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Mirrorless Cameras Mirrorless Lenses

R1 R3 R5 II R5 R5C R6 III R6 II R6 R R8 RP R7 R10 R50 R50V R100

Bodies Compared RF Lenses EF Lenses Flash

DSLRs DSLR (EF) Lenses

1DX III 1DX II 5DS/R 5D Mk IV 6D II

90D T8i SL3 T7 T100

35mm EOS FD / AE-1 Flash

EOS-M PowerShot Underwater

Comparisons User Guides Remote Cords

Projectors Scanners

all reviews

Mirrorless

Canon Mirrorless System

Mirrorless Lenses

Canon Mirrorless Compared

Mirrorless Lenses DSLR Lenses

New: Canon EOS R1 Review & Sample Images. World's Best Sports & Action Camera 24 MP Stabilized Full-Frame 12/40 FPS, 6K/60 & 4K/120, 39.3 oz./1,115g with battery and one CFexpress type B card, has two CFexpress type B slots. Check price at B&H, at Crutchfield, at Adorama and at Amazon, or get it used if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH. 19 December 2025

10-20mm f/4L IS STM 14-35mm f/4L IS USM 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM 20mm f/1.4L VCM 15-30mm IS STM 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM 16mm f/2.8 STM RF-S 10-18mm IS STM

NEW: All Canon Mirrorless Ultrawides Compared 14 March 2025

NEW: Canon R7, R10, R50 & R100 Compared. 07 December 2024

NEW: Canon R5 Mk II Review. 45 MP Full-Frame IBIS 12/30 FPS, 8K/60, one CFexpress Type B and one SD card slot, 26.3 oz./746 g with battery and one SD card. Check price. 19 July 2024

Canon EOS R6 Mark II Review & Sample Image Files. Canon EOS R6 Mark II Plain-English User's Guide. 24 MP Full-Frame 12/40 FPS, 6K/59.94, two SD card slots, 23.6 oz./670g. with battery and one SD card. My review says it: this is the world's best camera for its flawless ergonomics that let me get my shots more easily than with any other camera, as well as having flawless technical performance and unbeaten autofocus at 40 FPS. I can't seem to get an out-of-focus image with my R6 II, it rules for every kind of photography. Get one while they're on sale! Check price. 11 December 2023

Canon EOS R100 Review & Sample Images. World's Lightest Interchangeable-Lens Camera with a Viewfinder 24 MP @ 3½ (6½) FPS, ISO 100~12,800 (25,600H), 4K/24, 12.6 oz./356 g with battery and SD card. Check price. 02 September 2023 Ken Rockwell's EOS R100 User's Guide.

Canon EOS R8 Review & Sample Images. World's Lightest Full-Frame Camera 24 MP @ 40/6 FPS, ISO 100~102,400 (50L~204,800H), 4K60, 16.3 oz./461g with battery and SD card, 1/16,000 top shutter speed. Check price. 25 August 2023 My Plain-English EOS R8 User's Guide.

Canon EOS R50 Review & Sample Images. World's Second-Lightest Interchangeable-Lens Camera with a Viewfinder. APS-C 24 MP @ 15 FPS, ISO 100~32,000 (51,200), 4K30. 13.2 oz./375g with battery and SD card. Check price. 30 May 2023

Canon EOS R100. World's Lightest Interchangeable-Lens Camera with a Viewfinder. 12.6 oz. (356 g) with battery and SD card, 24 MP APS-C, 3½ (6½) FPS, 4K/24,1,080/60, ISO 100-12,800 (25,600). Check price. 24 May 2023

EOS R EOS R8 EOS RP

Canon EOS R vs EOS R8 vs RP. 01 March 2023

EOS R10 Full Review & Sample Images 24 MP APS-C, 23/15 FPS stills, ISO 100~32,000 (51,200), 4K30/60, one SD card slot, 15.0 oz./424g with battery and SD card. Check price. 25 August 2022

EOS R7 EOS R10

EOS R7 vs. EOS R10 25 August 2022

EOS R7 Full Review & Sample Images. World's Highest Linear Resolution Mirrorless Camera: 312 px/mm. World's Highest Pixel Rate APS-C Camera: 969 megapixels per second (32.3 MP × 30 FPS). Auto-Leveling 32 MP APS-C sensor w/IBIS, 30/15 FPS stills, ISO 100~32,000 (51,200), 4K60, two SD card slots, 21.6 oz./611 g with battery and one SD card. Check price. 17 August 2022

