Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 vs. Canon EOS M6 Mark II

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 and Canon EOS M6 Mark II. 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 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.42 cm 7 cm
Width 14.26 cm 11.96 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 4.92 cm
Weight 610 g 361 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 361 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 408 g
Enclosure Colour - Black
SENSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 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) 50 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type - Canon EF-M
FOCUSING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 143
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-12800 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 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, 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, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, self-portrait, food, panning, sports mode, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Night Scene, Style Box Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
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 Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/16000 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 1/2 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 Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 2-18 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
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 Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 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, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
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 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM AAC LC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 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, 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 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 - 50 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
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 Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
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 - 305 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 80 minutes
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - 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 HDMI output
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
USB (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second 14 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR Movie 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 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68 Canon EOS M6 Mark II
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, shoe cap 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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