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Canon EOS R50 Compared to the Canon EOS M50 Mark II
| Specifications | Canon EOS R50 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II |
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| Year Introduced | 2023 | 2020 |
| Megapixels | 24.2 | 24.1 |
| Total Pixels | 25.5 | 25.8 |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9mm | 22.3 x 14.9mm |
| Pixel Dimensions | 6000 x 4000 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Pixel Size | 3.72µm | 3.72µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Aperture | f/6.0 | f/6.0 |
| Sensor Readout Speed (ms) | 35.3 | 78 |
| Sensor Stabilization | N | N |
| Lens Mount | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R) | EF-M (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M) |
| FOVCF | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC X | DIGIC 8 |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF) | Dual Pixel CMOS AF System. Phase detection pixels built onto imaging sensor |
| Points | 651 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, 4503 individually selectable AF points with 90% horizontal and 100% vertical coverage | 3,975 |
| Working Range | EV -4 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C & ISO100) | EV -4 – 18 (ISO 100 equivalent with F1.4 lens attached) |
| Point Selection | Spot AF, 1-point AF, AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right), AF point Expansion surrounding (all surrounding points), Flexible Zone AF 1-3, and Whole Area AF (entire focusing area with 651 maximum focusing zones) | Face + Tracking: Face (and eye) and subject tracking via automatic recognition/manual selection via touchscreen. Automatic selection over AF points when no face recognised within frame. Eye AF available in One Shot AF Smooth Zone AF: Manual zone selection, plus automatic selection over AF points within selected zone 1-point AF: Manual selection via touchscreen (tap or touch and drag), buttons |
| Microadjustment | No | |
| Touch & Drag AF | Y | Y |
| Eye Detection AF | Y | Y |
| Focus Bracketing/Stacking | Y | N |
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering Modes | Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.8% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering | Real-time metering from the image sensor (1) Evaluative metering (384 zones) |
| Metering Range | EV -2 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) | EV -2 – 20 (at room temperature 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) |
| Exposure Comp | +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | +/-3 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
| AEB | 3 shots in +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments | 3 shots, +/- 2 EV, 1/3-stop increments |
| Light Flicker Mode | Y | N |
| Intervalometer | N | N |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto, 100-32000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H1: 51200 | Auto, 100 - 25600 in 1/3 stop increments. |
| Shutter Speed | 1st Curtain Electronic: 30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Electronic: 30-1/8000, Bulb | 1/4000 to 30 sec. |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | 0.39" (9.9mm) OLED color EVF, 2.36 Million dots | 0.39" (9.9mm) OLED color EVF, 2.36 Million dots |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.95x | Approx. |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 22mm | Approx. 22mm |
| Information | (1) Maximum burst (2) Possible shots/Sec. until self-timer shoots (3) Focus Bracketing/ Multiple-exposure/HDR shooting/Multi Shot Noise Reduction/Bulb time/Interval timer (4) Shooting mode (5) AF method (6) AF operation (7) Image quality (8) Card (9) Drive mode (10) Metering mode (11) No. of remaining shots for focus braketing, multiple exposures, or interval timer (12) Electronic level (13) Movie recording time available (14) Battery level (15) Image Stabilizer (IS mode) (16) Histogram (Brightness/RGB) (17) Quick Control button (18) Anti-flicker shooting (19) White balance/White balance correction (20) Picture style (21) Auto Lighting Optimizer (22) Still photo cropping / Aspect ratio (23) AF point (1-point AF) (24) AEB/FEB (25) View Assist (26) HDR PQ (27) Flash ready / FE lock / High-speed sync (28) Electronic shutter (29) Touch shutter / Create folder (30) AE lock (31) Shutter speed / Multi-function lock warning (32) Aperture value (33) Wi-Fi® function (34) Wi-Fi® signal strength (35) Bluetooth® function (36) Exposure simulation (37) Magnify button (38) ISO speed (39) Highlight tone priority (40) Exposure compensation (41) Exposure level indicator | Customizable and toggle via INFO. Button (1) Liveview image with exposure info (2) Liveview image with basic info (3) Liveview image with full info Customisable settings: Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB), Electronic Level, Multi aspect ratios |