EOS R3 Review. 24 MP Full-Frame 12/30 FPS, 6K/60 & 4K/120, 5.8 oz./1,015g with battery and CFexpress type B card, also has a second SD UHS-II slot. Check price. 14 September 2021

EOS R5 Review 45 MP Full-Frame, 1-SD and 1-CFexpress slot, 12/20 FPS Mirrorless, 26.0 oz./738 g with battery and one SD card. Check price. 18 July 2020

EOS R6 Review 20 MP Full-Frame, two SD card slots, 12/20 FPS Mirrorless, 24.0 oz./680g with battery and one SD card. Check price. 18 July 2020

EOS RP EOS RP User's Guide EOS RP vs EOS R 14 February 2019

EOS R Canon EOS R User's Guide 05 October 2018 Canon EOS RP vs EOS R

Nikon Canon Sony

Nikon vs Canon vs Sony Full Frame Mirrorless Compared Mirrorless vs DSLR

DSLRs

top All Full-Frame DSLRs All APS-C DSLRs

NEW: EOS Rebel T7 Review. (EOS 2000D) 24 MP APS-C, 3 FPS, ISO 12,800, 1,080/30p, 16.8 oz./478g with battery and SD card. Check price. 13 January 2023

NEW: EOS Rebel SL3 Review. (a.k.a. Kiss X10 & EOS 250D) 24MP APS-C, 5 FPS, 4K, ISO 51,200, 15.7 oz./445g with battery and SD card. Check price. 11 January 2023

NEW: EOS Rebel T100 Review & Sample Images Also called EOS 4000D (Europe) or 3000D (Japan) World's Least Expensive DSLR, Ever! 18MP APS-C, 3 FPS, 1,080/30p, 15.4 oz./436 g with battery and included SD card; includes EF-s 18-55mm III lens as shown. Check price. 09 December 2022

1DX Mark III Review & Sample Image Files. 20 MP Full-Frame 16 FPS, 50.5 oz./1,433g with battery and one card, has two CFexpress type B slots (won't work with SD, SDHD, UHS, CF, CFast or XQD cards). World's Fastest DSLR. World's Best Pro Camera (2020-) Check price. 10 November 2020

EOS Rebel T8i (EOS 850D) 24MP APS-C, 7 FPS, 4K/23.976, 18.2 oz./515 g with battery and SD card. Check price. 22 June 2020

EOS 90D 32 MP, 10 FPS APS-C, 4K/29.97. 24.6 oz./698g with battery and SD card. World's highest resolution APS-C camera. World's Highest Still-Image Pixel Rate: 323 MP/s (32.3 MP × 10 FPS). Check price. Canon 90D vs LEICA vs iPhone vs Fuji Shootout. 19 May 2020

Rebel SL3 (EOS 250D) 24 MP APS-C, 5FPS, 4K, 15.8 oz./449g with battery and card. Check price 11 April 2019

Canon 6D Mk II 29 June 2017

Canon SL2 29 June 2017

Canon 77D 27 May 2017

Canon Rebel T7i 27 May 2017

Canon 1D X Mark II Review

Canon 5D Mk IV

Canon 80D

Canon T6

Canon T6s (EOS 760D)

Canon T6i (EOS 750D)

Canon 5DS and 5DS R

Canon 7D Mk II

Canon 70D

Canon T5i

Canon SL1

Canon 6D Review

Plain-English Canon 6D User's Guide

Canon 1D X Review

Canon 5D Mk III

Fuji X100S vs. Canon 5D Mark III

Canon Rebel T4i

Canon 7D

Canon 60D

Canon Rebel T3i 07 February 2011

Canon Rebel T3 07 February 2011

Canon Digital Rebel T2i 17 July 2009

Canon Digital Rebel T1i 17 July 2009

Canon 1Ds Mk III 20 August 2007

Canon 1D Mk III 15 June 2007

Canon EOS 50D 26 August 2008

Canon Rebel XSi 24 January 2008

Canon Rebel XS 11 June 2008

Canon Rebel XTi

New-Camera Bugs 11 July 2008

DSLR High ISO Shoot-Out 03 October 2007

Free Software top

Canon EOS Utility Review. 28 May 2010

Canon ImageBrowser Review. 28 May 2010

Canon PhotoStitch Review.

DSLRs - Obsolete (still available new at great prices) top

Canon 5D Mk II 17 September 2008 - 02 March 2012

Canon 40D 20 August 2007, replaced by the 50D in August 2008.

