TGH Photography x Canon EOS R50 Exploration 

Marking my first National Photography Month celebration, I would be showcasing some photos shot with the Canon EOS R50 that I am reviewing inside this article, published inside my maiden National Photography Month celebratory article. 

The #Canon #EOSR50 was recently launched in February 2023, a new compact and lightweight APS-C mirrorless #camera. Although the EOS R50 is an entry level camera, it is packed with fun, creative tools and automated features, allowing users to create fun and high-quality vlogs, as well as fun and nice photographs.

This Canon EOS R50 is your ideal daily camera companion, lightweight and compact with its kit lens setup, delivering both quality photographs and vlogs, and most importantly bringing you fun and enjoyment. 

You can now move into a new realm of fun and enjoyment  in both photography and vlogging with the Canon EOS R50.

Suggestions to Celebrate National Photography Month

Here are some suggestions to celebrate National Photography Month that I reckon would allow you to explore and have fun with your photography adventures during this National Photography Month and beyond.

Go out explore your neighbourhood with your camera

How well do you know your local neighbourhood? It’s time to explore and rediscover your neighbourhood, you might have been missing out some gems that you might not have realised it.

Go for a photo walk with your photography friends or join a photo walk outing

A photo walk with your photography friends can be a fun group outing with liked minded photography friends. Or you can join a photo walk outing and make new photography friends! 

Take a photo of your favourite pet (dog/cat)

Alright, you have watching cute and adorable dog or cat photos and videos on social media, you also love your pet dog/cat, take many photos of your favourite pet! For me, I have my cute and adorable neighbourhood community cats to photograph and enjoy my time with them!

Visit a photography exhibition, as well as arts, history, heritage and culture exhibition 

When was the last time you visited a photography exhibition, or an arts, history, heritage and culture exhibition at the museum? Check out your local museums exhibition listings or discover where local creative artists are showcasing their artworks, support fellow local artists too!

Embark on a new personal photography project

Do you have a personal photography project on your mind but you are hesitant and afraid to take the first step? What interests you or something that is precious and close to you, that you would like to document them via your photographs and stories?

We all have the fear and anxiety before we embark on a new photography project. Why not take this National Photography Month to break this chain of fear and embark on your new personal photography project? 

Publish a photo book or a photography zine 

Have you ever completed personal photography projects, or a series of photographs that you really like, and wanted to publish your own photo book from your collection of works? Are you hesitant and afraid to take the first step? I published my first photo book, a black and white Hokkaido landscapes photo book in 2015, I hope my story would inspire you to take the first step to print your photography works, and your first photo book. 

From a photo book, I went on to publish smaller photography works through the form of a photography zine. At that point in time, I was hesitant and afraid too. Slowly and surely, I overcame them, published two photography zines, first zine is “TGH Photography Zine Vol 1: SG55 Special Edition”, and my second zine is “TGH Photography Therapy Zine and Playbook”. 

If you like, they are available for purchase as physical copy and/or digital copy on the MagCloud platform!

Read a photography book (photography tips, photo book, visual stories, photoblogs)

There are a lot of photography books providing photography skills, knowledge and tips, there are also photo books of various photography genres and interest. National Geographic magazine visual stories and photographs have been one of my early key influences and motivation to enter photography, and they are the foundation to how I pursue my visual storytelling, as well as the art and craft of photography, that can be read on my TGH Photography and Travel Portal/Blog. 

Support your photographer friends

If you have photographer friends who are providing commercial/professional photography services, support them, recommend/refer contacts/business to them. As for those serious enthusiast photographers or those just starting out, encourage them and support them in their photography journeys! 

Enjoy and have fun taking photographs!

Whether you are a photographer with decades of professional experience, serious enthusiast or just starting off on your photography adventure, National Photography Month gives each and everyone of us photographers to celebrate our love, passion, dedication and flair for photography.  

Time to head out and enjoy having fun taking photographs with your camera! Happy National Photography Month! 

Oh, for all fellow Star Wars fans out there, it’s the month of May! You know the drill! May The 4th Be With You (May The Force Be With You)!