| DOF Preview | Yes, via customizable button | Yes |
| LCD | ||
| Type | Vari-angle touch screen 2.95" (7.50cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1.62 million dots | 7.5 cm (3.0”) Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD (TFT). 3:2 aspect ratio. Approx. 1,040,000 dots. |
| Coating | No | |
| Brightness Adj | Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels | Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Display Options | (1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen | Customizable and toggle via INFO. Button (1) Liveview image with exposure info (2) Liveview image with basic info (3) Liveview image with full info Customizable settings: Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB), Electronic Level, Multi aspect ratios, Hints and Tips |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in GN | 6 (ISO 100, meters) | 5 (ISO 100, meters) |
| Built-in Coverage | Up to 18mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 24mm) | |
| Built-in Recycle Time | Approx. 5 sec. | |
| Modes | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual | Auto (E-TTL II) |
| X-Sync | 1/250 electronic 1st curtain, n/a with electronic shutter | 1/250 |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 3EV in 1/3 increments | +/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments |
| Hot Shoe/PC Terminal | Yes / No | Yes / No |
| External Flash Comp | Canon Multi-function accessory shoe . Canon AD-E1 adapter required for EX Speedlites | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support |
| Shooting | ||
| Shooting Modes | Still Photo Shooting: (1) Scene Intelligent Auto (2) Hybrid Auto (3) Special Scenes (4) Creative Filters (5) Flexible-priority AE (6) Program AE (7) Shutter-priority AE (8) Aperture-priority AE (9) Manual Exposure (10) Bulb Exposure Movie Recording: (1) Movie for close-up demos (2) Movie IS mode (3) HDR movies (4) Movie auto exposure (5) Movie manual exposure (6) Custom Shooting mode (C mode) | |
| Picture Styles | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) |
| Image Processing | Resize JPEG / HEIF images to M, S1, S2 Cropping: JPEG / HEIF images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) Cropping of images - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing: not supportsed Multiple exposure HDR HEIF to Jpeg conversion Lens optical correction: - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction, Distortion correction (during/after still photo shooting, during video only) - Diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting) Focus breathing compensation (compatible lenses, movies only) Highlight Tone Priority (3 settings) Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction (3 settings) High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) (still and video) Clarity (+/- 4) | Highlight Tone Priority (standard and enhanced) Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings + Multi Shot NR) Lens peripheral illumination correction Chromatic aberration correction Diffraction correction Creative Assist: Presets Background Blur (5 settings) Brightness (19 levels) Contrast (9 levels) Saturation (9 levels) Color Tone 1 & 2 (19 levels) Monochrome (Off/Black and white/Sepia/Blue/Purple/Green) |
| Abberration Corrections | Peripheral Illumination, Distortion, Chromatic Aberration, and Diffraction along with DLO (Digital Lens Optimizer) | |
| Drive Modes | Single, Continuous High+, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Self-timer (2s, 10s, Continuous, 2s+remote, 10s+remote) | Single, High-Speed Continuous, Low-Speed Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s, Continuous, Remote) |
| Continuous Shooting | Max. approx. 12 fps speed maintained for 42 JPEG, 7 RAW, or 15 CRAW images with AF Tracking or 15 FPS with electronic shutter for 28 JPEG, 7 RAW, or 15 CRAW images | One shot AF: Approx. 10 shots/sec for up to 36 frames in JPEG and 10 frames in RAW With Servo AF: Approx. 7.4 shots/sec for up to approx 47+ frames in JPEG |
| Shutter Lag | ||
| Viewfinder Blackout | N/A | |
| Live View | ||
| FrameRate | ||
| Focusing | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Face and Eye Detection and Tracking AF) | |
| Metering | Real-time metering using the image sensor (1) Center-weighted average | |
| Display Options | ||
| File Information | ||
| Still ImageType | JPEG (.JPG), HEIF (.HIF), RAW, C-RAW (.CR3) Movies: ALL-I (Time-lapse video only), IPB (.MP4) | JPEG/RAW/C-RAW (.CR3 Canon 14-bit RAW format) |
