Canon R8 specs leaked!

Those are the R8 specs that have been leaked shortly on an italian blog:

  • Canon’s EOS R8 weighs only 461g including battery and SD card. Despite its lightweight and compact body, it delivers top-level performance.
  • The EOS R8 is a hybrid camera that supports both stills and video, and can be used by a wide range of users, from advanced amateurs to professional photographers, YouTubers, and content creators.
  • The sensor is 24 million pixels full size, and the image processing engine is DIGIC X. Continuous shooting achieves up to 40 frames per second with an electronic shutter.
  • The video is 4K60p with oversampling from 6K. Slow motion shooting at 180fps in full HD. No recording time limit. Supports C-Log3.
  • AF is dual pixel CMOS AF II, equipped with tracking AF that can track not only eyes, face, body, but also airplanes, trains, cars, animals, etc.
  • IBIS (in-body image stabilization) is not installed, but digital image stabilization is available for videos.
  • Vari-angle monitor, microphone terminal, HDMI terminal, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.
  • Streaming via USB-C is possible.
  • Kit lens: RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
  • International price: $1499 body, $1699 lens kit

via Digicameinfo

On February 8th Canon will announce the new R8, R50 and a two new lenses!

HowtoFly just reported this. UDPATE: Asobinet got also the info about two new cameras:

RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

  • Registered with the store.
  • February 8
  • International price: $299

RF-S55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM

  • February 8

Canon EOS R8

  • February 8
  • Kit lens: RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
  • International price: $1499 body, $1699 lens kit

EOS R50

  • February 8
  • Do you have color variations? (SKUs: 5811C001, 5812C001)
  • Kit lens: RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM, RF-S55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM
  • International price: $679 body, $799 lens kit, $1029 double zoom kit

Canon financial report for the year 2022 shows the camera business is doing fine

Canon published the full 2022 financial report (see them here). Regarding the camera business they write:

As for the Imaging Business Unit, unit sales of interchangeable-lens digital cameras were above those of the same period of the previous year due to continued robust demand for full-frame mirrorless cameras including the EOS R5 and EOS R6 as well as favorable reviews of the new EOS R7 and EOS R10 APS-C-size mirrorless cameras, despite stagnant production activities caused by a shortage of components. Unit sales of lenses increased owing to strong sales of RF-series interchangeable-lenses that expanded the product lineup.