Canon EOS R7 with RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 Lens Kit

Canon EOS R7 with RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 Lens Kit Summary

This super telephoto Canon EOS R7 with RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 Lens Kit combines Canon’s class-leading EOS R7 mirrorless camera with the far-reaching RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM lens. Together these offer an incredibly versatile and highly portable solution for wildlife and bird photography, as well as other distant subjects such as aviation, outdoor sports, surfing and more.

Thanks to the camera’s APS-C format sensor, the effective 35mm equivalent zoom range reaches approximately 320-1280mm, which provides exceptional reach in a relatively compact and affordable package.

The EOS R7 boasts a 32.5MP APS-C CMOS sensor, which is paired with Canon’s advanced Dual Pixel CMOS AF II autofocus system. With intelligent subject detection and tracking for animals, vehicles and people, it’s ideal for fast-paced sports, action and wildlife subjects. The in-body image stabilisation (IBIS) system works together with the lens’ optical IS to provide up to 7.5 stops of shake correction, which is particularly useful when shooting handheld at these long focal lengths.

The lens adds a customisable control ring, smooth Nano USM autofocus, and compatibility with lens extenders for even greater reach. Whether you’re an enthusiast wildlife photographer or a hybrid creator who captures distant subjects in both stills and video, this kit offers superb telephoto reach in a lightweight, field-ready setup.

Canon EOS R7 Camera Key Features

• 32.5MP APS-C format CMOS sensor
• High-speed continuous shooting up to 30fps
• Dual Pixel CMOS AF II with intelligent subject detection for animals and people
• 5-axis in-body image stabilisation with up to 8 stops of combined correction
• High-resolution 2.36M-dot EVF and vari-angle touchscreen LCD
• 4K 60p and Full HD 120p video recording for hybrid content
• Dual UHS-II SD card slots for fast shooting
• Weather-sealed body with a deep grip for comfortable handling
• Compact and lightweight for extended use

Canon RF 200-800mm F/6.3-9 IS USM Lens Key features

• Super-telephoto zoom with a 320-1280mm equivalent reach on APS-C
• Optical image stabilisation up to 5.5 stops, or 7.5 combined with IBIS
• Smooth, quiet Nano USM autofocus motor optimised for stills and video
• 0.25x maximum magnification at 200mm
• Weather-resistant construction with custom control ring
• Compatible with RF 1.4x and 2x extenders
• Relatively lightweight design (2,050g) for its focal range

Canon EOS R7 with RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 Lens Kit in More Detail

Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera Body in More Detail

New 32.5 megapixel APS-C format sensor

A new 32.5 megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor with a Low-Pass Filter balances resolution, speed and low-light performance. You can shoot with a native ISO sensitivity of up to ISO 32,000 for stills (extendable to ISO 51,200) in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments and ISO 12,800 (extendable to ISO 25,600) for video. Each of the sensor’s pixels is split into two photo-sites, which facilitates Canon’s legendary Dual Pixel CMOS AF II focusing and Dual Pixel RAW.

Class-leading speed for any subject

Harness ferocious speed capabilities while shooting continuously at up to 15fps in mechanical shutter mode, or 30fps in silent electronic shutter mode, with AE and tracking AF. The EOS R7 body also lets you shoot for longer, thanks to a large buffer and dual high speed UHS-II Card slots, which can be configured to suit various workflows, including second card backup.

Dual Pixel CMOS AF II state-of-the-art focusing and tracking

Dual Pixel CMOS AF II is Canon’s highly accomplished AF system, which helps keep your fast-moving subjects pin-sharp. Deep-learning AI recognises Humans(Eyes/Face/Head/Body), Animals(Dogs, Cats and Birds) or Vehicles(Racing cars or Motor bikes), wherever they are in the frame, with smooth and continuous transitions, to follow moving subjects. Dual Pixel CMOS AF works in up to 651 autofocus zones (31 x 21) with virtually 100 per cent frame coverage.

Canon has ported computational technology from cameras like the EOS R5 into the R7, including Dual Pixel RAW, which allows you to adjust sharpness position, bokeh and lighting as well as clarity, after you’ve taken the image. This can dramatically improve images without the need for post processing software, speeding up workflows and enhancing images.

Up to 7 stops of image stabilisation

The EOS R7 includes a 5-axis in-body Image Stabiliser (IBIS) with Sensor Shift technology. This works together with RF lens optical IS to combat camera shake, delivering up to 7 stops stabilisation and up to 8-stops with the RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM. Even when using lenses without IS you will experience highly effective image stabilisation, whether shooting stills or videos.

