Canon EOS R vs. Canon EOS 90D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS R and Canon EOS 90D. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS R vs. Canon EOS 90D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.83 cm 10.48 cm
Width 13.58 cm 14.07 cm
Depth 8.44 cm 7.68 cm
Weight 580 g 619 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 580 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 660 g
Camera body only: 619 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 701 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin, aluminium alloy frame
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Sensor Resolution 30.3 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 31,700,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 30,300,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Image Processor DIGIC 8 DIGIC 8
LENS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 5655 45
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function iTR focus tracking
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 3,690,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -3 to +1
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.6
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
ISO (Max) 102400 51200
Native ISO 100-40000 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (2.7%) Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 384 216
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR
Special Effects Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Type 3.15" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II 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 6720 x 4480
RAW 4176 x 2784
RAW 5952 x 4480
RAW 6720 x 4480
RAW 4480 x 4480
JPEG 4464 x 2976
JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 4464 x 2512
JPEG 2976 x 2976
JPEG 3360 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2976 x 2240
JPEG 3360 x 1888
JPEG 2240 x 2240
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 1600 x 1600
RAW 6960 x 4640
RAW 6160 x 4640
RAW 6960 x 3904
RAW 4640 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 4640
JPEG 6160 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 3904
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4256 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 2688
JPEG 3472 x 2320
JPEG 3072 x 2320
JPEG 3472 x 1952
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4640 x 4640
JPEG 3200 x 3200
JPEG 2300 x 2300
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 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 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 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 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 350 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 330 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Interface HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support -
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.2 frames per second 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, Canon Log Gamma mode, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction, Flicker detection, Digital Lens Optimizer RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, interval shooting mode, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, movie digital IS
OTHERS Canon EOS R Canon EOS 90D
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Canon Digital Photo Professional Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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