Detailed comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D C and Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2. 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 | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 16.36 cm | 9.57 cm |
| Width | 15.8 cm | 12.69 cm |
| Depth | 8.27 cm | 5.97 cm |
| Weight | 1.545 kg | 556 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | - | Black |
| Protection | Waterproof, dust-resistant | Splashproof, dust-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 18.1 Megapixel | 24.3 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Exmor CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 19,300,000 pixels | 24,700,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 18,100,000 pixels | 24,300,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) | Full Frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Anti-Dust coating | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Image Processor | Dual DIGIC 5+ | BIONZ X |
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| LENS | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF | Sony E-mount |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast and phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 61 | 25 |
| Auto Focus Features | - | Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Predictive AI Servo AF | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF |
| Face Detection | Live Face detection AF mode | Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.5" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 2,359,296 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.76x | 0.71x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -3 to +1 | -4 to +3 |
| Viewfinder Information | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, battery status, flash compensation on/off, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, memory card status, FE lock, AF status, AF point | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | - |
| Interchangeable Focusing Screens | Yes | - |
| Features | - | Viewfinder brightness control |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| ISO (Max) | 204800 | 25600 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) | ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, multi-spot, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (2.5%) | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 252 | 1200 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | - | Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur |
| Special Effects | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait | Black & White, Sepia, Colour, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, High contrast, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) | Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 sec | 1/8000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 1/30 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 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | 3 or 5 steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV -1-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 1,040,000 pixels | 1,228,800 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Contrast control, display brightness control |
| FLASH | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Features | - | AF illuminator |
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| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Digital Video Format | MJPEG, H.264, MOV | H.264, XAVC S, AVC |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Surround Sound | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | Stereo |
| Microphone Features | Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control | - |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Memory Card Slot | Dual CompactFlash Card | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash, UDMA CompactFlash | 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 Stick XC-HG Duo |
| Image Storage | JPEG 5184 x 3456 JPEG 4608 x 3072 JPEG 3456 x 2304 JPEG 2592 x 1728 RAW 5184 x 3456 RAW 3888 x 2592 RAW 2592 x 1728 |
6000 x 4000 6000 x 3376 3936 x 2624 3936 x 2216 3008 x 2000 3008 x 1688 1968 x 1312 1968 x 1112 |
| Video Capture | MJPEG - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps - 500Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50Mbps - Super 35mm Crop mode H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 180Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 180Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 90Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 90Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 90Mbps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 80Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 80Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 27Mbps H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps - 27Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 10Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 10Mbps |
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E4N Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon LP-E4N Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2450 mAh (included) | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Video recording - 1.42 hours (4K resolution) Video recording - 2.17 hours (Full HD resolution) Photo shooting - 1120 shots (at 23 °C) Photo shooting - 860 shots (at 0 °C) |
Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on) Photo shooting - 270 shots |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) |
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| Connectivity Features | Wi-Fi ready | Remote control via mobile devices |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output Remote control HDMI output Microphone (mini-phone 3.5mm) LAN Headphones (mini-phone 3.5mm) |
USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 14 frames per second | 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second |
| HDR Mode | - | Auto HDR mode |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), distortion control, High ISO NR, Canon Log Gamma mode, noise reduction over long exposures | 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, 24p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, diffraction correction, S-Log2 gamma setting |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS 1D C | Sony Alpha7 II ILCE-7M2 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, A/V cable, eyecup | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, shoe cap |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor | Sony PlayMemories Home |
| Max Operating Temperature | 45 °C | - |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | - |
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