Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS M5

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Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm vs. Canon EOS M5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system
Lens Included DT 16-50mm lens Body only
Height 10.42 cm 8.92 cm
Width 14.2 cm 11.6 cm
Depth 8.09 cm 6.06 cm
Weight 647 g 380 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 380 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 427 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Weatherproof Freezeproof
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Sensor Resolution 24.3 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 24,700,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,300,000 pixels 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) - 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Image Stabiliser Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE) Electronic (5-axis)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 7
LENS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/2.8 DT -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 75mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 83 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 13 groups / 16 elements -
Filter Size 72 mm -
Lens Mounting Type - Canon EF-M
Features ED glass, aspherical lens, Supersonic-Wave Motor (SSM) -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Auto Focus TTL phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
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 Smile Shutter Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 2,360,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.09x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.6
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 50-25600 100-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600 ISO 25600, ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 -
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
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, Standard, Fine Detail
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, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 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 steps in 1/3 EV step
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV -2-17 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12 5
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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 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 - AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
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, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo 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
6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
1600 x 1600
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 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17
Details Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E12 (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 295 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 295 shots (LCD Monitor off)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth
Connectivity Features Remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe -
Connector Type HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
Microphone
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second 9 frames per second, 7 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 Digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, highlight point display
OTHERS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2Q + DT 16-50mm Canon EOS M5
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable
Software Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -10 °C
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