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EOS R5vs A7CR

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R5 (2020) Starting from £2499 new Best for Professional hybrid shooters, portrait & wildlife View EOS R5
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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 Hybrid Shooters, Portrait & Wildlife — EOS R5 (2020): A landmark camera — 8K video and 45MP in one body set the standard for what mirrorless could be.

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 (2020)

  • Professional photographers who need both resolution and video in one body
  • Wildlife and sports photographers who want top AF with 20fps burst
  • Hybrid shooters who need 8K or 4K/120p alongside high-resolution stills
  • R5 Mark II buyers on a budget — the R5 still delivers exceptional results

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 eos r5 is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification EOS R5 (2020)A7CR (2023)
Price £2,499 £3,099
Sensor 45MP Full-Frame CMOS 61.0MP full-frame BSI CMOS
Resolution 45.0MP 61.0MP
Video 8K RAW/30p, 4K/120p, 1080p/120p 4K/60p 10-bit, 1080p/120p — S-Log3, S-Cinetone
Autofocus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II — 1053 AF zones, subject/animal detection AI subject recognition — phase-detect with human, animal, bird detection
Stabilisation IBIS — up to 8 stops combined with IS lenses 7-stop IBIS
Burst Rate 12fps mechanical, 20fps electronic 8fps mechanical, 15fps electronic
Battery Life ~320 shots (CIPA) ~530 shots (CIPA)
Weight 650g (with battery) 514g body only
Dimensions 138.5 × 97.5 × 88mm 124.0 × 71.1 × 63.4mm
Weather Sealed Yes Yes
Viewfinder EVF, 5.76M dots, 0.76× magnification EVF 0.70× 2.36M-dot
Screen 3.15" fully articulating touchscreen 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.03M dots
Mount Canon RF mount Sony E-mount (full-frame)
Memory Cards CFexpress Type B + SD UHS-II Single CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II slot
Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0
Genre EOS R5A7CR
Portrait
9.0
9.0
Wildlife
9.0
Vlogging & Video
9.0
7.0
Sports
9.0
4.0
Landscape
9.0
9.0
Wedding
9.0
Travel
9.0
Street
9.0

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

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