Canon EOS M6 vs. Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS M6 and Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3. 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 M6 vs. Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.8 cm 9.69 cm
Width 11.2 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 4.45 cm 8.08 cm
Weight 390 g 699 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 343 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 390 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 699 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black -
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 12,900,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 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) 60 fps 120 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Electronic (5-axis) Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Image Processor DIGIC 7 BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF-M Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face Recognition, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.64"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 9,437,184 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.9x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Image Aspect Ratio 4:3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Interchangeable Yes -
Features Auto eye sensor, hot shoe mountable -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
ISO (Max) 25600 409600
Native ISO 100-6400 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 409600
Extended ISO (Min) - 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 204800, ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted, spot (2%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
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 Dynamic Range Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene -
Special Effects Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Neutral, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard, Fine Detail -
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 Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 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
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 -
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, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual SD card, dual CFexpress
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
RAW 5328 x 4000
RAW 6000 x 3368
RAW 4000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 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
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 2768 x 1848
JPEG 2128 x 1416
JPEG 1376 x 920
JPEG 3776 x 2832
JPEG 2464 x 1848
JPEG 1888 x 1416
JPEG 1232 x 920
JPEG 4240 x 2348
JPEG 2768 x 1550
JPEG 2128 x 1200
JPEG 1376 x 776
JPEG 2832 x 2832
JPEG 1840 x 1840
JPEG 1408 x 1408
JPEG 912 x 912
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 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 M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Battery Type Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 295 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 425 shots (ECO mode)
Photo shooting - 290 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 510 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 80 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 135 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
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
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 7 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 Depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, colour control, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Hybrid Auto, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, diffraction correction Built-in speaker, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording
OTHERS Canon EOS M6 Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap -
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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