to have a high res backscreen- its pointless
Geesh , your R1 review was much better and insightful than other Canon influencers i saw here in YT. Cheers!
The difference is he uses the gear for work on a daily basis. So he should be more knowledgeable than those other guys
cuz most of them aren't actual sports photographers and don't get out in the real world...just MP chasers or something.
dude's an actual pro. others are just youtuber
@@gelade thats where im headed. Canon should be putting their money on real pros on the ground to do reviews for flagship products
jared apalling: this isn't flagship
Canon should sponsor you at this point
Are you sure they don't?
“Cannon sent me this camera to use..”
They're pretty stingy about that and not a lot of photographers get money from them , unless they're commissioned to do promo photos.
you didn't even watch the video 20 secs in huh? ppl these days
@dwzcollege I've heard other TH-camrs who shoot Canon say they got sent gear to trial, and said they aren't sponsored in any way.
“And Multi-21, Kym, Multi-21!” 😂 That’s all I think of every time you said multi function.
Great review! I find so many reviewers don't understand who or what the camera was made for and they flame it because it doesn't do what they want. Every brand and model has it's strengths and weaknesses yet you managed to frame (pun intended) the weaknesses as being irrelevant because, overall, you are happy with the gear. That's a very useful way of reviewing!
I bought the R5M2 this weekend. Was so happy that my local shop had it in stock. No waiting! 😊
I got mine five days after ordering it too
The R5M2 is a great camera. I consider it a smaller / higher R version of the R1, which is exactly why I purchased it.
'"The guys in the Canon booth don't know what the button does..." just floored me. 😂 Bravo, Kim!
Your enthusiasm for the Canon EOS R1 is unmistakable.
Since it was “officially introduced” I have watched (almost) all of the TH-cam films about it.
I'm almost certain that in November I'll give up my two Canon EOS R3s and replace them with two Canon EOS R1s,
When it comes to lenses, I've been using all RF since October 2022...
What a novel review concept. Using a camera for what it was designed for. I found Albert park turn three is great for qualifying "over enthusiasm" shots and pans to turn 4 from the other side of the track. I enjoy the personal views over the corporate spin while respecting those who paid for the show.
Such a great review! Love the hands-on approach and actually giving inside into how you use the camera and how it helps you get the shots you need! Very insightful
Fantastic review and video. Your use of language, voice modulation, lack of filler sounds and filler words and direct, no-nonsense presentation is just perfect. Now I want to see ALL of your videos!
There are plenty to look at. Cheers
Fabulous review Kym!! Real-world reviews are worth so much more than all those “comparisons” of features and functions. Yes, I love a high-res camera, but for 95% of all my engagements I (currently) grab the R3 and deliver beautiful results. I can’t wait until I get my hands on the R1.
Glad it was helpful!
Love the fact that Canon is the go to for you! I started my work as a conflict photojournalist and got two Canon EOS 1D Mark II, and they never failed. Their built like little tanks, and I could litteraly bring it with me all over the world, from Haiti 2010, Obama Peace price, G8 summits, riots, and even on holliday! Had a 105-200mm and a 24-107mm! After having had a child I exited the area of conflict, flak jacket are not essential any more, so now I am stuck with a very nice Canon EOS 5D MK IV and considering going over to the R system! But for some reason, when I bought the MK IV the mirror less camera was not something I wanted to try! Old habbits die hard. 😂 Thanks for the walk trough.
I am considering starting motorsport. Not Formula One yet, but Formula Drift, since lot of my friends work in drifting, and I just might be considering the new R5 and R1. I also did some work for Red Bull drifting back in 2012, so I need to build a portfolio. I got trough the first fews rounds of application forms with FIA. So one day I may be lucky enough to be standing next to you taking photos of a F1 car! 😊 Give me three years. And I'll be accredited for my first race! 🤌
Thanks for your comments here. Very thorough.
