Before we get to the point, let's take a look at the parameters of EOS RP. The positioning of this camera is similar to that of 6D Mark II in SLR cameras, and the sensor is also a 26.2-megapixel Quan Huafu sensor. Compared with EOS R, RP reduces some fuselage hardware configurations and weakens video performance. Compared with 6D2, the biggest improvement is to reduce the size and weight of the fuselage and add 4K video.
In terms of parameter configuration, RP is actually not eye-catching. EOS RP is positioned as an entry-level Quan Huafu, and its body parameters are very specific to the actual shooting needs of users, without adding too many fancy functions. 26.2 million pixels has a good high-sensitivity performance, and it is more versatile and more suitable for ordinary photographers. The lightweight body design is also convenient for shooting daily videos.
Camera evaluation conclusion: easy to use, sufficient and practical.
Canon EOS RP can be summarized in six words: easy to use, sufficient and practical.
Ease of use: Lightweight body, good handling performance, Quan Huafu sensor ensures a good image quality foundation and excellent color performance.
No matter what your photography level is, you can get started quickly and easily with EOS RP, which is the core requirement of mass cameras. More importantly, this camera is light in weight, reducing the user's use burden.
Enough: the performance is the shooting service, the camera has no cool function, and the shooting is more pure.
EOS RP is not a parameter player. On paper parameters, EOS RP is not particularly eye-catching. However, the performance of EOS RP is aimed at image/video shooting, with only one purpose: to take good photos. So if you are a photographer, you only buy a camera to take better-looking photos and learn more about photography. This camera is absolutely enough.
Practical: 8999 yuan listing price, excellent cost performance.
The biggest advantage of EOS RP lies in its cost performance. The listing price of 8999 yuan has never been so cheap as a full-frame camera, and this camera is not only cheap, but also worth the money. The camera positioning of RP is quite accurate, and the fuselage function is very targeted. If you are a high-end user, EOS R is more suitable for you, but if you just buy a Quan Huafu first, RP will definitely not make you regret it. Buying EOS RP, in fact, every penny spent is spent on the blade.
Camera control experience: small! Small! Small! Light! Light! Light!
The first feeling of getting EOS RP: this is really a micro-order! Plus, I just finished testing my friend's Big Mac micro-order next door, and the feeling of getting RP is like the happiness after losing weight successfully. Canon EOS RP is a truly lightweight micro-single, and portability is one of the core advantages of this camera.
The biggest feature of Canon EOS RP's fuselage design is its compactness. Compared with EOS R, the overall size is reduced by a circle, and the weight of the memory card with battery is reduced by 175g. Compared with the shape of EOS R, RP has no particularly prominent part on the fuselage, and the top warship department is not prominent.
EOS RP and EOS R are basically the same in control, mainly canceling two parts: the top shoulder screen and the back M-Fn slide cover. There is not much difference between the two cameras in the back buttons. The main difference is concentrated on the top of the fuselage. EOS RP not only canceled the shoulder screen, but also returned to the mode dial. There is an interesting detail. The turntables at the top of EOS R and EOS RP fuselage are all embedded in the fuselage without protruding parts.
The back screen and EVF of EOS RP are lower than EOS R specifications, with an EVF of 0.39 inch and 2.36 million pixels. Although the data is not high, the actual performance is still good. The visual field effect is better and the brightness is better when framing. There is no eye fatigue after long-term use. The back is still a flip touch screen with a resolution of 6.5438+0.04 million pixels, which belongs to the current mainstream level. EOS RP has a good screen display effect and is very sensitive to touch.
Although EOS RP is positioned as an entry-level micro-single, its interface configuration is very complete. The fuselage has microphone and earphone interface, and adopts TYPE-C as USB interface, which supports USB charging. Because this camera is very light, it is actually very suitable as a video camera, so it is very important to have rich interfaces.
Finally, everyone is most worried about the endurance of EOS RP. This camera uses the LP-E 17 battery on M5, and the battery is only 7.5Wh, which is 7.4V, 1050mAh. The official battery life of this camera is 250, but today I actually took about 500 pictures.
Noise control test: available under ISO 6400.
Canon 6D2 is an excellent camera with high sensitivity, so Canon EOS RP is also an excellent camera with high sensitivity and noise control. Here we use JPG file of Canon EOS RP for noise control test. When we can open the camera RAW file in the future, we will make up the high sensitivity test and tolerance test of the RAW file.
