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Sony a7 VvsSony a1 IIvsNikon Z8vsCanon EOS R50
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Biggest differences
Launch price
Canon EOS R50 leads
9.56×
lower is better
- Sony a7 V2,899 USD
- Sony a1 II6,499.99 USD
- Nikon Z83,999.95 USD
- Canon EOS R50679.99 USD
Viewfinder resolution
Sony a1 II leads
4×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V3.69 M dots
- Sony a1 II9.44 M dots
- Nikon Z83.69 M dots
- Canon EOS R502.36 M dots
Weight
Canon EOS R50 leads
2.43×
lower is better
- Sony a7 V695 g
- Sony a1 II743 g
- Nikon Z8910 g
- Canon EOS R50375 g
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.07×
higher is better
- Sony a7 V33 MP
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Nikon Z845.7 MP
- Canon EOS R5024.2 MP
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift mode
- ✕
- ✓
- ✓
- ?
Log profile support
- ✓
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
Headphone port
- ✓
- ✓
- ✓
- ✕
Where each one wins
Sony a7 V
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Log profile support
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Battery life
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Max video resolution
- Log profile support
- Viewfinder resolution
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- Weather sealing
- Headphone port
- HDMI port type
Nikon Z8
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- 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
- 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
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
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
- 33 MP
- 50.1 MP
- 45.7 MP
- 24.2 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
Native ISO maximum
- 51,200 ISO5
- 32,000 ISO
- 25,600 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- 15 ms
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- Partially-stacked CMOS
- —
- Stacked CMOS
- CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2
- 3:2, 1:1, 16:9
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 10 fps10
- 10 fps
- Not published
- 12 fps
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 8,000 1/s
- Not published
- 4,000 1/s
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, train, airplane, motorcycle, vehicle
- Human, animal, bird, vehicle
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
Weight
- 695 g
- 743 g
- 910 g
- 375 g31
Width
- 130.3 mm
- 136.1 mm
- 144 mm
- 116.3 mm
Height
- 96.4 mm
- 96.9 mm
- 118.5 mm
- 85.5 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes34
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- -10 °C
- 0 °C35
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- No36
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Full-size
- Micro
Notes on 36 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 a7 V, High resolution pixel-shift mode: No in-camera pixel shift; Sony's Extended Hi-Res merges burst frames later in its desktop software.
- 4Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
- 5Sony a7 V, Native ISO maximum: Refers to standard still image shooting prior to ISO expansion.
- 6Sony a7 V, In-body image stabilization: Measured at the center with an FE 50mm F1.2 GM lens mounted per CIPA 2024 standards with long exposure NR off.
- 7Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 8Nikon 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.
- 9Canon EOS R50, In-body image stabilization: No in-body stabilisation; shake control relies on lens IS or Movie Digital IS.
- 10Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (mechanical): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using mechanical shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 11Sony a7 V, Continuous shooting (electronic): Maximum continuous shooting speed achieved using electronic shutter in Hi+ mode.
- 12Nikon Z8, Continuous shooting (electronic): Full-resolution JPEG bursts reach 30 fps; 14-bit RAW bursts top out at 20 fps.
- 13Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 14Nikon Z8, Pre-burst capture duration: The 300 s Pre-Release Capture buffer arrived with firmware 2.0; launch firmware allowed 30 s.
- 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 a7 V, 4K max frame rate: Maximum 4K frame rate is available in XAVC HS 4K 4:2:0 10-bit mode.
- 17Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 18Sony a7 V, 4K max frame rate (full width): 4K 120p needs an APS-C/Super 35 crop; the full sensor width tops out at 4K 60p.
- 19Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 20Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 21Canon EOS R50, Raw video recording: Canon lists only MP4 recording with H.264 or HEVC; no raw video is offered internally or externally.
- 22Canon EOS R50, Video bit depth: Standard Rec.709 recording is 8-bit; 10-bit output requires HDR PQ to be switched on.
- 23Canon EOS R50, Log profile support: No Canon Log profile; HDR PQ (a PQ gamma curve) is available instead, which is not a log curve.
- 24Sony a7 V, Viewfinder magnification: Measured with a 50mm lens focused at infinity at -1 m⁻¹.
- 25Nikon Z8, Screen articulation: Nikon's 4-axis monitor tilts both vertically and horizontally but does not swing out like a fully articulated screen.
- 26Sony a7 V, Battery life: Measured using the LCD monitor under standard CIPA test conditions.
- 27Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 28Canon EOS R50, Battery life: CIPA test with the supplied LP-E17 in power-saving mode; viewfinder shooting is rated at about 310 shots.
- 29Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 30Canon EOS R50, Weather sealing: Canon's own spec sheet also lists water/dust resistance as not provided, so treat the body as unsealed.
- 31Canon EOS R50, Weight: Black body with battery and card per CIPA; the white version is 376 g with battery and card.
- 32Sony a7 V, Depth: Overall maximum depth including the viewfinder eyepiece is 82.4 mm.
- 33Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 34Canon EOS R50, USB charging & power delivery: USB-C charging works with the supplied LP-E17; unauthenticated third-party batteries may not charge.
- 35Canon EOS R50, Minimum operating temperature: Rated operating range is 0–40 °C at up to 85% humidity.
- 36Canon 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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Sony a7 V
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Nikon Z8
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