Canon EOS 650D vs. Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS 650D and Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS 650D vs. Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.98 cm 9.57 cm
Width 13.31 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 7.88 cm 5.97 cm
Weight 575 g 556 g
Body Material Stainless steel, fibreglass, polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 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, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Image Processor DIGIC 5 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 25
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame -
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, white balance, exposure bracketing, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, depth-of-field, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Soft, Warm, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting Black & White, Sepia, Colour, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, High contrast, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
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), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
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 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating (270°) Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, H.264, MOV H.264, XAVC S, AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, 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 Stick XC-HG Duo
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
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
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2624
3936 x 2216
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1312
1968 x 1112
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Battery Type Canon LP-E8 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E8 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 440 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (at 0 °C)
Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 270 shots
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, FE lock, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, GPS ready, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, built-in help guide, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Picture Style Auto, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, High ISO NR, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, Image Rating Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, diffraction correction, S-Log2 gamma setting
OTHERS Canon EOS 650D Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2
Included Accessories Carrying strap, battery pack, battery charger, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup, battery cover, power cable, camera cover Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX Sony PlayMemories Home
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
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