Overall Rating:
Canon EOS RP
Pros:
- + Streamlined, easy-to-use control layout with plenty of customisation
- + Well-integrated touchscreen interface
- + Compatible with EF-mount SLR lenses via supplied adapter
- + Fully-articulated screen affords extra compositional flexibility
Cons:
- - No in-body image stabilisation
- - Over-simplified controls
- - Viewfinder visibility is poor in bright light
Manufacturer:
Manufacturer: CanonPrice as Reviewed:
£1,399.99 (body with EF-mount adapter)Canon’s entry-level full-frame mirrorless does a lot to appeal to enthusiast photographers, says Andy Westlake, but some might find it over-simplified
Canon EOS RP: At a Glance
- £1399.99 with EF-mount adapter
- 26.2MP Full-frame sensor
- ISO 50-102,400 (extended)
- 5 fps continuous shooting
- 2.36m-dot electronic viewfinder
- 3-in 1.04m-dot fully-articulated touchscreen
- £2329.99 with RF 24-105mm F4L lens and EF adapter
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When Canon announced its full-frame mirrorless system last September, it received something of a mixed reaction. The EOS R body was packed full of new ideas, but in its bid to break away from traditional DSLR design and re-think how cameras should work, ended up feeling somewhat alien to long-standing EOS users. This stood in stark contrast to Nikon’s Z 6 and Z 7, which behave much like miniaturised versions of the firm’s DSLRs.
Canon’s second offering, the EOS RP, is in essence a smaller, simpler model compared to the EOS R, at a considerably lower price. Indeed at £1400 body-only it has the lowest introductory price of any full-frame mirrorless to date, which naturally makes it one of the most affordable full-frame cameras on the market. It shares a lot in common with its sibling design-wise, but loses some of its more controversial elements. This immediately makes it feel more like a traditional EOS, although still with some significant differences.
Canon has made a point of making the EOS RP compact and lightweight, to the extent that at 485g including battery and card, it weighs less than the EOS 800D entry-level APS-C DSLR. The firm has also radically streamlined the external design and control layout, and while it mostly works well, I think that in some ways it has gone too far for enthusiast users.
- Sensor: 26.2MP full-frame dual-pixel CMOS
- Output size: 6240x4160
- Focal length mag: 1x
- Lens mount: Canon RF
- Shutter speeds: 30-1/4000sec + bulb
- Sensitivity (standard): ISO 100-40,000
- Sensitivity (extended): ISO 50-102,400
- Exposure modes: PASM, Fv, Scene, iAuto
- Metering: Evaluative, partial, spot, centre-weighted
- Exposure comp: +/-3EV in 0.3EV steps
- Continuous shooting: 5fps
- Screen: 1.04m-dot 3-in fully-articulated touchscreen
- Viewfinder: 2.36m-dot, 0.7x magnification
- AF points: 4779
- Video: 3840 x 2160, 25fps
- External mic: 3.5mm stereo
- Memory card: SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-II)
- Power: LP-E17 Li-ion
- Battery life: 250 shots
- Dimensions: 132.5 x 85.0 x 70.0mm
- Weight: 485g with battery and card