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The best Canon cameras

Canon is the market leader for digital cameras. The company was already a major player in the analog photographic equipment industry and has further developed and strengthened its market position since digital technology became dominant. Canon provides a broad range of models, including digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras, mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, and compact cameras that come with a built-in lens. It also uses a variety of imaging sensors in its models, ranging from full-frame, over APS-C and One-inch, to small 1/2.3-inch sensors.

Canon system
Canon camera system

The choice of a particular type of camera depends very much on the intended use. A professional wedding photographer has different requirements than a casual family holiday shooter, and a sports reporter has different needs than a landscape artist. The importance of individual preferences and selection criteria means that the question which camera is best is not easy to answer. That said, general camera rankings can give a useful overview of the overall capabilities of various camera models and thereby provide the basis for more use-specific model comparisons and assessments.

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The highest rated Canon cameras

Top Elo
Camera with highest Elo: Canon R5 Mark II

The Camera Elo represents a comprehensive rating that takes the body, sensor and feature characteristics of digital cameras into account. It is based on the outcomes of thousands of pair-wise comparisons undertaken via the CAM-parator app.

The Canon R5 Mark II is currently the top-ranked Canon camera with a Camera Elo of 3219, followed in second place by the Canon R1 with a rating of 3174. The table below lists the 20 highest ranked Canon cameras in descending order of their Elo. It also reports the cameras' DXO Mark sensor quality score, which can be taken as indicators of pure image quality. For both the Camera Elo and the DXO score, higher values represent better performance.

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The Cameras with the Highest Elo
    Camera
Model
Lens
Type
Camera
Elo
DXO
Score
Camera
Type
Resolution
(MP)
Video
Format
Camera
Launch
Launch
Price
Street
Price
1.
 
Canon R5 Mark IICanon RF 321997 Mirrorless 44.88k/60p Jul 2024 US$ 4 299 amazon.com
2.
 
Canon R1Canon RF 317497 Mirrorless 24.06K/60p Jul 2024 US$ 6 299 amazon.com
3.
 
Canon R3Canon RF 312496 Mirrorless 24.06K/60p Sep 2021 US$ 5 999 amazon.com
4.
 
Canon R5 CCanon RF 309896 Mirrorless 44.88k/60p Jan 2022 US$ 4 499 amazon.com
5.
 
Canon R5Canon RF 309195 Mirrorless 44.88K/30p Jul 2020 US$ 3 899 amazon.com
6.
 
Canon R6 Mark IICanon RF 299996 Mirrorless 24.04k/60p Nov 2022 US$ 2 499 amazon.com
7.
 
Canon R7Canon RF 296184 Mirrorless 32.34k/60p May 2022 US$ 1 499 amazon.com
8.
 
Canon R6Canon RF 289990 Mirrorless 20.04k/60p Jul 2020 US$ 2 499 amazon.com
9.
 
Canon 1D X Mark IIICanon EF 285791 DSLR 20.04K/60p Jan 2020 US$ 6 499 amazon.com
10.
 
Canon R8Canon RF 283393 Mirrorless 24.04k/60p Feb 2023 US$ 1 499 amazon.com
11.
 
Canon R10Canon RF 278084 Mirrorless 24.04k/60p May 2022 US$ 979 amazon.com
12.
 
Canon R50Canon RF 274384 Mirrorless 24.04K/30p Feb 2023 US$ 679 amazon.com
13.
 
Canon 90DCanon EF-S 269883 DSLR 32.34K/30p Aug 2019 US$ 1 199 amazon.com
14.
 
Canon RCanon RF 269889 Mirrorless 30.14K/30p Sep 2018 US$ 2 299ebay.com
15.
 
Canon M50 Mark IICanon EF-M 266883 Mirrorless 24.04K/24p Oct 2020 US$ 599ebay.com
16.
 
Canon M6 Mark IICanon EF-M 266683 Mirrorless 32.34K/30p Aug 2019 US$ 849ebay.com
17.
 
Canon RPCanon RF 258385 Mirrorless 26.04K/30p Feb 2019 US$ 1 299 amazon.com
18.
 
Canon SL3Canon EF-S 252082 DSLR 24.04K/25p Apr 2019 US$ 599 amazon.com
19.
 
Canon R100Canon RF 251884 Mirrorless 24.04k/24p May 2023 US$ 479 amazon.com
20.
 
Canon T8iCanon EF-S 251183 DSLR 24.04K/24p Feb 2020 US$ 749ebay.com
Note: DXO values in italics represent estimates based on sensor size and age.

You can access more detail on the listed cameras by clicking on the camera's name. Alternatively, you can compare two Canon cameras using the search boxes below. Just enter two model names into the input fields and you will promptly be taken to a respective comparison.

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    Further Reading

    Additional information on the calculation of the Camera Elo can be found on a respective Elo methodology page. Moreover, there are other rankings of cameras by category that might be of interest:

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