Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 and Canon EOS M6 Mark II. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.28 cm 7 cm
Width 10.96 cm 11.96 cm
Depth 3.57 cm 4.92 cm
Weight 224 g 361 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 361 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 408 g
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 179 143
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-25600 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.6%), partial (4.5%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin
Special Effects Illustration, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Electronic Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 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 Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -1-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 4.6
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Video Recording Modes FH, FX, PS -
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC LC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 4240 x 2832
JPEG 3008 x 2000
JPEG 6000 x 3376
JPEG 4240 x 2400
JPEG 3008 x 1688
RAW 6960 x 4640
RAW 6160 x 4640
RAW 6960 x 3904
RAW 4640 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 4640
JPEG 6160 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 3904
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4256 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 2688
JPEG 3472 x 2320
JPEG 3072 x 2320
JPEG 3472 x 1952
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4640 x 4640
JPEG 3200 x 3200
JPEG 2300 x 2300
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 400 shots
Video recording - 1.84 hours
Photo shooting - 305 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Interface HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 14 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR Movie mode
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, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing Auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, interval shooting mode, Video Snapshot mode, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, 4K time-lapse movie recording, Lens Shading Correction, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS
OTHERS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Included Accessories Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software - Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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