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Canon EOS R50 VvsSony a7 IVvsCanon EOS R8vsNikon ZR
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Canon6of 26 specs better - MOST WINS×
Sony10of 26 specs better - ×
Canon6of 26 specs better - ×
Nikon9of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Canon EOS R8 leads
4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Canon EOS R840 fps
- Nikon ZR20 fps
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
3.85×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
- Canon EOS R8Not published
- Nikon ZRNot published
Memory card slots
Sony a7 IV & Nikon ZR tie for the lead
2×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V1 slots
- Sony a7 IV2 slots
- Canon EOS R81 slots
- Nikon ZR2 slots
Native ISO maximum
Canon EOS R8 leads
3.2×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V32,000 ISO
- Sony a7 IV51,200 ISO
- Canon EOS R8102,400 ISO
- Nikon ZR51,200 ISO
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon ZR
- ?
- ✕
- ✕
- ✓
Where each one wins
Canon EOS R50 V
- Launch price
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R8
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Pre-burst capture duration
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Weather sealing
Nikon ZR
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
What all 4 have
- Sensor typeCMOS
- Video bit depth10 bit
- Log profile support✓
- Screen articulationFully articulated
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
- Headphone port✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2025-04
- 2021-10
- Not published
- Not published
Launch price
- 649 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- Not published
- Not published
Lens mount
- Canon RF
- Sony E
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- No
- No
- Yes
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.2 MP
- 33 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 24.5 MP
Sensor format
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 51,200 ISO1
- 102,400 ISO
- 51,200 ISO
In-body image stabilization
- Not published
- 5.5 stops2
- 0 stops
- Not published
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 12 fps
- 10 fps3
- 6 fps
- Not published
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 15 fps
- 10 fps
- 40 fps
- 20 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- Not published
Pre-burst capture duration
- Not published
- Not published
- 0.5 s
- 0 s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 4K
- 4K
- 6K
4K max frame rate
- 59.94 fps
- 60 fps4
- 60 fps
- 119.88 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
Raw video recording
- Not published
- None7
- None
- Internal
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- 15 stops8
- Not published
- 15 stops
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots9
- 3.69 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
- 0 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.78 x
- 0.7 x
- Not published
Screen size
- 3 in
- 2.95 in10
- 3 in
- 4 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 1.04 M dots11
- 1.62 M dots
- 3.07 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
Weather sealing
- None
- Dust and drip resistant14
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
Weight
- 370 g
- 658 g
- 461 g
- 630 g
Width
- 119.3 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 132.5 mm
- 134 mm
Height
- 73.7 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 86.1 mm
- 80.5 mm
Depth
- 45.2 mm
- 69.7 mm15
- 70 mm
- 49 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Micro
- Micro
Notes on 17 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 2Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 3Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 4Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 5Canon 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.
- 6Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 7Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 8Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 9Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
- 10Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 11Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 12Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
- 13Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 14Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 15Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 16Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
- 17Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
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