Canon EOS 850D vs. Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 850D 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 850D vs. Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.26 cm 7.78 cm
Width 13.1 cm 12.97 cm
Depth 7.62 cm 8.45 cm
Weight 471 g 640 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 471 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 515 g
Camera body only: 640 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 715 g
Body Material Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Weatherproof
SENSOR Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Sensor Resolution 24.1 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 12,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,100,000 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 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 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Image Processor DIGIC 8 BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection / TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 45 759
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist -
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF, AI Servo AF, Large Zone 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 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.82x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -
Viewfinder Information Grid, electronic level, flicker detection, aspect ratio line, spot metering circle -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
ISO (Max) 25600 409600
Native ISO 100-25600 -
Extended ISO (Max) 51200 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) -
Exposure Metering Zones 216 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, 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, smooth skin, handheld night scene, group photo -
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 Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, 2000K - 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
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/125sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 850D 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 -
FLASH Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW JPEG, RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 -
Audio Signal Format AAC Linear PCM, AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode - Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS 850D 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 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 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 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100
Details Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 800 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 730 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 290 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Video recording - 135 minutes
Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer -
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4" socket 1/4"-20 screw
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB / AV output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
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 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 7.5 frames per second, 7 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction 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 850D Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap Body cap, accessory shoe kit, USB-C cable, handle
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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