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Canon EOS R5 vs Canon EOS R7: which is better?

Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R7 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 R5

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BEST FOR DOXMARK

← TOP PICK

CANON

Canon EOS R7

$1,499

BEST OVERALL

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⚡ COMPARZONE VERDICT

The Canon EOS R7 takes the overall win.

Highest composite at 8.9/10 — 0.1 ahead of the Canon EOS R5. Dead heat on features. 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 R5×8

Canon EOS R7×3

Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless CameraBEST FOR DOXMARK

Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless CameraBEST OVERALL

01 · SCORE RADAR

Performance profile

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LARGEST GAPDOXMARK — Canon EOS R5 leads by 9.5

TIGHTESTFEATURES — dead heat between the top two

02 · CATEGORY BREAKDOWN

Category showdown

EOS R5EOS R7

AutofocusiCanon EOS R5 · +0.3

EOS R59.5

EOS R79.2

BATTERYiCanon EOS R7 · +1.5

EOS R56.5

EOS R78.0

BuildiCanon EOS R5 · +0.5

EOS R59.0

EOS R78.5

DESIGNiCanon EOS R7 · +0.2

EOS R58.5

EOS R78.7

DOXMARKiCanon EOS R5 · +9.5

EOS R59.5

EOS R70.0

FEATURESiTIED AT 9.0

EOS R59.0

EOS R79.0

Image QualityiCanon EOS R5 · +0.7

EOS R59.5

EOS R78.8

OPTICSiCanon EOS R5 · +0.5

EOS R59.5

EOS R79.0

PERFORMANCEiCanon EOS R5 · +0.1

EOS R59.0

EOS R78.9

VIDEOGRAPHYiCanon EOS R5 · +0.3

EOS R59.0

EOS R78.7

VideoiCanon EOS R5 · +0.3

EOS R59.0

EOS R78.7

ValueiCanon EOS R7 · +1.3

EOS R57.5

EOS R78.8

03 · THE FULL SHEET

Full specifications

123 SPECS · ALL SHOWN

SPECS

Canon EOS R522W8.8

Canon EOS R7$1,4995W8.9

AF Pointsi

1,053← BEST +62%

651

Subject Detectioni

Human, Animal, Vehicle

People, Animals, Vehicles

Burst RateFPSi

20 fps

30 fps← BEST +50%

Battery HealthWHi

15.3 Wh

16.0 Wh

Removable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Battery Level IndicatoriSAME

Yes

Battery PowerMAHiSAME

2130 mAh

Rechargeable BatteryiSAME

Yes

Full Charge Shotsi

490 shots

Approx. 660 (EVF) / 770 (LCD)

Battery VoltageViSAME

7.2 V

Battery ModeliSAME

LP-E6NH

Card Slotsi

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

Dual UHS-II SD

Weather SealingiSAME

Yes

Battery (CIPA)SHOTSi

490 shots

770 shots← BEST +57%

WeightGi

738 g

612 g← 17% lighter

Weather Sealed ( Splashproof )iSAME

Yes, dust and drip resistant

Screen Resolutioni

2.1M dots

1.62 million dots

Touch ScreeniSAME

Yes

System CameraiSAME

Mirrorless

EVF ResolutionM DOTSi

5.76 m dots← BEST +144%

2.36 m dots

Screen SizeINCHi

3.2 inch← BEST +7%

3 inch

Hot ShoeiSAME

Yes

FlashiSAME

Flip Out ScreeniSAME

Yes

VolumeCM³i

1188 cm³

1,094.24 cm³

Lowest Potential Operating Temperature°CiSAME

0 °C

Tilting ViewfinderiSAME

EVF Refresh Rate ( Max )HZiSAME

120 Hz

WidthMMi

138.5 mm← BEST +5%

132 mm

HeightMMi

97.5 mm← BEST +8%

90.4 mm

Maximum Operating Temperature°CiSAME

40 °C

Waterproof Depthi

—

None

Thicknessi

88 mm

91.7 mm

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

4.2

5.0

Typei

Mirrorless Camera

Camera

ViewfinderiSAME

Electronic

Viewfinder CoverageiSAME

100

WeightGi

738 g← BEST +21%

612 g

ProcessoriSAME

DIGIC X

Release Datei

2020-07-09

2022-05-24

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

802.11ac

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Supports A RemoteiSAME

Yes

HDMI SupportediSAME

Yes

GPS SupportiSAME

Support Live StreamingiSAME

Yes

Advanced Hot Shoei

Multi-Function Shoe

Yes

Internal StorageiSAME

HDMI VersioniSAME

1.4

Internal Storage SizeiSAME

0 GB

NFC SupportediSAME

USB Type-CiSAME

Yes

External Memory SlotiSAME

Yes

Sensori

Full-Frame CMOS

APS-C CMOS

ResolutionMPi

45 MP← BEST +38%

32.5 MP

ISO Rangei

100-51200

100-32000 (expandable to 51200)

Dynamic RangeSTOPSi

14.6 stops← BEST +14%

12.8 stops

StabilizationiSAME

In-Body Image Stabilization (IBIS)

Sensor Sizei

Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)

APS-C

Lens MountiSAME

Yes

Megapixelsi

45 MP

32.5 MP

Maximum ISOi

51,200← BEST +60%

32,000

Sensor Shift StabilizationiSAME

Yes

Continuous Shootingi

12 fps

15 fps

Phase Detection Autofocus For PhotosiSAME

Yes

Fastest Shutter Speedi

1/8000 s

1/8000 sec (mechanical)

