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Wedding filmmaking requires a camera that will film B-Roll in a wide variety of frame rates, as well as continuously record a long wedding ceremony. Is the Canon R5 up to the challenge, or will it overheat and be unreliable? I bought one and put it to the test for wedding videography.

In case you don’t have time to watch, here is the main takeaway:

This camera is guaranteed to overheat filming a wedding, most likely within the first hour. Professionals should not rely on this camera.

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