If you ask someone about the most popular beginner full-frame camera, it’ll be Canon RP. Today’s not an unboxing day, because I unboxed Canon RP nearly 2 years ago. Today my goal - describe my opinion and thoughts about this camera.
Concerns
The camera body feels solid in my hands, with a comfortable grip and intuitive button layout. But the first absolutely big issue for me, Canon RP isn’t weather-sealed. In this case, you can’t take a picture in a drizzle weather without a special protector. The second minus for me, I can’t shoot some action photos, because Canon RP has only a 5fps burst speed. But we’ll try to practice this aspect too. Oh, probably you think I missed something? You’re right, this camera has absolutely the “best” (sarcasm) battery life ever, you can take nearly 250 pictures in one cycle. It’s “incredible” because it teaches you to think twice about what to shoot like a film camera with film restriction.
Good Points
But not everything is bad in this camera. For me, I saw pros too. For instance, it is absolutely good for me autofocus. I don’t see pro autofocus with AI subject recognition, but what I have in Canon RP, I can’t complain. I've successfully tracked moving subjects like pets with reasonable accuracy.
Also, the main point for me lightweight camera, which helps you to grab the camera in every case. I've found myself grabbing it for spontaneous photo opportunities more often than with my previous Canon 500D.
Last, but not least: Image Quality. The image quality is one of my favorite things about the Canon RP. The photos are sharp, and the colors look great straight out of the camera.