Canon EOS R5 Mark II vs R5

Two 45MP full-frame Canon bodies with the same ISO range, 5.76M-dot finder, 12 fps mechanical bursts and CFexpress Type B plus SD card pairing. The 2024 R5 Mark II moves to a back-illuminated stacked sensor with DIGIC X and DIGIC Accelerator, 30 fps electronic bursts with pre-continuous shooting, a 1/32000 s electronic shutter, Eye Control AF, 8K RAW to 60p, a full-size HDMI port and Wi-Fi 6. The 2020 R5 launched at a lower price, takes the older LP-E6NH battery and is 8 g lighter ready to shoot.

A black Canon EOS R5 Mark II body seen from the front with no body cap, showing the full-frame sensor in the RF mount — **Canon EOS R5 Mark II**45MP stacked, 30 fps · launched at $4,299.00 in 2024Photo: D. Benjamin Miller via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (resized)

A black Canon EOS R5 with a large RF 85mm F1.2 L lens on a white background, with other lenses behind it — **Canon EOS R5**45MP full frame, 8K · launched at $3,899 in 2020Photo: GodeNehler via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Side-by-side specs

	Canon EOS R5 Mark II	Canon EOS R5
Sensor	About 45MP full frame, back-illuminated stacked	About 45MP full frame (36 × 24 mm)
Processor	DIGIC X + DIGIC Accelerator	DIGIC X
ISO (stills)	100–51200; L 50, H 102400	100–51200; L 50, H1 102400
ISO (movies)	100–25600; H 51200	100–25600 (manual); H1 51200
Autofocus	Dual Pixel Intelligent AF; EV −6.5 to 21; Eye Control AF	Dual Pixel CMOS AF II; EV −6 to 20; 1,053 auto zones
Stabilization	Up to 8.5 stops (center)	Up to 8 stops (with coordinated RF lens)
Shutter	Mechanical / electronic first curtain to 1/8000 s; electronic to 1/32000 s	30–1/8000 s (electronic maximum not listed in Canon Europe's table)
Bursts	12 fps mechanical; 30 fps electronic; pre-continuous shooting	12 fps mechanical; 20 fps electronic
Viewfinder	0.5-in OLED, 5.76M dots, 0.76x	0.5-in OLED, 5.76M dots, 0.76x
Screen	3.2-in, about 2.1M dots	3.15-in vari-angle, about 2.1M dots
Video	8K RAW to 60p; 4K to 120p; Canon Log 2 and 3	8K RAW to 29.97p; 4K to 119.88p; Canon Log 1 and 3
Card slots	CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II	CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II
HDMI	Type A (full size)	Micro (Type D)
Wireless	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax); Bluetooth 5.3	802.11ac; Bluetooth 4.2
Battery (CIPA, power-saving mode)	LP-E6P; about 630 (LCD) / 340 (viewfinder)	LP-E6NH; about 490 (LCD) / 320 (viewfinder)
Weight (with battery and card)	About 746 g (656 g body only)	About 738 g (650 g body only)
Size	138.5 × 101.2 × 93.5 mm	138.5 × 97.5 × 88 mm
Launch price	Jul 17, 2024; $4,299.00 body-only (US)	Jul 9, 2020; $3,899 body-only (US)

Specs from Canon Europe's specifications pages for the EOS R5 Mark II and the EOS R5. US launch prices from Canon U.S.A., as cited in our R5 Mark II and R5 reviews. ✓ = advantage; blank = tie or not directly comparable.

Sample photos

Four photos taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and four with the Canon EOS R5, shared on Wikimedia Commons under open licenses.

Interior of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Donaustadt, Vienna — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Organ in the Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Kaisermühlen, Vienna — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Interior of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche, Kaisermühlen, Vienna — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (resized)

Two ginkgo trees on Bahnhofstraße, Gotha — Taken with the Canon EOS R5 Mark II. Photo: GodeNehler via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

A cat in Honghu Park, Shenzhen — Taken with the Canon EOS R5. Photo: Dinkun Chen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Palacio Arriluce Hotel — Taken with the Canon EOS R5. Photo: Equipo Bacanacom via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Honghu Park, Shenzhen — Taken with the Canon EOS R5. Photo: Dinkun Chen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Another view of Honghu Park, Shenzhen — Taken with the Canon EOS R5. Photo: Dinkun Chen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)

Who should buy which

Buy the R5 Mark II if…

You shoot action: 30 fps electronic bursts with pre-continuous shooting and a 1/32000 s shutter.
You want Eye Control AF and Dual Pixel Intelligent AF.
You shoot serious video: 8K RAW to 60p, Canon Log 2 and a full-size HDMI port.

Buy the R5 if…

You mostly shoot landscape, studio and travel, where 12 fps mechanical is enough.
You already own LP-E6NH batteries.
You want the 45MP body that launched at the lower price.

Same 45MP resolution class, ISO range, finder and card pairing, so the choice is the Mark II's stacked sensor and its speed, Eye Control AF, 8K60 RAW and full-size HDMI against the original's lower launch price and older battery. Battery figures are Canon's CIPA power-saving-mode numbers on both sides. See our full R5 Mark II and R5 reviews, or all comparisons.

Where to buy

Canon EOS R5 Mark II

R5 Mark II · body (new or Renewed)

Canon: Launched at $4,299.00 in 2024 (Canon U.S.A., body only, July 17, 2024).

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Read the full Canon EOS R5 Mark II review

Canon EOS R5

R5 · body (new)

Canon: Launched at $3,899 in 2020 (Canon U.S.A., body only, July 9, 2020).

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