They + are = they're. 😉
@@PeterKKraus I know.. English is not my first language. But thanks for pointing out! 😊
@@jonrhagen4469 I hope you didn't feel insulted, it wasn't my intention.
@PeterKKraus Absolutely not! I think it's great to get feedback to better my English writing. So, no worries, mate! 👍 It's better to get a constructive tip here than screw up official work. 😁 And that has happened. 😅
its so nice to see that in the camera industry innovation is still quite a thing that’s important with manufacturers
of course! Why do you think Canon and Nikon switched to Mirrorless? Otherwise, DSLR would still be alive today.
I am actually quite happy that they didn't overdo the pixel size. As in, if your a news photographer. You don't wanna wait 10 minutes for 1 file to be send. You wanna send 100's of files to the news room and then go on shooting. So it being just the amount it is, is fine for me. Quite happy they decided that. I also never got why people wanna have a 50 megapixel or more picture to begin with. Just what it is now is fine. We do not need to forget that all that space that is needed and the stuff that is needed to process this all, will cost a huge load of money to. And nowadays earning enough with news and events photography is already a bit harsh with so much competition and media giving us less and less everyday.
Perfect timing Kym, Use the R3 for boxing but might have to upgrade to R1 at some point. Cheers
Would happily pay for a day's masterclass motorsports photoshoot with this great man.
I recently picked up the R5 mark II and it’s an amazing machine. Canon is doing good work.
I only trust proper pro's for gear reviews, and shooting F1 is a real test all round. I work with the R5, which is very good in many ways, but also the most frustrating camera I've ever used. Maybe that's because I shot Nikon for decades before, and Canon & Nikon really are different like Apple and Windows! Keep us updated on the new R1 Kym as you use it more...👍🙏
I like your calm art :) :D!
Have fun with it :)! nice to see it in the field!
always good to hear your thoughts on gear - some of the new features you mentioned arent actually new though ;)
Kym 1) you should be Canon Ambassador 2) you are so much more professional than the Petapixel or Tony/Chelsea of this world - it is incredible 3) we love your positive spirit, starting with your choice of words - maybe the Aussie touch 4) you consolidate my intention of buying the R1, just after one or two firmware updates. Thank you for everything! Canon has done incredibly well this year and released the best products in their price segments: R5II, R1 but also C400 and C80. What an amazing brand!
Let’s hope Canon read these comments. Cheers.
I hope this never happens. Ambassadors sign contracts where they can’t talk trash about canon. They can talk about caveats but that’s it.
people still watch tony&chelsea?
To be honest a couple of yrs ago I would never known who you was but seen your videos on Facebook and to be honest what you do is very fascinating and would be a great experience following your weekend just to see the professional photographers prospective
Great review Kym!
Glad seeing you again in Monza!
Thank Kym. Using all your info for Feature Film "Men of Steel", Budget looks like $200,000,000 and we will not get to it until 2026 or 2027. Keep on shooting. Your insight is priceless.
Would be cool to see a GPS recording on how you move during a weekend and races..
I will try map this out in Singapore
I'd love that pre-capture. The amount of incidents I've missed over the last few seasons. And the multi function buttons, with the set up I use, if I'm just on one body, it's a pain in the arse on a sunny day if I'm on a pitlane and I've got to turn and shoot into a dark garage to catch a driver. Seeing as though I've not drunk for years I reckon I could sell a kidney if the going rate covers the price!
By coincidence I did post a vid on my own channel yesterday about working as a Touring Car (BTCC/TCR) photographer using the 90d for the last few years (and the couple of million photos I've banged out with them) never considered upgrading until now!
The world's first mirrorless camera with "cross-type" autofocus!!!
Everyone shout that from the rooftops! That's a game-changer improvement in both AF acquisition speed and AF accuracy, in many situations!
Great practical review!
Glad it was helpful!
Love your work 👍🏻
Love the Camera/ photography videos Kym! I would enjoy a follow up, after the rest of your time shooting with the R1 if there are more things worth mentioning.
