Canon
EOS R1 2024
Best for Professional sports, wildlife & photojournalism
£6399
new today at Wex Photo Video
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EOS R1 vs X2D 100C
Quick take: The X2D 100C has the highest resolution at 100MP; the EOS R1 is the most affordable.
16 specs side by side·15 genres scored·UK prices from Wex Photo Video and Clifton Cameras
How to read this page. Highlighted cells win that row on the spec alone. Genre scores are the engine's base scores (enthusiast, photo and video); Camera Match re-weights them for your level and priorities. Price buttons are affiliate links; the price you pay is the same.
Hasselblad
X2D 100C 2022
Best for Commercial, studio & fine art professionals
£7999
list price · used from £3619 at Wex Photo Video
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Verdictwhich should you buy?
EOS R1 — Professional Sports, Wildlife & Photojournalism: Canon's ultimate professional camera — 40fps, a class-leading EVF, and AI AF that simply doesn't miss.
X2D 100C — Commercial, Studio & Fine Art Professionals: 100MP, IBIS, and phase-detect AF in the smallest medium-format mirrorless — the X2D 100C sets the benchmark for image quality.
Who should buy what
EOS R1 (2024)
is the right camera for you if…
- Professional sports and news photographers who cannot miss a shot
- Wildlife photographers needing the fastest AF and burst available
- Photojournalists requiring reliable pro-grade build and connectivity
- Canon R3 owners or 1D X Mark III users upgrading to mirrorless flagship
X2D 100C (2022)
is the right camera for you if…
- Fine art and commercial photographers who want 100MP medium format with IBIS
- X1D II owners upgrading to double the resolution and in-body stabilisation
- Studio and landscape photographers who want the finest detail available
- Professionals for whom image quality is the only consideration
Full specificationsthe better value in each row is highlighted
| Specification | EOS R1Canon · 2024 | X2D 100CHasselblad · 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £6,399Best | £7,999 |
| Sensor | 24.2MP Full-Frame Stacked CMOS | 100MP medium-format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) |
| Resolution | 24.2MP | 100.0MPBest |
| Video | 6K RAW/60p, 4K/120p, 1080p/240p | No video |
| Autofocus | Dual Pixel CMOS AF III — 100% coverage, deep learning subject detection | Phase-detect AF with subject/face/eye detection |
| Stabilisation | IBIS — up to 8 stops combined | 7-stop IBIS |
| Burst Rate | 40fps electronic, 12fps mechanicalBest | 3.3fps |
| Battery Life | ~530 shots (CIPA)Best | 420 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 920g (body only) | 895g (body only)Best |
| Dimensions | 159.5 × 143.9 × 87.3mm | 148.5 × 106.3 × 75.0mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | EVF, 9.44M dots, 0.90× magnification | 0.87" OLED EVF, 5.76M dots |
| Screen | 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen | 3.6" tilting touchscreen |
| Mount | Canon RF mount | Hasselblad XCD |
| Memory Cards | Dual CFexpress Type B | Single CFexpress Type B slot + 1TB internal SSD |
| Connectivity | USB-C (10Gbps), Wi-Fi 6GHz, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI | USB-C 3.2, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
Wins the row — price, resolution, burst, battery, weight and sealing are compared; text specs aren't ranked.
How they score by genreengine base scores out of 10
Genre
EOS R1
X2D 100C
Portrait
8.3/10
7.5/10
Street
5.7/10
6.4/10
Travel
5.4/10
5.8/10
Wedding & Events
8.5/10
6.4/10
Vlogging & Video
5.4/10
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Filmmaking
8.3/10
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Documentary
8.0/10
5.1/10
Sports & Action
9.1/10
4.5/10
Landscape
6.3/10
8.3/10
Wildlife
8.9/10
4.9/10
Casual
4.6/10
4.1/10
Food
7.6/10
7.5/10
Macro
8.3/10
7.1/10
Architecture
6.6/10
8.5/10
Astrophotography
6.7/10
5.8/10
Scores come from the same engine as Camera Match: verified specifications weighted by what each genre needs, with documented adjustments. The product page and this table show the enthusiast base score. See how scores are calculated →
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