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Canon EOS R50 VvsNikon Z6IIIvsNikon Z8vsRicoh GR IV
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Canon3of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon15of 28 specs better - MOST WINS×
Nikon16of 28 specs better - ×
Ricoh5of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
6.16×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Nikon Z6III2,499.95 USD
- Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
- Ricoh GR IV1,499 USD
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z6III leads
4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
- Nikon Z830 fps
- Ricoh GR IVNot published
Weight
Ricoh GR IV leads
3.47×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V370 g
- Nikon Z6III760 g
- Nikon Z8910 g
- Ricoh GR IV262 g
Pre-burst capture duration
Nikon Z8 leads
300×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 VNot published
- Nikon Z6III1 s
- Nikon Z8300 s
- Ricoh GR IVNot published
Features not all of them have
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
Where each one wins
Canon EOS R50 V
- Launch price
- Battery life
- Headphone port
Nikon Z6III
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Minimum operating temperature
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z8
- Effective pixels
- 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
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Ricoh GR IV
- Native ISO maximum
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.2 MP
- 24.5 MP
- 45.7 MP
- 25.74 MP
Sensor format
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 64,000 ISO
- 25,600 ISO
- 204,800 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- 14.3 ms
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS6
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:97
Lens & Autofocus
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 6K
- 8K
- 1080p
4K max frame rate
- 59.94 fps
- 120 fps
- 120 fps
- Not published
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 29.97 fps15
- 60 fps
- 120 fps
- Not published
Raw video recording
- Not published
- Internal
- Internal
- None
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
- 13 stops16
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots21
Weather sealing
- None
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
- Not published
Weight
- 370 g
- 760 g
- 910 g
- 262 g
Width
- 119.3 mm
- 138.5 mm
- 144 mm
- 109.4 mm
Height
- 73.7 mm
- 101.5 mm
- 118.5 mm
- 61.1 mm
Depth
- 45.2 mm
- 74 mm
- 83 mm
- 32.7 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- -10 °C
- Not published
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- No
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Full-size
- None25
Notes on 25 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Ricoh GR IV, Launch price: Launch MSRP per the review; Ricoh's US store currently lists $1,599.95.
- 2Nikon Z6III, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift frames are merged on a computer in NX Studio, not in the camera.
- 3Nikon Z6III, In-body image stabilization: CIPA figure measured with the non-VR NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 120mm.
- 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.
- 5Ricoh GR IV, In-body image stabilization: Ricoh's 6.0-stop rating applies at frame centre; periphery is rated 4.0 stops (CIPA 2024).
- 6Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
- 7Ricoh GR IV, Aspect ratios: 3:2 is native to the 23.3 x 15.5 mm sensor; 4:3, 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 8Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
- 9Nikon Z6III, Continuous shooting (electronic): 60 fps is full-resolution JPEG only; Raw bursts top out at 20 fps, and 120 fps uses a DX crop.
- 10Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
- 11Ricoh GR IV, Max mechanical shutter speed: 1/4000 s requires F5.6 or a smaller aperture; at F2.8 the limit is 1/2500 s.
- 12Nikon Z6III, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture records JPEG only.
- 13Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
- 14Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
- 15Canon 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.
- 16Nikon Z6III, Video dynamic range (log): Nikon states "13+ stops" for N-Log in H.265 10-bit at ISO 800.
- 17Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
- 18Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
- 19Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
- 20Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
- 21Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
- 22Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
- 23Nikon Z6III, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera charging and USB power need a USB-PD source such as Nikon's EH-8P.
- 24Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
- 25Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.
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