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Sony a1 IIvsNikon Z6IIIvsCanon EOS R50vsNikon Z 30
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Sony16of 30 specs better - MOST WINS×
Nikon18of 30 specs better - ×
Canon4of 30 specs better - ×
Nikon2of 30 specs better
Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 leads
9.56×
lower is better
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Nikon Z6III2,499.95 USD
- Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Nikon Z6III leads
4×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Nikon Z6III60 fps
- Canon EOS R5015 fps
- Nikon Z 30Not published
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.4×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Nikon Z6III24.5 MP
- Canon EOS R5024.2 MP
- Nikon Z 3020.9 MP
Weight
Canon EOS R50 leads
2.03×
lower is better
- Sony a1 II743 g
- Nikon Z6III760 g
- Canon EOS R50375 g
- Nikon Z 30405 g
Features not all of them have
Log profile support
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
- ?
Where each one wins
Sony a1 II
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- Log profile support
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z6III
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Sensor type
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Raw video recording
- Log profile support
- Screen size
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Minimum operating temperature
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R50
- Launch price
- Viewfinder magnification
- Weight
- Width
Nikon Z 30
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- USB charging & power delivery✓
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 50.1 MP
- 24.5 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 20.9 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- APS-C5
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 64,000 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 51,200 ISO6
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- 14.3 ms
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- —
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:910
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 10 fps
- 14 fps
- 12 fps
- 11 fps11
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps
- 60 fps12
- 15 fps
- Not published
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, vehicle
- —
Video
Max video resolution
- 8K
- 6K
- 4K
- 4K
4K max frame rate
- 119.88 fps16
- 120 fps
- 29.97 fps
- 30 fps
Video codecs
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
- H.264, HEVC
- H.264
4K max frame rate (full width)
- 59.94 fps17
- 60 fps
- 29.97 fps
- 30 fps
Video bit depth
- 10 bit
- 10 bit
- 10 bit20
- Not published
Log profile support
- Yes
- Yes
- No21
- Not published
Video dynamic range (log)
- Not published
- 13 stops22
- Not published
- Not published
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 9.44 M dots
- 5.76 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
- 0 M dots23
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.9 x
- 0.8 x
- 0.95 x
- Not published
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3.2 in
- 2.95 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
Rear screen resolution
- 2.1 M dots
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 1 slots
Weight
- 743 g
- 760 g
- 375 g29
- 405 g
Width
- 136.1 mm
- 138.5 mm
- 116.3 mm
- 128 mm
Height
- 96.9 mm
- 101.5 mm
- 85.5 mm
- 73.5 mm
Depth
- 82.9 mm30
- 74 mm
- 68.8 mm
- 59.5 mm
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C34
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- No35
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Micro
- Mini
Notes on 35 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 Z6III, High resolution pixel-shift mode: Pixel-shift frames are merged on a computer in NX Studio, not in the camera.
- 5Nikon Z 30, Sensor format: DX format is Nikon's name for its APS-C-size sensor (23.5 x 15.7 mm).
- 6Nikon Z 30, Native ISO maximum: Settings above ISO 51200 (102400, 204800) are expanded, not native.
- 7Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 8Nikon Z6III, In-body image stabilization: CIPA figure measured with the non-VR NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S at 120mm.
- 9Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
- 10Nikon Z 30, Aspect ratios: Native DX ratio is 3:2; 1:1 and 16:9 are in-camera crop modes.
- 11Nikon Z 30, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Nikon's in-house measured maximum; the rate is approximate.
- 12Nikon Z6III, Continuous shooting (electronic): 60 fps is full-resolution JPEG only; Raw bursts top out at 20 fps, and 120 fps uses a DX crop.
- 13Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 14Nikon Z6III, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture records JPEG only.
- 15Canon EOS R50, Pre-burst capture duration: No pre-capture mode appears anywhere in Canon's official R50 specifications, so it is treated as absent.
- 16Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 17Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 18Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 19Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
- 20Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
- 21Canon EOS R50, Log profile support: No Canon Log profile; HDR PQ (a PQ gamma curve) is available instead, which is not a log curve.
- 22Nikon Z6III, Video dynamic range (log): Nikon states "13+ stops" for N-Log in H.265 10-bit at ISO 800.
- 23Nikon Z 30, Viewfinder resolution: The Z 30 has no electronic viewfinder; compose on the rear LCD.
- 24Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 25Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
- 26Nikon Z 30, Battery life: Figure is for the EN-EL25 battery; shot count differs with EN-EL25a.
- 27Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 28Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
- 29Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
- 30Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 31Nikon Z6III, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera charging and USB power need a USB-PD source such as Nikon's EH-8P.
- 32Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
- 33Nikon Z 30, USB charging & power delivery: In-camera USB charging/power needs Nikon's optional EH-7P or EH-8P adapter.
- 34Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
- 35Canon 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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