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Canon EOS R50 VvsNikon Z6IIIvsSony a7 IVvsCanon EOS R6 Mark II
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Canon5of 29 specs better - MOST WINS×
Nikon20of 29 specs better - ×
Sony7of 29 specs better - ×
Canon8of 29 specs better
Biggest differences
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z6III leads
6×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II40 fps
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
3.85×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Nikon Z6III2,499.95 USD
- Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II2,499 USD
Weight
Canon EOS R50 V leads
2.05×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V370 g
- Nikon Z6III760 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II670 g
Memory card slots
Nikon Z6III & Sony a7 IV & Canon EOS R6 Mark II tie for the lead
2×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V1 slots
- Nikon Z6III2 slots
- Sony a7 IV2 slots
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II2 slots
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z6III
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Where each one wins
Canon EOS R50 V
- Launch price
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Nikon Z6III
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Minimum operating temperature
- HDMI port type
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Video dynamic range (log)
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
What all 4 have
- Video bit depth10 bit
- Log profile support✓
- Screen articulationFully articulated
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Headphone port✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2025-04
- 2024-06
- 2021-10
- Not published
Launch price
- 649 USD
- 2,499.95 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- 2,499 USD
Lens mount
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
- Sony E
- Canon RF
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- Yes1
- No
- Not published
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.2 MP
- 24.5 MP
- 33 MP
- 24.2 MP
Sensor format
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- 14.3 ms
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 12 fps
- 14 fps
- 10 fps7
- 12 fps
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 15 fps
- 60 fps8
- 10 fps
- 40 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots20
- 5.76 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.8 x
- 0.78 x
- 0.76 x
Screen size
- 3 in
- 3.2 in
- 2.95 in21
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.04 M dots22
- 1.62 M dots
Handling & Power
Notes on 33 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Nikon Z6III, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift frames are merged on a computer in NX Studio, not in the camera.
- 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 3Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Native ISO maximum: ISO 204800 (H) is an expanded setting; the native range tops out at ISO 102400.
- 4Nikon Z6III, In-body image stabilization: CIPA figure measured with the non-VR NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 120mm.
- 5Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 6Canon EOS R6 Mark II, In-body image stabilization: The 8-stop rating combines lens optical IS with in-body IS; results vary by lens.
- 7Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 8Nikon Z6III, Continuous shooting (electronic): 60 fps is full-resolution JPEG only; Raw bursts top out at 20 fps, and 120 fps uses a DX crop.
- 9Nikon Z6III, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture records JPEG only.
- 10Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-release capture works in RAW burst mode and buffers up to 0.5s of action before full shutter press.
- 11Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 12Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Video codecs: Movies record H.264 by default; H.265/HEVC is used when Canon Log 3 or HDR PQ is enabled.
- 13Canon EOS R50 V, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 29.97 fps; 4K 50p/60p uses a crop to 64% of the sensor's horizontal area.
- 14Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 15Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 16Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Raw video recording: 6K ProRes RAW requires an external Atomos Ninja V+ recorder connected over HDMI.
- 17Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Video bit depth: Standard profiles record 8-bit 4:2:0; 10-bit 4:2:2 requires Canon Log 3 or HDR PQ.
- 18Nikon Z6III, Video dynamic range (log): Nikon states "13+ stops" for N-Log in H.265 10-bit at ISO 800.
- 19Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 20Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
- 21Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 22Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 23Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
- 24Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 25Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Battery life: 760 shots is the CIPA power-saving rating with the rear LCD; Canon's smooth-mode rating is 580 shots.
- 26Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 27Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Weather sealing: Sealed dust- and water-resistant build, not IP-rated; Canon cautions ingress cannot be fully prevented.
- 28Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 29Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
- 30Nikon Z6III, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera charging and USB power need a USB-PD source such as Nikon's EH-8P.
- 31Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 32Canon EOS R6 Mark II, USB charging & power delivery: In-body USB charging and power supply require Canon's optional PD-E1 USB power adapter.
- 33Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Minimum operating temperature: Canon's product manual rates 0–40°C; regional Canon spec sheets list a 2°C minimum.
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