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Canon EOS R1 vs Canon EOS R5 II vs Canon EOS R6 Mark II: which is better?

Canon EOS R1, Canon EOS R5 II and Canon EOS R6 Mark II compared side by side across 123 specs and 21 scored categories — every winner highlighted, so the right pick is obvious.

3 PRODUCTS · 123 SPECS · 21 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 II

$4,944

BEST FOR THE VERDICT

CANON

Canon EOS R6 Mark II

$2,499

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 battery. Scroll for the category-by-category breakdown.

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CATEGORY WINS · 21 SCOREDTIES SHOWN GREY

BATT

DESI

FEAT

OPTI

PERF

VIDE

VALU

AUTO

BUIL

DOXM

IMAG

THEV

USER

BATT

DESI

DXOM

FEAT

OPTI

PERF

VIDE

Canon EOS R1×10

Canon EOS R5 II×3

Canon EOS R6 Mark II×3

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

Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless CameraBEST FOR THE VERDICT

Canon EOS R6 Mark II Mirrorless CameraBEST VALUE

01 · SCORE RADAR

Performance profile

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LARGEST GAPVideo — Canon EOS R6 Mark II leads by 9.3

TIGHTESTBATTERY — dead heat between the top two

02 · CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

Category showdown

EOS R1R5 IIMARK II

BATTERYiTIED AT 8.5

EOS R18.5

R5 II8.0

MARK II8.5

DESIGNiCanon EOS R1 · +0.5

EOS R19.5

R5 II9.0

MARK II9.0

FEATURESiCanon EOS R1 · +0.3

EOS R19.7

R5 II9.4

MARK II9.2

OPTICSiCanon EOS R1 · +0.3

EOS R19.8

R5 II9.5

MARK II9.3

PERFORMANCEiCanon EOS R1 · +0.4

EOS R19.9

R5 II9.5

MARK II9.4

VIDEOGRAPHYiCanon EOS R1 · +0.1

EOS R19.6

R5 II9.5

MARK II9.3

ValueiCanon EOS R6 Mark II · +1.8

EOS R17.0

R5 II0.0

MARK II8.8

AutofocusiTIED AT 9.5

EOS R10.0

R5 II9.5

MARK II9.5

BuildiCanon EOS R5 II · +0.3

EOS R10.0

R5 II9.3

MARK II9.0

DOXMARKiTIED AT 0.0

EOS R10.0

R5 II0.0

MARK II0.0

Image QualityiCanon EOS R5 II · +0.6

EOS R10.0

R5 II9.6

MARK II9.0

THE VERDICTiCanon EOS R5 II · +9.2

EOS R10.0

R5 II9.2

MARK II0.0

USER REVIEWSiTIED AT 0.0

EOS R10.0

R5 II0.0

MARK II0.0

BatteryiTIED AT 8.5

EOS R18.5

R5 II8.0

MARK II8.5

DesigniCanon EOS R1 · +0.5

EOS R19.5

R5 II9.0

MARK II9.0

DxomarkiCanon EOS R6 Mark II · +8.8

EOS R10.0

R5 II0.0

MARK II8.8

FeaturesiCanon EOS R1 · +0.3

EOS R19.7

R5 II9.4

MARK II9.2

OpticsiCanon EOS R1 · +0.3

EOS R19.8

R5 II9.5

MARK II9.3

PerformanceiCanon EOS R1 · +0.4

EOS R19.9

R5 II9.5

MARK II9.4

VideographyiCanon EOS R1 · +0.1

EOS R19.6

R5 II9.5

MARK II9.3

VideoiCanon EOS R6 Mark II · +9.3

EOS R10.0

R5 II0.0

MARK II9.3

03 · VALUE MAP

Price vs performance

TOP-LEFT IS THE SWEET SPOT

SCORE PER $100 · RANKED

01Canon EOS R6 Mark II0.37BEST DEAL

02Canon EOS R5 II0.19

03Canon EOS R10.14

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04 · THE FULL SHEET

Full specifications

123 SPECS · ALL SHOWN

SPECS

Canon EOS R1$6,79915W9.3

Canon EOS R5 II$4,94415W9.2

Canon EOS R6 Mark II$2,4993W9.2

AF Pointsi

—

1,053

Subject Detectioni

—

People, Animals (dogs, cats, birds, horses), Vehicles (cars, motorcycles, trains, aircraft)