Focus Pointsi

5940

651

Maximum Expanded ISOi

102400

51200

AF TrackingiSAME

Yes

Manual FocusiSAME

Yes

Touch AutofocusiSAME

Yes

Manual Shutter SpeediSAME

Yes

BSI SensoriSAME

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

1/250 s

1/250 sec

Manual White BalanceiSAME

Yes

Exposure Timei

30 - 1/8000 s

30 - 1/8000 sec

Image Stabilization Ratingi

8← BEST +14%

Maximum Electronic Shutter Speedi

1/8000 s

1/16000 sec

Can Combine Image StabilizationiSAME

Yes

Can Create Panoramas In CameraiSAME

Stacked Cmos SensoriSAME

USB SupportediSAME

Yes

USB Versioni

3.1 Gen 2

3.2 Gen 2

Pixel Size ( Main Camera )i

4.4 µm

3.2 µm

Build Qualityi

9← BEST +6%

8.5

ControlsiSAME

Autofocus Pointsi

9.5← BEST +6%

Image Qualityi

9.5← BEST +8%

8.8

Video Qualityi

9← BEST +3%

8.7

Battery Lifei

6.5

8← BEST +23%

Low Light Performancei

9← BEST +6%

8.5

The VerdictiSAME

—

CommentsiSAME

—

Overall Ratingi

9.2← BEST +2%

Color Combinationi

9← BEST +6%

8.5

Video Recording ( Main Camera )i

8K DCI 30p, 4K 120p

4K 60p, 1080p 120p

Phase Detection Autofocus For VideosiSAME

Yes

Microphone InputiSAME

Yes

Audio Jacki

Yes← BEST

Timelapse FunctioniSAME

Yes

Movie Bit Ratei

Up to 2600 Mbps

Up to 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

Internal Colori

10-bit 4:2:2

10-bit Canon Log 3 / HDR PQ

ROW WINS

04 · WHICH ONE IS FOR YOU

Pick by persona

RE-RANKS LIVE AS YOU ADD OR REMOVE PRODUCTS

THE ALL-ROUNDER

Best overall

Canon EOS R7CANON8.9

ALL GROUPSEQUAL WEIGHT

Best total score across weighted category factors.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R5 (8.8)

FOR VALUE SEEKERS

Best bang for buck

Canon EOS R7CANON8.9

SCORE ÷ PRICELIVE PRICES

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

RUNNER-UP · —

PRIORITY · DOXMARK

Best for doxmark

Canon EOS R5CANON9.5

DOXMARK WEIGHTEDCONF 91%

Best visible score in the doxmark category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R7 (0.0)

PRIORITY · BATTERY

Best for battery

Canon EOS R7CANON8.0

BATTERY WEIGHTEDCONF 77%

Best visible score in the battery category group.

RUNNER-UP · Canon EOS R5 (6.5)

05 · BOTTOM LINE

Why pick each

STRENGTHS · AND ONE HONEST TRADE-OFF

#2CANON0.0

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 Image Quality

Wins AF Points

TRADE-OFFBattery life can be short

BEST FOR DOXMARKFull review →

#1CANON0.0

Canon EOS R7

“The Canon EOS R7 is a high-performance APS-C mirrorless camera, ideal for enthusiasts and professionals seeking speed, advanced autofocus, a”

Autofocus 9.2

FEATURES 9.0

Wins Overall Rating

Wins Burst Rate

TRADE-OFFAPS-C sensor limits low-light

BEST OVERALLFull review →

Still deciding? The Canon EOS R7 is the safest pick.

COMPOSITE 8.9/10 · WINS 3 OF 12 CATEGORIES

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Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera vs Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera: which is better?

The Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera is our overall pick, scoring 8.9/10 against 8.8/10 for the Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera — a 1% edge. Current starting prices span $1,499. The score weighs category-specific cameras attributes, spec wins, price signals, and data confidence — not sponsorships.

Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera leads overall with a 8.9 total score.
Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera wins 71 comparable specs with a 57% weighted win rate.
Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera has the strongest high-impact advantage in Image Quality.
Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera has the best visible score-to-price balance based on available starting price.

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 R7 Mirrorless CameraWINNER 8.9/10

The Canon EOS R7 is a high-performance APS-C mirrorless camera, ideal for enthusiasts and professionals seeking speed, advanced autofocus, and excellent image quality in a compact form factor.

Pros

+ Blazing 30fps electronic shutter
+ Advanced Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
+ Effective in-body image stabilization
+ High-resolution 32.5MP APS-C sensor

Cons

− APS-C sensor limits low-light
− No dedicated headphone jack
− EVF resolution not class-leading

Best for: Wildlife photography · Sports and action · Hybrid photo/video shooters

“Verdict: The Canon EOS R7 stands out as a formidable APS-C mirrorless camera, offering an exceptional blend of speed, resolution, and advanced features for both stills and video, making it a top choice for action, wildlife, and hybrid…”

Frequently asked questions

Which is better, Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera or Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera?

By ComparZone's weighted scoring of category-specific cameras specs, the Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera scores highest overall (8.9/10, 0.1 points ahead of the Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame 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 R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera and Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera?

The biggest measurable differences are Image Quality, Overall Rating, Sensor — with the Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera leading on Image Quality. The grouped spec sheet above marks the winner of every comparable spec.

Is the Canon EOS R7 Mirrorless Camera better value than the Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera?

Compare each product's score against its current price in the price section above — the better "value" pick is the one whose strengths match your needs at the lower price.

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