| Image Size | RAW/ C-RAW: 6000x4000 (3:2 aspect ratio) JPEG/ HEIF: 3:2 ratio (L) 6000x4000, (M) 3984x2656, (S1) 2976x1984, (S2) 2400x1600 4:3 ratio (L) 5328x4000, (M) 3552x2664, (S1) 2656x1992, (S2) 2112x1600 16:9 ratio (L) 6000x3368, (M) 3984x2240, (S1) 2976x1680, (S2) 2400x1344 1:1 ratio (L) 4000x4000, (M) 2656x2656, (S1) 1984x1984, (S2) 1600x1600 | 3:2 Aspect Ratio: Large: 6000 x 4000, Medium: 3984 x 2656, Small 1: 2976 x 1984, Small 2: 2400 x 1600, RAW: 6000 x 4000, C-RAW: 6000 x 4000 16:9 Aspect Ratio: Large: 6000 x 3368, Medium: 3984 x 2240, Small 1: 2976 x 1680, Small 2: 2400 x 1344, RAW: 6000 x 3368, C-RAW: 6000 x 3368 4:3 Aspect Ratio: Large: 5328 x 4000, Medium: 3552 x 2664, Small 1: 2656 x 1992, Small 2: 2112 x 1600, RAW: 5328 x 4000, C-RAW: 5328 x 4000 1:1 Aspect Ratio: Large: 4000 x 4000, Medium: 2656 x 2656, Small 1: 1984 x 1984, Small 2: 1600 x 1600, RAW: 4000 x 4000, C-RAW: 4000 x 4000 In-camera RAW processing & Image Resize available in playback |
| Movie Type | HDR PQ [OFF]: MP4, 8 bits, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, YCbCr 4:2:0, Rec.709, AAC HDR PQ [ON]: MP4, 8 bits, H.265 / HEVC, YCbCr 4:2:2, Rec.2020, AAC | MP4 [Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: MPEG-4 AAC-LC (stereo)] |
| Movie Size | 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160, 16:9, NTSC (29.97 / 23.98) / PAL (25.00), IPB (Standard / Light), AAC Full HD High Frame Rate Movies: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (119.88) / PAL (100.00), IPB (Standard / Light), No audio Full HD: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (59.94 / 29.92 / 23.98) / PAL (50.00 / 25.00), IPB (Standard / Light), AAC, Digital Zoom 1-10x available at 29.97 / 23.98 / 25.00 Full HD time-lapse movies: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (29.97) / PAL (25.00), ALL-I, No audio HDR movies: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (29.97) / PAL (25.00), IPB (Standard), AAC Creative filters: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (29.97 / 23.98) / PAL (25.00), IPB (Standard / Light), AAC | 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD, 23.98 fps), 1920 x 1080 (Full HD, 59.94 fps / 29.97 fps / 23.98 fps) and 1280 x 720 (HD, 119.88 fps / 59.94 fps / 29.97 fps / 23.98 fps) |
| Movie Length | Max duration 1 hour (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4 GB file limit with exFAT formatted card. | Max duration 29min 59sec |
| Other Information | ||
| Wireless Features | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| GPS | Via GP-E2 GPS receiver | N |
| Custom Functions | 6 Custom Functions | 8 customizable buttons |
| LCD Panel / Illumination | No / No | No / No |
| Water & Dust Resistance | Not Specified | Not Specified |
| Sound Memo | No | No |
| Interface | ||
| Computer Interface | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 USB Type-C connector also used for computer communication / smartphone communication / USB power | USB Micro-B (Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compliant) |
| Other Interface | HDMI Micro out (Type D, HDMI-CEC not supported) External Microphone In (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) | HDMI OUT terminal Type D HDMI output while recording (shooting screen without sound) provided External microphone (3.5mm stereo jack) |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-I Supported | SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-I Supported |
| Batteries & Power | ||
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E17 | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E12 |
| Battery Life | Approx. With LCD Approx. 440 shots (at 23°C) With Viewfinder Approx. 310 shots (at 23°C) | Approx. 250 shots (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | Battery charger LC-E17E Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 DC Coupler DR-E17 | Battery charger LC-E12E DC Coupler DR-E12 |
| Physical Specs | ||
| Body Materials | Magnesium alloy and high-strength engineering plastic | Polycarbonate |
| Shutter Durability Rating | ||
| Operating Environment | 32–104°F (0 – 40 °C), 85% or less humidity | 32–104°F / 0–40°C |
| Dimensions Inches | 4.58 x 3.37 x 2.71" (116.3 x 85.5 x 68.8mm) | 4.6 x 3.5 x 2.3" (116.3 x 88.1 x 58.7mm) |
| CIPA Weight | 13.2 oz (375g) | 13.7 oz (387g) |
| Accessories | ||
| Viewfinder | ||
| Wireless File Transmitter | Built-in | Built-in |
| Compatible Lenses | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter) | EF-M (EF and EF-S lenses compatible via Mount adapter EF-EOS M) |
| Battery Grip | N/A | N/A |
| Remote | Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 | Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 |
| Other | Neck Strap EM-E2 (black/white), Neck Strap EM-200DB | |
| Review | Canon EOS R50 | Canon EOS M50 Mark II |
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