Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R vs. Canon EOS 4000D

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R and Canon EOS 4000D. 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 Alpha7R ILCE-7R vs. Canon EOS 4000D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.44 cm 10.16 cm
Width 12.69 cm 12.9 cm
Depth 4.82 cm 7.71 cm
Weight 407 g 436 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 436 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 18.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 36,800,000 pixels 18,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 18,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating -
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 4+
LENS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 9
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF FlexiZone, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentamirror
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.8x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
ISO (Max) 25600 12800
Native ISO 100-51200 -
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 12800, ISO 100-6400, ISO auto (100-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (10%), centre-weighted
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, sports mode
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, Custom Effect, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Grainy B&W, Standard
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), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled -
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 ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 or 5 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Type 3" LCD display 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 9.2
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
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
Audio Signal Format - PCM
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
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, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I 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
Image Storage 7360 x 4912
7360 x 4144
4800 x 3200
4800 x 2704
3680 x 2456
3680 x 2072
2400 x 1600
RAW 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3456 x 2304
JPEG 2592 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3456 x 1944
JPEG 2592 x 1456
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 720 x 400
JPEG 3456 x 3456
JPEG 2304 x 2304
JPEG 1728 x 1728
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 480 x 480
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 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
MOV - 640 x 480 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E10 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E10 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 500 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 410 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Tripod Mount Connection Point - 1/4" socket
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second 3 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), no anti-aliasing filter, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 4000D
Included Accessories Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year Limited warranty - 2 years
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