Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 vs. Canon EOS 5DS R

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 and Canon EOS 5DS R. 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 vs. Canon EOS 5DS R Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.42 cm 11.64 cm
Width 14.2 cm 15.2 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 7.64 cm
Weight 647 g 845 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 845 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 930 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Weatherproof Weatherproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 50.6 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 53,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 50,642,856 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), 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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Image Processor BIONZ X Dual DIGIC 6
LENS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens Mounting Type - Canon EF
FOCUSING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Auto Focus TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 79 61
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control Predictive Focus Control, Intelligent Tracking and Recognition (iTR AF) system
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Auto-area AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Smile Shutter -
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.09x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, red-eye reduction, aperture, high-speed sync indicator, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, JPEG/RAW
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 50-25600 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6.1%), spot (1.3%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 252
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, 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, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight -
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 Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, Flash, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, sunset, fluorescent light (white), twilight
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
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 ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 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 -2-17 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control, automatic display brightness adjustment
FLASH Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 -
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 Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card CompactFlash Card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
JPEG 8688 x 5792
JPEG 7680 x 5120
JPEG 5760 x 3840
JPEG 4320 x 2880
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
RAW 8688 x 5792
RAW 6480 x 4320
RAW 4320 x 2880
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1800 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 700 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 660 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 220 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 210 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0
Connectivity Features Remote live view Wi-Fi ready
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe, PC terminal
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
Microphone
USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Composite video/audio output
System accessory terminal
FEATURES Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second 3 frames per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, BRAVIA Sync function, Translucent Mirror technology RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, GPS ready, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, Time-Lapse recording, silent shooting, High Dynamic Range (HDR), no Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), Intelligent Scene Analysis (iSA) system, Mirror Vibration Control system
OTHERS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Canon EOS 5DS R
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector
Software Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR Drivers & Utilities
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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