topic EOS R5 how to bypass password in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS R5 how to bypass password

pjscott51 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:09:38 GMT

Hi I just updated my r5 to firmware 2.2.1.

Now every time I turn on my r5 I have to enter a password.

I have tried, do not ask again but that doesn't do any good.

I'm sure no one has thought, I wish I had to enter a password when I turn on my camera.

How can I bypass entering the password?

Thanks

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

March411 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:06:06 GMT

After the firmware update, when you first turn on the updated camera, you'll be asked to set a PIN/Password.

When you power up the camera a second time it will request the PIN, but you should have an option to "Don't ask again". Selecting this option will prevent the password screen from appearing every time you use the camera.

If ever you reset the camera to factory defaults you will need to go through this exercise again.

Go to your Wrench Tool Menu drop down there you will see "Manage Password". Click on it and you'll see a menu with the following options:
Pword. request OFF
Change Password
Clear entered information

Simply turn the password off

Wrench menu may vary by body but it remains in the wrench menu regardless of the body

This post is a combination of information from our valued members, thanks to shadowsports and FloridaDrafter for their contributions to this post.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

shadowsports — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:12:25 GMT

Marc,

Your post should be a Tip ‌👍‌. I'm marking it as such.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

pjscott51 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:25:35 GMT

Sorry I had to have bothered you. I did a search on the Internet and YouTube but I couldn't find anything.

I appreciate you help.

Paul

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

kvbarkley — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:29:11 GMT

I will speak for March411:

No need to apologise, that is what we are here for!

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

LeeP — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:00:24 GMT

I cannot fathom why I would want my camera password protected in the first place.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

kvbarkley — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:08:43 GMT

Because you are not in the EU.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

LeeP — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:09:54 GMT

Ahh yes...NOW it makes sense...[rolled eyes].

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

March411 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:14:55 GMT

So, it’s not that someone technically wanted password protection it is EU law and since cameras travel Canon felt it was best to make the majority of their bodies compliant. Seems responsible that Canon rolled it out the way they did, it minimizes liability if one of their bodies end up in the EU. If it’s not password protected it falls on the user/owner.

10 cameras that were updated are the EOS R1, EOS R3, EOS R5 Mark II, EOS R5, EOS R6 Mark II, EOS R7, EOS R8, EOS R10, EOS R50, and the EOS R50V. I am fairly confident that any new camera releases will also be compliant.

The EU Radio Equipment Directive which requires certain internet-connected devices to follow specific security requirements. This directive had a deadline for compliance of August 1st, 2025.

Cybersecurity requirements of the European Union Radio Equipment Directive (RED 2014/53/EU) will become mandatory on 1 August 2025. Cybersecurity has become a global concern, and this presents new challenges for manufacturers in demonstrating compliance.

The RED covers all radio equipment placed on the EU market. In addition to electrical safety, EMC and radio frequency requirements, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/30 was published in January 2022, which strengthened cybersecurity requirements for radio equipment. These requirements apply to Articles 3.3 (d), (e) and (f) of the RED Directive and aim to:

ensure the security and functionality of the network
protect personal data and user privacy
prevent fraud and abuse

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

LeeP — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:57:19 GMT

Be that as it may, I find it excessive and utterly ridiculous to password protect a camera, but this is typical of European over-reaching. This "law" killed Porsche's most lucrative model, the gas-engined Macan.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

pjscott51 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:18:23 GMT

I understand that it's EU that's causing the problem but I don't think I should be forced to use a password since I live in the US.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

johnrmoyer — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:33:37 GMT

I guess that you would not want your camera to have a password.

Since the camera can connect to the internet, the camera having a password benefits everyone else except you because that prevents the camera from easily becoming part of a botnet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

March411 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:44:04 GMT

While it's a pain because nothing was really published/communicated well I understand why you would have that feeling pjscott51. It could have been communicated much better with the roll out.

That being said IMO Canon did what they could to be compliant and give us the option not to use the password. If you think about it, had Canon communicated with the rollout of the new firmware how to turn it off people would have been less aggravated.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

LeeP — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:38:03 GMT

This presumes I value my camera being connected to the internet, which I do not.

Re: EOS R5 how to bypass password

March411 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:52:13 GMT

Honestly Lee I don't understand why you are so bothered by it.

You don't want to use the functionality simply turn it off and everything is as it was prior to the firmware release. Understanding why Canon did it, to comply with the law I would think users/consumers would be supportive. It's like every other function in your camera menu, like it use it, don't like it shut it off.

Re: Canon r5 how to bypass password

March411 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:46:51 GMT

Re: EOS R5 how to bypass password

kvbarkley — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:35:58 GMT

Ken Rockwell's take:

https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/eos-r/passwords.htm

He says it is not because of wifi, but because the facial recognition data that might be saved is "personal information".

Re: EOS R5 how to bypass password

johnrmoyer — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:43:05 GMT

@kvbarkley wrote:

Ken Rockwell's take:

https://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/eos-r/passwords.htm

He says it is not because of wifi, but because the facial recognition data that might be saved is "personal information".

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0267364924000761

Computer Law & Security Review Volume 54, September 2024, 106009

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) is an ecosystem of interconnected devices (IoT devices) that is capable of intelligent decision making. IoT devices can include everyday objects such as televisions, cars and shoes. The interconnectedness brought forth by IoT has extended the need for cybersecurity beyond the information security realm into the physical security sphere. However, ensuring cybersecurity of IoT devices is far from straightforward because IoT devices have several cybersecurity challenges associated with them. Some of the pertinent cybersecurity challenges of IoT devices in this regard relate to: (i) Security During Manufacturing, (ii) Identification and Authentication, (iii) Lack of Encryption, (iv) Large Attack Surface, (v) Security During Updates, (vi) Lack of User Awareness and (vii) Diverging Standards and Regulations.

Against this background, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has been proposed to complement the existing EU cybersecurity framework consisting of legislations such as the Cybersecurity Act and the NIS2 Directive. However, does the CRA provide a framework for effectively combating the cybersecurity challenges of IoT devices in the EU? The central crux of the CRA is to lay down and enforce the rules required to ensure cybersecurity of ‘products with digital elements’, which includes IoT devices. To this end, several obligations are imposed on manufacturers, importers and distributors of IoT devices. Manufacturers are mandated to ensure that the essential cybersecurity requirements prescribed by the CRA are met before placing IoT devices in the market. While the cybersecurity requirements mandated by the CRA are commendable, the CRA suffers from several ambiguities which can hamper its potential impact. For instance, the CRA could provide guidance to manufacturers on how to conduct cybersecurity risk assessment and could clarify the meanings of terms such as “limit attack surfaces” and “without any known exploitable vulnerabilities”.

When the fundamental themes of the CRA is analysed from the prism of the cybersecurity challenges of IoT devices, it becomes clear that the CRA does provide a foundation for effectively addressing the cybersecurity challenges of IoT devices. However, the expansive wording in various parts of the CRA, including in the Annex I Requirements, leaves scope for interpretation on several fronts. Consequently, the effectiveness of the CRA in tackling the Security During Manufacturing Challenge, Identification and Authentication Challenge, Large Attack Surface Challenge and Diverging Standards and Regulations Challenge would be largely contingent on how harmonised standards develop and how the industry adopts them. The CRA seems to be more effective, albeit not fully so, in significantly addressing the Lack of Encryption Challenge, Security During Updates Challenge and Lack of User Awareness Challenge of IoT devices. However, the manner in which the CRA addresses all these cybersecurity challenges could be improved upon if an agency such as the ENISA was given the legal mandate to set elaborate standards for cybersecurity requirements under the CRA.