I no longer have the camera. I think the next time I get my hands on it will be when I own 2 of them
You should be the next Canon Ambassador, your photography would sell hundreds of the R1 bodies 👏👏👏
Bring it on
Fantastic review of the R1 there Kym you should be an explorers of light person for Canon no question about it .
Back in the day, I enjoyed shooting with Canon 5D Mark II. They were much simpler, but got the job done. It's more about the Glass for me and Canon has some good ones. The problem with the programmable buttons is, in a hurry, you'll end up forgetting what button was set for what function. People are so ignorant when it comes to how big the files must be. It was the same way 20 years ago. My first digital camera was 2 megapixels and I still love going back and looking at those images.
Great video Kym! But I've watched just about every R1 video that exists and I haven't seen any images captured with the R1 that I couldn't capture with my R3.
Isn't the light on the bottom left to indicate when the LAN is sending data like a networking switch if you've tethered it to use a network? Great video especially the tip about reducing the menu to your preferred choices.
I use Eye Control on my R3 all the time. It's super handy, but I know some folks can't get it to work well. But so many people crap on it and don't understand it at all. Glad you are not harping on the 24MP. I use my R3 for covers of magazines over the R5 because the files look better. Canon should release a S version of this though for folks who want more MP. A lot want something like the Z9. Maybe the R3 m2 has 45mp, just an idea.
nice review, I'll take one of your R3s when you get the R1. I'm serious.
Great test!
Wow what an excellent bit of kit!
Nice shot of the Aston Martin at 2:58 😘
Very cool. Very happy with my Canon gear.
Great review! So many hidden gems in the customisation menu I didn’t know about! Would be curious to hear your thoughts on the R5 mark II if you get to try it out. They’ve added pre continuous shooting on it too and it’s really enjoyable to use for action and wildlife photography. Autofocus is also greatly improved. Can imagine you’d be able to shoot F1 with it too but much larger files unlike the R1. I think it’s Canon’s best camera on the market.
My Mark two arrived yesterday in Australia. I will see it in Singapore and it would be good for my large panorama shots that I shoot.
It would be nice for canon to show some love to the R3 with some firmware updates. Canon have forgotten about the R3,
which is such a shame.
Idk about that. FW 1.7.1 dropped in march 2024. Numerous fixes and updates in that. Did it deliver a bunch of new features that haven't even been fully released for this new camera? No, but how can it be said they've forgotten about a camera when there were 5ish FW releases in 2023?
I personally would never buy a camera based on the possibility of future feature updates. If it doesnt provide value at the price at the time of buying then i wouldnt buy it.
If i did buy it id be happy with updates but cant blame Canon if they dont make it a new camera 2-3 years later via fw.
The R3 has gotten some absurdly good firmware updates so I'm not sure what that means. They added in the extended recording with higher heat temperature tolerance, face recognition (the 10 faces you can submit in camera and have the camera prioritize them) and they added in 1080p 240fps through a firmware update with that "195 fps" mode. The R3 got a ton of love from Canon.
Go to the Canon website and check you have the latest firmware update. Sounds like you haven't.
@@kpopfanphotos oh, they test many in R3 before making them better in R1.
These features seem so cool! If I still shot professionally I would absolutely love this camera.
It's a pretty amazing piece of kit
Amazing video, though I can't afford an R1 it gives me hope for the future of AF.
I wish I could photograph these things to.
Woooow, Just another review after EVERYONE ELSE...
Hi Kym. Love your videos. Can I ask if you will be able to recommend a setup for someone pretty new to racing photography. I will love to be able to shoot some panned shots in the near future.
"Don't put that bit in."
Lol
05:00 The knurl finished diopter dial such as the ones in Nikon's Z series is better IMO. The half-hidden wheels on Canon bodies are not easy. The dexterity with those wheels is a little limited. The wheels get stuck and become immovable in time. I had to have them serviced at the service centre twice. The hold on diopter dials (like the ones on Nikon Zs) is better and it makes handling easier. Perhaps Canon wants the ergonomics of certain lines to be well-contained instead of projecting out.
from 3:26 is the 2 reason R1 is flagship, shoot before you can see, focus before you can move your hands.