Canon EOS RP is below ISO 1600, and the picture quality is excellent. It began to decline from ISO 3200, but it is still within the acceptable range. Under ISO 25600, the JPG file of EOS RP is highly available, while the details above ISO 25600 are vague and unavailable.
Under normal use, Canon EOS RP can be safely used below ISO 1600. ISO 1600-6400 is still a high availability range, and environmental use should be considered above ISO 6400. For ordinary consumers, we generally don't carry a tripod at any time, so it is more suitable for taking pictures at night. EOS RP's excellent noise control, especially excellent JPG direct noise control, is obviously more obvious for mass photographers.
Focus test: the focus response is sensitive and the focus is good in low light.
Let's take a look at the focusing test of EOS RP. EOS RP adopts full-pixel dual-core focusing, with the same coverage area as EOS R of 88% (horizontal) 100% (vertical), and the optional focusing points are slightly less than EOS R, which is 4779 points.
Because they are all full-pixel dual-core focusing technology, EOS R and RP have basically the same focusing speed during the day. The continuous shooting speed of EOS RP is as high as 5fps, and it is 4fps in the focus tracking state, which is less than EOS R 1. In the actual test, EOS RP deals with horizontal and vertical situations, and the overall success rate is relatively high.
However, in actual shooting, the author found that the focusing response speed of EOS RP was slower than EOS R when switching to 100-400mm lens, which showed that EOS RP was not as good as EOS R in driving force of large lens after all.
Another feature of EOS RP focusing is that the weak light focusing is powerful, which can reach -5EV. We also tested the focusing in low light. In low light, EOS RP has fast focusing reaction speed, accurate focusing and no defocusing phenomenon.
Low light level focusing test
Considering the entry positioning of EOS RP, this focus level is worthy of the price of 8999. The focusing advantages of EOS RP are fast single focusing and strong weak light focusing ability. EOS RP belongs to the middle level of Quan Huafu micro-single in focusing and tracking performance, which is more than enough for daily shooting, but it is not suitable for intense sports shooting.
Video performance test: 4K video is clearer.
Canon EOS RP also added 4K video, but not 30P, the highest is 25P. Although five frames are missing, it does not affect daily use. The camera's 4K video resolution is not bad, but the video is point-to-point sampling, and the cropping ratio is about 1.6 times. EOS RP's full HD video is basically over-sampled globally, and the viewing angle is basically a picture perspective.
4K video has a strong advantage in resolution. As you can see, EOS RP is still very satisfied with the image quality and good resolution details of 4K video format. Therefore, although EOS RP is not a high-standard camera, it still allows users to experience the fun of shooting high-definition video. Of course, this camera also has 1920 1080 60P. In fact, full HD video as the main format of video shooting is more suitable for home users.
In video shooting, RP can not only shoot 4K video, but also capture a single frame directly from the video, which can actually speed up continuous shooting through video. After all, Panasonic has been promoting 4K/6K continuous shooting for a long time, which is the principle.
Canon EOS RP has a light body, which is actually very suitable for home users to shoot vlog to record their lives. This time Canon also released a small vlog shooting kit, but it has not been released yet.
Evaluation summary and camera sample display
Finally, summarize today's evaluation content. Canon EOS RP has the advantages of high cost performance, light body design, relatively good maneuverability, high sensitivity, color advantage and relatively good low-light focusing. However, the camera also has some improvements, including the focus response speed under telephoto, the improvement of focus mode and the battery life of the fuselage.
Canon EOS RP is suitable for beginners, experienced photographers and mass users who want to buy Quan Huafu. The price of this camera is 8999 yuan, which is consistent with the price of high-end APS-C models on the market. Compared with these cameras, EOS RP has better image quality and lens advantages brought by Quan Huafu sensor. Professional APS-C fuselage is more suitable for users with specific needs, such as high-speed continuous shooting and high-standard video function.
The suitable themes of EOS RP are: landscape, portrait, family photography, travel photography, etc. Lightweight design has more obvious advantages in travel photography. This camera is not suitable for large-scale image output and intense sports shooting. These professional themes can consider EOS R, 5D4, 5DSR, 1DX Mark II and other professional bodies.
In the positioning of EOS R and EOS RP, EOS R has higher pixels, all-metal body, higher mobility, larger battery capacity and better focusing and video performance. It's a photographer's professional micro-order. EOS RP is more introductory and more targeted at photographers.
Finally, I will bring you some real shots of this camera. Because I didn't get the camera until the 22nd, and the time is closely related to the weather in Beijing, the number of photos displayed here is small, which will bring more camera trial experience in the future.