Side by Side Comparison Canon EOS M50 II vs. Canon G5 X II vs. Fujifilm X-A7 vs. Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9 vs. Sony a6100 vs. Sony RX100 VII: Digital Photography Review

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Canon EOS M50 Mark II

Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II

Fujifilm X-A7

Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV

Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9

Sony a6100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII

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$599.00 - $929.00	Check prices	Check prices	$599.00 - $849.00	$797.99	Check prices	$1,298.00 - $1,446.00
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Oct 14, 2020	Jul 9, 2019	Sep 12, 2019	Aug 4, 2020	Feb 13, 2018	Aug 28, 2019	Jul 25, 2019

$599 (body only), $699 (w/15-45mm lens), $929 (w/15-45 and 55-200mm lenses)	$899	$699 (w/15-45mm lens)	$699 (body only), $799 (w/14-42mm lens)	$999 (w/12-60mm F3.5-5.6 lens)	$750 (body only), $850 (w/16-50 lens), $1100 (w/16-50 and 55-210 lenses)	$1200/£1200/€1300

SLR-style mirrorless	Compact	Rangefinder-style mirrorless	SLR-style mirrorless	Rangefinder-style mirrorless	Rangefinder-style mirrorless	Compact
Composite		Composite	Composite, metal	Magnesium alloy	Composite	Aluminum

6000 x 4000	5472 x 3648	6000 x 4000	5184 x 3888	5184 x 3888	6000 x 4000	5472 x 3648
1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
24 megapixels	20 megapixels	24 megapixels	20 megapixels	20 megapixels	24 megapixels	20 megapixels
26 megapixels	21 megapixels		22 megapixels	22 megapixels	25 megapixels
APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)	1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)	APS-C (23.5 x 15.7 mm)	Four Thirds (17.4 x 13 mm)	Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)	APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)	1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)
CMOS	BSI-CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	CMOS	Stacked CMOS
Digic 8	DIGIC 8		TruePic VIII	Venus Engine	Bionz X	Bionz X
sRGB	sRGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, Adobe RGB	sRGB, AdobeRGB
Primary color filter	Primary color filter	Primary color filter	Primary color filter	Primary color filter	Primary color filter	Primary color filter

Auto, 100-25600 (expands to 51200)		Auto, 100-12800 (expands to 25600)	Auto, 200-25600 (expands to 100-25600)	Auto, 200-25600 (expands down to 100)	Auto, 100-32000 (expands to 51200)	Auto, 125-12800
		25600	100	100		64
51200			25600		51200
7	6	7	6	5	10	10
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (4 slots)	Yes (4 slots)	Yes	Yes
No	Optical	No	Sensor-shift	Sensor-shift	No	Optical
				Dual IS uses sensor and lens-shift (when available)
			4.5 stop(s)	4 stop(s)		4 stop(s)
RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW	RAW
	Fine, normal	Fine, normal	Super fine, fine, normal	Fine, standard	Extra fine, fine, standard	Extra fine, fine, standard
JPEG (Exif v2.31) Raw (Canon CR3 14-bit) C-Raw (Canon .CR3)	JPEG (Exif v2.3) Raw	JPEG (Exif 2.3) Raw (Fujifilm RAF format)	JPEG Raw (Olympus ORF, 12-bit lossless)	JPEG (Exif v2.31) Raw (Panasonic RW2)	JPEG (Exif v2.31) Raw (Sony ARW)	JPEG (Exif v2.3, DCF v2.0) Raw (Sony ARW v2.3)

	24–120 mm					24–200 mm
	5×					8.3×
	F1.8–2.8					F2.8–4.5
Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Phase Detect Multi-area Center Selective single-point Tracking Single Continuous Touch Face Detection Live View
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes (4x)			Yes (2x-4x)		Yes (2x)
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	5 cm (1.97″)					8 cm (3.15″)
	5 cm (1.97″)					8 cm (3.15″)
143		425	121	49	425
Canon EF-M		Fujifilm X	Micro Four Thirds	Micro Four Thirds	Sony E
1.6×		1.5×	2×	2×	1.5×

Fully articulated	Tilting	Fully articulated	Tilting	Tilting	Tilting	Tilting
3″	3″	3.5″	3″	3″	3″	3″
1,040,000	1,040,000	2,760,000	1,040,000	1,240,000	921,600	921,000
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TFT LCD	TFT LCD	TFT LCD	TFT LCD	TFT LCD	TFT LCD	TFT LCD
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Electronic	Electronic	None	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic	Electronic
100%	100%		100%	100%	100%	100%
			0.62× (0.31× 35mm equiv.)	1.39× (0.7× 35mm equiv.)	1.07× (0.71× 35mm equiv.)	0.59×
2,360,000	2,360,000		2,360,000	2,760,000	1,440,000	2,360,000

