State of the Art
54 T3Tomorrow’sTechnologyTodayAPRIL 2019 WWW.T3INDIA.COMhese may be serious cameras,
but you don’t need a degree in
photography to operate them. Both
the Canon and Nikon have fully
automaticshooting modes, and though the Fuji
requires you to individually set lens aperture,
shutter speed and ISO sensitivity to automatic,
it’s then just as easy to use.
The Z 7 separates itself by incorporating IBIS
(in-body image stabilisation) which moves the
image sensor to counteract camera shake.
Image stabilisation is usually optical, meaning
an element in the lens moves instead, but that
requires a suitable lens, whereas IBIS gives you
a stabilised image with any optic. Sadly you
don’t get this feature with the EOS R, but the
Canon RF-mount 24-105mm lens is at least
optically stabilised. The GFX 50R also lacks
IBIS, but given the huge sensor and pared-
down body size, its absence is more
understandable.
However, this isn’t the only compromise you
have to make for medium format. Where the
Canon and Nikon are capable of shooting 4K
video, the 50R maxes out at good old Full HD,
and even that is only at 30fps. The EOS R isn’t
without fault though, as its 4K video comes
with a 1.7x crop factor, meaning you get a much
tighter field of view shooting video than when
IBIS moves the image
sensor to counteract
camera shake
capturing stills. Only the Z 7 uses the full
sensor width to shoot 4K video, with no nasty
cropping surprises.
If you’d prefer to record a series of stills
to capture a fleeting moment, the Z 7 is your
best bet of the options here. It can manage an
impressive 9fps continuous burst rate, where
the Canon fires at 8fps, and the Fuji lags behind
at just 3fps.
Effective autofocus is critical for making the
most of a pixel-packed sensor, and here all
three cameras are well featured. The EOS R
boasts an incredible 5,655 focus points that
cover 88 per cent of the image frame, while the
Z 7 can ‘only’ offer 493 AF points, but
they expand over 90 per cent of the frame. The
50R’s 425 points spread right into the corners
of frame.
FEATURES
TEST 02:
There’s so much more to these
cameras than just big sensorsT
FUJIFILM GFX-50R
When it comestofeatures,theZ 7 isalmost without
compromise.Whetheryoushootstills or video,
you’re treated to top-class specs.TEST02:WINNER
NIKON Z 7
NIKON Z 7
CANON EOS R