Canon EOS R5 vs. Canon EOS R7

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R7. 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 R5 vs. Canon EOS R7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Product Type Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.75 cm 9.04 cm
Width 13.58 cm 13.2 cm
Depth 8.8 cm 9.17 cm
Weight 650 g 530 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g
Camera body only: 530 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 612 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy, high-strength engineering plastic
Protection Dust-resistant, water-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Sensor Resolution 45 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 47,100,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 45,000,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System 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
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Image Processor DIGIC X DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Canon RF
FOCUSING Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 5940 651
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-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 R5 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
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Native ISO 100-51200 100-12800
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 25600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 16000-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 384 384
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes White balance 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, fluorescent light (white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Electronic, 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 ±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 Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec, 1/320 sec
Exposure Range - EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Type 3.15" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating Display brightness control, display colour control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Digital Video Format H.265 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 8192 x 4320 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS R5 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 8192 x 5464
5808 x 3872
4176 x 2784
2400 x 1600
5088 x 3392
7280 x 5464
5152 x 3872
3712 x 2784
2112 x 1600
8192 x 4608
5808 x 3264
4176 x 2344
2400 x 1344
5456 x 5456
3872 x 3872
2784 x 2784
1600 x 1600
3648 x 3648
2432 x 2432
1824 x 1824
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 H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
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 R5 Canon EOS R7
Battery Type Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6NH 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 - 320 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 770 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R5 Canon EOS R7
Interface HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 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 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
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 R5 Canon EOS R7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 20 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, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable 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 R5 Canon EOS R7
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable Battery charger, neck strap, EF-EOS R lens adapter
Software Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 1 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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