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Canon Confirms We’ve Seen Its Last Flagship DSLR

The age of Canon DSLRs is rapidly coming to an end. Canon has officially confirmed that the Canon 1D X Mark III will be its last flagship DSLR camera as it turns its attention toward a future of mirrorless cameras.

The Statement by Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai

In a new interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, one of the five major newspapers of Japan, Canon Chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai stated that the company's development and production of flagship DSLRs will be wound down "within a few years."

"Canon's SLR flagship model is known as the 'EOS-1' series, the first of which appeared in 1989," the article states. "The latest model 'EOS-1D X Mark III' released in 2020 will be the last model in fact."

"The market needs are acceleratingly shifting to mirrorless cameras," Mitarai states in the interview. "In line with this, we are steadily shifting people."

Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai. Photo via Canon's official website.

The Canon 1D X Mark III was announced in January 2020 with a price tag of $6,499, and it continues to be a popular choice among professional photographers at major media outlets. Canon's service facility at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan was stocked with row after row of the flagship DSLR.

The Last 'Flagship' DSLR Camera

While some publications such as Y.M.Cinema and Photo Rumors have interpreted Mitarai's words to mean Canon has officially revealed the end of all of its DSLR lines, Canon has confirmed that the scope of Mitarai's statement only extends to its flagship DSLR.

"As reported in the article, we plan to make future flagship models strictly mirrorless cameras," Canon says in a statement provided to PetaPixel. "Naturally, we are considering an RF mount camera as our next flagship model."

There are also no exact dates yet as to when the production of Canon's flagship DSLR will come to a close.

"The broad details of Mr. Mitarai’s interview as described in the article are true," a Canon spokesperson tells PetaPixel. "However, while estimated as 'within a few years,' exact dates are not confirmed for the conclusion of development/termination of production for a flagship DSLR camera."

We've Likely Seen the Last Canon DSLR

Canon may not have officially confirmed the end of all its DSLR lines in Mitarai's statement, but Canon has been reiterating the fact that it sees its RF mirrorless camera mount as its future. The company stated in January 2020 that it is done making EF lenses unless the market demands more, and there has been a steady stream of popular EF lenses being discontinued since then.

There has also not been any new EOS DSLR announced since the Rebel T8i (AKA 850D) was unveiled in February 2020, and there is no word that Canon has any plans to release any more.

On the mirrorless front, however, Canon is making huge investments and ambitious plans. The company has rapidly been bringing popular DSLR lens focal lengths into the world of the RF mount, and the upcoming EOS R1 flagship mirrorless camera will reportedly be a "jack of all trades, master of everything."

PetaPixel recently predicted that both Canon and Nikon are done making new DSLR cameras, and given how fully invested the rivals are in winning the mirrorless camera market, it would be quite surprising if either company released a new model going forward.

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Canon EOS R6 and 1DX Mark III get C-Log 3 and dual-card recording in new firmware

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Canon Adds Video-Focused Firmware Updates for 1DX Mark III, R5, R6

Canon has released a set of updates to the EOS 1DX Mark III, R5, and R6 that improves the experience of all three cameras, and give especially the R5 additional video features. The update includes the addition of Canon Log 3 on the R5, as well as a low bitrate recording option on all three cameras.

The updates were announced on Canon's Twitter. Photographer and YouTuber Gordan Laing has published the following video that covers the changes to the EOS R5:

The EOS R5 was the recipient of the most updates of the three cameras. Of note, Canon has granted the ability for the camera to shoot in C-Log 3 and also added RAW Light to video recording options to reduce the file size of 8K and 4K videos, which enables lower bitrate shooting. Canon also added the ability for the camera to capture up both 119.9 and 100 frames per second in Full HD 1080p recording. The company also added electronic full-time manual focus, which allows manual focus adjustment to always be possible with both One-shot AF and Servo AF.

Canon also states that support for shooting in Canon C-Log 3 in RAW video is coming to the camera in a future firmware update.

Other updates: The R5 now includes the ability to have the camera's monitor turned off at all times during shooting. The transfer time (estimated) during FTP transfers is now displayed, and you can now select protected images that failed to be transferred and protected images that have not yet been transferred and transfer them all at once. Canon also enabled the ability to save/load camera settings to a card.

Canon also addressed three bugs: The update fixes a phenomenon, in which the camera does not function normally when using certain CFexpress cards, fixed an issue where the camera cannot function normally when the drive mode is set to "High-speed continuous shooting" to shoot still images continuously and fixed a phenomenon in which the power may become suspended when the camera is powered via USB for an extended period of time.

You can download Canon R5 firmware update 1.3.0 here.

The EOS R6 is also receiving the low-bitrate recording option and electronic full-time manual focus, and FTP transfer status display. The company also promises that C-LOG 3 is coming to the R6 in a future firmware update. Canon also addressed two bugs: where the camera does not function normally when the drive mode is set to “High-speed continuous shooting” to shoot still images continuously, where it may corrupt the image displayed in the EVF, and where the camera may get suspended when connected to USB power for an extended period of time.

You can download the Canon R6 firmware update 1.4.0 here.

The 1DX Mark III is also getting the low-bitrate recording option, FTP file status display, and also sees improved connection reliability when using FTP and USB at the same time. Canon promises that C-Log 3, just like with the R6, will be coming at a later date.

You can download the 1DX Mark III firmware version 1.4.0 here.

Canon also announced two firmware updates for two lenses: the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM version 1.1.0 and the RF 100-500 f/4.5-7.1L IS USM version 1.0.9. Both lenses get support for electronic full-time manual focus and the update also improves an issue where the background is not blurred when performing a slow pan with IS set to Mode 2 or 3.

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