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Canon EOS R1 vs Canon EOS R5 vs Canon EOS R5 II: which is better?

Canon EOS R1, Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R5 II compared side by side across 123 specs and 14 scored categories — every winner highlighted, so the right pick is obvious.

3 PRODUCTS · 123 SPECS · 14 SCORED CATEGORIES · LIVE RE-RANKING

COMPARING

3 / 4

CAMERAS

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← TOP PICK

CANON

Canon EOS R1

$6,799

BEST OVERALL

CANON

Canon EOS R5

See price

BEST FOR DOXMARK

CANON

Canon EOS R5 II

$4,944

BEST VALUE

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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 Canon EOS R5 II. Dead heat on autofocus. Scroll for the category-by-category breakdown.

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CATEGORY WINS · 14 SCOREDTIES SHOWN GREY

BATT

DESI

FEAT

OPTI

PERF

VIDE

VALU

AUTO

BUIL

DOXM

IMAG

VIDE

THEV

USER

Canon EOS R1×6

Canon EOS R5×3

Canon EOS R5 II×3

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

Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless CameraBEST FOR DOXMARK

Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless CameraBEST VALUE

01 · SCORE RADAR

Performance profile

CLICK A PRODUCT TO ISOLATE ITS SHAPE

LARGEST GAPDOXMARK — Canon EOS R5 leads by 9.5

TIGHTESTAutofocus — dead heat between the top two

02 · CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

Category showdown

EOS R1EOS R5R5 II

BATTERYiCanon EOS R1 · +0.5

EOS R18.5

EOS R56.5

R5 II8.0

DESIGNiCanon EOS R1 · +0.5

EOS R19.5

EOS R58.5

R5 II9.0

FEATURESiCanon EOS R1 · +0.3

EOS R19.7

EOS R59.0

R5 II9.4

OPTICSiCanon EOS R1 · +0.3

EOS R19.8

EOS R59.5

R5 II9.5

PERFORMANCEiCanon EOS R1 · +0.4

EOS R19.9

EOS R59.0

R5 II9.5

VIDEOGRAPHYiCanon EOS R1 · +0.1

EOS R19.6

EOS R59.0

R5 II9.5

ValueiCanon EOS R5 · +0.5

EOS R17.0

EOS R57.5

R5 II0.0

AutofocusiTIED AT 9.5

EOS R10.0

EOS R59.5

R5 II9.5

BuildiCanon EOS R5 II · +0.3

EOS R10.0

EOS R59.0

R5 II9.3

DOXMARKiCanon EOS R5 · +9.5

EOS R10.0

EOS R59.5

R5 II0.0

Image QualityiCanon EOS R5 II · +0.1

EOS R10.0

EOS R59.5

R5 II9.6

VideoiCanon EOS R5 · +9.0

EOS R10.0

EOS R59.0

R5 II0.0

THE VERDICTiCanon EOS R5 II · +9.2

EOS R10.0

EOS R50.0

R5 II9.2

USER REVIEWSiTIED AT 0.0

EOS R10.0

EOS R50.0

R5 II0.0

03 · VALUE MAP

Price vs performance

TOP-LEFT IS THE SWEET SPOT

SCORE PER $100 · RANKED

01Canon EOS R5 II0.19BEST DEAL

02Canon EOS R10.14

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04 · THE FULL SHEET

Full specifications

123 SPECS · ALL SHOWN

SPECS

Canon EOS R1$6,79916W9.3

Canon EOS R58W8.8

Canon EOS R5 II$4,94412W9.2

AF Pointsi

—

1,053

—

Subject Detectioni

—

Human, Animal, Vehicle

—

Burst RateFPSi

—

20 fps

—

Battery HealthWHi

28 Wh

15.3 Wh

Removable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Battery Level IndicatoriSAME

Yes

Battery PowerMAHi

2,700 mAh

2130 mAh

2,130 mAh

Rechargeable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Full Charge Shotsi

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

490 shots

340–630 shots (CIPA)

Battery VoltageVi

10.8 V← BEST +50%

7.2 V

Battery Modeli

LP-E19

LP-E6NH

Canon LP-E6P Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack

Card Slotsi

—

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

Dual (CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II) (Expected)

