Mirrorless Canon EOS R50

£789/$679 (body only)

An M50 ported to the RF-S mount – with big improvements

www.canon.co.uk

1 The EOS R50 has a compact form factor, and the hand grip is correspondingly small.

2 Three RF-S mount lenses are available, but RF mount optics are also compatible.

3 A 24.2MP APS-C sensor (the same as the EOS R10’s) takes care of stills and video capture.

Specifications

Sensor: 24.2MP APS-C (1.6x crop)

Lens mount: Canon RF, RF-S

Image processor: Digic X

Autofocus: Dual Pixel CMOS AF II

AF points: 4,503 AF positions (3,713 for video)

ISO range: 100-32,000 (exp to 51,200)

In-body image stabilisation: None

Max image size: 6,000 x 4,000px

Metering modes: Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone metering; 4 modes incl Evaluative & Spot

Video: 1080p up to 120p, 4K up to 30p (uncropped)

Viewfinder: 0.39 OLED EVF, 2.36 million dots

Memory card: 1x UHS-I SD

LCD: 2.95-inch fully articulating touchscreen, 1.62 million dots

Max burst: 15fps electronic shutter, 12fps mechanical

Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (4.2), Canon Camera Connect, Multifunction Shoe, micro HDMI, USB-C, microphone

Size: 116.3 x 85.5 x 68.8mm

Weight: Black: 328g body only (375g with card and battery). White: 329g (376g)

Canon might not be willing to admit it, but the EOS R50 seems to indicate that the EOS M experiment is over. If nothing else, it’s pretty inarguable that the R50 is the spiritual replacement for the EOS M50 Mark II.

The EOS M range of cameras sold exceptionally well, being the favourite tool of many a vlogger and travel photographer who wanted a small social media-oriented camera.