Canon C80, C400 And A Look At The R1 And R5 II (IBC 2024)

During IBC 2024 we visited the large Canon booth and had a chance to check out many of the recently released products by the company including the C80 and C400, the R1 and R5 II, and the Canon RF 35mm F1.4L VCM lens announced earlier this year.

Canon C80 and C400

The C400 was announced earlier this year and we covered it briefly on LensVid Talk episode 24:

“After over 3 years of silence, Canon finally revealed a new member of its C family with an RF mount. The new C400 combines many of the latest Canon technologies into a single Cinema camera including a Full frame 6K BSI sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS Autofocus, Dual Pixel AF II, 5-axis image stabilization, anamorphic options, RF mount, optimized for live/broadcast and Two card slots (and much more).

One last important aspect about the C400 is pricing which is set at around $8K.

The Canon C400 fully rigged

The C80 shares many features and technologies with the C400 but in a smaller form factor that is more like a (supersized) “DSLR” compared to the longer video camera form factor of the C400.

Although the C80 and C400 share the same full-frame sensor, the C400 can shoot up to 6K 60p while the C80 can only go up to 6K 30p (both can shoot 4K 120p). Another difference is the battery and power draw (with the C400 consuming twice as much as the C80) and the memory card types with the C80 using 2x UHS-II cards and the C400 with one CF-E Type B card and one SD-UHS-II.

Pricing is of course a huge factor and the C80 is significantly less expensive compared to the C400 at only $4500.

Canon R1 and R5 II and the RF 35mm F1.4L

We already covered the Canon R1 back when it was announced but it was the first time we saw the camera in real life as well as the R5 II.

The R5 II brings a new stacked 45MP sensor to the table, improved thermals for video shooting, HEIF support, faster continuous shooting (30fps in electronic shutter vs. 12 on the R5), same eye control AF as the R1, a new co-processor for better exposure calculations, pre-capture feature, support for different battery grips (including one with a cooling fan), anti-flicker mode, C-Log2 for video (and a bunch of other video-centric improvements including 8K 60p vs. 8K 30p on the R5 and things like waveform, false colors). The R5 II sells for $4300.

The R1 is at the top of the Canon stills line with a new 24MP stacked sensor with zero rolling shutter and up to 40fps, 6K 60p video, pre-capture and Wifi 6E, and 9.4 million EVF with eye control. The camera feels very similar to the R3 externally (although we didn’t have a lot of time to compare the two).

The R1 can be pre-ordered for $6300.

The Canon R1

Finally, we have the Canon RF 35mm F1.4L VCM lens. This lens sells for $1500.

The Canon R7 with the RF-S3.9mm F3.5 STM Dual Fisheye lens

Check out the full LensVid coverage of IBC 2024 on this link—special thanks to our sponsors for IBC 2024 – SmallRig and Hollyland.

Iddo Genuth

Iddo Genuth is the founder and chief editor of LensVid.com. He has been a technology reporter working for international publications since the late 1990's and covering photography since 2009. Iddo is also a co-founder of a production company specializing in commercial food and product visual content.