* A TGH Photography x Canon EOS R50 Explorer Series Production *

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“The new EOS R50 will deliver great outcomes for new users with smart features that enhance their photographs and videos. We want to empower content creators with the ability to focus on storytelling without feeling overwhelmed by the technical aspects of the camera. While equipped with strong technical functionalities from higher end models in our EOS R system, the new EOS R50 remains small, mighty, and simple to use.” said Edwin Teoh, Head of Marketing, Singapore Operations, Canon Singapore. 

High-quality Video Right Out of the Box

With the EOS R50, you can be assured of the high quality of the footage, giving you high-quality video right out of the box. 

24.2MP APS-C Format Image Sensor

The EOS R50’s APS-C format image sensor is 3X large than the 1-inch sensor on the latest smartphones. This translates to sharper, more detailed images and videos, and less noise (graininess) even in low light. Users can also look forward to beautiful, natural-looking bokeh (shallow focus) effects.

High-quality Video: First Entry EOS-series APS-C Mirrorless Camera to Produce 6K-Oversampled Cropless 4K

With the 24.2MP APS-C format image sensor, the EOS R50 is also capable of producing high-quality crop less 4K 30p video oversampled from 6K worth of data. 

What is oversampling? Oversampling means more information to reduce artefacts and other issues, so despite your blogging experience and skill, the image quality will look pristine and professional.

Designed for Intuitive Vlogging 

The EOS R50 is equipped with ample modes and features that simply shooting, it is designed for vloggers who want the image quality of a dedicated camera without the learning curve that usually comes with having to operate one.

It is lightweight, weighing at only about 375g (1), it is about the same size as the EOS M50 Mark II, making this camera perfect for blogging on the move!

Intelligent Focus Switching during Close-up Demos

The Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system, which detects and tracks people, animals (dogs, cats, and birds) and vehicles (motorsports cars and motorcycles) based on their characteristics just got even smarter. 

For close-up demos, the Movie for Close-up Demo mode quickly and automatically switches focus to the subject closest to the camera. You can showcase your new gadget or online shopping loot in one smooth take, with the focus where you want it to be. 

Support for focus breathing ensures that there are no distracting changes in angle of view that tend to occur during focus transitions when vlogging. 

Image Stabilisation Optimised for Handheld Vlogging 

Get seamless, steady footage even when shooting handheld: The EOS R50 comes with not just one, but two different Movie IS (Image Stabilizer) [2] levels (‘Enhanced’ and ‘On’) that digitally perform 5-axis camera shake correction, enhanced when combined with an RF lens with in-lens IS. 

When the monitor is in “selfie” mode, the default “Movie IS: Enhanced” mode optimises image stabilisation for handheld wide-angle shooting, correcting the unwanted motion that tends to become more obvious at the edges of wide-angle images. You can switch between two levels by simply tapping the “Wide-angle” button, to avoid excessive close-ups. 

Auto Leveling Mode (3)

For scenes and shooting angles where it is hard to keep the camera level, the auto level mode automatically corrects horizontal tilt. This would save time from manual correction in another app. 

Share Your Content Quickly: High-quality Livestreams with just one USB cable

Planning to do livestream high-quality footage (4) and audio from your EOS R50? All you need is one USB-C connection to your computer, it’s a plug-and-play with no drivers required. 

Straight from Camera to Phone

With Canon’s Camera Connect smartphone app, it is fuss-free to set up, allowing you to easily transfer videos and JPEG photos from your camera to a smartphone either through a wireless Wi-Fi or wired USB-C connection. As the camera supports transcoding, which makes 4K and Full HD video files lighter, even high-quality videos can be transferred and uploaded to social media smoothly.

Get Great Photos Easily

For those who are not too familiar with technical photography terms and complicated post-processing, the EOS R50 has a suite of new intelligent creative features that make it even easier to make the most of the camera’s imaging capabilities. 

Some notable new functions are:

• Advanced A+: Automatically captures and blends exposure-bracketed images for better night and backlit portraits, and focus-bracketed images for images that are in focus from front to back. 
• Creative Bracket: Automatically generates multiple versions of a shot taken by the user with different brightness and colour tone settings. The settings of the autogenerated shots are shown so that users can learn. 
• Subject blur guide: Available in the Panning SCN mode. Helps the user practice panning and improve the success rate of panning shots. 

