Canon EOS 1D X vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM. 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

Canon EOS 1D X vs. Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens
Height 16.36 cm 8.61 cm
Width 15.8 cm 13.25 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 7 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 414 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 414 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 461 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant -
Optical Zoom - 2x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 25,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser - Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ DIGIC X
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type - Zoom lens - 2x zoom - 24 - 50 mm - f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Canon RF - zoom
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 84 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 8 elements
Filter Size - 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Canon RF
Features - Aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology, built-in control ring
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 1053
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control - Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 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% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.70x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 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 Exposure compensation, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, battery status, highlight tone priority, picture mode, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, AF status, electronic level, maximum burst, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
ISO (Max) 204800 204800
Native ISO - 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 252 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash, flexible-priority AE, hybrid auto, scene intelligent auto, special scenes, creative filters, custom
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, AVC, HEVC, H.265, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1536
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
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Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 - 179.82 fps
1920 x 1080 - 150 fps
1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1040 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 220 shots (viewfinder)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal -
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone
LAN
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control (E3)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second -
HDR Mode - Moving Subject HDR, HDR PQ
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, 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, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing, weatherproof, HDR image enhancement technology, auto white balance, 4K time-lapse movie recording, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS, Canon Log 3, Depth Compositing
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Canon EOS R8 + RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Battery charger, dust cap, lens cap, neck strap, battery cover, shoe cap, camera cover
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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