Canon EOS R8 Officially Announced

Canon Philippines just announced the coming of the EOS R8, their lightest full-frame mirrorless camera to date!

The EOS R8 is touted to be the baby EOS R6 Mark II since they share the same Canon developed 35mm full-frame sensor, but packed into the body of the EOS RP.

The Canon EOS R8 will be available in the middle of April with an official retail price of PHP 107,998.00USD 1,840INR 156,014EUR 1,753CNY 13,403 for the body only, and PHP 122,998.00USD 2,096INR 177,683EUR 1,996CNY 15,264 with the RF 24-50mm kit lens.

Purchasing the R8 from any of Canon’s official stores should include a free 64GB SD card, a lens loan voucher worth PHP 5000.00USD 85INR 7,223EUR 81CNY 621 and special discounts for basic videography workshops.

Canon EOS R8 specs:
24.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
DIGIC X image processor
Canon RF lens mount
Up to 30 shots per second (electronic)
UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 60p, 30p, 24p
Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 180p, 120p, 60p, 30p
Built-in stereo microphone
Stills ISO 100 – 102,400 (expandable to 204,800)
Movie ISO 100 – 25,600 (expandable to 102,400)
CLOG ISO 800 – 25,600 (expandable to 102,400)
Dual Pixel CMOS AF II (1,053 AF frame zones for Stills/Movies)
One-Shot AF, AI Focus AF (stills), Servo AF / Movie Servo AF
Eye Detection AF
0.39-inch OLED viewfinder, approx. 2.36million dots (59.94/119.88 Hz)
3-inch 1.62M-dot Vari-angle Clear View LCD II touchscreen
USB Type-C (Power Delivery, USB 3.2 Gen 2)
External microphone IN
Headphone terminal
HDMI micro (Type D)
Remote control terminal (E3)
Multi-function Shoe
SD Card slot (Single)
WiFi
Bluetooth
Pop-up flash