RF-S55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM: Extend your Reach 

The RF-S55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM, a compact, lightweight, and affordable telephoto zoom lens, is the latest addition to the RF-S lineup. Providing a full-frame equivalent angle of view of 88 to 336mm on an APS-C image sensor, the lens is set to expand users’ creative horizons, allowing them to capture images that are difficult to get with a standard kit lens or smartphone. 

These include: 

• Sharp, high-quality closeups of subjects that are further away 
• More pronounced shallow focus effects 
• Images with compressed perspectives 

The lens also has excellent close-up shooting capabilities: its 0.28x maximum magnification at the 210mm end (more than the EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM) enables semi-macro photography at a relatively short closest focusing distance of 0.73m. 

Besides having a native 4.5 stops of image stabilisation, RF-S55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM is capable of providing up to 7.0 stops’ image stabilisation through Coordinated Control IS when used with EOS R system cameras equipped with In-Body IS. 

Initial Thoughts and Views from short hands on media session

EOS R50

During the media preview session, I had a short hands on session with the Canon EOS R50. It’s very similar to the EOS M50 Mark II that I am familiar with. A compact and lightweight mirrorless camera packed with creative and intuitive features that can up your social media/vlogging game without feeling overwhelmed.

If you are planning to upgrade from smartphone or compact cameras, looking for your first entry-level mirrorless, you can check out the EOS R50, your first entry-level mirrorless camera for high quality vlogging.

RF-S55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM 

A compact and lightweight telephoto lens for APS-C EOS R camera users, ideal for travel and shooting subjects much further away.

Here are some sample photos that I shot with the Canon EOS R50 pre-production set during the media preview session. 

Take Note: 

• Photos shared above were shot with the pre-production set during the media preview session. 
• The photos shot with the Canon EOS R50 pre-production set are shot as it is (jpeg and straight out from the camera with no further edits) and it’s not meant to be a review of the Canon EOS R50..

The above points are just my initial thoughts and views from my short hands on media session with the Canon EOS R50 and new RF lenses. I hope to go deeper into this Canon EOS R50 APS-C mirrorless camera some time down the road when I get the opportunity to test it out for review and I would be able to share more of my in-depth experiences, thoughts and views of the Canon EOS R50.

Pricing and Availability

The EOS R50 is available in black and white, with two kit options 

• With the RF-S18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM 
• With the RF-S18-45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM and RF-S55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM 

The local Singapore pricing and availability of the Canon EOS R50 and new RF lenses would be updated below accordingly when the information is made available. 

Update 14th March 2023

The EOS R50 is available in black and white and will be available from Canon authorised dealers at the following recommended retail price:

• EOS R50 Kit RF-S18-45 mm IS STM + RF-S55-210 mm (Black) – $1,509
• EOS R50 RF-S18-45 mm IS STM (Black/White) – $1,139
• EOS R50 Body (Black/White) – $979

Canon EOS R50 Exclusive Launch Promotion 16th to 31st March 2023

There is a Canon EOS R50 Exclusive Launch Promotion taking place from 16th to 31st March 2023. On top of the 32GB SD card gift that comes with every purchase of the EOS R50, customers will receive the following exclusive launch gifts (below) for purchases made within the launch special period between 16th – 31st March 2023:

1. $100 Capitaland Vouchers
2. Premium USB-C Cable
3. PIXMA E3370 Printer (worth $149)– Compact Wireless All-In-One with LCD for Low-Cost Printing

More information and details can be found in the brochures below.

* Information and pictures courtesy of Canon Singapore and Gloo *

Notes

1. Approx. 375g (black version), approx. 376g (white version).
2. Note: The Movie IS function is linked with the angle of view setting; when set to the widest angle, Movie IS is set to “Off”. When using Movie Digital IS, the shooting range becomes narrower. The image also becomes enlarged, resulting in a less defined image.  
3. When set to “Auto level: Enable”, “IS mode” is turned off (The two cannot be used simultaneously), and the shooting range also becomes narrower. The mode cannot be used when shooting vertically.  
4. Full HD 30p only.

Technical Information

EOS R50

RF lens 

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