Canon EOS 1D X vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X and Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS. 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 vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only E 18-135mm OSS lens
Height 16.36 cm 6.9 cm
Width 15.8 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 8.27 cm 7.51 cm
Weight 1.34 kg 410 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 410 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 493 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Protection Waterproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 18.1 Megapixel 26.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 19,300,000 pixels 27,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,100,000 pixels 26,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 119.88 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating, Ultrasonic Wave Motion Cleaning (UWMC) Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 5+ BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
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 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
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
AE/AF Control - Touch AF, Animal detection AF, AF Track Sens, AF Subject Shift Sensivity, AF Transition Speed, AF Area Regist, AF Assist, Focus Map, Circle of Focus Point, Switch V/H AF Area, Bird detection AF, Human detection AF, Insect detection AF, Car detection AF, Train detection AF, Airplane detection AF
Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 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
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
ISO (Max) 204800 102400
Native ISO - 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot -
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash -
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade -
Shutter Type - Mechanical, electronic
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 -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Memory Card Slot Dual CompactFlash Card SD card
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
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1536
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
6192 x 4128
4384 x 2920
3104 x 2064
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 30Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 140Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 600Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 222Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 500Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 185Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 300Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 111Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 250Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 93Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 240Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 89Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Battery Type Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 550 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 3.2, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone
LAN
USB 3.2 (24 pin USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 12 frames per second, 14 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, 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, EOS iTR (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) AF, EOS iSA (Intelligent Subject Analysis) System, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control Built-in speaker, built-in LED illuminator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Time-Lapse recording, Clear Image Zoom, distortion correction function, slow motion recording, auto-framing, anti-flicker, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, webcam function, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, proxy recording, AI-powered, quick motion
OTHERS Canon EOS 1D X Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, hot shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional -
Max Operating Temperature 45 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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