Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R vs. Canon EOS R6 Mark II

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R and Canon EOS R6 Mark II. 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 R6 Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.44 cm 9.84 cm
Width 12.69 cm 13.84 cm
Depth 4.82 cm 8.84 cm
Weight 407 g 588 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 588 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 670 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 36,800,000 pixels 25,600,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) - 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)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC X
LENS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon RF
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 4897
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Movie Servo AF, Zone AF, Face Only AF, Animal detection AF, right/left eye select
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 3,690,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +2
Viewfinder Information - Exposure compensation, white balance, image stabilizer, battery status, highlight tone priority, picture mode, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, AF point, electronic level, maximum burst, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 100-51200 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (3%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash, flexible-priority AE, scene intelligent auto, custom
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur -
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, 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, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 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 or 5 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed - 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,620,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
FLASH Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Features AF illuminator -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 H.264, H.265
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF, CR3 (RAW)
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Dual 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-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II 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
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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 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 179.82 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 150 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 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 179.82 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 150 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 760 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 450 shots (viewfinder)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices 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, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (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)
Remote control (E3)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
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, 4.3 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second, 5.2 frames per second, 40 frames per second, 9.2 frames per second, 6.6 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, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, highlight point display, AF/AE tracking, HDR image enhancement technology, Touch Shutter technology, auto white balance, 4K time-lapse movie recording, RAW burst mode, movie digital IS, Canon Log 3, white balance shift
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Included Accessories Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Battery charger, neck strap, shoe cap, camera cover
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 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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