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Overview

Create thrilling content with the Canon EOS R8 full frame mirrorless camera. This lightweight camera features a 24.2MP CMOS sensor for high-quality shooting, with accurate subject detection and enhanced image stabilization for a professional finish. It has an easy-to-use touchscreen display and supports wired and wireless device connections.

Canon EOS R8 Full Frame Mirrorless Camera (Body Only)

Model: EOS R8 BODY
Web Code: 17307128
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Camera Kit: Camera Body Only

Camera Body Only $1,699.99
Camera Body with Lens $1,899.99

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What's included:

  • EOS R8 Body
  • Camera Cover R-F-5
  • Strap ER-EOSR8
  • Battery Charger LC-E17
  • Battery Pack LP-E17
  • Battery Pack Cover
  • Shoe Cover
  • Printed Matter Unit (US)

CMOS sensor

  • Canon-developed 24.2MP CMOS image sensor allows for impressive resolution at low ISO speeds and low noise at high ISO speeds
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF II covers up to 100% of the picture area for outstanding AF coverage

Shooting performance

  • 4K 60fps video lets dedicated professionals and advanced hobbyists alike record impressive video footage
  • In-camera compositing allows you to capture creative imagery, with options like Moving Subject HDR, Depth Compositing, Panoramic Shot, HDR Night Scene, and HDR Backlight control
  • Continuous 4K UHD or Full HD video recording lets you record up to two hours of footage at 29.97fps

Image tracking and stabilization

  • Deep Learning Technology ensures more accurate subject detection and tracking, with auto mode available for automatic subject focus
  • Movie Digital IS five-axis image stabilization reduces camera shake vibrations for blur-free video

Touchscreen and viewfinder

  • 3" vari-angle 1.62M-dot touchscreen offers easy, intuitive touch and drag functionality
  • High-precision 0.39" OLED viewfinder has an approximately 2.36 million dots resolution, with 100% coverage and a 120fps refresh rate

Size and connectivity

  • Lightweight, compact camera body makes an excellent addition to your everyday camera gear
  • Wired and wireless smartphone connection options via the USB Type-C7 port, built-in Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth technology make it easy to upload and share content

*See Details and Specs for more information

Camera Model
Mirrorless Camera
Camera Kit
Camera Body Only
Lens Mount
Rf

Image Sensor

NFC Enabled
No
Sensor Type
CMOS
Image Sensor Format
Full Frame
Sensor Crop Factor
1x
Effective Megapixels
24.2 MP
Bluetooth
Included
Total Pixels
24.2 MP
Colour Filter System
RGB Primary Colour Filters
Low Pass Filter
Yes
Processor
DIGIX X Image Processor

Viewfinder

Viewfinder Type
OLED Colour Electronic Viewfinder; Approx 2.36 million dots resolution
Percentage Coverage
1
Effective Magnification
0.7x

Diopter Adjustment

Depth of Field Preview
Yes

LCD Features

LCD Size
3.0 in
LCD Resolution
Approx 1.62 million dots
Swivel LCD
Yes
Live Preview
Yes

Auto Focus

AF Type
Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Focusing Modes 1
Whole Area AF, Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF (above, below, left/right, around), Expand AF area: Around, Flexible Zone AF 1,2,3)
Focusing Modes 2
People, Animals, Vehicles
AF Points
1053
AF Point Selection
Yes
AF Assist Beam
Yes

Exposure

ISO
100-102400; Expandable to 50-204800
White Balance Settings 1
Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White flourescent light, Flash, Custom, Colour temperature
Auto White Balance
Yes
White Balance Bracketing
Yes
Exposure Compensation
±3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments

Shutter

Shutter Type
Electronic 1st curtain; Electronic shutter
Shutter Speeds
Electronic 1st-curtain shutter: 1/4000th sec – 30 seconds; Electronic shutter: 1/8000th sec – 30 seconds
Self-Timer
10-sec. delay, 2-sec. delay

Drive

Drive Modes
Single; High-speed Continuous + [max. 6 fps (Electronic 1st curtain Shuttle), max. 40fps (Electronic shutter)]; High-speed Continuous [max. 6 fps (Electronic 1st curtain Shuttle), max. 20fps (Electronic shutter)]; Low-speed Continuous [max. 3 fps (Electronic 1st curtain Shuttle), max. 5fps (Electronic shutter)]
Max Burst Jpeg
1000
Max Burst Raw
85
Max Burst Raw+JPEG
70

Flash

Flash Metering System
E-TTL
Flash Sync
Yes

Video

Video Output Format
NTSC; PAL
Video Modes
4K 60p; 4K 30p; FHD 180p; FHD 120p; FHD 60p; FHD 30p
Movie File Formats
MP4
Movie Video Compression
H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, H.265 / HEVC (also with Canon Log3)
Movie Audio Compression
AAC, Linear PCM
Max Video Resolution
3840 x 2160 (4K UHD)

Playback

Image Playback Modes 1
Single; Index; Jump; Magnified

Storage & Interface

Card Slot
1
Storage Media
SD
Data Interface
USB
Video Interface
HDMI Micro
Wi-Fi
Yes
NFC
No
Bluetooth
Yes
Jpeg
Yes
Raw
Yes
Raw+Jpeg
Yes
Other Formats
HEIF; C-RAW
Guided Shooting Mode
Yes
Languages Supported
English; German; French; Dutch; Danish; Portuguese; Finnish; Italian; Ukraine; Norwegian; Swedish; Spanish; Greek; Russian; Polish; Czech; Hungarian; Vietnamese; Hindi; Romanian; Turkish; Arabic; Thai; Simplified/Traditional Chinese; Korean; Malay; Indonesian; Japanese

Body Features

Stabilized Body
No
Body Colour
Black
Intelligent Shoe
Yes
Cable Release
No
Weather Sealed
No

Power

Battery Type
1040 mAh Lithium-Ion
Included Battery Model
LP-E17

Physical Features

Width
13.26 cm
Height
8.61 cm
Depth
7.01 cm
Weight
0.45 g

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