Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 and Canon EOS R5. 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.
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system | Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording |
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Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
Height | 10.42 cm | 9.75 cm |
Width | 14.26 cm | 13.58 cm |
Depth | 7.61 cm | 8.8 cm |
Weight | 849 g | 650 g |
Weight Details | Camera with battery and memory card: 849 g | Camera body only: 650 g Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g |
Body Material | - | Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin |
Protection | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant | Dust-resistant, water-resistant |
Digital Zoom | 8x | - |
SENSOR | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Sensor Resolution | 42.4 Megapixel | 45 Megapixel |
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Optical Sensor Type | Exmor R CMOS | CMOS |
Total Pixels | 43,600,000 pixels | 47,100,000 pixels |
Effective Sensor Resolution | 42,400,000 pixels | 45,000,000 pixels |
Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.9 x 24.0 mm) | Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) |
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 30 fps |
Sensor Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
Sensor Features | Anti-Dust coating, APS-C compatible mode | EOS Integrated Cleaning System |
Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) |
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
Sensors | - | Digital level metre |
PROCESSOR | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Image Processor | BIONZ X | DIGIC X |
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LENS | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Lens Mounting Type | Sony A-type | Canon RF |
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FOCUSING | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Auto Focus | Hybrid | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II |
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Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 399 | 5940 |
Auto Focus Features | Predictive Focus Control | Focus Peaking function |
AE/AF Control | - | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF |
Face Detection | Eye Detect AF | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE |
VIEWFINDER | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Electronic - OLED |
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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 |
Viewfinder Information | - | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode |
Field of View Crop Factor | - | 1.0 |
Features | Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control | - |
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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ISO (Max) | 102400 | 102400 |
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Native ISO | 100-25600 | 100-51200 |
Extended ISO (Max) | 102400 | 102400 |
Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | 50 |
Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) |
Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) |
Exposure Metering Zones | 1200 | 384 |
Exposure Modes | Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash |
Bracketing Modes | - | White balance 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, 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, 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 | Yes |
X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/250sec |
Exposure Range | EV 2-17 (ISO 100) | - |
DISPLAY | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Type | 3" LCD display | 3.15" LCD display |
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Touch Screen | - | Yes |
Display Format | 1,228,800 pixels | 2,100,000 pixels |
Display Form Factor | Folding | Rotating |
Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating |
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Digital Video Format | AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD | H.265 |
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Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF |
Max Video Resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 8192 x 4320 |
Audio Signal Format | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM, AAC | Linear PCM |
Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | Mono |
MEMORY | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Memory Card Slot | SD card, Memory Stick PRO Duo card / SD card | SD card, CFexpress |
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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 |
8192 x 5464 5808 x 3872 4176 x 2784 2400 x 1600 5088 x 3392 7280 x 5464 5152 x 3872 3712 x 2784 2112 x 1600 8192 x 4608 5808 x 3264 4176 x 2344 2400 x 1344 5456 x 5456 3872 x 3872 2784 x 2784 1600 x 1600 3648 x 3648 2432 x 2432 1824 x 1824 |
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 |
H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 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 - 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 Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Battery Type | Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion |
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Details | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) |
Battery Life | Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 2.25 hours (LCD Monitor on) |
Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on) |
CONNECTIONS | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Interface | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1 | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 |
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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 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control |
FEATURES | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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Continuous Shooting Speed | 4 frames per second, 8 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second | 20 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, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable |
OTHERS | Sony Alpha99 II ILCA-99M2 | Canon EOS R5 |
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Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, eyecup, shoe cap, micro-USB cable | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable |
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Software | - | Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express |
Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 1 °C |
Service & Support | - | Limited warranty - 1 year |