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Sony a7 VvsCanon EOS R50 VvsSony a7 IVvsNikon Z 30
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- MOST WINS×
Sony17of 23 specs better - ×
Canon5of 23 specs better - ×
Sony8of 23 specs better - ×
Nikon2of 23 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
4.47×
lower is better
- Sony a7 V2,899 USD
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Sony a7 V leads
3×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V30 fps
- Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Battery life
Sony a7 V leads
2.27×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V750 shots
- Canon EOS R50 V480 shots
- Sony a7 IV580 shots
- Nikon Z 30330 shots
Memory card slots
Sony a7 V & Sony a7 IV tie for the lead
2×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V2 slots
- Canon EOS R50 V1 slots
- Sony a7 IV2 slots
- Nikon Z 301 slots
Where each one wins
Sony a7 V
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R50 V
- Launch price
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Weight
- Width
- Depth
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Viewfinder resolution
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z 30
- Native ISO maximum
- Height
What all 4 have
- Max video resolution4K
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2025-12
- 2025-04
- 2021-10
- Not published
Launch price
- 2,899 USD
- 649 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- Not published
Lens mount
- Sony E
- Canon RF
- Sony E
- Nikon Z
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- No1
- Not published
- No
- Not published
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps12
- 15 fps
- 10 fps
- Not published
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
Pre-burst capture duration
- 1 s
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird
- —
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 4K
- 4K
- 4K
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
Raw video recording
- None
- Not published
- None18
- Not published
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- 15 stops19
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- None
- Dust and drip resistant29
- Not published
Weight
- 695 g
- 370 g
- 658 g
- 405 g
Width
- 130.3 mm
- 119.3 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 128 mm
Height
- 96.4 mm
- 73.7 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 73.5 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Micro
- Full-size
- Mini
Notes on 34 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a7 V, High resolution pixel-shift mode: No in-camera pixel shift; Sony's Extended Hi-Res merges burst frames later in its desktop software.
- 2Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 3Sony a7 V, Native ISO maximum: Refers to standard still image shooting prior to ISO expansion.
- 4Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 5Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 6Sony a7 V, In-body image stabilization: Measured at the center with an FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens mounted per CIPA 2024 standards with long exposure NR off.
- 7Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 8Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 9Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using mechanical shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 10Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 11Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 12Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (electronic): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using electronic shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 13Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 4K frame rate is available in XAVC HS 4K 4:2:0 10-bit mode.
- 14Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 15Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 120p needs an APS-C/Super 35 crop; the full sensor width tops out at 4K 60p.
- 16Canon 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.
- 17Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 18Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 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.
- 21Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 22Sony a7 V, Viewfinder magnification: Measured with a 50mm lens focused at infinity at -1 m⁻¹.
- 23Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 24Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 25Sony a7 V, Battery life: Measured using the LCD monitor under standard CIPA test conditions.
- 26Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
- 27Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 28Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 29Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 30Sony a7 V, Depth: Overall maximum depth including the viewfinder eyepiece is 82.4 mm.
- 31Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 32Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
- 33Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 34Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
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