In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS M3 and Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 6.8 cm | 7.11 cm |
| Width | 11.09 cm | 12.4 cm |
| Depth | 4.44 cm | 5.35 cm |
| Weight | 366 g | 424 g |
| Weight Details | - | Camera body only: 424 g Camera with battery and memory card: 509 g |
| Body Material | Stainless steel, magnesium alloy, polycarbonate resin | - |
| Enclosure Colour | Black | Silver | Black |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.2 Megapixel | 24.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 24,700,000 pixels | 25,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,200,000 pixels | 24,200,000 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 | 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 |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC 6 | BIONZ X |
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| LENS | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF-M | Sony E-mount |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 49 | 693 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF | - |
| Face Detection | Face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Viewfinder Type | Built-in - electronic | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.48" | 0.39" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 2,360,000 pixels | 2,359,296 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | - | 0.59x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1 | -4 to +3 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.6 | - |
| Interchangeable | Yes | - |
| Features | Tilting | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| ISO (Max) | 25600 | 204800 |
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| Native ISO | 100-12800 | 100-51200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 25600 | 204800 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | - | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800 | ISO 50, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight weighted |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 384 | 1200 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | Flash Exposure Bracketing | - |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, food, sports mode, handheld night shot | - |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W) |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) | Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 30 sec | 30 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps | ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step | 3, 5 or 9 steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/200sec | 1/160 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 1-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 921,600 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Camera Flash | Flip-up | - |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | 5 | - |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction | - |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Features | Flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing | - |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264 | H.264, XAVC S |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | - | Linear PCM |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | SD card |
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| 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 RAW 5328 x 4000 RAW 6000 x 3376 RAW 4000 x 4000 JPEG 6000 x 4000 JPEG 5328 x 4000 JPEG 6000 x 3376 JPEG 4320 x 2880 JPEG 4320 x 2432 JPEG 3840 x 2880 JPEG 2880 x 1920 JPEG 2880 x 1616 JPEG 2560 x 1920 JPEG 2304 x 1536 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 720 x 480 JPEG 720 x 408 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 4000 x 4000 JPEG 2880 x 2880 JPEG 1920 x 1920 JPEG 1536 x 1536 JPEG 480 x 480 |
JPEG 6000 x 4000 JPEG 3936 x 2624 JPEG 3008 x 2000 JPEG 3936 x 2624 JPEG 1968 x 1312 JPEG 5328 x 4000 JPEG 3488 x 2624 JPEG 2656 x 2000 JPEG 3488 x 2624 JPEG 1744 x 1312 JPEG 6000 x 3376 JPEG 3936 x 2216 JPEG 3008 x 1688 JPEG 3008 x 1688 JPEG 1968 x 1112 JPEG 4000 x 4000 JPEG 2624 x 2624 JPEG 2000 x 2000 JPEG 1312 x 1312 |
| Video Capture | H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps MOV - 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 |
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FZ100 |
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| Details | Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 250 shots (at 23 °C) Photo shooting - 185 shots (at 0 °C) |
Photo shooting - 680 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 740 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 140 minutes |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) | USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B) HDMI (19 pin mini HDMI Type C) |
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 4.2 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | - | Auto HDR mode |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, saturation control, highlight tone priority, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Hybrid Auto | Built-in speaker, histogram display, colour control, saturation control, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, Clear Image Zoom 2.0x, peripheral shading correction, image distortion correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS M3 | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C |
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| Included Accessories | Carrying strap, battery charger, body cap, USB cable | Body cap |
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| Software | Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
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