Canon EOS 7D Mark II vs. Canon EOS R3

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Canon EOS R3. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 7D Mark II vs. Canon EOS R3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.24 cm 14.26 cm
Width 14.86 cm 15 cm
Depth 7.82 cm 8.72 cm
Weight 910 g 822 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 822 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.015 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, slash-resistant
Navigation GPS receiver GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 26,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.4 x 15.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital compass -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Canon RF
FOCUSING Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 65 1053
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Movie Servo AF Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.0x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
ISO (Max) 51200 204800
Native ISO 100-16000 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 25600, ISO 100-16000, ISO auto (100-16000) ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6%), spot (1.8%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 252 384
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, flexible-priority AE
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/64000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 4,150,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 -
Flash Modes Rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 6000 x 3164
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 2736 x 1824
6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
3744 x 2496
2400 x 1600
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 670 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 640 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 620 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 440 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 760 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
FEATURES Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Light Source detection AF, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Correction, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, slow motion recording, Flicker detection RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, silent shooting, slow motion recording, multiple exposure capture, anti-flicker, double slot recording, Flickering Reduction function, firmware upgradable, assignable buttons, HEIF to Jpeg conversion, voice memo recording
OTHERS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS R3
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4.15, Canon EOS Utility 3, WFT Utility, EOS Lens Registration Tool, EOS Web Service Registration Tool, Canon Camera connect app, Mobile File Transfer app
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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