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Canon EOS R vs Canon EOS R1 vs Nikon Z8: which is better?

Canon EOS R, Canon EOS R1 and Nikon Z8 compared side by side across 123 specs and 12 scored categories — every winner highlighted, so the right pick is obvious.

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

COMPARING

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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

NIKON

Nikon Z8

$5,075

BEST FOR VIDEO

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⚡ COMPARZONE VERDICT

The Canon EOS R1 takes the overall win.

Highest composite at 9.3/10 — 0.1 ahead of the Nikon Z8. Dead heat on videography. 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×0

Canon EOS R1×5

Nikon Z8×6

Canon EOS R Mirrorless CameraBEST VALUE

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

Nikon Z8 Mirrorless CameraBEST FOR VIDEO

01 · SCORE RADAR

Performance profile

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LARGEST GAPVideo — Nikon Z8 leads by 2.6

TIGHTESTVIDEOGRAPHY — dead heat between the top two

02 · CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

Category showdown

EOS REOS R1NIKON Z8

AutofocusiNikon Z8 · +1.0

EOS R8.5

EOS R10.0

NIKON Z89.5

BATTERYiCanon EOS R1 · +1.5

EOS R6.5

EOS R18.5

NIKON Z87.0

BuildiNikon Z8 · +1.0

EOS R8.5

EOS R10.0

NIKON Z89.5

DESIGNiCanon EOS R1 · +0.5

EOS R8.0

EOS R19.5

NIKON Z89.0

DOXMARKiNikon Z8 · +0.7

EOS R8.8

EOS R10.0

NIKON Z89.5

FEATURESiCanon EOS R1 · +0.4

EOS R7.5

EOS R19.7

NIKON Z89.3

Image QualityiNikon Z8 · +0.5

EOS R9.0

EOS R10.0

NIKON Z89.5

OPTICSiCanon EOS R1 · +0.3

EOS R8.8

EOS R19.8

NIKON Z89.5

PERFORMANCEiCanon EOS R1 · +0.6

EOS R8.0

EOS R19.9

NIKON Z89.3

VIDEOGRAPHYiTIED AT 9.6

EOS R7.0

EOS R19.6

NIKON Z89.6

VideoiNikon Z8 · +2.6

EOS R7.0

EOS R10.0

NIKON Z89.6

ValueiNikon Z8 · +0.5

EOS R8.0

EOS R17.0

NIKON Z88.5

03 · VALUE MAP

Price vs performance

TOP-LEFT IS THE SWEET SPOT

SCORE PER $100 · RANKED

01Canon EOS R0.47BEST DEAL

02Nikon Z80.18

03Canon 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

Nikon Z8$5,07511W9.2

AF Pointsi

5,655← BEST +1047%

—

493

Subject Detectioni

Eye, Face, Animal

—

People, Animals, Vehicles

Burst RateFPSi

8 fps

—

20 fps← BEST +150%

Battery HealthWHi

14 Wh

28 Wh

16 Wh

Removable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Battery Level IndicatoriSAME

Yes

Battery PowerMAHi

1,865 mAh

2,700 mAh

2280 mAh mAh

Rechargeable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Full Charge Shotsi

700/800

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

340-370 shots

Battery VoltageVi

7.2 V

10.8 V← BEST +50%

7 V

Battery Modeli

LP-E6N

LP-E19

EN-EL15c ( Li-ion Battery )

Card Slotsi

Single SD (UHS-II)

