Canon EOS R3 vs. Canon EOS R7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS R3 and Canon EOS R7. 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 R3 vs. Canon EOS R7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Product Type Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 14.26 cm 9.04 cm
Width 15 cm 13.2 cm
Depth 8.72 cm 9.17 cm
Weight 822 g 530 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 822 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.015 kg
Camera body only: 530 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 612 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate Magnesium alloy, high-strength engineering plastic
Protection Dust-resistant, slash-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Sensor Resolution 24.1 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,100,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 26,700,000 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) 60 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Image Processor DIGIC X DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Canon RF
FOCUSING Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 1053 651
AE/AF Control Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF, Vehicle-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE -
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 1.15x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Native ISO 100-102400 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400 ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 16000-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 384 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, flexible-priority AE Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail 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, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/64000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec 1/250sec, 1/320 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 4,150,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating Display brightness control, display colour control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Digital Video Format MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 6000 x 3164 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Memory Card Slot SD card, CFexpress Dual SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 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
6960 x 4640
4800 x 3200
3472 x 2320
2400 x 1600
6160 x 4640
4256 x 3200
3072 x 2320
2112 x 1600
6960 x 3904
4800 x 2688
3472 x 1952
2400 x 1344
4640 x 4640
3200 x 3200
2320 x 2320
1600 x 1600
Video Capture RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life 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)
Photo shooting - 770 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Interface HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features 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 Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type 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)
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second 15 frames per second
Additional Features 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 RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable, Canon Log 3
OTHERS Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R7
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable Battery charger, neck strap, EF-EOS R lens adapter
Software 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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