Canon EOS RP Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera Officially Discontinued After Nearly Seven Years

Canon’s EOS RP full-frame mirrorless camera has reached the end of its lifecycle, with the company marking it as “end of sales” on its Japanese website and delisting it from its Chinese online store. The move formally retires the entry-level full-frame model nearly seven years after its debut.

Launched in 2019, the EOS RP was Canon’s second RF-mount full-frame mirrorless camera, priced at ¥8,999 in China and $1,299 in the United States. It broke new ground by offering a full-frame experience at an unusually accessible price point, quickly becoming a popular gateway into Canon’s growing RF ecosystem for photographers stepping up from APS-C or entry-level DSLRs.

On the spec sheet, the EOS RP packed a lightweight body weighing just 485 grams, a 26.2-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor paired with the DIGIC 8 image processor, approximately 5 fps continuous shooting, a maximum ISO of 40,000, and 4K video recording. It also included built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for seamless file transfer and remote shooting.

As camera technology marched forward, however, the EOS RP’s autofocus performance and overall shooting capabilities gradually fell behind the rapidly evolving mirrorless market. Canon introduced its successor, the EOS R8, in 2023, bringing significant improvements in subject detection, burst speed, and video capability. With the EOS RP now officially discontinued, the model bows out having fulfilled its mission: bringing full-frame mirrorless photography to a broader audience at a time when that was still a bold proposition.