—

1x CFexpress Type B, 1x SD UHS-II

Weather Sealingi

Yes← BEST

—

Yes

Battery (CIPA)SHOTSi

370 shots← BEST +9%

—

340 shots

WeightGi

660 g← 27% lighter

—

910 g

Weather Sealed ( Splashproof )i

Yes, dust and drip resistant

Yes, professional-grade

Yes

Screen Resolutioni

2.1 million dots

2.1

2.1M dots

Touch ScreeniSAME

Yes

System Camerai

Yes

Mirrorless

Yes

EVF ResolutionM DOTSi

3.69 m dots

8.44 m dots← BEST +129%

3.69 m dots

Screen SizeINCHi

3.15 inch

2.2 inch

3.2 inch← BEST +2%

Hot ShoeiSAME

Yes

FlashiSAME

Flip Out ScreeniSAME

Yes

VolumeCM³i

1,048 cm³

2,057 cm³

1,416.9 cm³

Lowest Potential Operating Temperature°Ci

0 °C

9.5 °C← BEST

0 °C

Tilting ViewfinderiSAME

N/A

EVF Refresh Rate ( Max )HZi

60 Hz

240 Hz← BEST +100%

120 Hz

WidthMMi

135.8 mm

157.6 mm← BEST +9%

144 mm

HeightMMi

98.3 mm

149.5 mm← BEST +26%

118.5 mm

Maximum Operating Temperature°Ci

40 °C← TIED BEST

39 °C

40 °C← TIED BEST

Waterproof DepthiSAME

Thicknessi

84.4 mm

87.3 mm

83 mm

Dxomark Sensor Scorei

100← BEST +12%

Dxomark Sports Scorei

23.3

4,078← BEST +17402%

Dxomark Landscape Scorei

13.6

26.3← BEST +93%

Dxomark Portrait Scorei

24.3

25.5← BEST +5%

Bluetooth Versioni

4.1

5.3

5.0

TypeiSAME

Mirrorless

ViewfinderiSAME

Electronic

Viewfinder CoverageiSAME

100

WeightGi

660 g

1,000.11 g← BEST +10%

910 g

Processori

DIGIC 8

DIGIC Accelerator + DIGIC X

EXPEED 7

Release Datei

2018-10-09

2024

2023-05-10

Wi-Fi SupportediSAME

Yes

Bluetooth SupportediSAME

Yes

Dual Card Slotsi

Yes← BEST

Yes

Pixel Shift Shoti

N/A

Yes

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)

802.11ac

Supports A RemoteiSAME

Yes

HDMI SupportediSAME

Yes

GPS Supporti

Yes← BEST

Yes

Support Live Streamingi

Yes← BEST

Yes

Advanced Hot Shoei

Yes, Multi-Function Shoe

Yes

Internal StorageiSAME

HDMI Versioni

1.4b

3.2

Type A

Internal Storage Sizei

0 GB

—

0 GB

NFC Supportedi

Yes← BEST

USB Type-CiSAME

Yes

External Memory SlotiSAME

Yes

Sensori

Full-frame CMOS

—

Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS

ResolutionMPi

30.3 MP

—

45.7 MP← BEST +51%

ISO Rangei

100-40000 (expandable to 50-102400)

—

64-25600 (expandable to 32-102400)

Dynamic RangeSTOPSi

13.6 stops

—

14 stops← BEST +3%

Stabilizationi

Lens-based (OIS) / Digital (Video)

—

5-axis Sensor-Shift VR

Sensor Sizei

Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)

Full Frame

35.9 x 23.9 mm

Lens MountiSAME

Yes

Megapixelsi

30.3

24.2 MP

45.7 MP

Maximum ISOi

40,000← BEST +56%

25,600

Sensor Shift Stabilizationi

Yes← BEST

Yes

Continuous Shootingi

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

40 fps

20 fps (RAW), 30 fps (JPEG)

Phase Detection Autofocus For PhotosiSAME

Yes

Fastest Shutter Speedi

1/8000 s

1/8,000 sec

1/32000s (Electronic)

Focus Pointsi

5655

4896

493

Maximum Expanded ISOi

102400

ISO 409,600

102400

AF TrackingiSAME

Yes

Manual FocusiSAME

Yes

Touch AutofocusiSAME

Yes

Manual Shutter SpeediSAME

Yes

BSI Sensori

Yes← BEST

Yes

Manual ExposureiSAME

Yes

Serial Shot ModeiSAME

Yes

CMOS Sensori

Yes← BEST

—

Yes

Built In HDR ModeiSAME

Yes

Two Stage ShutteriSAME

Yes

Manual ISOiSAME

Yes

Flash Sync Speedi

1/200 s

1/500 sec

1/200s

Manual White BalanceiSAME

Yes

Exposure Timei

30s - 1/8000s

30 s

30 sec

Image Stabilization Ratingi

6.8

10← BEST +2%

9.8

Maximum Electronic Shutter Speedi

1/8000

1/64,000 sec

1/32000s

Can Combine Image Stabilizationi

Yes

Yes, with OIS lenses

Yes (Synchro VR)

