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Canon EOS R50 VvsSony a7 IVvsCanon EOS R50vsSony RX100 VII
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Canon6of 26 specs better - MOST WINS×
Sony15of 26 specs better - ×
Canon4of 26 specs better - ×
Sony9of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 V leads
3.85×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V649 USD
- Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
- Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
- Sony RX100 VIINot published
Battery life
Sony a7 IV leads
2.23×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V480 shots
- Sony a7 IV580 shots
- Canon EOS R50440 shots
- Sony RX100 VII260 shots
Weight
Sony RX100 VII leads
2.18×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R50 V370 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Canon EOS R50375 g
- Sony RX100 VII302 g
Native ISO maximum
Sony a7 IV leads
4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R50 V32,000 ISO
- Sony a7 IV51,200 ISO
- Canon EOS R5032,000 ISO
- Sony RX100 VII12,800 ISO
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 size
- Screen articulation
- Headphone port
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Log profile support
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen articulation
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R50
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
Sony RX100 VII
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Log profile support
- Screen size
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- Max video resolution4K
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Release date
- 2025-04
- 2021-10
- Not published
- Not published
Launch price
- 649 USD
- 2,499.99 USD
- 679.99 USD1
- Not published
Lens mount
- Canon RF
- Sony E
- Canon RF
- Fixed lens
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Not published
- No
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.2 MP
- 33 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 20.1 MP
Sensor format
- APS-C
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- 1-inch
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 51,200 ISO2
- 32,000 ISO
- 12,800 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:96
Lens & Autofocus
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 0 M dots23
- 3.69 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- Not published
- 0.78 x
- 0.95 x
- 0.59 x
Screen size
- 3 in
- 2.95 in24
- 2.95 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Tilting25
Rear screen resolution
- 1.04 M dots
- 1.04 M dots26
- 1.62 M dots
- 0.92 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 1 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- Not published
Weight
- 370 g
- 658 g
- 375 g33
- 302 g
Width
- 119.3 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 116.3 mm
- 101.6 mm
Height
- 73.7 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 85.5 mm
- 58.1 mm
Depth
- 45.2 mm
- 69.7 mm34
- 68.8 mm
- 42.8 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C39
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- No40
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Micro
- Micro
Notes on 40 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.
- 2Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 3Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 4Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
- 5Sony RX100 VII, In-body image stabilization: Sony rates the optical (lens-shift) SteadyShot at 4.0 stops at the 200 mm telephoto end, not a body-only CIPA figure.
- 6Sony RX100 VII, Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 sizes are in-camera crop modes over the native 3:2 sensor area.
- 7Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 8Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
- 9Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (electronic): Blackout-free 20 fps continuous includes AF/AE tracking; the separate 'Single Burst' mode takes 7 shots at up to 90 fps.
- 10Canon EOS R50, Pre-burst capture duration: No pre-capture mode appears anywhere in Canon's official R50 specifications, so it is treated as absent.
- 11Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
- 12Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 13Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
- 14Canon 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.
- 15Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 16Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 17Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
- 18Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
- 19Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
- 20Canon EOS R50, Log profile support: No Canon Log profile; HDR PQ (a PQ gamma curve) is available instead, which is not a log curve.
- 21Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
- 22Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 23Canon EOS R50 V, Viewfinder resolution: The EOS R50 V has no built-in electronic viewfinder; framing is done on the rear screen only.
- 24Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 25Sony RX100 VII, Screen articulation: Screen tilts up about 180° for selfies and down about 90°; it does not swing outward like a fully articulated display.
- 26Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 27Canon EOS R50 V, Battery life: Canon's CIPA rating uses the supplied LP-E17 battery with the LCD in power-saving mode.
- 28Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 29Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
- 30Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
- 31Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 32Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
- 33Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
- 34Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 35Canon EOS R50 V, USB charging & power delivery: USB charging requires a genuine (authenticated) Canon battery; unauthenticated batteries will not charge over USB.
- 36Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 37Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
- 38Sony RX100 VII, USB charging & power delivery: In-body USB charging and power supply work over the Multi/Micro-USB (USB 2.0) terminal — not USB-C.
- 39Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
- 40Canon 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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