We have resisted writing this short article as it’s the kind of rumor that comes from various places around the internet, most of which are nonsense, you can check the YouTube AI videos about a possible Canon EOS R4.
Why Bring this Up?
Earlier in September, a “Canon EOS R4” appeared on the Camera Raw list of supported cameras. This sent a few people into overdrive to talk about it. In the past, Adobe has listed cameras that hadn’t yet been announced in their list of compatible cameras.
Adobe has had typos on the camera list in the past, or an employee is having some fun. We have seen typos of non-existent cameras many times over the years by many sites and retailers.
Adobe has since removed the “EOS R4” from the list.
Is it Real?
We have no idea; no one has mentioned anything about an “EOS R4” or a camera between the EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R1. The EOS R3 Mark II stuff died off a long while ago, to no one’s surprise.
If Real, What Could it be?
We don’t tend to write too often about what we think a camera could be that hasn’t been verified by any source or person we know. This one has not been verified.
We’re pretty certain there isn’t going to be another integrated grip camera added to the lineup. The EOS R1 will be that camera until the Mark II comes along.
The next thing people may hypothesize is a high-megapixel version of the EOS R5 Mark II. Canon did this with the 5-series during the DSLR days with the EOS 5Ds and 5DsR. The EOS 5D Mark IV was a 30MP camera, and Canon put a 50.6MP sensor in the aforementioned cameras. That was a good bump in resolution.
Fast forward to the EOS R5 series, and we’ve had two 45MP image sensors. If Canon were to do a high-resolution camera, it would have to be a significant bump over the EOS R5 Mark II. It’d have to be something in the neighborhood of 80–100MP to be worthwhile in our opinion.
The other idea floated around is that it could be a global shutter camera. Canon doesn’t seem all that keen on going that route. With the readout speeds of the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II, is there really a need to add one? Canon doesn’t even have a current Cinema EOS camera with a global shutter.
Conclusion
We’re just reporting what’s out there and has hit our inbox a few times. We won’t be writing about an “EOS R4” until there’s real information to share. We are not claiming this to be our information. Please take it as such.
