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Biggest differences

  • Launch price

    Canon EOS R50 leads

    8.09×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
    • Nikon Z95,500 USD
    • Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
    • Sony RX100 VIINot published

  • Weight

    Sony RX100 VII leads

    4.44×

    lower is better

    • Nikon Z8910 g
    • Nikon Z91,340 g
    • Canon EOS R50375 g
    • Sony RX100 VII302 g

  • Battery life

    Nikon Z9 leads

    2.85×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z8Not published
    • Nikon Z9740 shots
    • Canon EOS R50440 shots
    • Sony RX100 VII260 shots

  • Max mechanical shutter speed

    Nikon Z9 leads

    16×

    higher is better

    • Nikon Z8Not published
    • Nikon Z932,000 1/s
    • Canon EOS R504,000 1/s
    • Sony RX100 VII2,000 1/s

Features not all of them have

High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Nikon Z8

  • ✓
  • ✕
  • ?
  • ?

Log profile support

  • ✓
  • ✓
  • ✕
  • ✓

Headphone port

  • ✓
  • ✓
  • ✕
  • ?

Where each one wins

  • Nikon Z8

    • High resolution pixel-shift mode
    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • Sensor type
    • Continuous shooting (electronic)
    • 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

  • Nikon Z9

    • Effective pixels
    • Sensor format
    • In-body image stabilization
    • Sensor type
    • Max mechanical shutter speed
    • Max video resolution
    • 4K max frame rate
    • Raw video recording
    • Log profile support
    • Viewfinder resolution
    • Screen size
    • Rear screen resolution
    • Battery life
    • Memory card slots
    • Weather sealing
    • Minimum operating temperature
    • Headphone port
    • HDMI port type

  • Canon EOS R50

    • Launch price
    • Native ISO maximum
    • Continuous shooting (mechanical)
    • Viewfinder magnification

  • Sony RX100 VII

    • Sensor type
    • Log profile support
    • Weight
    • Width
    • Height
    • Depth

What all 4 have

  • USB charging & power delivery✓

Every spec

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Overview

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Overview specs

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Release date

  • 2023-05
  • 2021-12
  • Not published
  • Not published

Launch price

  • 3,999.95 USD
  • 5,500 USD
  • 679.99 USD1
  • Not published

Lens mount

  • Nikon Z
  • Nikon Z
  • Canon RF
  • Fixed lens

High resolution pixel-shift mode

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor & Image

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Sensor & Image specs

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Effective pixels

  • 45.7 MP
  • 45.7 MP
  • 24.2 MP
  • 20.1 MP

Sensor format

  • Full-frame
  • Full-frame
  • APS-C
  • 1-inch

Native ISO maximum

  • 25,600 ISO
  • 25,600 ISO
  • 32,000 ISO
  • 12,800 ISO

In-body image stabilization

  • 5.5 stops2
  • 6 stops3
  • 0 stops4
  • 4 stops5

Sensor readout speed

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Sensor type

  • Stacked CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS
  • CMOS
  • Stacked CMOS

Aspect ratios

  • 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
  • —
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
  • 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:96

Lens & Autofocus

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Lens & Autofocus specs

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Continuous shooting (mechanical)

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • 12 fps
  • 10 fps7

Continuous shooting (electronic)

  • 30 fps8
  • 20 fps
  • 15 fps
  • 20 fps9

Max mechanical shutter speed

  • Not published
  • 32,000 1/s
  • 4,000 1/s
  • 2,000 1/s

Pre-burst capture duration

  • 300 s10
  • 1 s11
  • 0 s12
  • Not published

AF subject detection

  • Human, animal, bird, train, airplane, motorcycle, vehicle
  • Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
  • Human, animal, bird, vehicle
  • Human, animal13

Video

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Video specs

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Max video resolution

  • 8K
  • 8K
  • 4K
  • 4K

4K max frame rate

  • 120 fps
  • 120 fps
  • 29.97 fps
  • 30 fps

Video codecs

  • H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
  • H.264, HEVC, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes RAW, N-RAW
  • H.264, HEVC
  • H.26414

4K max frame rate (full width)

  • 120 fps
  • 30 fps
  • 29.97 fps
  • 30 fps

Raw video recording

  • Internal
  • Internal
  • None15
  • None16

Video bit depth

  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit
  • 10 bit17
  • Not published

Log profile support

Video dynamic range (log)

  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published
  • Not published

Viewfinder & Screen

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Viewfinder & Screen specs

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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
  • 0.59 x

Screen size

  • 3.2 in
  • 3.2 in
  • 2.95 in
  • 3 in

Screen articulation

  • Multi-angle20
  • Tilting
  • Fully articulated
  • Tilting21

Rear screen resolution

  • 2.1 M dots
  • 2.1 M dots
  • 1.62 M dots
  • 0.92 M dots

Handling & Power

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Handling & Power specs

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Battery life

  • Not published
  • 740 shots
  • 440 shots22
  • 260 shots23

Memory card slots

  • 2 slots
  • 2 slots
  • 1 slots
  • Not published

Weather sealing

  • Dust and drip resistant
  • Dust and drip resistant
  • None24
  • Not published

Weight

  • 910 g
  • 1,340 g
  • 375 g25
  • 302 g

Width

  • 144 mm
  • 149 mm
  • 116.3 mm
  • 101.6 mm

Height

  • 118.5 mm
  • 149.5 mm
  • 85.5 mm
  • 58.1 mm

Depth

  • 83 mm
  • 90.5 mm
  • 68.8 mm
  • 42.8 mm

USB charging & power delivery

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes26
  • Yes27

Minimum operating temperature

  • -10 °C
  • -10 °C
  • 0 °C28
  • 0 °C

Headphone port

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • No29
  • Not published

HDMI port type

  • Full-size
  • Full-size
  • Micro
  • Micro
Notes on 29 values — test conditions and caveats
  1. 1Canon EOS R50, Launch price: US RRP at launch as listed by Trusted Reviews; the page does not state whether it is body-only.
  2. 2Nikon 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.
  3. 3Nikon Z9, In-body image stabilization: The 6.0-stop rating requires Synchro VR, combining in-body 5-axis VR with 2-axis lens VR on compatible lenses.
  4. 4Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 7Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
  8. 8Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
  9. 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.
  10. 10Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
  11. 11Nikon Z9, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-Release Capture is only available in the C30 and C120 high-speed frame capture modes.
  12. 12Canon EOS R50, Pre-burst capture duration: No pre-capture mode appears anywhere in Canon's official R50 specifications, so it is treated as absent.
  13. 13Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
  14. 14Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
  15. 15Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
  16. 16Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
  17. 17Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
  18. 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.
  19. 19Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
  20. 20Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
  21. 21Sony 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.
  22. 22Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
  23. 23Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
  24. 24Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
  25. 25Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
  26. 26Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
  27. 27Sony 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.
  28. 28Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
  29. 29Canon 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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