EOS R7 Information

Mirrorless APS-C EOS R camera

The EOS R7 and R10 are Canon’s first APS-C EOS R cameras – announced in May 2022

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This page has EOS R7 information from before and after the product launch.

See also our main EOS R rumours page for assorted camera info about what’s coming next.

Current EOS R: R – RP – R5 – R6

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2022 May

24th The EOS R7 is announced – along with the R10 and two lenses

PRESS INFO

Time To Level Up: Canon Announces EOS R7 and EOS R10, the First EOS R-Series Cameras with APS-C Imaging Sensors

New RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM and RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM Standard Zoom Lenses Also Announced
MELVILLE, NY, May 24, 2022 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today the launch of the new EOS R7 and EOS R10 camera bodies, Canon’s first EOS R-series models with smaller-size APS-C imaging sensor.

Ideal for hobbyists and general photography enthusiasts, the EOS R7 is the quintessential camera to take your photography to the next level. It is a powerful camera choice for those seeking an upgrade to their travel and vacation photos or to capture life-long family memories while opening a new world of creative and professional possibilities. The EOS R10 is perfect for content creators looking for a camera option to capture high-quality action videos and images of sports, wildlife, and motorsports.

As the market share leader for mirrorless cameras in the United States during Q1 of 2022¹, Canon looks to solidify their position with the addition of new offerings within the EOS R lineup. EOS R7 and EOS R10 provide enhanced video functions and accessories, such as the new multifunction shoe with EOS R7, while still maintaining a high-level ease of use. With a robust mirrorless system at their core, these cameras provide users with a powerful telephoto reach through both still image and video due to the 1.6x crop factor that comes with APS-C sensor cameras.

In addition to its compact size and ease of use, the EOS R7 and EOS R10 also feature:

• 32 million pixels (EOS R7) and 24 million pixels (Canon R10), APS-C size image sensor
• Autofocus (AF): subject detection inherited from EOS R3
• Up to 15 frames per second (FPS) mechanical shutter
• First Canon APS-C camera with up to 7.0 stops Coordinated Image Stabilization
• Dual memory card slots (EOS R7 only)
• Full width 4K video recording at 60p (EOS R7 only), 30p and 24p
• Record each clip over thirty (30) minutes²
• Up to 30FPS with electronic shutter (EOS R7 only)
• Dust and moisture resistant (EOS R7 only)
• In-body image stabilization (EOS R7 only)

Alongside the camera bodies, Canon will release new RF-S lenses – a series of RF-mount lenses that are optimized for the smaller APS-C sensor size of the new EOS R camera system. Marked as the RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM and RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM lenses, these will be the standard zoom lenses for the EOS R7 and EOS R10 cameras. The RF-S 18-45mm provides an 18-45mm focal length, but users will experience a field of view equivalent to 29-72mm lens coverage on a full-frame camera. The RF-S18-150mm lens is a longer-range standard zoom, equivalent to 29-240mm lens coverage on a full frame. While ideal for the new EOS R10 and EOS R7 APS-C sized sensor bodies, these lenses can be used for any R-series camera.

​​​Price & Availability

​​​​​​​The Canon EOS R10 camera body will be available for an estimated retail price of $979.99³. The Canon RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens with the EOS R10 will have an estimated retail price of $1,099.00³. The Canon RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM lens with the EOS R10 will have an estimated retail price of $1,379.00³.

EOS R7 Specifications

Pre-launch info

2022 May

23rd Some EOS R7 specs

• 32.5 megapixel APS-C sensor-
• In body 5-axis image stabilisation
• 2.36 million dot EVF
• 1.62 million dot vari-angle LCD-
• DIGIC X
• 4K60p video, full HD 120p video
• LP-E6NH battery
• Dual SD card slot
• Size: 132.0 x 90.4 x 91.7mm –Weight
• 612g (including battery and memory card)

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Info about the upcoming EOS R7 and smaller R10 appear – launch tomorrow.

At least it seems that the EOS R7 is using the LPE6 battery, not the annoyingly small LP-E17 found in my EOS RP

April

28th An EOS R7 for August? Some general specs at [CR]

• 32mp APS-C BSI Image Sensor
• 20fps
• DIGIC X
• 1x CFExpress & 1x SD Card Slots
• 4K @ 60fps
• 1080p @ 240 fps
• C-Log 3
• The latest hot shoe
• A combination of ergonomics from the EOS R6 and EOS R5
• Announcement in August 2022  [not quite Q4, as recently mentioned]

25th Any EOS R7 pushed back to Q4 2022 [CR]

2021 – no news ;-)

2020 December

17th The ‘seen being tested’ rumour gets a rework for an APS-C ‘R’ camera [CR]

Seemingly it looks like an R6… A 2021 camera…  Possibly the EOS R7?