Panorama and auto-level horizon modes

The EOS R7’s in-body IS (IBIS) can also be used to eliminate wonky horizons and is available in both photo and video modes, whether shooting horizontally or vertically. Auto level can be used at the same time as IBIS and is available in both mechanical and electronic shutter.

Image stabilisation can also be applied while swinging the camera horizontally to create a panorama, which works with any RF, RF-S, EF or EF-S lens.

Advanced video for true hybrid capabilities

Shoot 4K video with an oversampled 30fps mode (from 7K), slow motion 4K/60p, Full HD 120p and separate crop mode movies with Canon Log 3. The R7 camera also supports vertical video for social media sharing and can record for up to 6 hours (excluding High Frame Rate movies) and you can enjoy up to 10x digital zoom for ever closer reach to the subject.

Key movie modes

• 4K UHD, Full HD (16:9)
• 4K/ Full HD: H.265 / HEVC, Audio: AAC / Linear PCM 4K/ Full HD: H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, Audio: AAC / Linear PCM
• 4K UHD Fine16 (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) inter frame / light inter frame
• 4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) inter frame / light inter frame
• 4K UHD Crop (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (59.94, 50 fps) inter frame / light inter frame
• 4K / Full HD Time-lapse (16:9) 3840 x 2160 / 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25 fps) intra frame17
• Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) inter frame / light inter frame19
• Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 HDR (29.97, 25 fps) inter frame
• 4K UHD / Full HD - YCbCr4:2:0 8-bit or YCbCr4:2:2 10bit (when HDR PQ or CLOG3 is ON)

Get closer to the action

The crop sensor format gives a 1.6x crop factor resulting in more telephoto reach than the same focal length on a full-frame camera. Combined with the blistering speed capabilities the EOS R7 is ideal for sports and wildlife photography, as well as for finding details in landscapes and shooting powerful portraits, video and more.

Versatile lens support

To join the release of this APS-C format mirrorless camera, Canon simultaneously launched two dedicated RF-S lenses, which form a new category in the mirrorless line-up – the RF-S 18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM and RF-S 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM. With the RF mount, you can also make use of any full-frame RF lens and enjoy up to 7-stops combined body/lens image stabilisation. EF DSLR lenses are also supported through a range of mount adapters, including the popular Mount Adapter EF-EOS R and EF-EOS R Control Ring Mount Adapter, enabling existing DSLR shooters to move seamlessly across to the mirrorless EOS R system.

Camera connectivity

The EOS R7 body helps get your content wherever you need it to be with comprehensive connectivity options. Using WiFi you can upload straight from the camera to Canon’s image.canon cloud, or share images on social media by connecting to your smartphone. Camera connectivity options include WiFi, SuperSpeed Plus USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB Type-C connector, which can be used for computer and smartphone communication and USB power, Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g/n) (2.4 GHz), with Bluetooth 4.2 support to harness Canon’s EOS Utility, Smartphone, Upload to image.canon and for wireless printing with Canon printers. The optional USB adapter PD-E1 is required if you wish to charge the battery while in the camera.

Multimedia interfaces include HDMI Micro out (Type D), 3.5mm Stereo mini jack for external microphone In and headphone socket 3.5mm Stereo mini jack for audio monitoring, as well as a remote control terminal (RS-60E3-type).

Shooting modes

Canon has incorporated several shooting modes to help creators capture diverse content, including Panorama mode. This harnesses new technology for even better panos, which can be wider than 180º simply by panning your camera. This mode uses subject detection and blur correction to keep subjects tack sharp, even if they are moving across the frame, whilst making use of the 5-axis in-body stabiliser.

Power and memory card options

The Canon EOS R7 has two slots for widely available SD/SDHC/SDXC and fast UHS-II SD cards, which are recommended for 4K video recording and high speed burst rates.

A high capacity LP-E6NH battery is included with the camera which is the same used throughout Canon’s mirrorless range. This delivers Approx. 770 shots when using the LCD and approx. 500 shots with the Viewfinder. The R7 is also backwards compatible with LP-E6N and LP-E6 camera batteries.

Smart viewfinder and articulating LCD screen

A 0.39 inch OLED colour EVF provides 100% view of the scene, using 2.36 Million dots (1024x768) in smooth 119.98fps or energy-saving 59.94 fps. The EVF displays comprehensive shooting information so you’re fully aware of camera settings without needing to move your eye away. The fully articulating 7.5 cm (2.95”) TFT colour touch-screen LCD monitor with 1.62 million dots supports selfie-style shooting for vlogging and gives 100% coverage.

