Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R vs. Canon EOS 850D

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R and Canon EOS 850D. 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 850D Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.44 cm 10.26 cm
Width 12.69 cm 13.1 cm
Depth 4.82 cm 7.62 cm
Weight 407 g 471 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 471 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 515 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 36,800,000 pixels 25,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 24,100,000 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 Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser - Electronic (5-axis)
Sensors Digital level metre Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 8
LENS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF/EF-S
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection / TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 45
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Assist
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Eye detection AF, Zone AF, AI Focus AF, AI Servo AF, Large Zone AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
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 0.82x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Grid, electronic level, flicker detection, aspect ratio line, spot metering circle
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.6
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-51200 100-25600
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 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 Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, 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, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, smooth skin, handheld night scene, group photo
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, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, HDR Art, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Fine Detail
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, 2000K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled 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 -
X-sync Speed - 1/200sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 12
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, auto mode
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo -
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
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 6000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 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 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 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 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E17 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E17 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 800 shots (at 23 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 730 shots (at 0 °C (LCD Monitor off))
Photo shooting - 310 shots (at 23 °C (Live View mode))
Photo shooting - 290 shots (at 0 °C (Live View mode))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
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 / AV output
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second 7.5 frames per second, 7 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, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Time-Lapse recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, GPS via mobile, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS 850D
Included Accessories Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 -
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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