Canon EOS 1D C vs. Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D C and Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 1D C vs. Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 16.36 cm 9.57 cm
Width 15.8 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 6.03 cm
Weight 1.545 kg 584 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant -
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 12,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 12,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 169
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Face Recognition
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
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 -
Interchangeable Focusing Screens Yes -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
ISO (Max) 204800 409600
Extended ISO (Max) - 409600
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-102400, ISO 50-409600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, action, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, autumn leaves, Retro, HDR, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Lighting, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 1/30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Digital Video Format MJPEG, H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card Memory Stick Micro (M2) card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 2768 x 1848
JPEG 2128 x 1416
JPEG 1376 x 920
JPEG 4240 x 2384
JPEG 2768 x 1560
JPEG 2128 x 1200
JPEG 1376 x 776
Video Capture MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution)
Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution)
Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 310 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 370 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Wi-Fi ready Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
LAN
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
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, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, high-speed recording, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, distortion correction function, Clean HDMI output for 4K movies
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D C Sony Alpha7s II ILCE-7SM2
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup Eyepiece cover, battery charger, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable, cable protector
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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