Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4

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Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM and Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

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Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM vs. Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included EF-S 18-55mm IS STM lens Body only
Height 9.98 cm 9.64 cm
Width 13.31 cm 12.89 cm
Depth 7.88 cm 7.75 cm
Weight 525 g 665 g
Weight Details - Camera body only:
Camera with battery and memory card: 665 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel 61 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 18,500,000 pixels 62,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels 61,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Full Frame (35.7 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 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 Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Image Processor DIGIC 5 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
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 T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Auto Focus Hybrid TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 567
Auto Focus Features - Predictive Focus Control, Focus Priority in Aperture Drive
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF
Face Detection Automatic Face Tracking technology, Live Face detection AF mode Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 95% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.85x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, AE lock, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, maximum burst -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
ISO (Max) 25600 32000
Native ISO - 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400) ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, partial (9%), centre-weighted, spot (4%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average
Exposure Metering Zones 63 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, 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, sunset, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white), twilight Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
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 2 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps 3, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
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, Peaking AF display, Touch AF
FLASH Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Flash Modes Auto mode -
Features AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Memory Card Slot SD card Dual 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
Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
9504 x 6336
8448 x 6336
9504 x 5344
6240 x 4160
5552 x 4160
6240 x 3512
4752 x 3168
4224 x 3168
4752 x 2672
3120 x 2080
2768 x 2080
3120 x 1752
6336 x 6336
4160 x 4160
3168 x 3168
2080 x 2080
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 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Battery Type Canon LP-E8 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E8 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1120 mAh (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 550 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 470 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 200 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 170 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 670 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 170 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 160 minutes (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
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, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
Microphone
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode - HDR Movie mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, resizing an image, GPS ready, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Image Rating Built-in speaker, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, x.v.Colour technology, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, S-Log2 gamma setting, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, PC Remote functions via USB
OTHERS Canon EOS Rebel T5i + EF-S 18-55mm IS STM Sony Alpha7R IV ILCE-7RM4
Included Accessories Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C cable
Software Drivers & Utilities -
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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