Canon 5D (replaced by the 5D Mk II in October 2008)

30D (replaced by 40D in August 2007)

1D Mark II N (Replaced by 1D Mk III in February 2007)

1Ds Mark II (replaced by 1Ds Mk III August 2007)

DSLRs - No Longer Available top

Rebel XT (replaced by Rebel XTi in 2006)

20D (replaced by 30D in February, 2006)

Digital Rebel EOS 300D announced 20 August 2003

1D Mark II

1Ds (obsolesced by 1Ds Mk II in 2004)

10D (obsolesced by 20D in 2004)

D60 (obsolesced by 10D above)

D30 (obsolesced by D60 above)

Plain-English Users Guides top

Plain-English Canon 6D User's Guide 09 March 2013

Canon 5D Mark III User's Guide

Canon 7D User's Guide 05 August 2010

Canon 5D Mark II User's Guide 22 May 2010

Canon 5D Mark II Recommended Lenses 22 May 2010

20D User's Guide

30D User's Guide

(The Canon 5D is almost identical to the 30D; see my 30D guide for the 5D.)

You can download Canon's original user manuals here.

Comparisons top

Canon EOS R, R5, R6 & RP Compared

Nikon vs Canon vs Sony Full Frame Mirrorless Compared

RF f/2.8 L IS USM EF f/2.8 L IS USM EF f/2.8 USM EF f/2.8 EF f/2 USM

NEW: All Canon 100mm Lenses Compared Well, at least everything since 1990. 12 May 2021

Fujifilm GFX 50R Nikon Z7 Canon 5DS/R

Medium-Format vs. Full-Frame Image-Quality Comparison Now under $4,000 with the Spring Sales, the Fujifilm GFX 50R is awesome. It handles just like Fujifilm's APS-C cameras and outperforms full-frame at the same time. (I'm still working on its detailed review.) 03 May 2019

Canon Lens Comparisons

Small Flashes Compared

Pro DSLR Comparison 03 February 2016

5DS R vs EOS M3 vs Sony A7R II vs iPhone vs Fuji at 12MP and 35mm! 11 November 2015.

Canon 5DSR vs. Sony A7 II 17 October 2015

LEICA 21mm + Sony A7R II versus Canon 20mm USM + 5DS R Comparison 01 October 2015

Sony A7R II vs A6000 vs Canon 5DS R Comparison 18 September 2015

Fuji X100S vs. Canon 5D Mark III 12 June 2014

Canon 5D Mk III vs. LEICA M 240 vs. Sony A7 Image Quality Comparison 19 December 2013

Canon 5D Mk III/24-70 II vs. SL1/18-55 STM Resolution Comparison 10 September 2013

Lens Comparisons

2012 Full-Frame DSLR Comparison

Canon 6D versus 5D Mark III 17 September 2012

Canon 5D Mark III vs. Nikon D800 27 June 2012

High-ISO Comparisons of the Nikon D1, D3 (D700), D4, D800, D7000 and Canon 5D, 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III and Fuji X-Pro1 and X100 06 April 2012

Nikon D7000, D300, D3 (D700) and Canon 5D Mark II High ISO Comparison 08 November 2010

Nikon D3 and D700 vs. Canon 5D 10 July 2008

The Full-Frame Advantage 11 September 2007

Canon vs. Nikon

Canon 5D and XTi vs. Nikon D200, D80, D70, D50 and D40

5D vs. 20D

Canon 20D and Nikon D70 Direct Comparison 06 April 2005

1D Mark II N vs. 5D

Nikon D100 compared to Canon 10D

Noise and Resolution Comparisons 2006

LCD Monitor Comparisons 2006

Memory Card and Camera Speed Comparisons 2006

General DSLR Data and Comparisons top

Canon Date Codes 01 August 2007

Listing of 1.6x Crop Factor Cameras

Listing of 1.3x Crop Factor Cameras

Listing of Full Frame Digital Cameras

Lens Suggestions for 20D, 30D and Rebels

Panoramics with Canon Cameras

Canon 5D Focus Screens

EOS M top

EOS-M Bodies

NEW: Canon EOS M6 01 June 2017

NEW: Canon EVF-DC2 Review 01 June 2017

Canon EOS M5 28 January 2017

Canon EOS M3 03 November 2015

Canon EOS M10 13 October 2015

Canon EOS M 23 July 2012, discontinued a year later

EOS-M (EF-M) Lenses

Flash top

NEW: Canon EL-1 v2 Flash Review. 23.7 oz./671g with included LP-EL battery, 24-200mm zoom head with 14mm wide panel and catchlight card, 0.9 second measured recycle time, measured GN 78'/24m at 35mm or 127'/39m at 105mm. Check price at B&H, at Adorama, at Amazon, at Crutchfield, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay, or get it used at KEH. 10 January 2026

