Canon EOS 800D vs. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 800D and Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1. 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 800D vs. Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.99 cm 9.69 cm
Width 13.1 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 7.62 cm 8.08 cm
Weight 532 g 652 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 532 g Camera body only: 652 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 737 g
Body Material Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
SENSOR Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 50.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 50,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 50,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 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, APS-C compatible mode
Image Stabiliser - Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Image Processor DIGIC 7 BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 45 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Yes Eye Detect AF, Pet Detection
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level pentamirror Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.64"
Viewfinder Resolution - 9,437,184 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.82x 0.9x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
ISO (Max) 51200 102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.5%), partial (6%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene -
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/32000 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 1/200sec, 1/500 sec, 1/400 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
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 Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
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, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, MPF, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 7680 x 4320
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
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, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
RAW 4500 x 3000
RAW 3008 x 2000
8640 x 5760
5616 x 3744
4320 x 2880
5616 x 3744 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2880 - APS-C mode
7680 x 5760
4992 x 3744
3840 x 2880
4992 x 3744 - APS-C mode
3840 x 2880 - APS-C mode
8760 x 4864
5616 x 3160
4320 x 2432
5616 x 3160 - APS-C mode
4320 x 2432 - APS-C mode
5760 x 5760
3744 x 3744
2880 x 2880
3744 x 3744 - APS-C mode
2880 x 2880 - APS-C mode
Video Capture - XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 30 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 24 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps - 400Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 120 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 600 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 550 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 270 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 230 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 430 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 150 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 145 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Network (RJ-45)
USB / AV output (micro-USB)
USB (USB Type-C)
FEATURES Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 6 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 15 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, diffraction correction Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, AE lock, AF lock, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, peripheral shading correction, Flickering Reduction function
OTHERS Canon EOS 800D Sony Alpha1 ILCE-1
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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