Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm. 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.

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Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 16-50mm lens
Height 16.76 cm 6.69 cm
Width 15.8 cm 12 cm
Depth 8.26 cm 5.94 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 352 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 352 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 396 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 21,560,000 pixels 25,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Image Processor - BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Sony E-mount
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 425
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF -
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 1.07x
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 1.5
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
ISO (Max) 51200 51200
Native ISO 100-51200 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2), 409600 (H3) 51200
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-51200, ISO 400-1600 ISO 51200, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 216 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 - Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Black & White, Sepia, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Posterisation (B/W)
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 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, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Type 3.2" LCD display 2.95" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Tilting
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 6
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Features - AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing, high-speed synchronization (HSS)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, AVC AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 64 GB CFast 2.0 -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4368 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 2736 x 1824
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
4000 x 4000
2832 x 2832
2000 x 2000
Video Capture H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 50 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 25 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps
H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 420 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - 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, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 13 frames per second, 16 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, 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, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control Built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, fast motion recording, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100L + 16-50mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable
Software EOS Digital Solution -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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