Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 vs. Canon EOS 90D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 and Canon EOS 90D. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 vs. Canon EOS 90D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.56 cm 10.48 cm
Width 12.69 cm 14.07 cm
Depth 7.37 cm 7.68 cm
Weight 572 g 619 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 572 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 675 g
Camera body only: 619 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 701 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin, aluminium alloy frame
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Dust-resistant, water-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Sensor Resolution 42.4 Megapixel 32.5 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 43,600,000 pixels 34,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 42,400,000 pixels 32,500,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 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 (5-axis Steady Shot) -
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 399 45
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control iTR focus tracking
AE/AF Control Flex Focus Point, Eye detection AF, Zone AF Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 3,686,400 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 0.95x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
ISO (Max) 102400 51200
Native ISO - 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-12800), ISO 100-32000 ISO 51200, ISO 100-25600, ISO auto (100-25600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 216
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode, candle, kids, handheld night shot, backlight correction HDR
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, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box, Posterisation (B/W) Neutral, Custom Effect, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, Standard, Fine Detail, Portrait effect
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade
Shutter Type - Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/16000 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, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control, Peaking AF display, Touch AF Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Digital Video Format AVCHD, XAVC S H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 7952 x 5304
7952 x 4472
5168 x 3448
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2656
3984 x 2240
2592 x 1728
2592 x 1456
RAW 6960 x 4640
RAW 6160 x 4640
RAW 6960 x 3904
RAW 4640 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 4640
JPEG 6160 x 4640
JPEG 6960 x 3904
JPEG 4800 x 3200
JPEG 4256 x 3200
JPEG 4800 x 2688
JPEG 3472 x 2320
JPEG 3072 x 2320
JPEG 3472 x 1952
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4640 x 4640
JPEG 3200 x 3200
JPEG 2300 x 2300
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 650 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 530 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.92 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.67 hours (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 1300 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching -
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.1 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
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 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR Movie mode HDR Movie mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, x.v.Colour technology, HDR image enhancement technology, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, silent shooting, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, Pixel Shift Resolution technology, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, interval shooting mode, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, movie digital IS
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R III ILCE-7RM3 Canon EOS 90D
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, cable protector, USB-C cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software - Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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