Canon EL-10 Flash 13.7 oz./388g with 4-AA eneloop (10.1 oz./287g empty), measured GN 19m/63' at 35mm or 29m/95' at 105mm. It has no traditional hot shoe contacts, so like the EL-5, it only works on the newest cameras. Check price. 30 November 2024

EL-5 Flash 20.7 oz./586g with included LP-EL rechargeable battery, measured 0.9s recycle time, measured GN 27m/90' at 35mm or 41m/135' at 105mm. It's the most powerful flash I've tested this decade, but only works on the newest cameras. It has essentially the same guts and performance as the EL-1 for less than half the price. Get it used if you know How to Win at eBay. 10 August 2023

EL-100 Flash 8.4 oz./239g with two AA eneloop or alkaline, 24 & 50mm zoom head, 3.1 second measured recycle time, measured GN 16m/53' at 24mm or 20m/67' at 50mm. Get it used if you know How to Win at eBay 15 September 2022

EL-1 Flash 23.9 oz./676 g with included LP-EL battery, 24-200mm zoom head with 14mm wide panel and catchlight card, 0.9 second measured recycle time, measured GN 24m/80' at 35mm or 34m/110' at 105mm. Check price. 27 March 2021

Pixel X900 Flash 05 March 2019.

Canon 580EX II Review. Canon 580EX II User's Guide. 07 August 2018

Sunpak RD2000 Small Flashes Compared. Tiny flash. 01 May 2018

Canon 430EX III RT Review 10 February 2016

Canon 600EX-RT Review 20 February 2014

Canon 430EX II Review 11 February 2014

Canon 320EX Flash Review18 April 2014

Aperlite YH-700 Flash Review 20 June 2015

Canon 270EX II 12 February 2014

Canon 90EX Flash Review 16 January 2013

Canon 270EX Flash Review 18 May 2010

Canon 220EX Flash Review 18 May 2010

Canon 220EX, 270EX and Nikon SB-400 Flashes Compared 18 May 2010

430EX flash (Just a link to the specs.)

PowerShot top

NEW: Canon PowerShot ZOOM. 100, 400 & 800mm eq. and 5× / 10× digital scope, takes no filters, 5.1 oz./145 g with internal battery and micro SD card, 3.3-15'/1-4.5m close focus.  Check price 05 January 2022

Canon G1 X Review 14 March 2012

Canon S100 15 September 2011

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS 07 February 2011

Canon PowerShot ELPH 500 HS 07 February 2011

Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 07 February 2011

Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS 07 February 2011

Canon G12 14 September 2010

Canon S95 24 August 2010

Canon SD1400 (2010-2011)

Canon G11 Review December 2009

Canon S90 Review 19 August 2009

The Curse of the Chopped LCD 25 August 2009

Canon SD940 IS Review 17 September 2009

Canon SD980 Review 11 September 2009

Canon SD960 IS Review 25 August 2009

Canon SD780 Review 14 July 2009

Canon SD880 Review 20 November 2008

Canon G10 Review 29 October 2008

Canon SD890 IS, SD790 IS and SD770 IS 14 March 2008

Canon SD850 Review 20 July 2007

Canon A570 IS Review 15 March 2007

Canon A550 Review 27 February 2007 (2007's best bargain.)

Canon A460 Review 27 February 2007

Canon A530 2006's best bargain.

SD800 28 October 2006

SD700 12 September 2006

SD550 12 September 2006

S80

A510, A520, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85 and A95

Hacks for Canon Compacts

Remote Cords top

NEW: Canon RS-80 E3 (2.5mm ø) Remote Cord 17 July 2025

Canon RS-80N3 Review September 2012

Canon TC-80N3 Review September 2012

35mm SLRs top

EOS: Autofocus

Canon EOS 1V Review 23 April 2014

Canon EOS 3 Review 01 February 2011

Canon EOS 620 and EOS 650 29 July 2009

EOS Rebel G 06 September 2008

FD: Manual Focus top

See my Canon FD pages.

EX: Semi-Fixed Lens SLR top

Canon EX AUTO Review 08 December 2010

Sure Shots

AF35ML Super Sure Shot 26 August 2009

Scanners top

D2400UF Flatbed scanner

Projectors top

Canon REALiS WUX 4000 Projector 26 October 2010

More Information

Latest News Releases from Canon USA

The Canon Museum (Japan, in English)

Cleaning and Canon Factory Service 28 September 2007

Canon USA's Digital Learning Center

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