Can Create Panoramas In Camerai

No← BEST

—

Stacked Cmos Sensori

—

Yes← BEST

USB SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Versioni

3.1 Gen 1

3.2 Gen 2

Pixel Size ( Main Camera )i

5.36 µm

5.94 µm

4.35 µm

Build Qualityi

8.5

10← BEST +5%

9.5

Controlsi

9.9← BEST +10%

Autofocus Pointsi

8.5

10← BEST +5%

9.5

Image Qualityi

9.8← BEST +3%

9.5

Video Qualityi

7.5

9.8← BEST +3%

9.5

Battery Lifei

6.5

8.9← BEST +27%

Low Light Performancei

8.8

8.5

9← BEST +2%

The VerdictiSAME

—

CommentsiSAME

—

Overall Ratingi

8.8

9.9← BEST +10%

Color Combinationi

7.5

10← BEST +2%

9.8

Video Recording ( Main Camera )i

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

6K (6000 × 3164)

8K/60p, 4K/120p

Phase Detection Autofocus For VideosiSAME

Yes

Microphone InputiSAME

Yes

Audio JackiSAME

Yes

Timelapse FunctioniSAME

Yes

Movie Bit Ratei

4K: 480 Mbps (ALL-I)

Up to 900 Mbps (N-RAW)

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

—

8K 60p

Internal Colori

8-bit (internal)

—

10-bit H.264/H.265, 12-bit N-RAW/ProRes RAW HQ

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 · Nikon Z8 (9.2)

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 · Nikon Z8 (0.2)

PRIORITY · VIDEO

Best for video

Nikon Z8NIKON9.6

VIDEO WEIGHTEDCONF 92%

Best visible score in the video category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R (7.0)

PRIORITY · BATTERY

Best for battery

Canon EOS R1CANON8.5

BATTERY WEIGHTEDCONF 82%

Best visible score in the battery category group.

RUNNER-UP · Nikon Z8 (7.0)

06 · BOTTOM LINE

Why pick each

STRENGTHS · AND ONE HONEST TRADE-OFF

#3CANON0.0

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 Removable Battery

TRADE-OFFSignificant 4K video crop

BEST VALUEFull review →

#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 →

#2NIKON0.0

Nikon Z8

“The Nikon Z8 is a high-performance, professional-grade mirrorless camera, offering a compact yet powerful solution for demanding photographe”

VIDEOGRAPHY 9.6

Video 9.6

Wins Resolution

Wins Burst Rate

TRADE-OFFPremium price point

BEST FOR VIDEOFull review →

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

COMPOSITE 9.3/10 · WINS 5 OF 12 CATEGORIES

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Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera vs Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ vs Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera: which is best?

The Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ is our overall pick, scoring 9.3/10 against 9.2/10 for the Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera — a 1% 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 44 comparable specs with a 31% 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…”

Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera9.2/10

The Nikon Z8 is a high-performance, professional-grade mirrorless camera, offering a compact yet powerful solution for demanding photographers and videographers.

Pros

+ Exceptional 45.7MP stacked sensor
+ Blazing fast autofocus with subject detection
+ Robust 8K/60p video capabilities
+ Durable, weather-sealed construction

Cons

− Premium price point
− Battery life could be better
− No built-in vertical grip

Best for: Professional Photographers · Advanced Videographers · Wildlife and Sports Shooters

“Verdict: The Nikon Z8 is an outstanding professional mirrorless camera, delivering nearly all the capabilities of the flagship Z9 in a more portable form factor. It's a top-tier choice for demanding photographers and videographers who need…”

Frequently asked questions

Which is best: Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera, Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ or Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera?

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, 0.1 points ahead of the Nikon Z8 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 these cameras?

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.

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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