Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM and Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7. 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.

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Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens Body only
Height 9.07 cm 9.44 cm
Width 11.68 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 6.94 cm 4.82 cm
Weight 370 g 416 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection - Splashproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 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 -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Image Processor DIGIC 5 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon EF-S -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 74.3 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 58 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Sony E-mount
Features Internal focusing system, aspherical lens, Stepping Motor (STM) technology -
FOCUSING Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 25
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.87x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, FE lock, AF point, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
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 ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec -
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation AF illuminator
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, 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, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 5184 x 3456 - 17.9 MB
JPEG 3456 x 2304 - 8 MB
JPEG 2592 x 1728 - 4.5 MB
JPEG 1920 x 1280 - 2.5 MB
JPEG 720 x 480 - 0.35 MB
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2624
3936 x 2216
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1312
1968 x 1112
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 875 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 420 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 160 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 150 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel SL1 + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7 ILCE-7
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, eyecup Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Software Drivers & Utilities Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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