Canon R3 vs Canon R7

Lets look a little more closely at the Canon R3 vs Canon R7, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless and both are designed by Canon. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the R3 (24MP) and R7 (33MP) and the R3 (Full frame) and R7 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The R3 was introduced 8 months before the R7 so they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple overview of how the R3 scores vs the R7 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS R3 and Canon EOS R7. The whole galleries are provided at Canon R3 Gallery and Canon R7 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon R3 provides outside measurements of 150mm x 143mm x 87mm (5.9" x 5.6" x 3.4") with a weight of 1015 grams (2.24 lbs) and the Canon R7 has dimensions of 132mm x 90mm x 92mm (5.2" x 3.5" x 3.6") and a weight of 612 grams (1.35 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the R3 and the R7.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the R3 and R7 is 52 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specs. The image underneath might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the R3 and R7.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The R3 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field easier and the Canon R7 will deliver extra detail using its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged R3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.