Weather Sealingi

—

Yes← BEST

Yes

Battery (CIPA)SHOTSi

—

490 shots

—

WeightGi

—

738 g

—

Weather Sealed ( Splashproof )i

Yes, professional-grade

Yes, dust and drip resistant

Yes

Screen Resolutioni

2.1

2.1M dots

2.10M dots

Touch ScreeniSAME

Yes

System CameraiSAME

Mirrorless

EVF ResolutionM DOTSi

8.44 m dots← BEST +47%

5.76 m dots

Screen SizeINCHi

2.2 inch

3.2 inch← TIED BEST

Hot ShoeiSAME

Yes

FlashiSAME

Flip Out ScreeniSAME

Yes

VolumeCM³i

2,057 cm³

1188 cm³

1,310 cm³

Lowest Potential Operating Temperature°Ci

9.5 °C← BEST

0 °C

Tilting Viewfinderi

N/A

EVF Refresh Rate ( Max )HZi

240 Hz← BEST +100%

120 Hz

WidthMMi

157.6 mm← BEST +14%

138.5 mm

HeightMMi

149.5 mm← BEST +48%

97.5 mm

101.2 mm

Maximum Operating Temperature°Ci

39 °C

40 °C← TIED BEST

Waterproof Depthi

—

N/A

Thicknessi

87.3 mm

88 mm

93.5

Dxomark Sensor Scorei

95← BEST

Dxomark Sports Scorei

24.9← BEST

Dxomark Landscape Scorei

14.6← BEST

Dxomark Portrait Scorei

25.5← BEST

Bluetooth Versioni

5.3

4.2

5.3

Typei

Mirrorless

Mirrorless Camera

Mirrorless

Viewfinderi

Electronic

Electronic viewfinder (EVF)

Viewfinder CoverageiSAME

100

WeightGi

1,000.11 g← BEST +34%

738 g

746 g

Processori

DIGIC Accelerator + DIGIC X

DIGIC X

DIGIC X with DIGIC Accelerator (Co-Processor)

Release Datei

2024

2020-07-09

08/30/2024

Wi-Fi SupportediSAME

Yes

Bluetooth SupportediSAME

Yes

Dual Card SlotsiSAME

Yes

Pixel Shift ShotiSAME

N/A

Shoots RawiSAME

Yes

Supports Lossless Compressed RawiSAME

Yes

Wi-Fi Versioni

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

802.11ac

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

Supports A RemoteiSAME

Yes

HDMI SupportediSAME

Yes

GPS Supporti

Yes← BEST

Support Live StreamingiSAME

Yes

Advanced Hot Shoei

Yes, Multi-Function Shoe

Multi-Function Shoe

Yes (Canon Multi-Function Shoe)

Internal StorageiSAME

HDMI Versioni

3.2

1.4

N/A

Internal Storage Sizei

—

0 GB

NFC Supportedi

Yes← BEST

USB Type-CiSAME

Yes

External Memory SlotiSAME

Yes

Sensori

—

Full-Frame CMOS

Full-Frame CMOS (Expected)

ResolutionMPi

—

45 MP

ISO Rangei

—

100-51200

100–51,200

Dynamic RangeSTOPSi

—

14.6 stops

14.81 stops← BEST +1%

Stabilizationi

—

In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS)

Sensor Sizei

Full Frame

Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)

Full-Frame

Lens MountiSAME

Yes

Megapixelsi

24.2 MP

45 MP

Maximum ISOi

51,200

102,400← BEST +100%

Sensor Shift StabilizationiSAME

Yes

Continuous Shootingi

40 fps

12 fps

30 fps

Phase Detection Autofocus For PhotosiSAME

Yes

Fastest Shutter Speedi

1/8,000 sec

1/8000 s

1/32,000 sec

Focus Pointsi

4896

5940

1,053

Maximum Expanded ISOi

ISO 409,600

102400

102,400

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← BEST

Yes

Built In HDR ModeiSAME

Yes

Two Stage ShutteriSAME

Yes

Manual ISOiSAME

Yes

Flash Sync Speedi

1/500 sec

1/250 s

1/250 sec

Manual White BalanceiSAME

Yes

Exposure Timei

30 s

30 - 1/8000 s

30 s

Image Stabilization Ratingi

10← TIED BEST

Maximum Electronic Shutter Speedi

1/64,000 sec

1/8000 s

1/32,000

Can Combine Image Stabilizationi

Yes, with OIS lenses

Yes

Yes (IBIS + OIS)

Can Create Panoramas In Camerai

—

Stacked Cmos Sensori

—

Yes← BEST

USB SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Versioni

3.2 Gen 2

3.1 Gen 2

USB 3.2 Gen 2

Pixel Size ( Main Camera )i

5.94 µm

4.4 µm

Build Qualityi

10← TIED BEST

Controlsi

9.9

10← BEST +1%

Autofocus Pointsi

10← TIED BEST

9.5

10← TIED BEST

Image Qualityi

9.8

9.5

10← BEST +2%

Video Qualityi

9.8

10← BEST +2%

Battery Lifei

8.9← BEST +1%

6.5

8.8

Low Light Performancei

8.5

9.8← BEST +9%

The VerdictiSAME

—

CommentsiSAME

—

Overall Ratingi

9.9← BEST +1%

9.8

Color Combinationi

10← BEST +3%

9.7

Video Recording ( Main Camera )i

6K (6000 × 3164)

