Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 80D

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm and Canon EOS 80D. 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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Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm vs. Canon EOS 80D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses Body only
Height 6.28 cm 10.52 cm
Width 10.96 cm 13.9 cm
Depth 3.57 cm 7.85 cm
Weight 224 g 650 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 650 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 730 g
Body Material - Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black -
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.5 x 15.0 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 6
LENS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
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/EF-S
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 Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 179 45
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF FlexiZone, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Viewfinder Type - Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -3 to +1
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-25600 100-16000
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600) ISO auto, ISO 25600, ISO 100-16000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3.8%), partial (6%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR
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 Fisheye, soft focus, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting
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 Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 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 -1-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 12
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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Video Recording Modes FH, FX, PS -
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264, MOV
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 Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
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 6000 x 4000
RAW 4500 x 3000
RAW 3000 x 2000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2956 x 1992
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
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
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 90Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 90Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 90Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 60Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 30Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps - 26Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 4Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 4Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 400 shots
Video recording - 1.84 hours
Photo shooting - 1390 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 1250 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 340 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Interface HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view DLNA, remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print 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 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second 3 frames per second, 7 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 RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Video Snapshot mode, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology
OTHERS Sony Alpha5100 ILCE-5100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Canon EOS 80D
Included Accessories Lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software - Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional
Max Operating Temperature - 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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