Canon EOS 80D vs. Canon EOS M50

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 80D and Canon EOS M50. 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 80D vs. Canon EOS M50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.52 cm 8.81 cm
Width 13.9 cm 11.63 cm
Depth 7.85 cm 5.87 cm
Weight 650 g 351 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 730 g
Camera body only: 351 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 387 g
Body Material Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Polycarbonate
Enclosure Colour - Black | White
SENSOR Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.5 x 15.0 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 25 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Image Processor DIGIC 6 DIGIC 8
LENS Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 45 143
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.95x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-16000 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-16000 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.8%), partial (6%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.4%), spot (2.8%)
Exposure Metering Zones 63 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin, handheld night scene
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, 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 (100K steps), fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 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 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 2 steps in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 5
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono -
MEMORY Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards 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-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 4500 x 3000
RAW 3000 x 2000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2956 x 1992
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
1600 x 1600
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 90Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 90Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1390 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 1250 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 340 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 235 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 370 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 1.42 hours
Playback - 4 hours
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth
Connectivity Features DLNA, remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 7 frames per second 10 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, colour control, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, brightness control, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Hybrid Auto, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction
OTHERS Canon EOS 80D Canon EOS M50
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, hot shoe cover
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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