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Canon EOS R5 vs Sony a7R IV

The Canon EOS R5 and the Sony a7R IV side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony a7R IV if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (61 against 45 MP) and more lenses made for it in this guide (278 against 99). On these specs the Canon EOS R5 has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it. If you already own Canon RF or Sony E lenses, the camera on that mount saves you buying them again.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Canon EOS R5	Sony a7R IV
Maker	Canon	Sony
Mount	Canon RF	Sony E
Sensor	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor	1×	1×
Resolution	45 MP	61 MPmore detail
Stabilisation	in the body	in the body
Announced	2020	2019
Type	mirrorless camera	mirrorless camera
Weight	738 g	665 glighter
Lenses in this guide	99 for its sensor, 45 more with a crop	278 for its sensor, 125 more with a cropmore lenses

Sensor size

Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Canon EOS R5 1×, Sony a7R IV 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 50mm on full frame.

Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Different mounts (Canon RF and Sony E): a lens for one does not fit the other without an adapter. 51 lens designs in this guide are made in both mounts, mostly from third-party makers.

The Canon EOS R5: 99 Canon RF lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Sony a7R IV: 278 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor.