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Canon EOS R vs Canon EOS R1: which is better?

Canon EOS R and Canon EOS R1 compared side by side across 123 specs and 12 scored categories — every winner highlighted, so the right pick is obvious.

2 PRODUCTS · 123 SPECS · 12 SCORED CATEGORIES · LIVE RE-RANKING

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CAMERAS

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CANON

Canon EOS R

$1,799

BEST VALUE

← TOP PICK

CANON

Canon EOS R1

$6,799

BEST OVERALL

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⚡ COMPARZONE VERDICT

The Canon EOS R1 takes the overall win.

Highest composite at 9.3/10 — 0.8 ahead of the Canon EOS R. Tightest race: optics, just 1.0 apart. Scroll for the category-by-category breakdown.

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CATEGORY WINS · 12 SCOREDTIES SHOWN GREY

AUTO

BATT

BUIL

DESI

DOXM

FEAT

IMAG

OPTI

PERF

VIDE

VALU

Canon EOS R×6

Canon EOS R1×6

Canon EOS R Mirrorless CameraBEST VALUE

Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$BEST OVERALL

01 · SCORE RADAR

Performance profile

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LARGEST GAPImage Quality — Canon EOS R leads by 9.0

TIGHTESTOPTICS — only 1.0 between the top two

02 · CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

Category showdown

EOS REOS R1

AutofocusiCanon EOS R · +8.5

EOS R8.5

EOS R10.0

BATTERYiCanon EOS R1 · +2.0

EOS R6.5

EOS R18.5

BuildiCanon EOS R · +8.5

EOS R8.5

EOS R10.0

DESIGNiCanon EOS R1 · +1.5

EOS R8.0

EOS R19.5

DOXMARKiCanon EOS R · +8.8

EOS R8.8

EOS R10.0

FEATURESiCanon EOS R1 · +2.2

EOS R7.5

EOS R19.7

Image QualityiCanon EOS R · +9.0

EOS R9.0

EOS R10.0

OPTICSiCanon EOS R1 · +1.0

EOS R8.8

EOS R19.8

PERFORMANCEiCanon EOS R1 · +1.9

EOS R8.0

EOS R19.9

VIDEOGRAPHYiCanon EOS R1 · +2.6

EOS R7.0

EOS R19.6

VideoiCanon EOS R · +7.0

EOS R7.0

EOS R10.0

ValueiCanon EOS R · +1.0

EOS R8.0

EOS R17.0

03 · VALUE MAP

Price vs performance

TOP-LEFT IS THE SWEET SPOT

SCORE PER $100 · RANKED

01Canon EOS R0.47BEST DEAL

02Canon EOS R10.14

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04 · THE FULL SHEET

Full specifications

123 SPECS · ALL SHOWN

SPECS

Canon EOS R$1,7998W8.5

Canon EOS R1$6,79922W9.3

AF Pointsi

5,655

—

Subject Detectioni

Eye, Face, Animal

—

Burst RateFPSi

8 fps

—

Battery HealthWHi

14 Wh

28 Wh

Removable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Battery Level IndicatoriSAME

Yes

Battery PowerMAHi

1,865 mAh

2,700 mAh

Rechargeable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Full Charge Shotsi

700/800

Approx. 13,30 (EVF) / 700 (LCD) shots

Battery VoltageVi

7.2 V

10.8 V← BEST +50%

Battery Modeli

LP-E6N

LP-E19

Card Slotsi

Single SD (UHS-II)

—

Weather Sealingi

Yes

—

Battery (CIPA)SHOTSi

370 shots

—

WeightGi

660 g

—

Weather Sealed ( Splashproof )i

Yes, dust and drip resistant

Yes, professional-grade

Screen Resolutioni

2.1 million dots

2.1

Touch ScreeniSAME

Yes

System Camerai

Yes

Mirrorless

EVF ResolutionM DOTSi

3.69 m dots

8.44 m dots← BEST +129%

Screen SizeINCHi

3.15 inch← BEST +43%

2.2 inch

Hot ShoeiSAME

Yes

FlashiSAME

Flip Out ScreeniSAME

Yes

VolumeCM³i

1,048 cm³

2,057 cm³

Lowest Potential Operating Temperature°Ci

0 °C

9.5 °C← BEST

Tilting ViewfinderiSAME

N/A

EVF Refresh Rate ( Max )HZi

60 Hz

240 Hz← BEST +300%

WidthMMi

135.8 mm

157.6 mm← BEST +16%

HeightMMi

98.3 mm

149.5 mm← BEST +52%

Maximum Operating Temperature°Ci

40 °C← BEST +3%

39 °C

Waterproof DepthiSAME

Thicknessi

84.4 mm

87.3 mm

Dxomark Sensor Scorei

89← BEST

Dxomark Sports Scorei

23.3← BEST

Dxomark Landscape Scorei

13.6← BEST

Dxomark Portrait Scorei

24.3← BEST

Bluetooth Versioni

4.1

5.3

TypeiSAME

Mirrorless

ViewfinderiSAME

Electronic

Viewfinder CoverageiSAME

100

WeightGi

660 g

1,000.11 g← BEST +52%

Processori

DIGIC 8

DIGIC Accelerator + DIGIC X

Release Datei

2018-10-09

2024

Wi-Fi SupportediSAME

Yes

Bluetooth SupportediSAME

Yes

Dual Card Slotsi

Yes← BEST

Pixel Shift Shoti

N/A

Shoots RawiSAME

Yes

Supports Lossless Compressed RawiSAME

Yes

Wi-Fi Versioni

802.11b/g/n

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Supports A RemoteiSAME

Yes

HDMI SupportediSAME

Yes

GPS Supporti

Yes← BEST

Support Live Streamingi

Yes← BEST

Advanced Hot Shoei

Yes, Multi-Function Shoe

Internal StorageiSAME

HDMI Versioni

1.4b

3.2

Internal Storage Sizei

0 GB

—

NFC Supportedi

Yes← BEST

USB Type-CiSAME

Yes

External Memory SlotiSAME

Yes

Sensori

Full-frame CMOS

—

ResolutionMPi

30.3 MP

—

ISO Rangei

100-40000 (expandable to 50-102400)