8K DCI 30p, 4K 120p

8K@60fps, 4K@120fps, 1080p@240fps

Phase Detection Autofocus For VideosiSAME

Yes

Microphone InputiSAME

Yes

Audio JackiSAME

Yes

Timelapse FunctioniSAME

Yes

Movie Bit Ratei

Up to 2600 Mbps

Up to 2,600 Mbps (2.6 Gbps)

24p Cinema ModeiSAME

Yes

Supports Slow Motion Video RecordiSAME

Yes

Continuous Autofocus When Recording MoviesiSAME

Yes

Stereo MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

Max Videoi

—

Internal Colori

—

10-bit 4:2:2

—

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 R5 II (9.2)

FOR VALUE SEEKERS

Best bang for buck

Canon EOS R5 IICANON9.2

SCORE ÷ PRICELIVE PRICES

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

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R1 (0.1)

PRIORITY · DOXMARK

Best for doxmark

Canon EOS R5CANON9.5

DOXMARK WEIGHTEDCONF 91%

Best visible score in the doxmark category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R1 (0.0)

PRIORITY · THE VERDICT

Best for the verdict

Canon EOS R5 IICANON9.2

THE VERDICT WEIGHTEDCONF 88%

Best visible score in the the verdict category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R1 (0.0)

06 · BOTTOM LINE

Why pick each

STRENGTHS · AND ONE HONEST TRADE-OFF

#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 Overall Rating

Wins Removable Battery

TRADE-OFFPremium price point

BEST OVERALLFull review →

#3CANON0.0

Canon EOS R5

“The Canon EOS R5 is a professional full-frame mirrorless camera, delivering stunning 45MP stills and revolutionary 8K video for demanding cr”

Autofocus 9.5

DOXMARK 9.5

Wins AF Points

Wins Resolution

TRADE-OFFBattery life can be short

BEST FOR DOXMARKFull review →

#2CANON0.0

Canon EOS R5 II

“The Canon EOS R5 II is the highly anticipated successor to Canon's flagship mirrorless camera, expected to redefine professional photography”

Image Quality 9.6

Autofocus 9.5

Wins Image Quality

Wins Dynamic Range

TRADE-OFFHigh expected price point

BEST VALUEFull review →

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

COMPOSITE 9.3/10 · WINS 6 OF 14 CATEGORIES

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Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ vs Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera vs Canon EOS R5 II 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 Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless Camera — a 1% edge. Current starting prices span $4,944–$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 R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ wins 55 comparable specs with a 45% weighted win rate.
Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless Camera has the strongest high-impact advantage in Image Quality.
Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless Camera has the best visible score-to-price balance based on available starting price.

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…”

Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera8.8/10

The Canon EOS R5 is a professional full-frame mirrorless camera, delivering stunning 45MP stills and revolutionary 8K video for demanding creators.

Pros

+ Stunning 45MP full-frame sensor
+ Revolutionary 8K DCI video recording
+ Exceptional In-Body Image Stabilization
+ Advanced Dual Pixel CMOS AF II

Cons

− Battery life can be short
− 8K video overheating limits
− Expensive for many users

Best for: Professional photographers · Advanced videographers · Hybrid content creators

“Verdict: The Canon EOS R5 is an outstanding professional mirrorless camera, offering a superb blend of high-resolution stills and advanced video capabilities. It's an excellent investment for hybrid shooters and professionals who can…”

Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless Camera9.2/10

The Canon EOS R5 II is the highly anticipated successor to Canon's flagship mirrorless camera, expected to redefine professional photography and videography.

Pros

+ Anticipated high-resolution sensor
+ Expected advanced AI autofocus
+ Improved 8K video capabilities
+ Robust, weather-sealed build

Cons

− High expected price point
− Potential for thermal limitations in 8K
− Not yet officially released

Best for: Professional wildlife photographers · High-end wedding videographers · Sports and action photographers

“Verdict: The Canon EOS R5 II, while still unreleased, is expected to be a top-tier mirrorless camera, offering significant upgrades over the already excellent EOS R5. It's an anticipated powerhouse for professionals seeking the absolute…”

Frequently asked questions

Which is best: Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$, Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera or Canon EOS R5 II 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 Canon EOS R5 II 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 R5 II Mirrorless Camera leading on Image Quality. The grouped spec sheet above marks the winner of every comparable spec.

Can I compare other cameras on ComparZone?

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