Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm and Canon EOS 1D X Mark III. 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.

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Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm vs. Canon EOS 1D X Mark III Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 5.5K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included DT 18-55mm lens Body only
Height 10.42 cm 16.76 cm
Width 14.26 cm 15.8 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 8.26 cm
Weight 610 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
Protection - Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Sensor Resolution 24.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels - 21,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution - 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) 50 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, High Detail Low Pass Filter
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC X
LENS Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 DT SAM -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - Canon EF
Features Aspherical lens, Smooth Autofocus Motor (SAM) -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 191
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Deep Learning technology
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Servo AF, Head Detection AF, Large Zone AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition -
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm 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 1,440,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.88x 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
ISO (Max) 25600 819200
Native ISO 100-12800 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 204800 (H1), 409600 (H2), 819200 (H3)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 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, 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, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View -
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Night Scene, Style Box -
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 1/8000 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 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 2-18 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Type 2.7" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 460,800 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm 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, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, AVC H.264, RAW, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 5472 x 2886
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM -
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm 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, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card CFexpress
Memory Card - 64 GB CFexpress
Memory Card Included No Yes
Image Storage - 5472 x 3648
4368 x 2912
3648 x 2432
2736 x 1824
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
RAW - 5472 x 2286
4096 x 2160
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life - 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 USB 3.1, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Accessory shoe (Sony Multi Interface Shoe)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 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 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 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 Alpha68 ILCA-68K + DT 18-55mm Canon EOS 1D X Mark III
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, power cable, shoe cap Body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector, dual battery charger
Max Operating Temperature - 45 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 2 years
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