Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM. 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 M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses EF-M 15-45mm IS STM lens
Height 6.2 cm 8.81 cm
Width 10.99 cm 11.63 cm
Depth 3.46 cm 5.87 cm
Weight 210 g 350 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 350 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 387 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Black with graphite grey lens | White with silver lens
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Sensor Resolution 16.1 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 16,500,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,100,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 24 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Image Processor BIONZ DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 15 - 45 mm - f/3.5-6.3 STM Canon EF-M
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm 24 - 72mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm 25 cm
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) 84.3 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual (by ring), motorised drive Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements 9 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 49 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF-M
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function Full-time manual focusing, Stepping Motor (STM) technology
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 M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 143
Auto Focus Features Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Touch and Drag AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,360,000 pixels
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
ISO (Max) 16000 51200
Native ISO 200-16000 -
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 200-16000 ISO auto, ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
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 Soft, Cool, Warm, Black & White, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail, Shine, Lime, Peach
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 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 ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 5
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control
MEMORY Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card - 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included - Yes
Image Storage JPEG 4912 x 2760
JPEG 3568 x 2000
JPEG 2448 x 1376
RAW 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
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
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 119.9 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion
Details 1 x Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1020 mAh (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 275 shots (at 23 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 245 shots (at 0 °C (EVF on))
Photo shooting - 320 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor on))
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor on))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 2.5 frames per second 10 frames per second, 7.4 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 RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, brightness control, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, distortion correction function, PC webcam option, tilt adjustment, diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, vertical video support, movie self-timer, Digital Lens Optimizer (DLO)
OTHERS Sony Alpha NEX 3NY + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS M50 Mark II + EF-M 15-45mm IS STM
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap, rucksack, additional battery, hot shoe cover
Software 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 - 2 years
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