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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV vs Canon EOS R: which is better?

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and Canon EOS R compared side by side across 123 specs and 14 scored categories — every winner highlighted, so the right pick is obvious.

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CANON

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

$2,499

BEST OVERALL

CANON

Canon EOS R

$1,799

BEST VALUE

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⚡ COMPARZONE VERDICT

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV takes the overall win.

Highest composite at 8.9/10 — 0.4 ahead of the Canon EOS R. Dead heat on design. Scroll for the category-by-category breakdown.

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CATEGORY WINS · 14 SCOREDTIES SHOWN GREY

AUTO

BATT

BUIL

DESI

DOXM

FEAT

IMAG

OPTI

PERF

THEV

USER

VIDE

VALU

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV×10

Canon EOS R×3

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR CameraBEST OVERALL

Canon EOS R Mirrorless CameraBEST VALUE

01 · SCORE RADAR

Performance profile

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LARGEST GAPUSER REVIEWS — Canon EOS 5D Mark IV leads by 9.0

TIGHTESTDESIGN — dead heat between the top two

02 · CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

Category showdown

MARK IVEOS R

AutofocusiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.3

MARK IV8.8

EOS R8.5

BATTERYiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +2.4

MARK IV8.9

EOS R6.5

BuildiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.7

MARK IV9.2

EOS R8.5

DESIGNiTIED AT 8.0

MARK IV8.0

EOS R8.0

DOXMARKiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.1

MARK IV8.9

EOS R8.8

FEATURESiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +1.0

MARK IV8.5

EOS R7.5

Image QualityiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.1

MARK IV9.1

EOS R9.0

OPTICSiCanon EOS R · +0.1

MARK IV8.7

EOS R8.8

PERFORMANCEiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +0.9

MARK IV8.9

EOS R8.0

THE VERDICTiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +8.9

MARK IV8.9

EOS R0.0

USER REVIEWSiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +9.0

MARK IV9.0

EOS R0.0

VIDEOGRAPHYiCanon EOS 5D Mark IV · +1.5

MARK IV8.5

EOS R7.0

VideoiCanon EOS R · +7.0

MARK IV0.0

EOS R7.0

ValueiCanon EOS R · +8.0

MARK IV0.0

EOS R8.0

03 · VALUE MAP

Price vs performance

TOP-LEFT IS THE SWEET SPOT

SCORE PER $100 · RANKED

01Canon EOS R0.47BEST DEAL

02Canon EOS 5D Mark IV0.36

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04 · THE FULL SHEET

Full specifications

123 SPECS · ALL SHOWN

SPECS

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV$2,49922W8.9

Canon EOS R$1,7998W8.5

AF Pointsi

5,655← BEST +9170%

Subject Detectioni

Human, Face

Eye, Face, Animal

Burst RateFPSi

7 fps

8 fps← BEST +14%

Battery HealthWHiSAME

14 Wh

Removable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Battery Level IndicatoriSAME

Yes

Battery PowerMAHi

1865 mAh

1,865 mAh

Rechargeable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Full Charge Shotsi

Approx. 900 shots (OVF)

700/800

Battery VoltageViSAME

7.2 V

Battery ModeliSAME

LP-E6N

Card Slotsi

1x CF, 1x SD/SDHC/SDXC

Single SD (UHS-II)

Weather SealingiSAME

Yes

Battery (CIPA)SHOTSi

900 shots← BEST +143%

370 shots

WeightGi

890 g

660 g← 26% lighter

Weather Sealed ( Splashproof )i

Yes

Yes, dust and drip resistant

Screen Resolutioni

1,620,000 dots

2.1 million dots

Touch ScreeniSAME

Yes

System CameraiSAME

Yes

EVF ResolutionM DOTSi

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3.69 m dots

Screen SizeINCHi

3.2 inch← BEST +2%

3.15 inch

Hot ShoeiSAME

Yes

FlashiSAME

Flip Out Screeni

Yes← BEST

VolumeCM³i

1,371 cm³

1,048 cm³

Lowest Potential Operating Temperature°CiSAME

0 °C

Tilting Viewfinderi

N/A

EVF Refresh Rate ( Max )HZi

0 Hz

60 Hz← BEST

WidthMMi

150.7 mm← BEST +11%

135.8 mm

HeightMMi

116.4 mm← BEST +18%

98.3 mm

Maximum Operating Temperature°CiSAME

40 °C

Waterproof DepthiSAME

Thicknessi

75.9 mm

84.4 mm

Dxomark Sensor Scorei

91← BEST +2%

Dxomark Sports Scorei

3,266← BEST +13917%

23.3

Dxomark Landscape ScoreiSAME

13.6

Dxomark Portrait Scorei

24.8← BEST +2%

24.3

Bluetooth Versioni

—

4.1

Typei

DSLR

Mirrorless

Viewfinderi

Optical (Pentaprism)