Thanks for your review, pleased you got your hands on one. Good to get a real world use review. You need 20 faces to remember at least, get Canon told 😂.
Very well made video.
Happy to take one off your hands 🙂
Good afternoon. It would be interesting to see in detail how focusing with a matrix works. Isn't the focus dancing like on r3? When you focus on a point on the face, and the face turns out to be in focus, but along the edge of sharpness, while the "points" of sharpness themselves walk across the field of the picture (analogous to the front of focus on dslr cameras and not officially recognized canon problem) . And the second point is whether canon has not been taught to focus the r1 on less contrasting objects and lines... This is a pain for the r3, especially on telephoto lenses.
Your review is better than that fro guy or the other guy full of tattoos!
Merci pour votre excellent retour...il ne me reste plus qu'à économiser, Canon ne voudra pas m'en donner un ;)
The pre-capture doesnt start until you achieve focus lock, so you probably wont get any additional photos when they come around that corner.
I would typically shoot manual for the example I gave there.
R3 also has face focus registration. Did you ever use it? Using precapture on R5ii locks out exposure adjustments. Example: While shutter button is half depressed and precapture is active camera will not accept thumbwheel exposure offset inputs. Does R1 have this same annoying behavior?
I recall buying a Canon A-1 in 1982 when I worked in Saudi Arabia. More money than sense back then🤣
Do yr lenses Kym, camera is one thing… glass is everything! 😊
See my video about my kit that I did at the start of the season for that
thanks for sharing. but i am nikon shooter all my life expect when i went euro in 1991 had disposable camera kodak camera. or when we owned polaroid camera where made photo for you both could not control camera. i love learning about other brands. i like to learn about canon and sony. since camera buddy's do not use social media for camera stuff or facebook like pages for that stuff too.
Thanks for sharing.
The light might be there to illuminate your camera kit bag in low light conditions??
Yo Kym curious, how did you learn so much about photography?? Great video -from an audio nerd
By taking a lot of photos
@@KymIllman 🙂
Now you have to programme 2 new units in November… unless you can export the settings from your test unit?
I forgot to export them anyway so I will not be transferring them
Kim 2 things, 1 a mere curiosity.
What's the tape about over the Canon logo on the camera? is that a directive from Formula one? I'm guessing something to do with the TV side of things?
And my understanding is that "LAN" stands for Local Area Network, so that being right beside the little light I'm assuming may potentially have something to do with the wifi of the camera perhaps?
Kym not sure if you are still using the android wifi FTP setup, can you see how the performance is with the new 6Ghz Wifi 6E? That might be much faster but need a newer hotspot. Also should give you less congestion when near grandstands.
i have a sad new for you, R1 wifi 6E work on 6.0 GHz band Frequency: 5955 to 7095 MH, many coutry only
Adopted 5945-6425 MHz and Considering 6425-7125 MHz. Sure you need know the setup up modern to legit everything.
The face recognition was added to the R3, but I never really got it to work, does it work well with the R1.
2:01 - *VOICE NOTES* - One of my biggest gripes with Canon is that the RATE button and Voice Notes are only recorded to ONE CARD, even when set to redundant recording. It doesn't record to both cards, and I can't understand why.
I've had this issue with the 5D Mk3, 5D Mk4, R5, and R3. I really hope they fix it in the R1, especially since both card slots are the same type on the R1. It will be more difficult to know which one of the two identical (supposedly redundant) cards contains the RATE and voice notes.
That’s interesting, I never use the writ e button and I only use the voice note to send pictures to an editor.
@@KymIllman - I have my cameras set up to record redundantly to both cards, and this is one of my top gripes.
Why can't the *RATE* and *Voice Memo* be written to both cards? It seems like an easy fix.
