Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 vs. Canon EOS R3

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 and Canon EOS R3. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

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Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 vs. Canon EOS R3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 10.42 cm 14.26 cm
Width 14.26 cm 15 cm
Depth 7.61 cm 8.72 cm
Weight 849 g 822 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 849 g Camera body only: 822 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.015 kg
Body Material - Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Dust-resistant, slash-resistant
Digital Zoom 8x -
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Sensor Resolution 42.4 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 43,600,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 42,400,000 pixels 26,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction - Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC X
LENS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Lens Mounting Type Sony A-type Canon RF
FOCUSING Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Auto Focus Hybrid Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 399 1053
Auto Focus Features Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control - Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
Features Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
ISO (Max) 102400 204800
Native ISO 100-25600 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 102400 204800
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, flexible-priority AE
Bracketing Modes - Focus bracketing
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, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard, Style Box Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/64000 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, 5, 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 2 or 3 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 2-17 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 4,150,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 6000 x 3164
Audio Signal Format Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Memory Card Slot SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, microSD Card, microSDHC Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, microSDXC Card, 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, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 7952 x 5304
5168 x 3448
3984 x 2656
5168 x 3448
3984 x 2656
2592 x 1728
7952 x 4472
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2240
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2240
2592 x 1456
6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
3744 x 2496
2400 x 1600
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
1600 x 1600
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps
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
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps
RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Battery Type Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 2.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 620 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 440 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 760 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/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, wireless image printing
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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)
Network (RJ-45)
FEATURES Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Exposure compensation, built-in speaker, sharpness control, histogram display, auto exposure control, colour control, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Smart Teleconverter, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, back illuminated sensor, High Dynamic Range (HDR), dual video recording, noise reduction RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, silent shooting, slow motion recording, multiple exposure capture, anti-flicker, double slot recording, Flickering Reduction function, firmware upgradable, assignable buttons, HEIF to Jpeg conversion, voice memo recording
OTHERS Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 Canon EOS R3
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, micro-USB cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable
Software - Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4.15, Canon EOS Utility 3, WFT Utility, EOS Lens Registration Tool, EOS Web Service Registration Tool, Canon Camera connect app, Mobile File Transfer app
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support - Limited warranty - 1 year
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