Canon EOS 6D Mark II vs. Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 6D Mark II and Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3. 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 6D Mark II vs. Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 11.05 cm 7.78 cm
Width 14.4 cm 12.97 cm
Depth 7.48 cm 8.45 cm
Weight 685 g 640 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 685 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 765 g
Camera body only: 640 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 715 g
Body Material Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant Weatherproof
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Sensor Resolution 26.2 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 27,100,000 pixels 12,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 26,200,000 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 120 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration)
Image Stabiliser Electronic (5-axis) Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Image Processor DIGIC 7 BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty - 759
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 98% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Battery status, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, flicker detection, area AF frame, aspect ratio line, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode, warning symbol -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
ISO (Max) 102400 409600
Native ISO 200-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2) -
Extended ISO (Min) 50 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000, ISO auto (100-40000) ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (3.2%) -
Exposure Metering Zones 63 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, panning, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, 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 -
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps -
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec 1/125sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 -
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual CFexpress / 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 6240 x 4160
RAW 4680 x 3120
RAW 3120 x 2080
JPEG 6240 x 4160
JPEG 4160 x 2768
JPEG 3120 x 2080
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5536 x 4160
JPEG 3680 x 2768
JPEG 2768 x 2080
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6240 x 3504
JPEG 4160 x 2336
JPEG 3120 x 1752
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4160 x 4160
JPEG 2768 x 2768
JPEG 2080 x 2080
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Video recording - 135 minutes
Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4"-20 screw
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Audio input (XLR / phone stereo 6.3 mm x 2)
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
USB (micro-USB)
FEATURES Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 6.5 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, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction, Digital 5-axis Movie IS, 4K time-lapse movie recording Built-in speaker, relay recording, fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, double slot recording, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Flickering Reduction function, assignable buttons, 16-bit RAW data output
OTHERS Canon EOS 6D Mark II Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Body cap, accessory shoe kit, USB-C cable, handle
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4 -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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