Leica SL2 vs. Canon EOS RP

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Leica SL2 and Canon EOS RP. 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

Leica SL2 vs. Canon EOS RP Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.7 cm 8.5 cm
Width 14.6 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 4.2 cm 7 cm
Weight 835 g 440 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 835 g Camera body only: 440 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g
Body Material Aluminium, leatherette, magnesium Aluminium, magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, freezeproof, IP54 Dust-resistant, water-resistant
SENSOR Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Sensor Resolution 47 Megapixel 26.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 27,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 46,726,912 pixels 26,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 25 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features - Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) -
PROCESSOR Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Image Processor Leica Maestro III DIGIC 8
LENS Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Lens Mounting Type Leica L Canon RF
FOCUSING Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 225 4779
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF point, flicker detection, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
ISO (Max) 50000 102400
Native ISO - 100-40000
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50-50000, ISO auto (100-50000) ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.7%), partial (5.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 384
Exposure Modes Programme, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, panning, sports mode, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects - Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, 2000K - 11500K, HMI (5600K), fluorescent warm (4000K), fluorescent cold (4500K) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 min 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, 5 steps in 1/3 EV step 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range - EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 2,100,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, DNG (RAW) JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution - 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card 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 DNG (RAW) 8368 x 5584
JPEG 8368 x 5584
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4272 x 2848
RAW 6240 x 4160
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 5536 x 4160
RAW 6240 x 3504
RAW 4160 x 4160
JPEG 6240 x 4160
JPEG 4160 x 2768
JPEG 3120 x 2080
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5536 x 4160
JPEG 3680 x 2768
JPEG 2768 x 2080
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6240 x 3504
JPEG 4160 x 2336
JPEG 3120 x 1752
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4160 x 4160
JPEG 2768 x 2768
JPEG 2080 x 2080
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture - H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 120Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 120Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps - 13Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 13Mbps
RAM Installed 4 GB -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Battery Type Leica BP-SCL4 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Leica BP-SCL4 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1860 mAh (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 370 shots (EVF off) Photo shooting - 250 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 240 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 200 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
CONNECTIONS Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Interface HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless image printing
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Audio line-in (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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
FEATURES Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 2.6 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second (3MP)
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, USB powered, USB charging 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 tone priority, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Axis Electronic Level, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Flicker detection, multiple exposure capture, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable
OTHERS Leica SL2 Canon EOS RP
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Leica FOTOS App Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years Limited warranty - 2 years
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