October

28th It’s clear that Covid has had an effect on new camera timings, leading to delays and perhaps some re-jigging of plans. However an APS-C mirrorless gets the highest [CR] rating – for a camera in the second half of 2021…

Small – RP sized and with no RF-S lenses. A lot of 7D mk2 fans would like to see an EOS R7

July

17th After wondering about just how an RF mount APS-C camera might fit in the line-up, I’ve updated the main timeline. My December thoughts were too optimistic in some areas – we’re just not going to see as many 2020 updates as I’d thought. However, with the R5 and R6, Canon’s direction is a bit clearer and the R can be seen as a definite placeholder.

There is another mention of a ‘high end’ mirrorless APS-C [CR] that could well be intended to appeal to 7Dmk2 users

February

22nd A suggestion that there will be an APS-C mirrorless model for the EOS R system in 2021 [via CR].

No details at all, so this far out, any questions about how and if Canon is going to bring APS-C to the EOS R line are still valid. Also – will there be a 7Dmk3? Is there a market for one last high end APS-C DSLR

A new line of crop sensor only RF lenses seems unlikely, and who knows how this might fit into the EOS M roadmap (the one hidden away in an office somewhere at Canon).

2019 December

16th The only rumour [no specs or features] we’ve heard of relating to an APS-C EOS R camera is that any upcoming 850D will be matched later in the year with a mirrorless version. This was suggested (thanks) alongside a note that the EOS M5 seems discontinued in some markets.

14th Two things make a Canon APS-C mirrorless camera in the EOS R range more likely.

• Nikon’s Z50 – shows one way to fit in APS-C to your mirrorless range
• APS-C saves money in manufacturing – the XXXD and XXD range of DSLRs, along with all those EF-S lenses are short of somewhere to move to. EOS M doesn’t cut it for many, whilst an APS-C EOS R will work fine with EF-S lenses, EF lenses and RF lenses, both for full frame and some potentially nifty RF crop sensor lenses.

A look at the current range, with some suggestions for where they may go.

Taking the sensor of the new M6ii/90D and putting it into an APS-C version of the EOS RP body will make for a potentially cheaper body and something for XXD and XXXD/’rebel’ users to move to.

The M line gets to concentrate on small size, whilst the APS-C EOS R becomes an easy transition camera from EF-S mount DSLRs and an easy feed into full frame EOS R cameras, which Canon wants, so as to sell more profitable cameras/lenses.

It’s my opinion that any APS-C EOS R’M’ needs to be relatively well specced and not obviously crippled. The days of being able to have 7 crop cameras and micro managing the steps/features between them is over. The specs of any new camera like this will really show if Canon actually ‘Gets it’ over the way the market is changing.

Oh and the new cameras need to be easy to use for people steeped in the capabilities of phone cameras for sharing/editing – in some ways this is probably the most difficult for the camera companies to adapt to…

9th Where are the camera makers going? Downhill quite quickly is one interpretation of recent sales figures. Some well thought out suggestions about what’s behind all this are well worth considering from Thom Hogan [TH]

September

7th The EOS M mk2 and 90D both feature a new 32MP APS-C sensor – how long until this sensor appears in an EOS R body? Likely not until the top end of the EOS R range has been filled out.

April

2nd What do you get with Canon’s EOS RP?

I’ve written up my EOS RP review about the camera and how I found it to use.

Here’s a shot taken with my old EF50mm F1.4, where the face detect AF (at f/1.4) has worked well, even with the bright background

February

15th The full frame RP is on its way, so at least we have a bit of an idea how Canon intends naming them (for a few years yet). Of course, Canon could change its mind and we could go back to numbers. However, I think the choice of letters is a distinct aspect of Canon’s branding strategy for mirrorless.

• EOS R – medium
• EOS RP – entry

What about versions pitched at some other levels.

• 1D X level – EOS RX?
• 5Ds level – EOS RS?
• 5D level – EOS RV?

What to go below RP? EOS R seems definitely full frame at the moment, but at some point the EOS M range just isn’t going to fit….

• Crop sensor – EOS RC? I suspect not (C for ‘Cine’?)
• Crop sensor EOS RM – this page

If we look at the current and recently mentioned lenses for RF, there’s a very high level pitch.

• RF15-35mm f/2.8L
• RF24-70mm f/2.8L
• RF24-105mm f/4L
• RF24-240mm f/4-6.3
• RF28-70mm f/2L
• RF35mm f/1.8
• RF50mm f/1.2L
• RF70-200mm f/2.8L
• RF85mm f/1.2L
• RF85mm f/1.2L DS

Even if you call the EOS RP ‘entry level’, then the lenses it will have available are nowhere near the old EF-S18-55 kit level. The EOS RP and adapter is a great bonus for used EF lens sellers ;-)

I feel that crop sensors might be kept out of the EOS R brand for a while. The next few EOS R cameras are going to push the camera brand upwards to the level of those ‘L’ lenses. We may well see a new base level XXXD level camera, but the 80D and 7D2 replacements (EOS R7?) didn’t get any more likely yesterday.

Lenses are a year or two ahead of EOS R body technology at the moment. A Canon presentation slide shows IBIS, in an uncharacteristically detailed bit of ‘coming soon’ info for Canon: