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Canon EOS R50 VvsSony a1 IIvsCanon EOS R50vsNikon Z 30
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Canon6of 28 specs better - MOST WINS×
Sony20of 28 specs better - ×
Canon3of 28 specs better - ×
Nikon2of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
10×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V24.2 MP
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Canon EOS R5024.2 MP
- Nikon Z 3020.9 MP
Weight
Canon EOS R50 V leads
2.01×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V370 g
- Sony a1 II743 g
- Canon EOS R50375 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Sony a1 II leads
2×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V15 fps
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Canon EOS R5015 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
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
- Weight
- Depth
- Headphone port
Sony a1 II
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- 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
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R50
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Viewfinder magnification
- Width
Nikon Z 30
- Native ISO maximum
- Height
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.2 MP
- 50.1 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 20.9 MP
Sensor format
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- APS-C4
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 51,200 ISO5
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- —
- CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:98
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 12 fps
- 10 fps
- 12 fps
- 11 fps9
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 15 fps
- 30 fps
- 15 fps
- Not published
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, vehicle
- —
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 8K
- 4K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 59.94 fps
- 119.88 fps12
- 29.97 fps
- 30 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, XF-AVC, XF-HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit17
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- No18
- Not published
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.9 x
- 0.95 x
- Not published
Screen size
- 3 in
- 3.2 in
- 2.95 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
Handling & Power
Notes on 33 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
- 2Canon EOS R50, Launch price: US RRP at launch as listed by Trusted Reviews; the page does not state whether it is body-only.
- 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.
- 4Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 5Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 6Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 7Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
- 8Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 9Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 10Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 11Canon EOS R50, Pre-burst capture duration: No pre-capture mode appears anywhere in Canon's official R50 specifications, so it is treated as absent.
- 12Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 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.
- 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.
- 15Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 16Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
- 17Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
- 18Canon EOS R50, Log profile support: No Canon Log profile; HDR PQ (a PQ gamma curve) is available instead, which is not a log curve.
- 19Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
- 20Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 21Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
- 22Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 23Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
- 24Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 25Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 26Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
- 27Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
- 28Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 29Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
- 30Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
- 31Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 32Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
- 33Canon 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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