Electronic

Viewfinder CoverageiSAME

100

WeightGi

890 g← BEST +35%

660 g

Processori

DIGIC 6+

DIGIC 8

Release Datei

2016-08-25

2018-10-09

Wi-Fi SupportediSAME

Yes

Bluetooth Supportedi

Yes← BEST

Dual Card Slotsi

Yes← BEST

Pixel Shift Shoti

N/A

Shoots RawiSAME

Yes

Supports Lossless Compressed RawiSAME

Yes

Wi-Fi VersioniSAME

802.11b/g/n

Supports A RemoteiSAME

Yes

HDMI SupportediSAME

Yes

GPS Supporti

Yes← BEST

Support Live Streamingi

—

Advanced Hot Shoei

Standard

Internal StorageiSAME

HDMI Versioni

Type C (Mini)

1.4b

Internal Storage SizeiSAME

0 GB

NFC Supportedi

Yes← BEST

USB Type-Ci

Yes← BEST

External Memory SlotiSAME

Yes

SensoriSAME

Full-frame CMOS

ResolutionMPi

30.4 MP← BEST

30.3 MP

ISO Rangei

100-32000 (expandable to 50-102400)

100-40000 (expandable to 50-102400)

Dynamic RangeSTOPSiSAME

13.6 stops

Stabilizationi

Lens-based (Optical IS)

Lens-based (OIS) / Digital (Video)

Sensor Sizei

36 x 24 mm

Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)

Lens MountiSAME

Yes

Megapixelsi

30.4 MP

30.3

Maximum ISOi

32,000

40,000← BEST +25%

Sensor Shift StabilizationiSAME

Continuous Shootingi

7 fps

8 fps (one-shot AF), 5 fps (Servo AF)

Phase Detection Autofocus For PhotosiSAME

Yes

Fastest Shutter Speedi

1/8000 sec

1/8000 s

Focus Pointsi

61 (41 cross-type)

5655

Maximum Expanded ISOiSAME

102400

AF TrackingiSAME

Yes

Manual FocusiSAME

Yes

Touch AutofocusiSAME

Yes

Manual Shutter SpeediSAME

Yes

BSI SensoriSAME

Manual ExposureiSAME

Yes

Serial Shot ModeiSAME

Yes

CMOS SensoriSAME

Yes

Built In HDR ModeiSAME

Yes

Two Stage ShutteriSAME

Yes

Manual ISOiSAME

Yes

Flash Sync Speedi

1/200 sec

1/200 s

Manual White BalanceiSAME

Yes

Exposure Timei

30 - 1/8000 sec

30s - 1/8000s

Image Stabilization Ratingi

6.9← BEST +1%

6.8

Maximum Electronic Shutter Speedi

1/8000

Can Combine Image Stabilizationi

N/A

Yes

Can Create Panoramas In CameraiSAME

Stacked Cmos SensoriSAME

USB SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Versioni

3.0

3.1 Gen 1

Pixel Size ( Main Camera )iSAME

5.36 µm

Build Qualityi

9.2← BEST +8%

8.5

Controlsi

9← BEST +13%

Autofocus Pointsi

8.8← BEST +4%

8.5

Image Qualityi

9.1← BEST +1%

Video Qualityi

8.5← BEST +13%

7.5

Battery Lifei

8.9← BEST +37%

6.5

Low Light Performancei

9← BEST +2%

8.8

The Verdicti

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is a highly capable and durable full-frame DSLR, offering a superb balance of image quality, autofocus performance, and video capabilities. It's a highly dependable camera for

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CommentsiSAME

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Overall Ratingi

9.2← BEST +5%

8.8

Color Combinationi

9.7← BEST +29%

7.5

Video Recording ( Main Camera )i

DCI 4K

4K 30p, Full HD 60p, HD 120p

Phase Detection Autofocus For VideosiSAME

Yes

Microphone InputiSAME

Yes

Audio JackiSAME

Yes

Timelapse FunctioniSAME

Yes

Movie Bit Ratei

500 Mbps (4K)

4K: 480 Mbps (ALL-I)

24p Cinema ModeiSAME

Yes

Supports Slow Motion Video RecordiSAME

Yes

Continuous Autofocus When Recording MoviesiSAME

Yes

Stereo MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

Max Videoi

4096 x 2160 (DCI 4K) @ 30p

4K 30p

Internal Colori

8-bit 4:2:0

8-bit (internal)

