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EOS R1vs A6300

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon EOS R1 Canon EOS R1 (2024) Starting from £5999 new Best for Professional sports, wildlife & photojournalism View EOS R1
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Sony A6300 Sony A6300 (2016) Starting from £449 new Best for Travel, street, wildlife & 4K video View A6300

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Professional Sports, Wildlife & Photojournalism — EOS R1 (2024): Canon's ultimate professional camera — 40fps, a class-leading EVF, and AI AF that simply doesn't miss.

Travel, Street, Wildlife & 4k Video — A6300 (2016): The camera that proved Sony APS-C was serious — world's fastest AF at launch, uncropped 4K, and 11fps in a compact weather-sealed body.

↓ Full specifications below

EOS R1 (2024)

  • 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

A6300 (2016)

  • Travel and street photographers who want compact weather-sealed performance
  • Wildlife photographers who need fast phase-detect AF in a lightweight body
  • Content creators who want uncropped 4K in a compact E-mount body
  • Sony E-mount users looking for an affordable used body with excellent image quality

Quick take: The a6300 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification EOS R1 (2024)A6300 (2016)
Price £5,999 £449
Sensor 24.2MP Full-Frame Stacked CMOS 24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS
Resolution 24.2MP 24.2MP
Video 6K RAW/60p, 4K/120p, 1080p/240p 4K/30p (full pixel readout, no crop), 1080p/120p
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF III — 100% coverage, deep learning subject detection 425 phase-detect + 169 contrast-detect AF points — world's fastest at launch (0.05s)
Stabilisation IBIS — up to 8 stops combined None
Burst Rate 40fps electronic, 12fps mechanical 11fps
Battery Life ~530 shots (CIPA) ~400 shots (CIPA)
Weight 1470g (with battery) 361g (with battery and card)
Dimensions 159.5 × 143.9 × 87.3mm 120.0 × 66.9 × 48.8mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes
Viewfinder EVF, 9.44M dots, 0.90× magnification EVF, OLED 2.36M dots, 0.70× magnification
Screen 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen 3.0" tilting LCD, 921k dots (no touch)
Mount Canon RF mount Sony E-mount
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B Single SD UHS-I slot
Connectivity USB-C (10Gbps), Wi-Fi 6GHz, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI USB, Wi-Fi, NFC
Genre EOS R1A6300
Sports
9.0
Wildlife
9.0
9.0
Photojournalism
9.0
Vlogging & Video
9.0
7.0
Wedding
9.0
Portrait
7.0
7.0
Travel
9.0
Street
9.0
Sports & Action
7.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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