Canon EOS R10: Canon's compact APS-C action body, explained
One of Canon's first two APS-C EOS R bodies, still in Canon's lineup. Launched at $979.99 in 2022 (body only). Who it suits: first serious camera buyers who shoot sports, kids, pets or birds.
Canon EOS R10 with an RF-S kit zoom (lens not included with the body). Photo: Henry Söderlund via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (resized)
HIGHLIGHTS
Why it exists. Canon U.S.A. introduced the R7 and R10 as "Canon's first EOS R-series models with smaller-size APS-C imaging sensor", and said: "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." Its autofocus subject detection is "inherited from EOS R3", Canon's professional sports body.
Canon announced the EOS R10 on May 24, 2022 at $979.99 body-only, $1,099.00 with the RF-S18-45mm and $1,379.00 with the RF-S18-150mm. It uses a 24.2MP APS-C sensor and DIGIC X, Dual Pixel CMOS AF II that detects people, animals (dogs, cats and birds) and vehicles, up to 15 fps with the mechanical shutter and 23 fps electronic, 4K/30p oversampled from 6K, a 2.36M-dot finder, a vari-angle touchscreen, a pop-up flash and a UHS-II card slot, in a body of about 429 g with battery and card.
Our gallery comes from four photographers: Asian green bee-eaters, a winter path at the Untreusee, Haus Behrens in Darmstadt, a locomotive on the Torne River railway bridge in Finland, the Mustavuori rail tunnel at ISO 6400 and a common hoopoe. Who should buy it? Buyers who want fast autofocus and bursts in a small RF-mount body. Its limits, per Canon's own spec sheet: no in-body stabilization, no water or dust resistance, no Canon Log, a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port and about 260 viewfinder shots per charge (CIPA).
The story
Canon U.S.A. announced the EOS R7 and EOS R10 on May 24, 2022 as "Canon's first EOS R-series models with smaller-size APS-C imaging sensor", listing autofocus subject detection "inherited from EOS R3" and up to 15 frames per second with the mechanical shutter (Canon U.S.A. via PR Newswire).
Canon launched the EOS R10 at $979.99 in 2022, body only, with the RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM kit at $1,099.00 and the RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM kit at $1,379.00.
Canon Europe still lists the EOS R10 with its full specifications (Canon Europe).
Specifications
Key specs for the Canon EOS R10, from Canon Europe's EOS R10 specifications page and Canon U.S.A.'s May 24, 2022 release. Source for each row in brackets.
Sensor
24.2MP APS-C CMOS, about 22.3 × 14.9 mm; DIGIC X [Canon Europe]
ISO
100–32000 (stills), expandable to 51200; movies 100–12800, expandable to 25600 [Canon Europe]
Autofocus
Dual Pixel CMOS AF II; −4 to 20 EV (f/1.2 lens); detects people, animals (dogs, cats, birds) and vehicles (racing cars, motorbikes) [Canon Europe]
Stabilization
No sensor-shift stabilization (lens or digital IS only) [Canon Europe]
Bursts
About 15 fps (mechanical or electronic first curtain); about 23 fps (electronic) [Canon Europe]
Shutter
Mechanical 30–1/4000 s; electronic to 1/16000 s; flash sync 1/200 s (mechanical) [Canon Europe]
Viewfinder
0.39-inch OLED, 2.36M dots, about 0.95x [Canon Europe]
Screen
2.95-inch (7.5 cm) vari-angle touchscreen, about 1.04M dots [Canon Europe]
Flash
Built-in, guide number 6 (ISO 100, m); multi-function shoe [Canon Europe]
Video
4K UHD up to 29.97p oversampled from 6K; 4K 59.94p cropped (64% of the horizontal area); Full HD up to 119.9p; 10-bit 4:2:2 with HDR PQ; no Canon Log [Canon Europe]
Card / ports
One SD (UHS-II); USB-C (Hi-Speed USB 2.0); micro HDMI; 3.5 mm mic input; Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz) and Bluetooth 4.2 [Canon Europe]
Build
Magnesium alloy and engineering plastic; water and dust resistance: no [Canon Europe]
122.5 × 87.8 × 83.4 mm; about 429 g with battery and card (382 g body only) [Canon Europe]
Announced / price
May 24, 2022; $979.99 body-only (US) [Canon U.S.A.]
Sample photos
Six photos taken with the Canon EOS R10 by four photographers, shared on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licenses or in the public domain. Each caption gives the settings the file records. Select a photo to enlarge it. More samples from Wikimedia Commons
f/11, ISO 1250, 1/1250 s, 800mm: Asian green bee-eaters in Singur, India (RF800mm F11 IS STM). Photo: Tisha Mukherjee via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)f/4.5, ISO 320, 1/80 s, 31mm: a winter path at the Untreusee, Hof (RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM). Photo: Wikiolo via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
f/6.3, ISO 200, 1/160 s, 43mm: Haus Behrens on the Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt (RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM). Photo: Querido via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)f/5, ISO 500, 1/400 s, 35mm: a locomotive on the Torne River railway bridge, Finland (RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM). Photo: Taavi Väänänen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
f/6.3, ISO 6400, 1/1000 s, 70mm: the Mustavuori railway tunnel at ISO 6400 (RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM). Photo: Taavi Väänänen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)f/8, ISO 160, 1/500 s, 400mm: a common hoopoe at Tal Chhapar, India (RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM). Photo: Tisha Mukherjee via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)
Canon: Launched at $979.99 in 2022 (US, body only); $1,099.00 with the RF-S18-45mm.
Verdict
Who it's for: first serious camera buyers who shoot sports, kids, pets or birds and want subject-detection autofocus and 15 fps in a small RF-mount body.
Look elsewhere if you want in-body stabilization, two card slots and weather sealing: the EOS R7 is the step up. For a simpler, lighter body, see the EOS R50.
Pros
Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with people, animal and vehicle detection
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