—

Dynamic RangeSTOPSi

13.6 stops

—

Stabilizationi

Lens-based (OIS) / Digital (Video)

—

Sensor Sizei

Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)

Full Frame

Lens MountiSAME

Yes

Megapixelsi

30.3

24.2 MP

Maximum ISOi

40,000← BEST +399900%

Sensor Shift Stabilizationi

Yes← BEST

Continuous Shootingi

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

40 fps

Phase Detection Autofocus For PhotosiSAME

Yes

Fastest Shutter Speedi

1/8000 s

1/8,000 sec

Focus Pointsi

5655

4896

Maximum Expanded ISOi

102400

ISO 409,600

AF TrackingiSAME

Yes

Manual FocusiSAME

Yes

Touch AutofocusiSAME

Yes

Manual Shutter SpeediSAME

Yes

BSI Sensori

Yes← BEST

Manual ExposureiSAME

Yes

Serial Shot ModeiSAME

Yes

CMOS Sensori

Yes

—

Built In HDR ModeiSAME

Yes

Two Stage ShutteriSAME

Yes

Manual ISOiSAME

Yes

Flash Sync Speedi

1/200 s

1/500 sec

Manual White BalanceiSAME

Yes

Exposure Timei

30s - 1/8000s

30 s

Image Stabilization Ratingi

6.8

10← BEST +47%

Maximum Electronic Shutter Speedi

1/8000

1/64,000 sec

Can Combine Image Stabilizationi

Yes

Yes, with OIS lenses

Can Create Panoramas In Camerai

—

Stacked Cmos Sensori

—

USB SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Versioni

3.1 Gen 1

3.2 Gen 2

Pixel Size ( Main Camera )i

5.36 µm

5.94 µm

Build Qualityi

8.5

10← BEST +18%

Controlsi

9.9← BEST +24%

Autofocus Pointsi

8.5

10← BEST +18%

Image Qualityi

9.8← BEST +9%

Video Qualityi

7.5

9.8← BEST +31%

Battery Lifei

6.5

8.9← BEST +37%

Low Light Performancei

8.8← BEST +4%

8.5

The VerdictiSAME

—

CommentsiSAME

—

Overall Ratingi

8.8

9.9← BEST +12%

Color Combinationi

7.5

10← BEST +33%

Video Recording ( Main Camera )i

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

6K (6000 × 3164)

Phase Detection Autofocus For VideosiSAME

Yes

Microphone InputiSAME

Yes

Audio JackiSAME

Yes

Timelapse FunctioniSAME

Yes

Movie Bit Ratei

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

4K 30p

—

Internal Colori

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 R1CANON9.3

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 R1 (0.1)

PRIORITY · IMAGE QUALITY

Best for image quality

Canon EOS RCANON9.0

IMAGE QUALITY WEIGHTEDCONF 86%

Best visible score in the image quality category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R1 (0.0)

PRIORITY · DOXMARK

Best for doxmark

Canon EOS RCANON8.8

DOXMARK WEIGHTEDCONF 84%

Best visible score in the doxmark category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R1 (0.0)

06 · BOTTOM LINE

Why pick each

STRENGTHS · AND ONE HONEST TRADE-OFF

#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 Resolution

TRADE-OFFSignificant 4K video crop

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#1CANON0.0

Canon EOS R1

“The Canon EOS R1 is the highly anticipated flagship mirrorless camera, engineered for professional photographers demanding ultimate speed an”

PERFORMANCE 9.9

OPTICS 9.8

Wins Image Quality

Wins Overall Rating

TRADE-OFFPremium price point

BEST OVERALLFull review →

Still deciding? The Canon EOS R1 is the safest pick.

COMPOSITE 9.3/10 · WINS 6 OF 12 CATEGORIES

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Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera vs Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$: which is better?

The Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ is our overall pick, scoring 9.3/10 against 8.5/10 for the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera — a 9% edge. Current starting prices span $1,799–$6,799. The score weighs category-specific cameras attributes, spec wins, price signals, and data confidence — not sponsorships.

Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ leads overall with a 9.3 total score.
Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera wins 54 comparable specs with a 38% weighted win rate.
Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ 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 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…”

Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$WINNER 9.3/10

The Canon EOS R1 is the highly anticipated flagship mirrorless camera, engineered for professional photographers demanding ultimate speed and precision.

Pros

+ Groundbreaking AI-powered autofocus
+ Exceptional speed and performance
+ Professional-grade build quality
+ Advanced video capabilities

Cons

− Premium price point
− Larger, heavier body
− Limited current availability

Best for: Professional sports photographers · Wildlife and action specialists · High-end videography

“Verdict: The Canon EOS R1 is poised to be a game-changer for professional photographers and videographers who require the absolute best in speed, autofocus, and robust performance. While its premium price point and substantial form factor…”

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera or Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$?

By ComparZone's weighted scoring of category-specific cameras specs, the Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ scores highest overall (9.3/10, 0.8 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 R Mirrorless Camera and Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$?

The biggest measurable differences are Image Quality, Overall Rating, Sensor — with the Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ leading on Image Quality. The grouped spec sheet above marks the winner of every comparable spec.

Is the Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ better value than the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera?

The Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ starts around $6,799 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?

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