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Canon EOS R6 Mark IIIvsSony a7 IVvsCanon EOS R50vsRicoh GR IV
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- MOST WINS×
Canon19of 28 specs better - ×
Sony10of 28 specs better - ×
Canon5of 28 specs better - ×
Ricoh6of 28 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 leads
4.12×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III2,799 USD
- Sony a7 IV2,499.99 USD
- Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
- Ricoh GR IV1,499 USD
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Canon EOS R6 Mark III leads
4×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III40 fps
- Sony a7 IV10 fps
- Canon EOS R5015 fps
- Ricoh GR IVNot published
Weight
Ricoh GR IV leads
2.67×
lower is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III699 g
- Sony a7 IV658 g
- Canon EOS R50375 g
- Ricoh GR IV262 g
Battery life
Canon EOS R6 Mark III leads
2.48×
higher is better
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III620 shots
- Sony a7 IV580 shots
- Canon EOS R50440 shots
- Ricoh GR IV250 shots
Features not all of them have
Log profile support
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ✕
Where each one wins
Canon EOS R6 Mark III
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 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
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Sony a7 IV
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Log profile support
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen articulation
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R50
- Launch price
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
Ricoh GR IV
- Native ISO maximum
- Screen size
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- Sensor typeCMOS
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 40 fps
- 10 fps
- 15 fps
- Not published
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s12
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 1 slots33
Weight
- 699 g
- 658 g
- 375 g36
- 262 g
Width
- 138.4 mm
- 131.3 mm
- 116.3 mm
- 109.4 mm
Height
- 98.4 mm
- 96.4 mm
- 85.5 mm
- 61.1 mm
Depth
- 88.4 mm
- 69.7 mm37
- 68.8 mm
- 32.7 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C42
- Not published
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- No43
- No
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Micro
- None44
Notes on 44 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.
- 2Ricoh GR IV, Launch price: Launch MSRP per the review; Ricoh's US store currently lists $1,599.95.
- 3Sony a7 IV, Native ISO maximum: Native range tops out at ISO 51200; 50-204800 requires expanded ISO settings.
- 4Canon EOS R6 Mark III, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is Canon's best-case center rating with certain RF lenses; peripheral and other lenses see less, down to 7.5 stops.
- 5Sony a7 IV, In-body image stabilization: CIPA rating measured with the 50mm F1.4 ZA test lens attached.
- 6Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
- 7Ricoh GR IV, In-body image stabilization: Ricoh's 6.0-stop rating applies at frame centre; periphery is rated 4.0 stops (CIPA 2024).
- 8Ricoh GR IV, Sensor type: The sensor is a back-illuminated (BSI) CMOS type; mapped to 'cmos' as no BSI option is listed.
- 9Ricoh GR IV, Aspect ratios: 3:2 is native to the 23.3 x 15.5 mm sensor; 4:3, 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 10Sony a7 IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): 10 fps applies to compressed RAW/JPEG/HEIF; drops to 6 fps for lossless or uncompressed RAW.
- 11Ricoh GR IV, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The review cites 4 fps continuous without specifying shutter type.
- 12Ricoh GR IV, Max mechanical shutter speed: 1/4000 s requires F5.6 or a smaller aperture; at F2.8 the limit is 1/2500 s.
- 13Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Pre-burst capture duration: Works only in the 40 fps electronic-shutter mode; Canon states it as up to 20 frames.
- 14Canon EOS R50, Pre-burst capture duration: No pre-capture mode appears anywhere in Canon's official R50 specifications, so it is treated as absent.
- 15Canon EOS R6 Mark III, AF subject detection: Car detection is tuned for racing cars, per Canon.
- 16Ricoh GR IV, AF subject detection: Only face/eye detection is offered; no animal or vehicle subject recognition is listed.
- 17Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Max video resolution: 7K is available only in RAW Video mode; standard MP4 recording tops out at 4K.
- 18Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate: 4K 60p is only available in Super35mm crop; full-frame 4K tops out at 30p.
- 19Canon EOS R6 Mark III, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 120p uses the full width but is not oversampled; oversampled 4K tops out at 60p.
- 20Sony a7 IV, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 60p requires the Super35mm crop; full-width 4K is limited to 30p.
- 21Sony a7 IV, Raw video recording: No internal or external raw recording; HDMI output tops out at 10-bit 4:2:2.
- 22Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
- 23Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
- 24Canon EOS R50, Log profile support: No Canon Log profile; HDR PQ (a PQ gamma curve) is available instead, which is not a log curve.
- 25Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Video dynamic range (log): Canon's claim of 15+ stops in its Canon Log profiles, not a lab measurement.
- 26Sony a7 IV, Video dynamic range (log): Sony's claim for S-Log3 per internal tests; stated as 15+ stops.
- 27Sony a7 IV, Screen size: Sony rates the panel at 2.95in (3.0-type); most sources round to 3in.
- 28Sony a7 IV, Rear screen resolution: 1,036,800 dots; Sony's retail pages round this to 1.03 megadots.
- 29Canon EOS R6 Mark III, Battery life: 620 shots is CIPA's rating using the rear LCD (not the viewfinder) at 23°C; real-world results vary.
- 30Sony a7 IV, Battery life: 580 shots per charge with the rear LCD; 520 with the EVF.
- 31Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
- 32Ricoh GR IV, Battery life: CIPA-rated at 23°C with a fully charged DB-120 battery.
- 33Ricoh GR IV, Memory card slots: Single microSD slot, plus 53 GB internal memory that cannot record to both at once.
- 34Sony a7 IV, Weather sealing: Dust and moisture resistant but not IP-rated; Sony does not guarantee 100% sealing.
- 35Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
- 36Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
- 37Sony a7 IV, Depth: Sony lists 79.8mm total depth; 69.7mm is measured from front grip to rear monitor.
- 38Canon EOS R6 Mark III, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging and power need a capable USB-PD source such as Canon's PD-E2; not every power bank works.
- 39Sony a7 IV, USB charging & power delivery: Charging and USB power delivery work only through the USB Type-C port.
- 40Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
- 41Ricoh GR IV, USB charging & power delivery: Battery charges and camera draws power in-body over USB-C; fast charging needs a USB-PD adapter.
- 42Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
- 43Canon EOS R50, Headphone port: Canon's full port list covers USB-C, mic-in, HDMI micro and the shoe only — no headphone jack.
- 44Ricoh GR IV, HDMI port type: Video output is DisplayPort over USB-C; there is no HDMI connector.
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