Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 vs. Canon EOS M6

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 and Canon EOS M6. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 vs. Canon EOS M6 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.42 cm 6.8 cm
Width 14.26 cm 11.2 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 4.45 cm
Weight 610 g 390 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 343 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 390 g
Enclosure Colour - Silver | Black
SENSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 50 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Electronic (5-axis)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 7
LENS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Lens Mounting Type - Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 49
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Image Aspect Ratio - 4:3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
Interchangeable - Yes
Features - Auto eye sensor, hot shoe mountable
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-12800 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted, spot (2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Night Scene, Style Box Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Neutral, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, Black & White Green filter, landscape, portrait, miniature, HDR, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, 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 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 2-18 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 460,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 5
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, wireless off-camera control AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
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, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage - RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 5328 x 4000
RAW 6000 x 3368
RAW 4000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - Photo shooting - 295 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 425 shots (ECO mode)
Photo shooting - 290 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
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 HDMI output
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 4 frames per second, 9 frames per second, 7 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Quick AF Live View, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, 25p Cinema Mode, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, 3D Sweep Panorama technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Shade Correction, NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Quick AF Full HD movie recording, Smart Teleconverter, AUTO+ (Advanced AUTO) mode, Translucent Mirror technology Depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, colour control, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, contrast control, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Hybrid Auto, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, diffraction correction
OTHERS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, shoe cap Battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, neck strap
Software - Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Image Transfer Utility
Max Operating Temperature - 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
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