Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 1D C

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Canon EOS 1D C. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 1D C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses Body only
Height 6.2 cm 16.36 cm
Width 10.99 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 3.46 cm 8.27 cm
Weight 210 g 1.545 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Waterproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 18.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 19,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 18,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Image Processor BIONZ Dual DIGIC 5+
LENS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 40.5 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function -
SECOND LENS
Type Telephoto lens - 3.8x zoom - 55 - 210 mm - f/4.5-6.3 -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 82.5 - 315mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 1 m -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 13 elements -
Filter Size 49 mm -
Features ED glass -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 61
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Live Face detection AF mode
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
Interchangeable Focusing Screens - Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
ISO (Max) 16000 204800
Native ISO 200-16000 -
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 200-16000 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur -
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 1/30 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 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 MJPEG, H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 4096 x 2160
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Dual CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
RAW 5184 x 3456
RAW 3888 x 2592
RAW 2592 x 1728
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1020 mAh (included) Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution)
Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution)
Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Connectivity Features - Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
Remote control
HDMI output
Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm)
LAN
Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 2.5 frames per second 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 1D C
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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