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Panasonic LUMIX S1IIvsCanon EOS R50 VvsSony a1 IIvsNikon Z8

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Biggest differences

  • Launch price

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    10×

    lower is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II3,199 USD
    • Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
    • Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
    • Nikon Z83,999.95 USD

  • Continuous shooting (electronic)

    Panasonic LUMIX S1II leads

    4.67×

    higher is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II70 fps
    • Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
    • Sony a1 II30 fps
    • Nikon Z830 fps

  • Pre-burst capture duration

    Nikon Z8 leads

    300×

    higher is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II1.5 s
    • Canon EOS R50 VNot published
    • Sony a1 II1 s
    • Nikon Z8300 s

  • Weight

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    2.46×

    lower is better

    • Panasonic LUMIX S1II800 g
    • Canon EOS R50 V370 g
    • Sony a1 II743 g
    • Nikon Z8910 g

Where each one wins

  • Panasonic LUMIX S1II

    • Sensor format
    • Native ISO maximum
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • 4K max frame rate
    • Raw video recording
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing
    • Minimum operating temperature
    • HDMI port type

  • Canon EOS R50 V

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

  • Sony a1 II

    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Max video resolution
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Viewfinder magnification
    • Screen size
    • Screen articulation
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Battery life
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing
    • HDMI port type

  • Nikon Z8

    • 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
    • HDMI port type

What all 4 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

  • 2025-05
  • 2025-04
  • 2024-121
  • 2023-05

Launch price

  • 3,199 USD
  • 649 USD
  • 6,499.99 USD
  • 3,999.95 USD

Lens mount

  • L-Mount
  • Canon RF
  • Sony E
  • Nikon Z

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • Yes2
  • Not published
  • Yes3
  • Yes

Sensor & Image

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Sensor & Image specs

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Effective pixels

  • 24.1 MP
  • 24.2 MP
  • 50.1 MP
  • 45.7 MP

Sensor format

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

Native ISO maximum

  • 51,200 ISO
  • 32,000 ISO
  • 32,000 ISO
  • 25,600 ISO

In-body image stabilization

  • 8 stops
  • Not published
  • 8.5 stops4
  • 5.5 stops5

Sensor readout speed

  • 14.6 ms6
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • Partially-stacked CMOS
  • CMOS
  • —
  • Stacked CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9, 2:1, 65:24
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
  • 3:2
  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:9

Lens & Autofocus

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Lens & Autofocus specs

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Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • 10 fps
  • 12 fps
  • 10 fps
  • Not published

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 70 fps
  • 15 fps
  • 30 fps
  • 30 fps7

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • 8,000 1/s
  • 4,000 1/s
  • 8,000 1/s
  • Not published

Pre-burst capture duration

  • 1.5 s
  • Not published
  • 1 s8
  • 300 s9

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
  • Human, animal, vehicle
  • Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
  • Human, animal, bird, train, airplane, motorcycle, vehicle

Video

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Video specs

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Max video resolution

  • 6K
  • 4K
  • 8K
  • 8K

4K max frame rate

  • 120 fps10
  • 59.94 fps
  • 119.88 fps11
  • 120 fps

Video codecs

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

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 60 fps12
  • 29.97 fps13
  • 59.94 fps14
  • 120 fps

Raw video recording

  • Internal
  • Not published
  • External15
  • Internal

Video bit depth

  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

Video dynamic range (log)

  • 15 stops
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

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Viewfinder & Screen specs

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Viewfinder resolution

  • 5.76 M dots
  • 0 M dots16
  • 9.44 M dots
  • 3.69 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • 0.78 x
  • Not published
  • 0.9 x
  • 0.8 x

Screen size

  • 3 in
  • 3 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 3.2 in

Screen articulation

  • Fully articulated
  • Fully articulated
  • Multi-angle
  • Multi-angle17

Rear screen resolution

  • 1.84 M dots
  • 1.04 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots

Handling & Power

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Handling & Power specs

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Battery life

  • 360 shots
  • 480 shots18
  • 520 shots19
  • Not published

Memory card slots

  • 2 slots
  • 1 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots

Weather sealing

  • Dust and drip resistant
  • None
  • Dust and drip resistant20
  • Dust and drip resistant

Weight

  • 800 g
  • 370 g
  • 743 g
  • 910 g

Width

  • 134 mm
  • 119.3 mm
  • 136.1 mm
  • 144 mm

Height

  • 102 mm
  • 73.7 mm
  • 96.9 mm
  • 118.5 mm

Depth

  • 92 mm
  • 45.2 mm
  • 82.9 mm21
  • 83 mm

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes
  • Yes22
  • Yes
  • Yes

Minimum operating temperature

  • -10 °C
  • 0 °C
  • 0 °C
  • -10 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

HDMI port type

  • Full-size
  • Micro
  • Full-size
  • Full-size
Notes on 22 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
  2. 2Panasonic LUMIX S1II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: The full 96MP composite needs a tripod; handheld shooting caps at 48MP.
  3. 3Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
  4. 4Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
  5. 5Nikon 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.
  6. 6Panasonic LUMIX S1II, Sensor readout speed: Measured by DPReview using the electronic shutter in 14-bit stills mode.
  7. 7Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
  8. 8Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
  9. 9Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
  10. 10Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 120 fps in 4K requires recording in MOV format at a 24.00Hz system frequency.
  11. 11Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
  12. 12Panasonic LUMIX S1II, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K at 120fps requires an approximate 1.24x sensor crop; 60fps is the fastest at full sensor width.
  13. 13Canon 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.
  14. 14Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
  15. 15Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
  16. 16Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
  17. 17Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
  18. 18Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
  19. 19Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
  20. 20Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
  21. 21Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
  22. 22Canon 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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