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Canon EOS R50 VvsNikon Z8vsCanon EOS R8

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Biggest differences

  • Launch price

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    6.16×

    lower is better

    • Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
    • Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
    • Canon EOS R8Not published

  • Pre-burst capture duration

    Nikon Z8 leads

    600×

    higher is better

    • Canon EOS R50 VNot published
    • Nikon Z8300 s
    • Canon EOS R80.5 s

  • Continuous shooting (electronic)

    Canon EOS R8 leads

    2.67×

    higher is better

    • Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
    • Nikon Z830 fps
    • Canon EOS R840 fps

  • Weight

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    2.46×

    lower is better

    • Canon EOS R50 V370 g
    • Nikon Z8910 g
    • Canon EOS R8461 g

Features not all of them have

High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z8

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Where each one wins

  • Canon EOS R50 V

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

  • Nikon Z8

    • High resolution pixel-shift mode
    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Sensor type
    • 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
    • Screen articulation
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing
    • Minimum operating temperature
    • HDMI port type

  • Canon EOS R8

    • Sensor format
    • Native ISO maximum
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Weather sealing

What all 3 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
  • 2023-05
  • Not published

Launch price

  • 649 USD
  • 3,999.95 USD
  • Not published

Lens mount

  • Canon RF
  • Nikon Z
  • Canon RF

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • Not published
  • Yes
  • No

Sensor & Image

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Sensor & Image specs

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Effective pixels

  • 24.2 MP
  • 45.7 MP
  • 24.2 MP

Sensor format

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

Native ISO maximum

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

In-body image stabilization

  • Not published
  • 5.5 stops1
  • 0 stops

Sensor readout speed

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS
  • CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
  • 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
  • Not published
  • 6 fps

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 15 fps
  • 30 fps2
  • 40 fps

Max mechanical shutter speed

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

Pre-burst capture duration

  • Not published
  • 300 s3
  • 0.5 s

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, vehicle
  • 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
  • 4K

4K max frame rate

  • 59.94 fps
  • 120 fps
  • 60 fps

Video codecs

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

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 29.97 fps4
  • 120 fps
  • 60 fps

Raw video recording

  • Not published
  • Internal
  • None

Video bit depth

  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

Video dynamic range (log)

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

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Viewfinder & Screen specs

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Viewfinder resolution

  • 0 M dots5
  • 3.69 M dots
  • 2.36 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • Not published
  • 0.8 x
  • 0.7 x

Screen size

  • 3 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 3 in

Screen articulation

  • Fully articulated
  • Multi-angle6
  • Fully articulated

Rear screen resolution

  • 1.04 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 shots7
  • Not published
  • 370 shots

Memory card slots

  • 1 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 1 slots

Weather sealing

  • None
  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant

Weight

  • 370 g
  • 910 g
  • 461 g

Width

  • 119.3 mm
  • 144 mm
  • 132.5 mm

Height

  • 73.7 mm
  • 118.5 mm
  • 86.1 mm

Depth

  • 45.2 mm
  • 83 mm
  • 70 mm

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes8
  • Yes
  • Yes

Minimum operating temperature

  • 0 °C
  • -10 °C
  • 0 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

HDMI port type

  • Micro
  • Full-size
  • Micro
Notes on 8 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Nikon 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.
  2. 2Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
  3. 3Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
  4. 4Canon 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.
  5. 5Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
  6. 6Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
  7. 7Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
  8. 8Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.

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