The Canon R1 will compete with the Sony A1, but especially with the forthcoming Sony A1II, which will probably be announced at the same time as the R1 (late 2024 or early 2025).
So far we only saw “product” images of the R1. So here are some images of the “real world” R1 courtesy of Federico Basile:
Still no info about the specs of the cameras and my feeling is that the rumored specs are sooo wrong :)
You can read the full press text on Explora but here are the key interesting aspects:
- It’s going to use a new CMOS sensor (so no global shutter)
- Uses a variation of the current Digic X processor of the Canon R3.
- promises to have the best in class autofocus…beating the Sony A1 and Sony A9III AF system.
- Will be field tested at the Olympics
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via CanonRumors