Hi Kym
When flying do you keep your cameras and batteries as cabin luggage or in the hold?
Cabin
Do you shoot with back button focus? Just at the part about the image priority on the video.
I do.
Hey Kym! I am an aspiring photographer and I would love if you could give me advice on how I can advance in motorsports photography! Thanks! I
I suggest you watch my photography videos on the channel. There are a number of them.
@@KymIllman thanks! I recently got a D850 and I’m looking to start doing motorsports stuff after starting as a landscape/wildlife photographer a few years ago
No BLACKOUT. :)
How is it in low light?
Pricy, but the first EOS-1D (4 mp!) that I bought would be ten grand, USD, in today's dollars.
I still have my Canon F1 and assorted lenses.
It ain’t Sony no bologna….. Try an A1. You won’t look back….. Love your videos…..
They've come a long way from the old Canon AE1 I had.
Kym can you get a adapter for EF and Efs lens?
Yes
Oh you mean the R3 mark ii?!
What do you do with the old camera’s after you get new ones? Do you sell them second hand, keep them for if anything happens with the new camera’s or do something else with the camera’s?
they shoot many, so many. If they change the camera, the censor can die everytime. Shooting full speed with digital camera can make censor can die faster, i don't know, maybe 500k shoot 1M shoot.
@@Ginny.galaxy What are you talking about? lol
Canon for life
Yesss
That 'light' on the back of the camera looks more like a sensor.
Light sensor for the display screen auto brightness probably?
Fingerprint sensor for image authentication? Used in medical/ legal work.
Looks a lot like some optical sensor. In official canon photos you can see a circular (most likely) lens inside the white box. Very similar to what you find under laser mice. What light it captures and whether it also sends light to measure something is hard to tell without opening the camera body. As Canon touch screens don't work with most gloves, it could in theory be a "mouse" that you can use to interact how you normally would with the touchscreen.
Im curious about why you use 2 cameras simultaneously. Is it just to save time changing lenses or are ther other reasons for that?
It is essential to have two cameras. In the paddock drivers will walk towards you from a long distance, so I will start with a 100-300 mm and as the driver gets closer quickly switch to the wide.
Pro photographer shooting one of the most expensive sports in the world: "I think this will be useful to me and provide value so im upgrading to it. It makes my job a bit easier"
Guy at home delivering usb flash drives full of raw images for $300: "Canon shill..."
they only care how many MP the camera have , some brand make best marketing with that.
Have you ever considered to upload your videos in 4K? Would be even greater to watch! 😎
Many of the features he pointed out are not new. For example the R3 has face priority as well. Screen info settings is not new. And release priority is not new as well.
A step up from a wooden box and flash powder
Great review. But I won't be getting one, my pockets aren't deep enough. As a very amateur photographer I'll stay with my 400D. Gosh! I hear you say. Is that dinosaur still working? Of course it is - it's a Canon.
Valid point mate. I just don't understand whats the point of upgrading every year to a new camera. I'm pretty sure your cam does a good job.
So many settings, didn't they made it way to complicated?
It has an adaptive diopter w/o having to get a different one for the particular type of vision a user has?
As good as this camera is I just think outside of the ruggedness it and illuminated buttons and that kind of thing it doesn't bring anything new or impressive in comparison with the sony a1 for example that is a 3 year old camera. Yes it has a weird eye follow AF mode but I would never use it. And the sony a9 iii completely destroys it with its global shutter in terms of speed and the pre buffer mode. it is the best choice probably if you want to shoot sports or wildlife strictly with a canon setup though, but frankly if was buying into a system I would choose sony for the 300mm f2.8 lens alone that is just 1.5kg and outclasses anything Canon or Nikon have.
Nice
Confused. Are you and educator that became a photographer or vice versa? Best Regards,
Which lens is mounted - any idea?
50mm
is this the best camera for astrophotography?
Might as well just make movies with it , it's not a still camera @ 30fps