KurabeDojoThe comparison dojo

Compare · 3 of 4 products

Sony a7 VvsCanon EOS R50 VvsNikon Z8

eBay prices refresh hourly — check the listing before you buy. We may earn a commission.

Biggest differences

  • Launch price

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    6.16×

    lower is better

    • Sony a7 V2,899 USD
    • Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
    • Nikon Z83,999.95 USD

  • Pre-burst capture duration

    Nikon Z8 leads

    300×

    higher is better

    • Sony a7 V1 s
    • Canon EOS R50 VNot published
    • Nikon Z8300 s

  • Weight

    Canon EOS R50 V leads

    2.46×

    lower is better

    • Sony a7 V695 g
    • Canon EOS R50 V370 g
    • Nikon Z8910 g

  • 4K max frame rate (full width)

    Nikon Z8 leads

    4×

    higher is better

    • Sony a7 V60 fps
    • Canon EOS R50 V29.97 fps
    • Nikon Z8120 fps

Features not all of them have

High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z8

  • ✕
  • ?
  • ✓

Where each one wins

  • Sony a7 V

    • Sensor format
    • Native ISO maximum
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • 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
    • 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

What all 3 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

Report a problem

Overview specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Release date

  • 2025-12
  • 2025-04
  • 2023-05

Launch price

  • 2,899 USD
  • 649 USD
  • 3,999.95 USD

Lens mount

  • Sony E
  • Canon RF
  • Nikon Z

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • No1
  • Not published
  • Yes

Sensor & Image

Report a problem

Sensor & Image specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Effective pixels

  • 33 MP
  • 24.2 MP
  • 45.7 MP

Sensor format

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

Native ISO maximum

  • 51,200 ISO2
  • 32,000 ISO
  • 25,600 ISO

In-body image stabilization

  • 7.5 stops3
  • Not published
  • 5.5 stops4

Sensor readout speed

  • 15 ms
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • Partially-stacked CMOS
  • CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS

Aspect ratios

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

Lens & Autofocus

Report a problem

Lens & Autofocus specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • 10 fps5
  • 12 fps
  • Not published

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 30 fps6
  • 15 fps
  • 30 fps7

Max mechanical shutter speed

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

Pre-burst capture duration

  • 1 s
  • Not published
  • 300 s8

AF subject detection

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

Video

Report a problem

Video specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Max video resolution

  • 4K
  • 4K
  • 8K

4K max frame rate

  • 119.88 fps9
  • 59.94 fps
  • 120 fps

Video codecs

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

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 60 fps10
  • 29.97 fps11
  • 120 fps

Raw video recording

  • None
  • Not published
  • Internal

Video bit depth

  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit

Log profile support

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

Video dynamic range (log)

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

Report a problem

Viewfinder & Screen specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Viewfinder resolution

  • 3.69 M dots
  • 0 M dots12
  • 3.69 M dots

Viewfinder magnification

  • 0.78 x13
  • Not published
  • 0.8 x

Screen size

  • 3.2 in
  • 3 in
  • 3.2 in

Screen articulation

  • Multi-angle
  • Fully articulated
  • Multi-angle14

Rear screen resolution

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

Handling & Power

Report a problem

Handling & Power specs

What is the problem?
Which specs? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.
Which products? Tick all that apply, or none if you are not sure.

Battery life

  • 750 shots15
  • 480 shots16
  • Not published

Memory card slots

  • 2 slots
  • 1 slots
  • 2 slots

Weather sealing

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

Weight

  • 695 g
  • 370 g
  • 910 g

Width

  • 130.3 mm
  • 119.3 mm
  • 144 mm

Height

  • 96.4 mm
  • 73.7 mm
  • 118.5 mm

Depth

  • 72.3 mm17
  • 45.2 mm
  • 83 mm

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes
  • Yes18
  • Yes

Minimum operating temperature

  • 0 °C
  • 0 °C
  • -10 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

HDMI port type

  • Full-size
  • Micro
  • Full-size
Notes on 18 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 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.
  2. 2Sony a7 V, Native ISO maximum: Refers to standard still image shooting prior to ISO expansion.
  3. 3Sony 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 5Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using mechanical shutter in Hi+ mode.
  6. 6Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (electronic): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using electronic shutter in Hi+ mode.
  7. 7Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
  8. 8Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
  9. 9Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 4K frame rate is available in XAVC HS 4K 4:2:0 10-bit mode.
  10. 10Sony 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.
  11. 11Canon 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.
  12. 12Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
  13. 13Sony a7 V, Viewfinder magnification: Measured with a 50mm lens focused at infinity at -1 m⁻¹.
  14. 14Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
  15. 15Sony a7 V, Battery life: Measured using the LCD monitor under standard CIPA test conditions.
  16. 16Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
  17. 17Sony a7 V, Depth: Overall maximum depth including the viewfinder eyepiece is 82.4 mm.
  18. 18Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.

Where to buy