EOS R5 Cvs A7CR

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon EOS R5 C Canon EOS R5 C (2022) Starting from £3799 new Best for Professional video, documentary & hybrid commercial work View EOS R5 C
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Sony A7CR Sony A7CR (2023) Starting from £3099 new Best for Travel, landscape & portrait photography with minimal kit View A7CR

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Professional Video, Documentary & Hybrid Commercial Work — EOS R5 C (2022): Canon's R5 reborn for cinema — 8K RAW unlimited, Cinema EOS colour science, and 45MP stills in a weather-sealed body.

Travel, Landscape & Portrait Photography With Minimal Kit — A7CR (2023): The world's smallest 61MP full-frame camera — A7R V quality in a pocketable A7C body.

↓ Full specifications below

EOS R5 C (2022)

  • Videographers and cinematographers who want Canon Cinema EOS quality in a compact, run-and-gun body
  • Hybrid photographers who shoot high-end stills and need 8K RAW video capability in the same body
  • Documentary filmmakers who want unlimited recording with a built-in fan
  • RF lens owners who want to add a dedicated cinema body to their Canon system

A7CR (2023)

  • Landscape photographers who want 61MP resolution without carrying a large body
  • Travel photographers who need professional image quality in the smallest possible package
  • Portrait shooters who want A7R V sensor quality with the ease of the A7C form factor
  • A7C owners ready for a major resolution upgrade without changing bodies

Quick take: The a7cr has the highest resolution at 61mp; the a7cr is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification EOS R5 C (2022)A7CR (2023)
Price £3,799 £3,099
Sensor 45MP full-frame CMOS — Cinema EOS colour science 61.0MP full-frame BSI CMOS
Resolution 45.0MP 61.0MP
Video 8K RAW internal, 8K/30p, 4K/120p — Cinema RAW Light, C-Log2, C-Log3 4K/60p 10-bit, 1080p/120p — S-Log3, S-Cinetone
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II — subject tracking with Intelligent AF AI subject recognition — phase-detect with human, animal, bird detection
Stabilisation 5-axis IBIS — 8 stops (with IS lens) 7-stop IBIS
Burst Rate 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic 8fps mechanical, 15fps electronic
Battery Life ~220 shots stills / unlimited video with fan ~530 shots (CIPA)
Weight 680g body only 514g body only
Dimensions 138.5 × 98.0 × 88.0mm 124.0 × 71.1 × 63.4mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes
Viewfinder EVF 0.76× 5.76M-dot OLED EVF 0.70× 2.36M-dot
Screen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 2.1M dots 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.03M dots
Mount Canon RF mount (full-frame) Sony E-mount (full-frame)
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B slots Single CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II slot
Connectivity USB-C, 12G-SDI, HDMI full-size, 3.5mm XLR via adapter, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0
Genre EOS R5 CA7CR
Vlogging & Video
9.0
7.0
Portrait
9.0
9.0
Landscape
9.0
9.0
Wedding
9.0
Sports
7.0
4.0
Travel
4.0
9.0
Street
9.0
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