Image support

Shoot in a variety of file types from RAW 14 bit: RAW and C-RAW (Canon original RAW 3rd edition) at 6960x4640 pixels. JPEG 8 bit with two compression options and ultra-compressed HEIF 10 bit also with two compression options.

Huge accessory ecosystem

Together with mirrorless and DSLR lens support, the Canon EOS R7 provides access to a huge ecosystem of camera accessories, including Canon flashguns, twin macro lights including MR-14EX II, flash triggers and cable-free multifunction shoe accessories when using the Multi-Function Shoe Adapter AD-E1. The body is also available with a kit lens option in the EOS R7 with RF-S 18-150mm IS STM Lens, which allows you to head straight out and capture your content with a versatile zoom.

Learn more about this and the simultaneously released EOS R10 in our blog, which goes into more detail, with more sample images from the new Canon mirrorless APS-C cameras.

Canon EOS R7 Review

If you’re considering this model, check out the Canon R7 Review for Photography, which is packed with real world sample images from a staycation, street, wildlife and other photo genres.

Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera Body Sample Images

EOS R7 with Canon EF 300mm F/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Lens. Camera settings: 1/5300 sec. f/2.8. ISO 640

EOS R7 with Canon EF 300mm F/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Lens. Camera settings: 1/1600 sec. f/2.8. ISO 1600

EOS R7 with Canon RF 100-500mm F/4.5-7.1 L IS USM Lens at 500mm. Camera settings: 1/640 sec. f/7.1. ISO 250

EOS R7 with Canon RF 14-35mm F/4L IS USM Lens at 14mm. Camera settings: 1/2000 sec. f/8. ISO 200

Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera Body Specifications

Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM Lens in More Detail

Super telephoto for wildlife and sports

With a 200-800mm zoom range the RF 200-800mm is the most versatile super telephoto lens for wildlife, sports and other distant subjects. The minimum focus distance of 0.8m further expands its versatility, while compatibility with optional lens teleconverters (extenders) means that you can zoom in even closer to the action, no matter how distant.

A compact design and weight of around 2kg allows you to work handheld for longer periods without a tripod or monopod, although additional support can be of benefit in situations where your position remains static.

Fast and quiet AF

Canon has employed their Nano USM motor technology, which combines the speed of ring-type USM with quiet and smooth STM focusing. This system delivers precise smooth focusing with fine control over speed, as well as near-silent operation, as seen in models such as the RF 100-500mm, RF 24-70mm F/2.8L and similar USM lenses. Whether the subject is stationary or fast moving this super telephoto lens keeps up with high speed and precision.

Up to 7.5-stops image stabilisation

Despite its compact and lightweight design, the RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 Lens includes built-in image stabilisation, which reduces camera shake by 5.5-stops.

Canon’s combined lens and body stabilisation is also extremely effective, increasing shake reduction up to 7.5-stops when combined with a camera such as the EOS R3, EOS R5 and R6 Mark II to name a few.

This enables you to work in lower light at slower shutter speeds, while maintaining image quality by keeping ISO as low as possible. The outcome is a greater number of sharp images during challenging situations, whether capturing birds in flight or wind surfers at sunset.

Advanced optics for high image quality

In order to render high image quality Canon has developed an optical design for the 200-800mm RF, which includes UD lens elements. Ultra-low-dispersion (UD) lenses, utilise optical glass with a low refractive index and low dispersion, resulting in reduced chromatic aberration and high image quality.

Furthermore, a multi-layered Super Spectra Coating eliminates ghosting and flare caused by lens surface reflections, while maintaining optimum colour balance. This enables you to capture backlit subjects with higher contrast and reduced flare in the results.

Customisation and control

In line with many Canon mirrorless lenses, the RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM combines a focus ring with control ring. The ability to manual focus is ideal in particular situations, while the control ring can be customised to adjust camera settings and enhance your workflow.

Weather resistant design

For reliable use during inclement conditions the RF 200-800mm lens is sealed in several locations. When combined with a weather sealed camera body you can shoot in light rain and dusty environments with less worrying about inclement conditions.

Sample Images

Sample 01 bird photography with EOS R5 @ 800mm. Camera settings: 1/400sec. f/9. ISO 5000

Sample 02 squirrel with EOS R5 @ 800mm. Camera settings: 1/250sec. f/9. ISO 6400

Sample 03 squirrel with EOS R5 @ 800mm. Camera settings: 1/800sec. f/9. ISO 5000

What's in the Box

• Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera Body APS-C format
• Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6NH
• Battery charger LC-E6E
• Hand Strap E2
• Shoe cover
• Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 IS USM Lens
• E-95 Lens Cap
• Lens Hood ET-101
• Lens Dust Cap RF
• Lens Strap 40
• User Manual