Canon EOS RP captures lovely images using its full-frame sensor, and the body design manages to be small but still pleasant to use. There’s plenty to like about it - but it’s also got its fair share of niggles that make it frustrating at times.

Good price; Small and light (for full-frame); Adaptor bundled for your older lenses

Small body can feel unbalanced; 4K video limitations; No weather-sealing

The SRP for Canon EOS RP body is RM 5,999 of which I think is very high a price tag to command for a body as such. As you can see I didn’t touch on matters like 4K and the various complaints you probably seen from other reviews. I’d say case by case, and depends on what you need.

A few months back, I reviewed the Canon EOS R . While it’s not the perfect mirrorless camera, it is a great first outing for Canon. In the shadow of the EOS R, we’re now looking at the more budget-friendly Canon EOS RP .

Last year Canon launched its brand new EOS R system in South Africa, the company’s first full-frame mirrorless camera.

It’s a bold, yet factual statement: testing the more affordable Canon EOS RP is getting a first-hand look at the future of Canon cameras. While not the flagship mirrorless (that distinction belongs to the Canon EOS R), it’s still a big move forward for the famed camera maker.

The $1,949 Canon RP is not the best camera made or even the slickest mirrorless camera. It will win no...

It's affordable, has easy to use menus, beautiful JPEGs, and clever Program mode.

No in-camera stability and pretty atrocious dynamic range.

Canon introduced its latest mirrorless camera, the EOS RP, a couple of months ago in Singapore, as part of its wider effort to gain more users for its mirrorless system, after the earlier launch of the Canon EOS R.

The EOS RP is intuitive out of the box while offering enough room to grow for established photographers

Solid build quality; Strong stills performance; Great autofocus

Falls behind on video features

A strong full-frame upgrade for those with older Canon DSLRs or a collections of EF lenses, but the EOS RP's older sensor and 4K video limitations mean those starting from scratch should consider an older rival like the Sony A7 II or an APS-C alternative like the Fujifilm X-T3.

Shoots excellent JPEGs; Works well with EF lenses via bundled adaptor; Small and light for a full-frame camera; Very easy to use

Feels a little unbalanced with larger lenses; Doesn’t have in-body image stabilisation; Average battery life

For photographers making their first investment in a mirrorless system, the EOS RP is a good choice. While its sensor is the same as the chip used in the two-year-old EOS 6D II , it’s a good enough performer and combining it with the latest DIGIC 8 processor has enabled Canon to extract the best...