Currently, there are only two (not including the kit lens) - the RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM and the RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM. However, the main reason not to buy this camera would be that the range of APS-C lenses (RF-S) available is seriously limited. Looking at this camera on its own - it would be difficult to tell you not to buy it as it has almost everything a full-frame camera has but at a lower price and in a smaller package. We’d love to see Canon come out with some wide-angle lenses for their crop sensor range. And with a 1.6x crop, you can’t exactly put a full-frame lens on it for vlogging because then it’ll be even tighter. The only issue is the lack of compact wide-angle lenses available - and crop sensor lenses in general. The R7 would also be a good vlogging camera as it can shoot 4K video and you get eye tracking and autofocus in video - not to mention it having no record limit and the footage being very good quality. The Canon EOS R7 is excellent for creative portraits. We found that 15FPS in the electronic shutter first curtain mode seemed to give the most usable frame rate, and honestly, 15FPS is more than enough for most types of photography. Even switching to Compressed RAW files didn’t seem to speed the buffer up that much. This isn’t too much of an issue for many types of photography - astro, landscape, portraits, etc, but if you want to take advantage of the vehicle tracking and shoot motorsports, you’ll likely struggle with the buffer. Even with a faster card, at 30FPS the camera is receiving so much data that it still goes into its buffer mode regardless.

The ability to shoot at up to 30FPS is impressive in theory, but in practice, it fills the buffer up very quickly and it takes a long time to clear – and realistically, you’ll rarely ever need to use 30FPS. Now onto the biggest flaw we could find with this camera: the buffer. Fast burst mode up to 30FPS but slow buffer clearing.The Canon EOS R7 tracks the eyes and faces of animals flawlessly - including this adorable land-cloud of a dog (a Samoyed). Despite this, eye-tracking this good in a $1500 camera is impressive. However, the lens we were shooting with was not a typical wildlife photography lens, even with the crop factor taken into account, so we put it down to not being able to zoom all the way in to track the bird properly. One area it did struggle with was when shooting a bird, as we discovered when we came to look at the shots it had actually focused on the grass just behind the bird instead of the bird itself. On vehicle tracking, the camera easily tracks the driver's face or helmet. When we tested it on humans and animals, it effortlessly tracked their eyes throughout the frame (outdoors and inside) and switched to face detection when the subject wasn’t looking at the camera (something you won't find on Sony's APS-C cameras). Not only does it have very accurate face and eye tracking for humans, but it also has animal tracking, and vehicle tracking, too. We were very surprised with how good the autofocus and tracking were on this camera. While we were testing this camera, we hardly had to go into the main menu system at all. It’s effortlessly simple to change your settings while out in the field by using the middle button, which brings up a quick menu where you can change your shooting mode, focus mode, eye detection and more. It produces razor-sharp images that give beautiful color and it’s a dream to shoot with.

In a nutshell, the performance of this camera is incredible. Accurate tracking for people, animals and vehicles.

The R7 also has a fully articulating screen, which is great for vlogging, taking selfies, or being able to shoot low to the ground or at unusual angles and not have to struggle to see your composition.Ī coastal image taken during sunrise while testing the Canon EOS R7. Though we would’ve liked it if it were compatible with CFexpress or other faster memory cards but at this price point, two SD card slots are more than acceptable. One simple, but great feature that we love is the fact that it has dual card slots, which is unusual for an APS-C camera. There’s also a dedicated video option on the on/off switch, which was missing on the R5 and R6. The R7 has a D-pad as opposed to a control dial wheel, which does mean more programmable buttons, and they’ve also added an AF/MF switch on the front of the camera. The design of the Canon EOS R7 has divided opinions among its users, as Canon has steered away from the conventional body layout. Canon EOS R7 (Black) at Amazon for $1,499.Small and lightweight - great for traveling.The dials and controls on the Canon EOS R7, photographed during testing.

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