“V-Series”: I just made up that name. On March 26, for their video-first cameras line, Canon announced the global availability of the PowerShot V1, hoping that they sorted their manufacturing capacity. They also announced the Canon EOS R50V, a reworked version of the entry level APS-C sensor EOS R50, stripped of the viewfinder, and with improvements to the video mode. It comes (optionally) with a kit lens 14-30mm f/4-6.3 PZ. Body only, its cost is barely less than the R50, and with the kit lens it is still cheaper than the PowerShot V1:
The Canadian prices are:
- PowerShot V1 CAD1349.00
- EOS R50V w/ 14-30mm CAD1279.00
This is supposed to compete with Sony ZV line of cameras. The Sony ZV-1 II is CAD1199.00, while the ZV-E10 II without lens a 16-50 is CAD1499 and would compete with the V1 and R50V respectively.
This is more than the PowerShot G7X MarkIII (CAD1069.00), or even the Fujifilm X-M5 (CAD1199.00 with the 15-45mm).