Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM

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Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only EF-M 15-45mm IS STM lens
Height 16.76 cm 8.81 cm
Width 15.8 cm 11.63 cm
Depth 8.26 cm 5.87 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 350 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 350 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 387 g
Enclosure Colour - Black | Black with graphite grey lens | White with silver lens
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,560,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser - Optical
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Image Processor - DIGIC 8
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-6.3 STM Canon EF-M
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 72mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 84.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size - 49 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon EF-M
Features - Full-time manual focusing, Stepping Motor (STM) technology
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 143
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
ISO (Max) 51200 51200
Native ISO 100-51200 -
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2), 409600 (H3) 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-51200, ISO 400-1600 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 216 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Soft, Cool, Warm, Black & White, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail, Shine, Lime, Peach
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5
Flash Modes - Rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, AVC H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 64 GB CFast 2.0 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included Yes Yes
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4368 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 2736 x 1824
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 50 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 25 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 275 shots (at 23 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 245 shots (at 0 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 320 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor on))
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor on))
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 13 frames per second, 16 frames per second 10 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, brightness control, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, distortion correction function, PC webcam option, tilt adjustment, diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, vertical video support, movie self-timer, Digital Lens Optimizer (DLO)
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, rucksack, additional battery, hot shoe cover
Software EOS Digital Solution -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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