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Nikon Z5IICvsCanon EOS R50 VvsNikon Z8vsSony a7 IV
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Nikon8of 29 specs better - ×
Canon5of 29 specs better - MOST WINS×
Nikon19of 29 specs better - ×
Sony7of 29 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
6.16×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1,399.95 USD
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
- Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z5IIC & Nikon Z8 tie for the lead
3×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC30 fps
- Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
- Nikon Z830 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
Pre-burst capture duration
Nikon Z8 leads
300×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5IIC1 s
- Canon EOS R50 VNot published
- Nikon Z8300 s
- Sony a7 IVNot published
Weight
Canon EOS R50 V leads
2.46×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5IIC620 g
- Canon EOS R50 V370 g
- Nikon Z8910 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z8
- ?
- ?
- ✓
- ✕
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5IIC
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Raw video recording
- Screen size
- Weather sealing
Canon EOS R50 V
- Launch price
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Nikon Z8
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 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
Sony a7 IV
- Sensor format
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Viewfinder resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- HDMI port type
What all 4 have
- Video bit depth10 bit
- Log profile support✓
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Headphone port✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2026-10
- 2025-04
- 2023-05
- 2021-10
Launch price
- 1,399.95 USD
- 649 USD
- 3,999.95 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
Lens mount
- Nikon Z
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
- Sony E
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- Not published
- Yes
- No
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 45.7 MP
- 33 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:96
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2
Lens & Autofocus
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s11
- 4,000 1/s
- Not published
- 8,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, airplane, vehicle
- Human, animal, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, train, airplane, motorcycle, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 4K
- 8K
- 4K
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
Raw video recording
- Internal
- Not published
- Internal
- None19
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- 15 stops20
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots
- 0 M dots21
- 3.69 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- Not published
- 0.8 x
- 0.78 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3.2 in
- 2.95 in22
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Multi-angle23
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.04 M dots24
Handling & Power
Notes on 34 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Nikon Z5IIC, Native ISO maximum: Expanded settings reach ISO 204800 (Hi 1.7); 64000 is the highest standard/native value.
- 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 3Nikon Z5IIC, In-body image stabilization: CIPA 2024 standard: up to 7.5 stops at the frame center, 6.0 stops at the periphery.
- 4Nikon 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.
- 5Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 6Nikon Z5IIC, Aspect ratios: Native FX (36 x 24) stills are 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are selectable in-camera image areas.
- 7Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Spec table: extended burst is approx. 14 fps (15 fps with silent mode); rates apply to non-RAW quality.
- 8Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 9Nikon Z5IIC, Continuous shooting (electronic): C30 is fixed at JPEG [L]/NORMAL; Nikon advises use of a recommended card.
- 10Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
- 11Nikon Z5IIC, Max mechanical shutter speed: The 1/8000 s figure is the overall shutter-speed range; the fastest mechanical speed is 1/4000 s.
- 12Nikon Z5IIC, Pre-burst capture duration: In High-Speed Frame Capture +, Pre-Release Capture is fixed at JPEG [L] NORMAL.
- 13Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
- 14Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate: 4K/60p is recorded in a DX (APS-C) crop.
- 15Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 16Nikon Z5IIC, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K/60p uses a DX (APS-C) crop, so full-width 4K recording tops out at 30p.
- 17Canon 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.
- 18Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 19Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 20Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 21Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
- 22Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 23Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
- 24Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 25Nikon Z5IIC, Battery life: Approx. 390 shots per charge with [Energy saving (photo mode)] set to ON.
- 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 Z5IIC, Weather sealing: Complete dust- and drip-resistant performance is not guaranteed in all situations or conditions.
- 29Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 30Nikon Z5IIC, Weight: 620 g is with battery and memory card; the body alone weighs approx. 538 g.
- 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 Z5IIC, Headphone port: Shared 3.5 mm output doubles as remote release; set its function to headphones for monitoring.
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