Canon EOS R50 V / Sony ZV-E1

Canon EOS R50 V: Body · 24.2 MP APS-C, no viewfinder

Sony ZV-E1: ZV-E1 body (US code ILCZVE1/B). The 28–60 mm lens kit uses the same body. The APS-C ZV-E10 II is a separate model.

SpecificationCanon EOS R50 VSony ZV-E1
Release year20252023
Sensor24.2 MP APS-C CMOS (approx. 22.3 × 14.9 mm)

APS-C is a sensor size smaller than full frame and common in mirrorless cameras.

Canon		35 mm full-frame (35.6 × 23.8 mm) Exmor R CMOS; about 12.1MP for stills, 10.1MP for video

A low-resolution full-frame sensor gathers more light per pixel, at the cost of limited room for cropping stills.

Sony
ProcessorDIGIC X Canon—
MountCanon RF (natively supports RF and RF-S lenses) Canon—
StabilisationNo sensor-shift stabilisation · lens-based or digital only

Digital stabilisation works by cropping the image; its effect can be limited when shooting on the move.

Canon		—
ISOStills: Auto 100–32000, expanded 51200 CanonISO 80–102400 for stills and video (expandable to 40–409600) Sony
ShutterMechanical 30 s–1/4000 s · electronic 30 s–1/8000 s Canon—
BurstAbout 12 fps with mechanical or electronic first curtain · about 15 fps with electronic shutter Canon—
AutofocusDual Pixel CMOS AF II · down to −5 EV · detects people, animals (dogs, cats, birds, horses) and vehicles (racing cars, motorbikes, aircraft, trains)

In Dual Pixel CMOS AF every pixel on the sensor takes part in focus measurement.

Canon		Fast Hybrid AF; 759 phase-detection points for stills, 627 for video; EV −6 to 20

Subject recognition covers humans, animals, birds, insects, cars, trains and aircraft.

Sony
ViewfinderNone Canon—
Screen3-inch TFT LCD, approx. 1.04 million dots Canon—
Video4K UHD up to 60p · 4K oversampled from 6K at 30p and below · Full HD 120p · 10-bit 4:2:2 XF-HEVC S · Canon Log 3

Canon Log 3 is a recording profile that keeps a wider tonal range for later colour grading. A single recording is limited to 2 hours.

Canon		—
CardSD / SDHC / SDXC, UHS-II Canon—
ConnectivityUSB-C (USB 3.2) · micro HDMI · 3.5 mm mic in · 3.5 mm headphone out · Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4 / 5 GHz) · Bluetooth 5.1 CanonUSB-C (5 Gbps, USB 3.2; charging and power via USB PD); micro HDMI (Type D); Wi-Fi 2.4/5 GHz; Bluetooth 4.2

USB PD support allows the camera to be powered during recording from a suitable adapter or power bank.

Sony
BatteryLP-E17 · about 480 shots with the screen (23 °C) CanonNP-FZ100; about 570 shots with the screen (CIPA); about 95 min actual and 140 min continuous recording Sony
Size and weight119.3 × 73.7 × 45.2 mm · 370 g with card and battery Canon121.0 × 71.9 × 54.3 mm; 399 g body only, 483 g with battery and card Sony
Shutter and burst—Electronic shutter only; 1/8000 to 30 s; about 10 fps in Hi+

There is no mechanical shutter; the line-by-line readout of the electronic shutter can skew fast-moving subjects.

Sony
4K video—4K up to 59.94p in XAVC S/HS/S-I; 4:2:2 10-bit; 600 Mbps in XAVC S-I

XAVC HS uses H.265 and XAVC S uses H.264; XAVC S-I uses intra-frame coding, which is lighter to edit but takes much more space.

Sony
Full HD video—Up to 119.88p; 4:2:0 8-bit and 4:2:2 10-bit Sony
Audio—Built-in stereo mic and mono speaker; LPCM 2-channel (16/24-bit) or 4-channel (24-bit); 3.5 mm mic and headphone jacks; Multi Interface Shoe with digital audio interface

The shoe’s digital audio interface lets compatible Sony microphones send audio to the camera digitally without a cable.

Sony
Screen and viewfinder—3.0-inch touch TFT, 1,036,800 dots; side-opening (176°), rotates 270°; no viewfinder Sony
Card slot—1 × SD (UHS-I/UHS-II) Sony
Lens mount—Sony E-mount Sony
Operating temperature—0–40 °C Sony