In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C 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 Alpha7C ILCE-7C | 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 | 7.11 cm | 10.1 cm |
| Width | 12.4 cm | 14.2 cm |
| Depth | 5.35 cm | 11.1 cm |
| Weight | 424 g | 680 g |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 424 g Camera with battery and memory card: 509 g |
Camera body only: 680 g Camera with battery and memory card: 770 g |
| Enclosure Colour | Silver | Black | - |
| SENSOR | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Sensor Resolution | 24.2 Megapixel | 45 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 25,300,000 pixels | 47,100,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 24,200,000 pixels | 45,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 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 (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Electronic (5-axis) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | - |
| PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Image Processor | BIONZ X | DIGIC X |
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| LENS | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Sony E-mount | Canon RF |
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| FOCUSING | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | 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 | 693 | 1053 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control | Focus Peaking function |
| AE/AF Control | - | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Zone AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition, face-priority AF function | Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | 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 | 0.39" | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 2,359,296 pixels | 5,760,000 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.59x | 0.76x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +3 | -4 to +2 |
| Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.0 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | 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 (100-12800), 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, spot, average, highlight weighted | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | 384 |
| Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Focus bracketing |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, landscape, portrait, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W) | 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 | Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical, electronic |
| 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 | ±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 | 1/160 sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | 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 | 921,600 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating | Rotating |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, XAVC S | XF-AVC, Cinema RAW Light, MP4 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF |
| Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 8192 x 4320 |
| Audio Signal Format | Linear PCM | Linear PCM, AAC LC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Mono |
| MEMORY | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Memory Card Slot | 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 | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | JPEG 6000 x 4000 JPEG 3936 x 2624 JPEG 3008 x 2000 JPEG 3936 x 2624 JPEG 1968 x 1312 JPEG 5328 x 4000 JPEG 3488 x 2624 JPEG 2656 x 2000 JPEG 3488 x 2624 JPEG 1744 x 1312 JPEG 6000 x 3376 JPEG 3936 x 2216 JPEG 3008 x 1688 JPEG 3008 x 1688 JPEG 1968 x 1112 JPEG 4000 x 4000 JPEG 2624 x 2624 JPEG 2000 x 2000 JPEG 1312 x 1312 |
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 S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Battery Type | Sony NP-FZ100 | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery (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 - 680 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 740 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 140 minutes |
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| CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Interface | USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), 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 | 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 | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching | DPOF support, Exif Print support |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | 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 Alpha7C ILCE-7C | 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 |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - |
| Additional Features | Built-in speaker, histogram display, colour control, saturation control, interval shooting mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, Clear Image Zoom 2.0x, peripheral shading correction, image distortion correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting | 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 Alpha7C ILCE-7C | Canon EOS R5 C |
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| Included Accessories | Body cap | 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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