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Nikon Z5IIvsNikon Z8vsCanon EOS R50vsCanon EOS R8
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Nikon19of 31 specs better - ×
Canon8of 31 specs better - ×
Canon6of 31 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 leads
5.88×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5II1,696.95 USD
- Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
- Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
- Canon EOS R8Not published
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Canon EOS R8 leads
2.67×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5II30 fps
- Nikon Z830 fps
- Canon EOS R5015 fps
- Canon EOS R840 fps
Weight
Canon EOS R50 leads
2.43×
lower is better
- Nikon Z5II700 g
- Nikon Z8910 g
- Canon EOS R50375 g
- Canon EOS R8461 g
4K max frame rate
Nikon Z8 leads
4×
higher is better
- Nikon Z5II60 fps
- Nikon Z8120 fps
- Canon EOS R5029.97 fps
- Canon EOS R860 fps
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- ✓
- ✓
- ?
- ✕
Log profile support
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ✓
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ✓
Where each one wins
Nikon Z5II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Raw video recording
- Log profile support
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
Nikon Z8
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- Sensor type
- 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
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Minimum operating temperature
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R50
- Launch price
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Viewfinder magnification
- Battery life
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
Canon EOS R8
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Log profile support
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
What all 4 have
- Video bit depth10 bit
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 24.5 MP
- 45.7 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 24.2 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- Full-frame
Native ISO maximum
- 64,000 ISO
- 25,600 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 102,400 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- —
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 7.8 fps
- Not published
- 12 fps
- 6 fps
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps
- 30 fps5
- 15 fps
- 40 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- Not published
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, train, airplane, motorcycle, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
Video
Max video resolution
- 4K
- 8K
- 4K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 60 fps
- 120 fps
- 29.97 fps
- 60 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 30 fps
- 120 fps
- 29.97 fps
- 60 fps
Raw video recording
- Internal
- Internal
- None8
- None
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit9
- 10 bit
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- No10
- Yes
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 3.69 M dots
- 3.69 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.8 x
- 0.8 x
- 0.95 x
- 0.7 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3.2 in
- 2.95 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Fully articulated
- Multi-angle11
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 2.1 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
Handling & Power
Battery life
- 350 shots
- Not published
- 440 shots12
- 370 shots
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 1 slots
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant
- Dust and drip resistant
- None13
- Dust and drip resistant
Weight
- 700 g
- 910 g
- 375 g14
- 461 g
Width
- 134 mm
- 144 mm
- 116.3 mm
- 132.5 mm
Height
- 100.5 mm
- 118.5 mm
- 85.5 mm
- 86.1 mm
Depth
- 72 mm
- 83 mm
- 68.8 mm
- 70 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes15
- Yes
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C16
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- No17
- Yes
HDMI port type
- Micro
- Full-size
- Micro
- Micro
Notes on 17 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 Z5II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift composite raises resolution to 96MP, but images must be combined in NX Studio on a computer.
- 3Nikon 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.
- 4Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
- 5Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
- 6Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
- 7Canon EOS R50, Pre-burst capture duration: No pre-capture mode appears anywhere in Canon's official R50 specifications, so it is treated as absent.
- 8Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
- 9Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
- 10Canon EOS R50, Log profile support: No Canon Log profile; HDR PQ (a PQ gamma curve) is available instead, which is not a log curve.
- 11Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
- 12Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
- 13Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
- 14Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
- 15Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
- 16Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
- 17Canon 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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