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R8 14-bit in 20fps ?

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koenkooi Contributing Member • Posts: 920
Re: R8 14-bit in 20fps ?

cocoanud wrote:

Hi,

Was going through this preview by Jared Polin of the R8 - https://youtu.be/T7NJlqLGwvM?t=358

At around 5:58, he says that R8 does 14-bit in Electronic Shutter mode at 20fps ?

A lot of reviewers that were invited to that location have said the same in their reviews. So I believe someone from Canon did say that, but I think that Canon person was mistaken.

Sounds a bit daft but could be true as well… does anyone have more info on this ? I tried looking into the manual but haven’t been able to find this info.

Unlike other Canon manuals, the R8 manual doesn't say anything about lower bit depths in e-shutter!  This further confirms for me that ES is 12-bit all the way, if it wasn't the manual would've proudly pointed it out.

I hope the manual gets updated with the usual shutter mode table that lists the applicable bit depths. But I'm not getting my hopes up for 14-bit e-shutter!

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