Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R vs. Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R and Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm. 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 ILCE-7R vs. Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only 16-50mm and 55-210mm lenses
Height 9.44 cm 6.69 cm
Width 12.69 cm 12 cm
Depth 4.82 cm 5.94 cm
Weight 407 g 352 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 352 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 396 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom - 3x
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS Exmor CMOS
Total Pixels 36,800,000 pixels 25,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 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 Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Image Processor BIONZ X BIONZ X
LENS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Sony E-mount
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
SECOND LENS
Type - Telephoto zoom lens - 3.8x zoom - 55 - 210 mm - f/4.5-6.3
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 82.5 - 315mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 1 m
Lens Construction - 9 groups / 13 elements
Filter Size - 49 mm
Features - ED glass
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 425
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF -
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE, Smile Shutter, Self Portrait Auto Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Features Viewfinder brightness control Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
ISO (Max) 25600 51200
Native ISO 100-51200 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) - 51200
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 51200, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, 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, 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 Black & White, Sepia, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Posterisation (B/W)
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight 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, 5 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Type 3" LCD display 2.95" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Tilting
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 6
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, slow sync
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing, high-speed synchronization (HSS)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo 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, 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
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
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
4000 x 4000
2832 x 2832
2000 x 2000
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
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 HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 380 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 420 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
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 DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 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 Built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Touch Shutter technology, fast motion recording, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6100 ILCE-6100Y + 16-50mm and 55-210mm
Included Accessories Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable
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 -
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