Canon EOS R5 C Mirrorless Cinema Camera Body

The Canon EOS R5 C Mirrorless Cinema Camera Body occupies a unique position in the imaging market as the world’s first camera to fully integrate Canon’s Cinema EOS and EOS R systems into a single body — giving photographers and cinematographers professional-grade capability across both disciplines without compromise or workflow penalty. At its core is a 45-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and DIGIC X image processor, the same pairing found in the EOS R5, which delivers up to 20fps continuous RAW stills alongside 8K cinematic video in a form factor that is the smallest and lightest Cinema EOS ever produced. For South African production teams, documentary filmmakers, and hybrid professionals who need one body to cover both broadcast-quality video and high-resolution stills across varied shooting conditions, the R5 C removes the need to choose between two separate systems.

The cinema specification is exceptional at this body size: 8K RAW internal recording at up to 60fps in Canon Log 2 and Cinema Gamut, 4K at up to 120fps for high-frame-rate slow motion, and support for an extensive range of professional recording formats including XF-AVC and MP4. A built-in active cooling fan is the R5 C’s most consequential engineering decision — it eliminates the thermal recording limits that constrain the EOS R5, enabling continuous 8K video recording for as long as production demands without automatic shutdown. Dual pixel CMOS AF tracks subjects with the speed and reliability Canon’s mirrorless system is known for, maintaining precision focus across stills bursts and video recording through Dual Pixel RAW and subject recognition across people, animals, and vehicles.

Advanced connectivity includes full-size HDMI output for external recording, USB-C, dual card slots supporting CFexpress Type B and SD media, and a built-in 3.5mm microphone input alongside a headphone monitoring jack for on-location audio confidence. The RF mount’s electronic communication with Canon’s growing lens ecosystem enables seamless coordination between body and glass, and compatibility with Canon’s entire RF and EF lens range via adapter gives the R5 C access to one of the most comprehensive lens catalogues available to any cinema camera at this size. Available now from Foto Digital World in Pretoria with nationwide delivery across South Africa.