Burst RateFPSi

—

40 fps

Battery HealthWHi

28 Wh

15.3 Wh

Removable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Battery Level IndicatoriSAME

Yes

Battery PowerMAHi

2,700 mAh

2,130 mAh

2130 mAh mAh

Rechargeable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Full Charge Shotsi

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

340–630 shots (CIPA)

Approx. 760 (EVF) / 450 (LCD)

Battery VoltageVi

10.8 V← BEST +50%

7.2 V

Battery Modeli

LP-E19

Canon LP-E6P Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery Pack

LP-E6NH

Card Slotsi

—

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

Dual SD (UHS-II)

Weather Sealingi

—

Yes← BEST

Yes

Battery (CIPA)SHOTSi

—

760 shots

WeightGi

—

670 g

Weather Sealed ( Splashproof )i

Yes, professional-grade

Yes

Splashproof

Screen Resolutioni

2.1

2.10M dots

1.62M dots

Touch ScreeniSAME

Yes

System CameraiSAME

Mirrorless

EVF ResolutionM DOTSi

8.44 m dots← BEST +47%

5.76 m dots

3.69 m dots

Screen SizeINCHi

2.2 inch

3.2 inch← BEST +7%

3 inch

Hot ShoeiSAME

Yes

FlashiSAME

Flip Out ScreeniSAME

Yes

VolumeCM³i

2,057 cm³

1,310 cm³

1190.11 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

138.4 mm

HeightMMi

149.5 mm← BEST +48%

101.2 mm

98.4 mm

Maximum Operating Temperature°Ci

39 °C

40 °C← TIED BEST

Waterproof Depthi

N/A

0 m

Thicknessi

87.3 mm

93.5

88.4 mm

Dxomark Sensor ScoreiSAME

Dxomark Sports ScoreiSAME

Dxomark Landscape ScoreiSAME

Dxomark Portrait ScoreiSAME

Bluetooth Versioni

5.3

5.0

Typei

Mirrorless

Mirrorless Camera

Viewfinderi

Electronic

Electronic viewfinder (EVF)

Electronic

Viewfinder CoverageiSAME

100

WeightGi

1,000.11 g← BEST +34%

746 g

670 g

Processori

DIGIC Accelerator + DIGIC X

DIGIC X with DIGIC Accelerator (Co-Processor)

DIGIC X

Release Datei

2024

08/30/2024

2022-11-02

Wi-Fi SupportediSAME

Yes

Bluetooth SupportediSAME

Yes

Dual Card SlotsiSAME

Yes

Pixel Shift Shoti

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)

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

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Supports A RemoteiSAME

Yes

HDMI SupportediSAME

Yes

GPS Supporti

Yes← BEST

Support Live StreamingiSAME

Yes

Advanced Hot Shoei

Yes, Multi-Function Shoe

Yes (Canon Multi-Function Shoe)

Multi-function shoe

Internal StorageiSAME

HDMI Versioni

3.2

N/A

Micro HDMI (Type D)

Internal Storage Sizei

—

0 GB

NFC Supportedi

Yes← BEST

USB Type-CiSAME

Yes

External Memory SlotiSAME

Yes

Sensori

—

Full-Frame CMOS (Expected)

Full-Frame CMOS

ResolutionMPi

—

45 MP← BEST +86%

24.2 MP

ISO Rangei

—

100–51,200

100-102400 (expandable to 204800)

Dynamic RangeSTOPSi

—

14.81 stops← BEST +9%

13.6 stops

Stabilizationi

—

In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS)

Sensor-shift (IBIS)

Sensor Sizei

Full Frame

Full-Frame

35.9 x 23.9 mm

Lens MountiSAME

Yes

Megapixelsi

24.2 MP

Maximum ISOi

102,400← TIED BEST

Sensor Shift StabilizationiSAME

Yes

Continuous Shootingi

40 fps

30 fps

12 fps

Phase Detection Autofocus For PhotosiSAME

Yes

Fastest Shutter Speedi

1/8,000 sec

1/32,000 sec

1/8000s (mechanical)

Focus Pointsi

4896

1,053

1053 (stills) / 4897 (video)

