Canon EOS R5 Video Bitrates & Recording Formats

Planning your hard drive storage needs or shopping for CFexpress memory cards? Dive into our complete, easy-to-read tables breaking down the exact video bitrates and recording formats for the Canon EOS R5 in both DCI and UHD.

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This page refers to the Canon EOS R5.

Canon has more recently released the EOS R5 C. The C stands for Cinema, and the R5 C builds on the same hardware as the R5 but has enhanced video capabilities, including 8K60, 12-bit Cinema RAW Light, and XF-AVC, as well as built-in cooling to allow non-stop recording in all shooting modes. 

While the Canon EOS R5 is renowned for taking incredible still photos (you can check out my gallery of sample images here), it truly shines as a video powerhouse.

Packed with features that professional video shooters appreciate, the R5 offers up to 8K/30p recording, 4K/120p slow motion, and a wide array of RAW and compressed output options. But to underpin that massive resolution and color depth, the camera relies on incredibly high-bitrate video output.1

Understanding these bitrates has a direct impact on which memory cards you need to buy and how you plan your hard drive storage. To make planning easier, I have reorganized the R5’s technical data into quick-reference video bitrate tables for various shooting settings.2

Canon EOS R5 video bitrates: UHD

Canon LOG: OFF / HDR PQ: OFF

ResolutionFramerateCompression TypeBitrate (Mbps)
8K30ALL-I1300
IPB470
IPB (Light)230
25ALL-I1300
IPB470
IPB (Light)230
24ALL-I1300
IPB470
IPB (Light)230
4K120ALL-I1880
100ALL-I1880
60ALL-I940
IPB230
IPB (Light)120
50ALL-I940
IPB230
IPB (Light)120
30ALL-I470
IPB120
IPB (Light)60
25ALL-I470
IPB120
IPB (Light)60
24ALL-I470
IPB120
IPB (Light)60
1080p120ALL-I360
100ALL-I360
60ALL-I180
IPB60
IPB (Light)35
50ALL-I180
IPB60
IPB (Light)35
30ALL-I90
IPB30
IPB (Light)12
25ALL-I90
IPB30
IPB (Light)12
24ALL-I90
IPB30

Canon LOG: ON / HDR PQ: ON

ResolutionFramerateCompression TypeBitrate (Mbps)
8K (UHD)30ALL-I1300
IPB680
IPB (Light)340
25ALL-I1300
IPB680
IPB (Light)340
24ALL-I1300
IPB680
IPB (Light)340
4K (UHD)120ALL-I1880
100ALL-I1880
60ALL-I1000
IPB340
IPB (Light)170
50ALL-I1000
IPB340
IPB (Light)170
30ALL-I470
IPB170
IPB (Light)85
25ALL-I470
IPB170
IPB (Light)85
24ALL-I470
IPB170
IPB (Light)85
1080p (Full HD)120ALL-I470
100ALL-I470
60ALL-I230
IPB90
IPB (Light)50
50ALL-I230
IPB90
IPB (Light)50
30ALL-I135
IPB45
IPB (Light)28
25ALL-I135
IPB45
IPB (Light)28
24ALL-I135
IPB45

Canon EOS R5 video bitrates: DCI

Canon LOG: OFF / HDR PQ: OFF

ResolutionFramerateCompression TypeBitrate (Mbps)
8K30RAW2600
RAW (Light)1700
ALL-I1300
IPB470
IPB (Light)230
25RAW2600
RAW (Light)1700
ALL-I1300
IPB470
IPB (Light)230
24*RAW2600
RAW (Light)1350
ALL-I1300
IPB470
IPB (Light)230
4K120ALL-I1880
100ALL-I1880
60ALL-I940
IPB230
IPB (Light)120
50ALL-I940
IPB230
IPB (Light)120
30ALL-I470
IPB120
IPB (Light)60
25ALL-I470
IPB120
IPB (Light)60
24ALL-I470
IPB120
IPB (Light)60

Canon LOG: ON / HDR PQ: ON

ResolutionFramerateCompression TypeBitrate (Mbps)
8K30RAW2600
RAW (Light)1700
ALL-I1300
IPB680
IPB (Light)340
25RAW2600
RAW (Light)1700
ALL-I1300
IPB680
IPB (Light)340
24*RAW2600
RAW (Light)1350
ALL-I1300
IPB680
IPB (Light)340
4K120ALL-I1880
100ALL-I1880
60ALL-I1000
IPB340
IPB (Light)170
50ALL-I1000
IPB340
IPB (Light)170
30ALL-I470
IPB170
IPB (Light)85
25ALL-I470
IPB170
IPB (Light)85
24ALL-I470
IPB170
IPB (Light)85

Things worth knowing: Formatting & codecs

  • DCI (Digital Cinema Initiatives): Also known as Cinema 4K (C4K) or Cinema 8K (C8K), this is a standard used in the film industry. Its aspect ratios are slightly wider than standard television formats. On the R5, DCI 4K measures 4096×2160 and DCI 8K measures 8192×4320.
  • UHD (Ultra High Definition): This is the standard resolution used in consumer televisions and online video content (like YouTube). Its aspect ratios are slightly squarer than DCI. On the EOS R5, 4K UHD measures 3840×2160 and 8K UHD measures 7680×4320.
  • HDR PQ: These settings enable the camera to produce high dynamic range images conforming to the PQ specification defined in ITU-R BT.2100 and SMPTE ST.2084.
  • Canon Log: The Canon Log gamma curve takes full advantage of the image sensor’s characteristics to preserve a wide dynamic range, giving you maximum flexibility when color grading your footage in post-production.

Note: The EOS R5 has much higher video capabilities and data rates than its sister camera, the R6. For comparison, I’ve posted the EOS R6 video bitrates separately here.

Notes & References:

  1. The higher the bitrate, the less compression that has been applied. And that, in turn, creates the potential for better image quality of the output video. It also significantly increases the demands on the memory card and interfaces, meaning more data is being written to the storage device or output port every second. [↩︎]
  2. The data here are taken directly from data provided publicly by Canon. I’ve reorganized it somewhat to a format that I find more useful. [↩︎]
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