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Canon EOS R50 VvsNikon Z9vsCanon EOS R50vsNikon Z 30
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Canon4of 30 specs better - ×
Nikon4of 30 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
8.47×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Nikon Z95,500 USD
- Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Weight
Canon EOS R50 V leads
3.62×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V370 g
- Nikon Z91,340 g
- Canon EOS R50375 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
Max mechanical shutter speed
Nikon Z9 leads
8×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V4,000 1/s
- Nikon Z932,000 1/s
- Canon EOS R504,000 1/s
- Nikon Z 304,000 1/s
Battery life
Nikon Z9 leads
2.24×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V480 shots
- Nikon Z9740 shots
- Canon EOS R50440 shots
- Nikon Z 30330 shots
Features not all of them have
Log profile support
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
Where each one wins
Canon EOS R50 V
- Launch price
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Log profile support
- Screen articulation
- Weight
- Depth
- Headphone port
Nikon Z9
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Log profile support
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Minimum operating temperature
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R50
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen articulation
- Width
Nikon Z 30
- Native ISO maximum
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Screen articulation
- Height
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2025-04
- 2021-12
- Not published
- Not published
Launch price
- 649 USD
- 5,500 USD
- 679.99 USD1
- Not published
Lens mount
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
- Canon RF
- Nikon Z
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- No
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.2 MP
- 45.7 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 20.9 MP
Sensor format
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- APS-C2
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 25,600 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 51,200 ISO3
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- —
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:96
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 12 fps
- Not published
- 12 fps
- 11 fps7
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 15 fps
- 20 fps
- 15 fps
- Not published
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s
- 32,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, vehicle
- —
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 8K
- 4K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 59.94 fps
- 120 fps
- 29.97 fps
- 30 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 29.97 fps10
- 30 fps
- 29.97 fps
- 30 fps
Raw video recording
- Not published
- Internal
- None11
- Not published
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit12
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- No13
- Not published
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- None
- Dust and drip resistant
- None19
- Not published
Weight
- 370 g
- 1,340 g
- 375 g20
- 405 g
Width
- 119.3 mm
- 149 mm
- 116.3 mm
- 128 mm
Height
- 73.7 mm
- 149.5 mm
- 85.5 mm
- 73.5 mm
Depth
- 45.2 mm
- 90.5 mm
- 68.8 mm
- 59.5 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C24
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- No25
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Micro
- Mini
Notes on 25 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Canon EOS R50, Launch price: US RRP at launch as listed by Trusted Reviews; the page does not state whether it is body-only.
- 2Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 3Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 4Nikon Z9, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop rating requires Synchro VR, combining in-body 5-axis VR with 2-axis lens VR on compatible lenses.
- 5Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
- 6Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 7Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 8Nikon Z9, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture is only available in the C30 and C120 high-speed frame capture modes.
- 9Canon EOS R50, Pre-burst capture duration: No pre-capture mode appears anywhere in Canon's official R50 specifications, so it is treated as absent.
- 10Canon 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.
- 11Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
- 12Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
- 13Canon EOS R50, Log profile support: No Canon Log profile; HDR PQ (a PQ gamma curve) is available instead, which is not a log curve.
- 14Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
- 15Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 16Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
- 17Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
- 18Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 19Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
- 20Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
- 21Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
- 22Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
- 23Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 24Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
- 25Canon EOS R50, Headphone port: Canon's full port list covers USB-C, mic-in, HDMI micro and the shoe only — no headphone jack.
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