Canon EOS R5 Mark IIvs D850

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon Canon EOS R5 Mark II Canon Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024) Starting from £4299 new Best for Hybrid shooters & professionals View Canon EOS R5 Mark II
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Nikon D850 Nikon D850 (2017) Starting from £2199 new Best for Landscape, wildlife & professional studio photography View D850

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Hybrid Shooters & Professionals — Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024): The most complete hybrid camera Canon has ever made — 45MP stacked BSI, 30fps burst, 8K/60p RAW, and Canon's legendary Dual Pixel AF in one body.

Landscape, Wildlife & Professional Studio Photography — D850 (2017): The finest DSLR ever made — 45MP, 9fps, and nearly 2000 shots per charge in a body that still outperforms most mirrorless cameras for battery life.

↓ Full specifications below

Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024)

  • Professional photographers who want 8K RAW and 45MP in one body
  • R5 owners upgrading to faster AF, improved overheating, and neural network processing
  • Wildlife and sports professionals who need high resolution and fast burst
  • Hybrid shooters who demand the very best Canon has to offer

D850 (2017)

  • Nikon F-mount lens owners who want the highest resolution DSLR before switching to mirrorless
  • Landscape and wildlife photographers who value the optical viewfinder and outstanding battery life
  • Professional photographers who need 45MP resolution without the price of a medium format system
  • Photojournalists and event photographers with a large F-mount lens investment

Quick take: The d850 has the highest resolution at 46mp; the d850 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Canon EOS R5 Mark II (2024)D850 (2017)
Price £4,299 £2,199
Sensor 45MP full-frame BSI stacked CMOS 45.7MP full-frame BSI-CMOS
Resolution 45.0MP 45.7MP
Video 8K/60p RAW, 4K/120p, Cinema RAW Light 4K UHD/30p, 1080p/120p
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II, AI subject tracking 153-point AF system (99 cross-type) — Multi-CAM 20K
Stabilisation 8-stop IBIS (coordinated with IS lenses) None (relies on VR lenses)
Burst Rate 30fps electronic / 12fps mechanical 9fps (7fps with tilt screen AF)
Battery Life 570 shots (CIPA) ~1840 shots (CIPA) — outstanding
Weight 746g body only 915g body only
Dimensions 138.5 × 101.2 × 93.5mm 146 × 124 × 78.5mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes
Viewfinder 0.64" OLED EVF, 5.76M dots, 120fps Optical pentaprism — 0.75× magnification, 100% coverage
Screen 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots
Mount Canon RF Nikon F mount
Memory Cards CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II Dual slots — XQD and SD UHS-II
Connectivity USB-C 3.2, HDMI full-size, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth USB 3.0, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm mic & headphone jacks
Genre Canon EOS R5 Mark IID850
Sports & Action
9.0
Wildlife
9.0
9.0
Vlogging & Video
9.0
7.0
Portrait
9.0
9.0
Landscape
9.0
9.0
Wedding & Events
9.0
Sports
9.0
Travel
7.0
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