Pre-Recording-Function for the Canon EOS R5?

Tazz93 wrote:

BirdShooter7 wrote:

Tazz93 wrote:

BirdShooter7 wrote:

Tazz93 wrote:

The R3/R5/R6 firmware cycle is going to be interesting. Since the Z9 got pre-capture, that will put R3 sports photogs at a significant disadvantage on a sideline of any game. Missed shots are effectively missed income for them. So I don't see how Canon doesn't implement something for them. However, how they handle the R5/R6 feature set may not be so easy to predict. Maybe they want people to buy the new cameras if they want the feature. Additionally, in that class of camera, that feature is non-existent, so leaving it out doesn't hurt it on a spec sheet. Granted, it does hurt the owners of a $3,000 or $4,000 camera to see a $900 camera with features that could have be given to their body... but wasn't.

No way to tell what their plan is until it happens, but it doesn't hurt to put the pressure on them, so continue to talk about it and forward some emails to them about it.

Also, note the feature may not have been implemented like everyone thinks. In the M6 II its dumbed down to 24MP, (I believe so don't quote me) and mashed into a odd file.

Honestly I don’t see how, In it’s current form, the precapture will be of much use for pro sports photographers. You only get half a second and it’s recorded to a huge raw file that takes a long time to write then you have to use DPP to dig out the photos you want.

I'm assuming the half second is mostly a factor of the anemic buffers on the R7 and R10. With a meaningful buffer, like on the R3/R5/R6, I'm certain this can be as much as a full second. As far as the usability, not sure they can afford to care. It may be a case of complain later and get the shot now. The one thing I think would be problematic is, I don't think most sports photogs use RAW. Is that feature available in JPEG on the M6 II?

Again, that's a guess but I do believe it is almost a guarantee for the R3, but the R5/R6 is going to be a coin toss.

You probably would think differently if you actually used it, assuming it’s similar to what the M6 mk2 has.

I'm guessing you are referring to how clunky it would be to use for all the other shots where you don't need the pre-shot but its still enabled. And that's fair. Initially, I was thinking it would just be clunky when you need a pre-capture, but I guess you can't differentiate that so every shot would need to go through that clunky system. That would be problematic enough to turn off many users. Either way, I'm still thinking Canon will quickly be under pressure to help their R3 users, and maybe that pressure pushes them to create a feature that is more user friendly.

The way it currently works, it can just as easily cause you to miss that critical shot as it can help.  In my opinion this feature isn’t really really ready for prime time and that’s why it’s appeared in cameras that are more entry level and not “pro” models.