Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 1D X Mark II vs. Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 16.76 cm 9.69 cm
Width 15.8 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 8.26 cm 8.08 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 699 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 699 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 21,560,000 pixels 12,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 120 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) 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 X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Image Processor - BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 61 759
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection - Face Recognition, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.64"
Viewfinder Resolution - 9,437,184 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 0.9x
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 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
ISO (Max) 51200 409600
Native ISO 100-51200 -
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2), 409600 (H3) 409600
Extended ISO (Min) 50 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-51200, ISO 400-1600 ISO 204800, ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
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 Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (daylight white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 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 or 9 steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV, AVC H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card Dual SD card, dual CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
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
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 2768 x 1848
JPEG 2128 x 1416
JPEG 1376 x 920
JPEG 3776 x 2832
JPEG 2464 x 1848
JPEG 1888 x 1416
JPEG 1232 x 920
JPEG 4240 x 2348
JPEG 2768 x 1550
JPEG 2128 x 1200
JPEG 1376 x 776
JPEG 2832 x 2832
JPEG 1840 x 1840
JPEG 1408 x 1408
JPEG 912 x 912
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 HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 510 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 80 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 135 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 HDMI, USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge 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 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
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, 10 frames per second, 6 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, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Mark II Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector -
Software EOS Digital Solution -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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