Canon EOS 4000D vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 4000D and Sony Alpha ZV-E1. 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 4000D vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.16 cm 7.19 cm
Width 12.9 cm 12.1 cm
Depth 7.71 cm 5.43 cm
Weight 436 g 399 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 436 g Camera body only: 399 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g
Body Material Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin SORPLAS
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 2x
SENSOR Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 18,700,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 59.94 fps
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Image Processor DIGIC 4+ BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 759
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Predictive AI Servo AF -
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.8x -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
ISO (Max) 12800 409600
Extended ISO (Max) - 409600
Extended ISO (Min) - 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted -
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority -
Bracketing Modes White balance bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode -
Special Effects Neutral, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W, Standard Soft Skin, Background defocus, Time Lapse, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Automatic
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white) 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/60sec, 1/30 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control -
FLASH Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 9.2 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, XAVC S, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC, 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 PCM Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo (3-Capsule directional)
MEMORY Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 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 No
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
4240 x 2832
2768 x 1848
2128 x 1416
Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Battery Type Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 3.2, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, remote control via Bluetooth
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
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 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second 10 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction Built-in speaker, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), slow motion recording, auto-framing, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, focus breathing compensation, 14-bit RAW, proxy recording, Framing Stabilizer, Product Showcase Setting, Multiple Face Recognition, quick motion
OTHERS Canon EOS 4000D Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Body cap, wind screen, shoulder strap, shoe cap, wind screen adapter
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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