Incredible move by canon. I hope to see more internal powered zoom lenses. The only downsides of this camera are the hot shoe mount, lack of EVF and the low light. Photo wise, The hot shoe is a new multi function mount, meaning you cannot put any third party flashes on this camera. The lack of EVF makes it hard to do photography with this camera. For video, this little camera is a beast. There is no IBIS. Beginner friendly UI, fast Autofocus, decent battery life. The top selling point for this camera would absolutely be the 4k 60 with CLOG 3. Compared to the R50 and R100, this R50V has very smooth, usable 4k60. The others have a bad jello-effect wobble with the sensor readout. However, the 4K60 in this camera is a game changer. The CLOG3 alone makes this camera worth it. Design: very small, possibly too small for big hands. Very little grip. But I love the look of this camera. The front record button, the tally light, my gosh. This is like a mini FX3. Hey Canon, please keep going with the V series! More like this!!! Front record buttons! Tally lights! Build quality is okay, all plastic. It’s about as durable as the R50. My dream camera: all of this, square body like this, tally lights, slightly bigger, and an EVF with the universal hot shoe mount. Canon, please stop getting rid of the universal mounts.
