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Bodyshell: External covers are magnesium alloy with weather sealing at all junctions, and insulation to enable shooting in sub-zero temperatures. The R5’s weather protection measures match those of the EOS 5D Mark IV, but the R6 has lower-level protection. Diecast magnesium alloy chassis. Size and styling are similar to the original EOS R, but that camera’s controversial customisable ‘touch bar’ has been dropped in favour of the more conventional joystick-type multi-controller for operations such as focus point selection. The EOS R6 has a main mode dial, while the R5 has a top-panel info read-out similar to Canon’s higherend DSLRs. Control layout is largely similar too, including Canon’s long-serving Quick Control dial which serves as the rear input wheel. Canon essentially sees the R5, in particular, as the natural successor to the 5D series of DSLRs (hence the model number).
Just as it did with the very first – and very momentous – EOS interchangeable lens camera launch back in 1986, Canon
