topic EOS R5 Mark II printed manual availability in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R5 Mark II printed manual availability

janel — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:51:45 GMT

I cant believe you send a $4500.00 camera with no printed manuel. Is there a way to get a compact manuel like the one that came with my old tosd mark ii DSLR camera????

Re: cos r5 mark II manuel

Tronhard — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:17:31 GMT

Hi Janel and welcome to the forum:

The trend not to provide hardcopy manuals is not unique to Canon, or even photography, and there are good reasons for not doing so:
1. Because modern cameras have so much electronics, they are subject to multiple firmware updates and manuals quickly become obsolete. That has happened with multiple R-series cameras and manuals are now issued according to their firmware versions. So, camera makers offer downloads for PDF version or on-line ones for their manuals.
2. They got flak because so many people never read the things (it's 1277 pages currently) and they were accused of simply creating waste, so that combined with 1 added further impetus to use electronic versions.

As a bonus, you can do text search on the PDF versions for specific phrases, something you can't do with a hardcopy, and by putting them on a cell phone or tablet one can carry them into the field for immediate access without bulk.
Here is a link to the current manual: you can take your pick to download the PDF or look at it as a HTML screen: cam.start.canon : For customers using the EOS R5 Mark II

Re: EOS R5 Mark II printed manual availability

Tintype_18 — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:55:30 GMT

My manual for my T7 is 326 pages. I can chose page 319 and access the index then click on the topic that might have several pages for reference. I downloaded the manual on my laptop and Android phone.

For an old printer, the CSR said the manual would be abut 500 pages.

Re: EOS R5 Mark II printed manual availability

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:41:32 GMT

Nina Bailey publishes useful summary books.

Re: cos r5 mark II manuel

mplaforest — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 01:05:44 GMT

This is the kind of jerky response you would expect from Canon.

Re: cos r5 mark II manuel

stevet1 — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 01:17:44 GMT

mplaforest,

Please try to keep your immaturity in check.

Steve Thomas

Re: EOS R5 Mark II printed manual availability

shadowsports — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:51:13 GMT

John's suggestion is super helpful for those who want a book.

Please also consider that Canon provides firmware updates for its cameras. These updates add features. A printed manual cannot be searched, and is basically obsolete after the first update.

Canon updates its manual's as new features are added via new firmware. Electronic manuals are searchable and can be carried on a phone, iPAD or PC.

Examples:

This is a compelling reason for electronic manuals. 😀

Re: cos r5 mark II manuel

EP25 — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:23:25 GMT

Hi Trevor — I am definitely a “paper” person. Is there any way Canon would reconsider and provide a printed manual for the R5 mk II? Pretty please?

Re: cos r5 mark II manuel

jrhoffman75 — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:46:37 GMT

@EP25 wrote:

Hi Trevor — I am definitely a “paper” person. Is there any way Canon would reconsider and provide a printed manual for the R5 mk II? Pretty please?

You could try this:

Re: cos r5 mark II manuel

stevet1 — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:35:57 GMT

EP25,

Trevor doesn't work for Canon. He's just a regular old user like you and I.

Well, maybe not regular; and,

maybe not old... 🙂

But, you get the picture.

Steve Thomas

Re: cos r5 mark II manuel

EP25 — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:40:02 GMT

thank you. i'll delete my comment. 🙂