Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm and Canon EOS 1D X Mark III. 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 Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 5.5K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 16-50mm lens Body only
Height 4.9 cm 16.76 cm
Width 6.7 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 12 cm 8.26 cm
Weight 361 g 1.25 kg
Weight Details - Camera body only: 1.25 kg
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.44 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels 21,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, High Detail Low Pass Filter
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC X
LENS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
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 -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 191
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Deep Learning technology
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Servo AF, Head Detection AF, Large Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter -
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
ISO (Max) 51200 819200
Native ISO 100-6400 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800 (H1), 409600 (H2), 819200 (H3)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-51200 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 100-102400, ISO 819200
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (1.5%), partial (6.2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 216
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, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene -
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled 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 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV 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 -2-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S H.264, RAW, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 5472 x 2886
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Dual CFexpress
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 CFexpress
Memory Card - 64 GB CFexpress
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2400
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
5472 x 3648
4368 x 2912
3648 x 2432
2736 x 1824
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 120 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 100 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 6Mbps
RAW - 5472 x 2286
4096 x 2160
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 2850 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 2360 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 610 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 530 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) USB 3.1, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 16 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, 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, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, in-camera RAW processing
OTHERS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300L + 16-50mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector, dual battery charger
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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