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Canon EOS R50 VvsSony a1 IIvsNikon Z8vsCanon EOS R6 Mark II

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    Canon EOS R50 V

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Biggest differences

  • Launch price

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    10×

    lower is better

    • Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
    • Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
    • Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
    • Canon EOS R6 Mark II2,499 USD

  • Pre-burst capture duration

    Nikon Z8 leads

    600×

    higher is better

    • Canon EOS R50 VNot published
    • Sony a1 II1 s
    • Nikon Z8300 s
    • Canon EOS R6 Mark II0.5 s

  • Continuous shooting (electronic)

    Canon EOS R6 Mark II leads

    2.67×

    higher is better

    • Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
    • Sony a1 II30 fps
    • Nikon Z830 fps
    • Canon EOS R6 Mark II40 fps

  • Weight

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    2.46×

    lower is better

    • Canon EOS R50 V370 g
    • Sony a1 II743 g
    • Nikon Z8910 g
    • Canon EOS R6 Mark II670 g

Where each one wins

  • Canon EOS R50 V

    • Launch price
    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Weight
    • Width
    • Height
    • Depth

  • Sony a1 II

    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Max video resolution
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Viewfinder magnification
    • Screen size
    • Screen articulation
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing
    • HDMI port type

  • Nikon Z8

    • Sensor format
    • Sensor type
    • Pre-burst capture duration
    • Max video resolution
    • 4K max frame rate
    • 4K max frame rate (full width)
    • Raw video recording
    • Screen size
    • Screen articulation
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing
    • Minimum operating temperature
    • HDMI port type

  • Canon EOS R6 Mark II

    • Sensor format
    • Native ISO maximum
    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Battery life
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing

What all 4 have

  • Video bit depth10 bit
  • Log profile support✓
  • USB charging & power delivery✓
  • Headphone port✓

Every spec

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Overview

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Overview specs

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Release date

  • 2025-04
  • 2024-121
  • 2023-05
  • Not published

Launch price

  • 649 USD
  • 6,499.99 USD
  • 3,999.95 USD
  • 2,499 USD

Lens mount

  • Canon RF
  • Sony E
  • Nikon Z
  • Canon RF

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • Not published
  • Yes2
  • Yes
  • Not published

Sensor & Image

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Sensor & Image specs

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Effective pixels

  • 24.2 MP
  • 50.1 MP
  • 45.7 MP
  • 24.2 MP

Sensor format

  • APS-C
  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame

Native ISO maximum

  • 32,000 ISO
  • 32,000 ISO
  • 25,600 ISO
  • 102,400 ISO3

In-body image stabilization

  • Not published
  • 8.5 stops4
  • 5.5 stops5
  • 8 stops6

Sensor readout speed

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • CMOS
  • —
  • Stacked CMOS
  • CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9

Lens & Autofocus

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Lens & Autofocus specs

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Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • 12 fps
  • 10 fps
  • Not published
  • 12 fps

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 15 fps
  • 30 fps
  • 30 fps7
  • 40 fps

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • 4,000 1/s
  • 8,000 1/s
  • Not published
  • 8,000 1/s

Pre-burst capture duration

  • Not published
  • 1 s8
  • 300 s9
  • 0.5 s10

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, vehicle
  • Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
  • Human, animal, bird, train, airplane, motorcycle, vehicle
  • Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle

Video

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Video specs

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Max video resolution

  • 4K
  • 8K
  • 8K
  • 4K

4K max frame rate

  • 59.94 fps
  • 119.88 fps11
  • 120 fps
  • 60 fps

Video codecs

  • H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
  • H.264, HEVC
  • H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
  • H.264, HEVC12

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 29.97 fps13
  • 59.94 fps14
  • 120 fps
  • 60 fps

Raw video recording

  • Not published
  • External15
  • Internal
  • External16

Video bit depth

  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit17

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

Video dynamic range (log)

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

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Viewfinder & Screen specs

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Viewfinder resolution

  • 0 M dots18
  • 9.44 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • Not published
  • 0.9 x
  • 0.8 x
  • 0.76 x

Screen size

  • 3 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 3 in

Screen articulation

  • Fully articulated
  • Multi-angle
  • Multi-angle19
  • Fully articulated

Rear screen resolution

  • 1.04 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 1.62 M dots

Handling & Power

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Handling & Power specs

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Battery life

  • 480 shots20
  • 520 shots21
  • Not published
  • 760 shots22

Memory card slots

  • 1 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots

Weather sealing

  • None
  • Dust and drip resistant23
  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant24

Weight

  • 370 g
  • 743 g
  • 910 g
  • 670 g

Width

  • 119.3 mm
  • 136.1 mm
  • 144 mm
  • 138.4 mm

Height

  • 73.7 mm
  • 96.9 mm
  • 118.5 mm
  • 98.4 mm

Depth

  • 45.2 mm
  • 82.9 mm25
  • 83 mm
  • 88.4 mm

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes26
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes27

Minimum operating temperature

  • 0 °C
  • 0 °C
  • -10 °C
  • 0 °C28

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

HDMI port type

  • Micro
  • Full-size
  • Full-size
  • Micro
Notes on 28 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
  2. 2Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
  3. 3Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Native ISO maximum: ISO 204800 (H) is an expanded setting; the native range tops out at ISO 102400.
  4. 4Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
  5. 5Nikon Z8, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop figure applies only with Synchro VR-compatible Nikkor Z lenses; the standard body rating is 5.5 stops.
  6. 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.
  7. 7Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
  8. 8Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
  9. 9Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
  10. 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.
  11. 11Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 14Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
  15. 15Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
  16. 16Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Raw video recording: 6K ProRes RAW requires an external Atomos Ninja V+ recorder connected over HDMI.
  17. 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.
  18. 18Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
  19. 19Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
  20. 20Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
  21. 21Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
  22. 22Canon 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.
  23. 23Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
  24. 24Canon EOS R6 Mark II, Weather sealing: Sealed dust- and water-resistant build, not IP-rated; Canon cautions ingress cannot be fully prevented.
  25. 25Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
  26. 26Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
  27. 27Canon EOS R6 Mark II, USB charging & power delivery: In-body USB charging and power supply require Canon's optional PD-E1 USB power adapter.
  28. 28Canon 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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