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In the entire interchangeable lens camera market, products priced at 4,000 to 5,000 yuan are usually regarded as "toys" by enthusiasts and professional photographers. But when Toy has a DIGIC X digital image processor, things are immediately different-today we talk about Canon's newly launched youth specialty, the EOS R50. Et would like to call it the fighter in the "toy".

Product Overview Canon EOS R50, released on February 8, 2023, is a RF APS-C micro-frame camera. It is available in black and white colors, with an official price of 4599 yuan per body, including 5599 yuan for RF-S18-45mm lens sets.

Main parameters: APS-C frame is about 2420 megapixels CMOS | DIGIC X digital image processor | second generation full-pixel dual-core focus | EOS iTR AF X (supports human / animal / racing detection) | Electronic front curtain shutter up to 14000 seconds, maximum 12FPS | Electronic shutter up to 1pm 8000 seconds, Maximum 15FPS | No cutting 4K up to 30p video shooting | 0.39in. 2.36 million points EVF | 3.0inch 1.62 million points rotating touchscreen | UHS-I SD card | support USB charging / power supply | Standard weight is about 375g black and 376g white (including battery and memory card)

Brief comments and purchase suggestions Canon EOS R50 not only has outstanding performance in picture quality, focus, video, battery life, etc., but also has a compact body and stylish appearance, which should be very competitive for students, beginners and home users.

Home users can get a good shooting experience with both ease of use and high performance on the EOS R50, and get better results in daily recording and child / pet shooting. Photography enthusiasts with a limited budget can also use the EOS R50 to "get on the bus" for the future RF bayonet system, whose basic performance can fully support you through the beginner stage.

For friends with higher-end models of the EOS R series, the EOS R50 is also ideal for buying it for their families-so they can share shots when they go out to shoot.

The chairman of ▲ uses EOS R50 and RF70-200mm F4L IS USM, with EOS R7 and RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM on the back.

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The compact body of the EOS R50 can be paired with a small camera bag or fit into most accompanying commuter bags. The front skin of the fuselage not only increases the sense of holding, but also provides a better sense of touch and quality.

The flip touch screen is conducive to the shooting of high and low angles, and it also makes it more convenient for us to take the scene and composition in the selfie and live broadcast. The EOS R50 is somewhat simplified compared to high-end products, but on the screen, about 1.62 million points in 3 inches are above the mainstream standard in terms of color and fineness.

Image quality:

The EOS R50 uses an APS-C frame of about 2420 megapixel CMOS. Large-size sensors have better single-pixel quality and provide clearer image details in low-light shooting. In close-up close-ups, or when using medium-long telephoto lenses and large aperture lenses, you can create a real and natural background.

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

45mm | F8 | 1Compact 160s | ISO-100

▲ RF70-200mm F4L IS USM

184mm | F4 | 1amp 25s | ISO-400

Here you have to "Cue" RF50mm F1.8 STM. Its price is only more than 1000 yuan, which is the most cost-effective among similar products. Thanks to the fast and accurate full-pixel dual-core focus and the real-time "digital lens optimization" of the DIGIC X processor, the real-time shooting effect of the RF50mm F1.8 STM is also further improved compared to the digital SLR products of the same specification.

▲ RF50mm F1.8 STM

50mm | F2 | 1amp 80s | ISO-200

Shooting performance:

As mentioned in the introduction, the addition of the DIGIC X digital image processor has turned the EOS R50 into a "toy" fighter. On the one hand, EOS iTR AF X intelligent recognition and tracking can quickly identify people, animals and racing cars on the whole screen. The number of manual focus selection operations is greatly reduced, and the shooting success rate is significantly improved. On the other hand, the continuous shooting speed of 12 sheets per second of electronic front curtain and 15 sheets per second of electronic shutter is also unimaginable for digital SLR products at this price in the past.

* eyes / face / head / body of a person, eyes / face / body of an animal (cat / dog / bird), whole / part of the car.

▲ RF70-200mm F4L IS USM | 164mm | F4 | 1go 1600s | ISO-100

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The above performance improvements not only make the EOS R50 more competitive with other cameras at the same price, but also make mobile phone users feel the charm of using professional cameras-without spending too much money and not being bulky.

It should be noted that the continuous shooting ability of the EOS R50 is a little weak (especially when using the RAW format). This is determined by cost and positioning, and consumers with higher requirements in this area can follow EOS R10 and EOS R7.

