In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 and Canon EOS R5 C. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.64 cm | 10.1 cm |
| Width | 13.13 cm | 14.2 cm |
| Depth | 7.98 cm | 11.1 cm |
| Weight | 658 g | 680 g |
| Weight Details | Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g | Camera body only: 680 g Camera with battery and memory card: 770 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | - |
| Protection | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Sensor Resolution | 33.0 Megapixel | 45 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 34,100,000 pixels | 47,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 33,000,000 pixels | 45,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 60 fps | 60 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode) | Electronic (5-axis) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ XR | DIGIC X |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Canon RF |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 759 | 1053 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF, Wide-area AF, Expanded area AF, animal eye detection, bird eye detection, right/left eye select | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Zone AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.5" | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 3,686,400 pixels | 5,760,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.78x | 0.76x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -4 to +2 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.0 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 102400 |
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| Native ISO | 100-51200 | 100-51200 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 204800 | 102400 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | 50 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO auto (200-51200) |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | 384 |
| Exposure Modes | Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash |
| Bracketing Modes | Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing | Focus bracketing |
| Special Effects | Soft Skin, Creative Look presets | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2000K - 15000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white) |
| Shutter Type | Mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical, electronic |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 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 or 9 steps | 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Type | 3" LCD display | 3.15" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 1,036,000 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Digital Video Format | MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS | XF-AVC, Cinema RAW Light, MP4 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF |
| Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 8192 x 4320 |
| Audio Signal Format | Linear PCM, AAC | Linear PCM, AAC LC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Mono |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction | - |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card, CFexpress / SD card | SD card, CFexpress |
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| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress |
| Memory Card Included | - | No |
| Image Storage | 7008 x 4672 4608 x 3072 3504 x 2336 4608 x 3072 - APS-C mode 3504 x 2336 - APS-C mode 6224 x 4672 4096 x 3072 3120 x 2336 4096 x 3072 - APS-C mode 3120 x 2336 - APS-C mode 7008 x 3944 4608 x 2592 3504 x 1968 4608 x 2592 - APS-C mode 3504 x 1968 - APS-C mode 4672 x 4672 3072 x 3072 2336 x 2336 3072 x 3072 - APS-C mode 2336 x 2336 - APS-C mode |
8192 x 5464 5808 x 3872 4176 x 2784 2400 x 1600 5088 x 3392 7280 x 5464 5152 x 3872 3712 x 2784 2112 x 1600 8192 x 4608 5808 x 3264 4176 x 2344 2400 x 1344 5456 x 5456 3872 x 3872 2784 x 2784 1600 x 1600 |
| Video Capture | XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) | Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 520 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 580 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 100 minutes (EVF on) Video recording - 110 minutes (LCD Monitor on) |
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| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Interface | USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 |
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| Connectivity Features | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server |
| Print Standard | Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching | DPOF support, Exif Print support |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B) USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control Timecode in/out |
| FEATURES | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Features | - | SMPTE Colour Bars, zebra pattern, waveform monitor |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 6.8 frames per second, 9.2 frames per second, 5.1 frames per second, 4.9 frames per second |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, simultaneous streaming & recording mode, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, 14-bit RAW | Sharpness control, histogram display, colour control, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Pre-Rec function, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Bayer mosaic RGB filter, Noise Reduction control, fast motion recording, silent shooting, distortion correction function, simultaneous multi-format recording, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, tally light, 12-bit RAW, Canon Log 3, Perceptual Quantisation (PQ) recording, Black Gamma control |
| OTHERS | Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4 | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Included Accessories | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable protector |
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| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 2 years |
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