ROW WINS

05 · WHICH ONE IS FOR YOU

Pick by persona

RE-RANKS LIVE AS YOU ADD OR REMOVE PRODUCTS

THE ALL-ROUNDER

Best overall

Canon EOS 5D Mark IVCANON8.9

ALL GROUPSEQUAL WEIGHT

Best total score across weighted category factors.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R (8.5)

FOR VALUE SEEKERS

Best bang for buck

Canon EOS RCANON8.5

SCORE ÷ PRICELIVE PRICES

Strongest score-to-price ratio from the available price data.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (0.4)

PRIORITY · USER REVIEWS

Best for user reviews

Canon EOS 5D Mark IVCANON9.0

USER REVIEWS WEIGHTEDCONF 86%

Best visible score in the user reviews category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R (0.0)

PRIORITY · THE VERDICT

Best for the verdict

Canon EOS 5D Mark IVCANON8.9

THE VERDICT WEIGHTEDCONF 85%

Best visible score in the the verdict category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R (0.0)

06 · BOTTOM LINE

Why pick each

STRENGTHS · AND ONE HONEST TRADE-OFF

#1CANON0.0

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

“The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is a versatile full-frame DSLR camera, ideal for professional photographers seeking high resolution, robust build, ”

Build 9.2

Image Quality 9.1

Wins Image Quality

Wins Overall Rating

TRADE-OFFFixed LCD screen, not articulating

BEST OVERALLFull review →

#2CANON0.0

Canon EOS R

“The Canon EOS R is a pioneering full-frame mirrorless camera, offering excellent image quality and robust build for photographers stepping i”

Image Quality 9.0

DOXMARK 8.8

Wins AF Points

Wins Burst Rate

TRADE-OFFSignificant 4K video crop

BEST VALUEFull review →

Still deciding? The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is the safest pick.

COMPOSITE 8.9/10 · WINS 10 OF 14 CATEGORIES

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera vs Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera: which is better?

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera is our overall pick, scoring 8.9/10 against 8.5/10 for the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera — a 5% edge. Current starting prices span $1,799–$2,499. The score weighs category-specific cameras attributes, spec wins, price signals, and data confidence — not sponsorships.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera leads overall with a 8.9 total score.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera wins 66 comparable specs with a 59% weighted win rate.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera has the strongest high-impact advantage in Image Quality.
Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera has the best visible score-to-price balance based on available starting price.

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR CameraWINNER 8.9/10

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV is a versatile full-frame DSLR camera, ideal for professional photographers seeking high resolution, robust build, and reliable performance across various demanding scenarios.

Pros

+ Excellent 30.4MP full-frame sensor
+ Reliable 61-point autofocus system
+ DCI 4K video recording with Dual Pixel AF
+ Robust, weather-sealed build quality

Cons

− Fixed LCD screen, not articulating
− No in-body image stabilization
− 4K video has 1.64x crop

Best for: Professional portrait photographers · Wedding and event shooters · Landscape and studio work

“Verdict: The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV remains an outstanding full-frame DSLR, offering a superb balance of image quality, autofocus performance, and video capabilities. It's a highly dependable camera for professionals and serious enthusiasts…”

Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera8.5/10

The Canon EOS R is a pioneering full-frame mirrorless camera, offering excellent image quality and robust build for photographers stepping into the RF mount system.

Pros

+ Excellent full-frame image quality
+ Comfortable ergonomics and handling
+ High-resolution vari-angle touchscreen
+ Robust, weather-sealed construction

Cons

− Significant 4K video crop
− No in-body image stabilization (IBIS)
− Single SD card slot

Best for: Portrait and landscape photography · Travel and street photographers · Canon DSLR upgraders

“Verdict: The Canon EOS R is a solid, well-built full-frame mirrorless camera that delivers excellent image quality and a comfortable shooting experience. While newer models have surpassed it in some areas like video and burst rate, it…”

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera or Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera?

By ComparZone's weighted scoring of category-specific cameras specs, the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera scores highest overall (8.9/10, 0.4 points ahead of the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera). It is the better all-round pick, but the right choice depends on your priorities — the spec table above shows exactly where each one wins.

What are the main differences between Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera and Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera?

The biggest measurable differences are Image Quality, Overall Rating, AF Points — with the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera leading on Image Quality. The grouped spec sheet above marks the winner of every comparable spec.

Is the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera better value than the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera?

The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR Camera starts around $2,499 and the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera around $1,799. Weigh the score gap against the price gap: a small score lead rarely justifies a large premium unless it comes from the specs you personally care about.

Can I compare other cameras on ComparZone?

Yes — ComparZone supports dynamic comparison pages for any 2 to 4 cameras from the same category, with verified specs, transparent scores, and live prices. See the related comparisons below or build your own from the category page.

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