Video capabilities:

Also benefiting from the DIGIC X digital image processor, the EOS R50 also has many excellent features in video shooting, including:

-4K video based on 6K oversampling, no visual angle change from 24p to 30p, more detail and less false color

-Digital IS that supports 5-axis jitter compensation can make the picture more stable (the new algorithm optimizes the screen edge effect)

-when you select HDR PQ, you can record 4:2:2 10bit video, retain specular details, and get more later space.

-support full HD 100p / 120p high frame rate video to achieve a dramatic 4x slow action effect

-support automatic horizontal correction and reduce post-processing work (especially hydraulic head which is not convenient to adjust the level)

-with compatible lenses, focus breath correction can be turned on when shooting video (especially suitable for still life / macro shooting).

* 24p is 23.98fps, 30p is 29.97fps, 120p is 119.88p

Finally, the EOS R50 also supports "autofocus for close-up presentations", which can react to objects close to the lens faster than the normal mode, which is very suitable for the popular live streaming mode with goods (digital bloggers are also useful when shooting videos explaining products). This feature can be used in conjunction with video call / streaming capabilities. You only need to connect a computer with an ordinary USB cable to turn it into a webcam.

Control interface:

The switch and mode turntable of EOS R50 are concentrated in the right-hand area, which can be operated with one hand. Its control interface is relatively simple, with only one instruction dial wheel and a small number of custom buttons *. However, with the full touch menu, we can still quickly set exposure and shooting parameters, change the focus position and track the target.

* short film shooting button, sensitivity, automatic exposure lock, direction key can be customized.

For the convenience of zero-base users, Canon provides scene intelligent automatic, hybrid automatic, special scene, creative filter and other automatic modes on the EOS R50, and adds creative encirclement and automatic synthesis. I believe you can quickly find the feeling of shooting after getting started.

Special scene-> smooth skin

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

18mm | F4.5 | 1amp 500s | ISO-100

Scene Intelligent automatic-> Creative encirclement

▲ RF50mm F1.8 STM

50mm | F2.8 | 1amp 500s | ISO-800

Creative filter-> watercolor painting

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

31mm | F7.1 | 1Compact 160s | ISO-100

Lens:

The camera lens of the EOS R50 is RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3IS STM. It uses a folding structure, the thickness of the storage state is only about 44.3mm, together with the EOS R50 can be put into the coat pocket. In terms of performance, the RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3IS STM provides about 29-72mm equivalent focal length and a maximum of 4 levels of anti-shake, and the STM stepper motor with a guide screw unit can also achieve smooth, quiet and fast focus.

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

18mm | F8 | 1amp 20s | ISO-100

Also available at the same time as the EOS R50 is a RF-S telephoto zoom lens, the RF-S55-210mm F5-7.1IS STM, which provides about 88-336mm equivalent focal length. In addition, we can also install the RF full-frame lens directly on the EOS R50 (such as the RF50mm F1.8 STM mentioned earlier), or use the EF / EF-S lens through the adapter ring.

▲ transfers to Canon EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6IS USM lens and EZ-P1 electric zoom base.

Battery life:

During the trial shoot, the biggest surprise that the EOS R50 brought to me was the ability to last. I have used micro-orders with LP-E17 batteries before, when I felt that I had sense of security only if I had three batteries in the bag. This time, no matter taking photos, shooting videos, or in "video call / streaming" mode for an hour of continuous live *, 1 battery is enough, not even a red signal has appeared!

* with RF-S18-45mm lens, close the screen and turn on "autofocus for close-up presentation".

The EOS R50 also supports USB charging and USB power. The original LP-E17 battery and Type-C to Type-C data cable are required for USB charging, while the mobile power supply / charging head is required to support 9V 3A PD output for power supply.

The seat charge is still distributed in the package, which can satisfy the users with different habits to the greatest extent.

More sample sheets

▲ RF50mm F1.8 STM

50mm | F1.8 | 1Compact 250s | ISO-100

▲ RF50mm F1.8 STM

50mm | F1.8 | 1Compact 250s | ISO-100

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

18mm | F5.6 | 1Compact 30s | ISO-160

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

45mm | F11 | 1amp 50s | ISO-160

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

37mm | F8 | 1gram 60s | ISO-800

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

32mm | F8 | 1amp 20s | ISO-1000

▲ RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

18mm | F11 | 1Compact 250s | ISO-100

This article comes from the official account of Wechat: camera Notes (ID:xjbiji), by Teng Fei et

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