The pricey R3 is hardly an impulse purchase.
Smartphone camera technology has gotten so good that evenpros are using them.
All of these features packed into the R3 should make it a pro shooters dream.
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For video, the R3 can shoot 6K at 60fps and uncropped 10-bit 4K at 120fps.
The R3 uses deep learning technology to improve eye and body detection and autofocus.
Photographers can select an initial autofocus point simply by looking at an area of the 5.76-million-dot electronic viewfinder.
The Canon EOS R3 DSLR camera.Canon
The camera is made of magnesium alloy with a vertical grip and is weather resistant.
Are Cameras Even Necessary?
All of these features packed into the R3 should make it a pro shooters dream.
Ive worked as a photojournalist and enjoy taking snaps in my spare time.
Id be thinking up excuses why I would need it for professional photos and travel pics.
But the latest crop of smartphone cameras has changed my mind.
Theres an old saying that the best camera is the one that you have with you.
In that regard, you cant beat the smartphone you already have in your pocket.
Take my iPhone 12 Pro Max, which I use as a daily driver.
Thanks to its incredible picture-taking capabilities, the iPhone has completely replaced my DSLR.
And most pictures I take on my iPhone look better than those from my DSLR.
The most significant upgrade to the iPhone from previous models is its 2.5x telephoto zoom lens.
It comes in handy when shooting pictures of birds in New York Citys Central Park.
The Pro Max also offers incredible image quality.
Id happily take either a Pixel or an iPhone on a trip instead of lugging a DSLR.
My entire collection of cameras is gathering dust.
Id love to try out the new EOS R3, and theinitial reviewsare positive.
But at $6,000 without a lens, the R3 is too much camera for anyone except professionals.