Maximum Expanded ISOi

ISO 409,600

102,400

204800

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

Built In HDR ModeiSAME

Yes

Two Stage ShutteriSAME

Yes

Manual ISOiSAME

Yes

Flash Sync Speedi

1/500 sec

1/250 sec

1/250s

Manual White BalanceiSAME

Yes

Exposure Timei

30 s

30s

Image Stabilization Ratingi

10← TIED BEST

Maximum Electronic Shutter Speedi

1/64,000 sec

1/32,000

1/16000s

Can Combine Image Stabilizationi

Yes, with OIS lenses

Yes (IBIS + OIS)

Yes

Can Create Panoramas In Camerai

—

Stacked Cmos Sensori

—

Yes← BEST

USB SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Versioni

3.2 Gen 2

USB 3.2 Gen 2

Pixel Size ( Main Camera )i

5.94 µm

6.0 µm

Build Qualityi

10← TIED BEST

Controlsi

9.9

10← BEST +1%

Autofocus Pointsi

10← TIED BEST

9.5

Image Qualityi

9.8

10← BEST +2%

Video Qualityi

9.8

10← BEST +2%

9.3

Battery Lifei

8.9← BEST +1%

8.8

8.5

Low Light Performancei

8.5

9.8← BEST +9%

The VerdictiSAME

—

CommentsiSAME

—

Overall Ratingi

9.9

9.8

10← BEST +1%

Color Combinationi

10← BEST +1%

9.7

9.9

Video Recording ( Main Camera )i

6K (6000 × 3164)

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

4K 60p (oversampled from 6K), Full HD 180p

Phase Detection Autofocus For VideosiSAME

Yes

Microphone InputiSAME

Yes

Audio JackiSAME

Yes

Timelapse FunctioniSAME

Yes

Movie Bit Ratei

Up to 2,600 Mbps (2.6 Gbps)

340 Mbps (4K 60p)

24p Cinema ModeiSAME

Yes

Supports Slow Motion Video RecordiSAME

Yes

Continuous Autofocus When Recording MoviesiSAME

Yes

Stereo MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

MicrophoneiSAME

Yes

Max Videoi

—

4K 60p, 6K RAW (external)

Internal Colori

—

10-bit 4:2:2 (C-Log 3, HDR PQ)

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 R6 Mark IICANON9.2

SCORE ÷ PRICELIVE PRICES

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

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R5 II (0.2)

PRIORITY · VIDEO

Best for video

Canon EOS R6 Mark IICANON9.3

VIDEO WEIGHTEDCONF 89%

Best visible score in the video 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 Removable Battery

Wins Battery Level Indicator

TRADE-OFFPremium price point

BEST OVERALLFull 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 Resolution

TRADE-OFFHigh expected price point

BEST FOR THE VERDICTFull review →

#3CANON0.0

Canon EOS R6 Mark II

“The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a versatile full-frame mirrorless camera, excelling in both photography and videography for enthusiasts and prof”

Autofocus 9.5

Performance 9.4

Wins Overall Rating

Wins AF Points

TRADE-OFFNo stacked sensor for zero rolling shutter

BEST VALUEBest price →

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

COMPOSITE 9.3/10 · WINS 10 OF 21 CATEGORIES

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Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$ vs Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless Camera vs Canon EOS R6 Mark 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 $2,499–$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 58 comparable specs with a 41% weighted win rate.
Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless Camera has the strongest high-impact advantage in Image Quality.
Canon EOS R6 Mark 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 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…”

Canon EOS R6 Mark II Mirrorless Camera9.2/10

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is a versatile full-frame mirrorless camera, excelling in both photography and videography for enthusiasts and professionals alike.

Pros

+ Exceptional autofocus with advanced subject tracking
+ Blazing 40fps electronic shutter speed
+ Uncropped 4K 60p video from 6K oversampling
+ Excellent in-body image stabilization

Cons

− No stacked sensor for zero rolling shutter
− Still uses LP-E6NH battery
− No internal 6K recording

Best for: Action and sports photographers · Wildlife and bird photographers · Professional videographers

“Verdict: The Canon EOS R6 Mark II is an outstanding full-frame mirrorless camera that offers a near-perfect balance of speed, image quality, and video prowess. It's a highly recommended upgrade for Canon users and a strong contender…”

Frequently asked questions

Which is best: Canon EOS R1 - Best Price Of Bellow 7000$, Canon EOS R5 II Mirrorless Camera or Canon EOS R6 Mark 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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