30 sec	30 sec	30 sec	60 sec	60 sec	30 sec	30 sec
1/4000 sec	1/2000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/4000 sec	1/2000 sec
	1/25600 sec	1/32000 sec		1/16000 sec		1/32000 sec
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual	Program Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual	Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual	Program Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual	Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual	Program Aperture priority Shutter priority Manual	Auto Program Auto Aperture Priority Shutter Priority Manual Exposure
	Self Portrait Portrait Panning Star Portrait Star Nightscape Star Trails Star Time-Lapse Movie Handheld Night Scene High Dynamic Range Fireworks Standard Movie Short Clip Manual Movie Time-Lapse Movie iFrame Movie	Portrait Night (tripod) Fireworks Sunset Snow Beach Underwater Party Flower Text Multiple exposure Light trail	Portrait e-Portrait Landscape + Portrait Night + Portrait Children Night scene Sport Hand-held Starlight Fireworks Light trails Sports Panning Landscape Sunset Beach & Snow Backlight HDR Candlelight Silent Macro Nature Macro Documents Multi Focus Shot		Portrait Sports Action Macro Landscape Sunset Night Scene Hand-held Twilight Night Portrait Anti Motion Blur	Portrait Sports Action Macro Landscape Sunset Night Scene Handheld Twilight Night Portrait Anti Motion Blur Pet Mode Gourmet Fireworks High Sensitivity
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
5.00 m (at ISO 100)	7.50 m	4.00 m (at ISO 100)	7.20 m (at ISO 200)	6.00 m (at ISO 200)	6.00 m (at ISO 100)	5.90 m (at Auto ISO)
Yes	No	Yes (via hot shoe)	Yes (via hot shoe)	Yes (via hot shoe)	Yes	No
Evaluative (face priority), Evaluative, Average	Auto, on, slow synchro, off	Auto, forced, slow synchro, 2nd curtain, commander, suppressed)	Redeye, fill-in, off, redeye slow-sync (1st-curtain), slow sync (1st-curtain), slow sync (2nd-curtain), manual	Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction, forced off	Flash off, auto, fill flash, slow sync, rear sync, wireless, hi-speed
1/200 sec		1/180 sec	1/250 sec	1/200 sec	1/160 sec
Single Continuous Self-timer	Single Continuous Self-timer	Single Continuous AE bracketing ISO bracketing Film Simulation bracketing WB bracketing Dynamic range bracketing HDR Movie	Single Single anti-shock Silent Sequential high Silent sequential high Sequential low Anti-shock sequential low Silent sequential low 12 sec self-timer 2 sec self-timer Custom self-timer (regular/anti-shock)	Single Burst 4K Photo Post Focus Self-timer	Single shooting Continuous Self-timer Bracketing (AE, DRO, WB)	Single Cotninuous Single burst Self-timer Continuous bracketing Single bracketing WB bracketing DRO bracketing
10.0 fps	30.0 fps	6.0 fps	15.0 fps	9.0 fps	11.0 fps	90.0 fps
Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom)	Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom)	Yes	Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)	Yes (2 or 10 secs, 3 photos over 10 secs)	Yes	Yes
Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Highlight-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Highlight-weighted Average Spot
±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)	±3 (at 1/3 EV steps)
±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV steps)		±5 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)	±5 (3, 5 frames at 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)	±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)	±5 (3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)	±3 (3, 5 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV, 2 EV steps)
		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

MPEG-4, H.264	MPEG-4, H.264	MPEG-4, H.264	MPEG-4, H.264	MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264	MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, H.264	MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 120 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 60 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 30 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 23.98p / 30 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1280 x 720 @ 120p / 52 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1280 x 720 @ 60p / 26 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC	3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 120 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 120 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 60 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 30 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC	3840 x 2160 @ 30p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 50p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 30p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 30p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 25p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 23.98p, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM	3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 102 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 52 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM	3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 20 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1280 x 720 @ 30p / 10 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC	3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 50i / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM	3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 25p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 100 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 100p / 60 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 50p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 16 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 25p / 16 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 50 Mbps, XAVC S, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital 1280 x 720 @ 30p / 6 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC 1280 x 720 @ 25p / 6 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo
Mono	Mono	Mono	Mono	Mono	Mono	Mono

SD/SDHC/SDXC slot (UHS-I compatible)	SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible)	SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I supported)	SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II supported)	SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I supported)	SD/SDHC/SDXC + Memory Stick Pro Duo	SD/ SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Pro Duo

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes (micro-HDMI)	Yes (micro-HDMI)	Yes (mini HDMI)	Yes (micro HDMI)	Yes (micro-HDMI)	Yes (micro HDMI)	Yes (micro-HDMI with uncompressed 4K/30p output)
Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Built-In	Built-In	Built-In	Built-In	Built-In	Built-In	Built-In
802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth	802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth	802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 4.2	802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth	802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth 4.2 LE	802.11b/g/n + NFC + Bluetooth	802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth and NFC
Yes (via smartphone)	Yes (via smartphone or wireless remote)	Yes (via smartphone)	Yes (via smartphone)	Yes (via smartphone)	Yes (wireless or smartphone)	Yes (wired or smartphone)

No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Built-in	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack
LP-E12 lithium-ion battery & charger	NB-13L lithium-ion battery and charger	NP-W126S lithium-ion battery & charger	BLS-50 lithium-ion battery & USB charger	Lithium-ion battery & charger	NP-FW50 lithium-ion battery & charger	NP-BX1 lithium-ion battery & USB charger
305	230	270	360	260	420	260
387 g (0.85 lb / 13.65 oz)	340 g (0.75 lb / 11.99 oz)	320 g (0.71 lb / 11.29 oz)	383 g (0.84 lb / 13.51 oz)	450 g (0.99 lb / 15.87 oz)	396 g (0.87 lb / 13.97 oz)	302 g (0.67 lb / 10.65 oz)
116 x 88 x 59 mm (4.57 x 3.46 x 2.32″)	111 x 61 x 46 mm (4.37 x 2.4 x 1.81″)	119 x 38 x 41 mm (4.69 x 1.5 x 1.61″)	122 x 84 x 49 mm (4.8 x 3.31 x 1.93″)	124 x 72 x 47 mm (4.88 x 2.83 x 1.85″)	120 x 67 x 59 mm (4.72 x 2.64 x 2.32″)	102 x 58 x 43 mm (4.02 x 2.28 x 1.69″)

Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
None	None	None	None	None	None	None