In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 1D X Mark II and Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 4K - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 16.76 cm | 6.69 cm |
| Width | 15.8 cm | 12 cm |
| Depth | 8.26 cm | 4.88 cm |
| Weight | 1.34 kg | 361 g |
| Body Material | - | Magnesium alloy |
| Enclosure Colour | - | Black |
| Protection | - | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 20.2 Megapixel | 24.2 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Exmor CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 21,560,000 pixels | 25,000,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 20,200,000 pixels | 24,200,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) | APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 59.94 fps | 30 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating |
| Image Stabiliser | - | Optical (Steady Shot) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | - | Yes |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Image Processor | - | BIONZ X |
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| LENS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon EF | Sony E-mount |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL phase detection | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 61 | 425 |
| Auto Focus Features | Predictive Focus Control | Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control |
| AE/AF Control | Predictive AI Servo AF, Zone AF | Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF |
| Face Detection | - | Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism | Electronic - OLED |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | - | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | - | 0.39" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | - | 2,359,296 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.76x | 1.07x |
| 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 | 1.5 |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| ISO (Max) | 51200 | 51200 |
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| Native ISO | 100-51200 | 100-6400 |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 102400 (H1), 204800 (H2), 409600 (H3) | 25600 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | - |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO auto, ISO 200-51200, ISO 400-1600 | ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, multi-spot, centre-weighted, spot | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 216 | 1200 |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash | Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | - | Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing |
| 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, Standard, Fine Detail | 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, Standard |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 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 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps | 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | - | Yes |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/160 sec |
| Exposure Range | EV 0-20 (ISO 100) | EV -2-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Type | 3.2" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 1,620,000 pixels | 921,600 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | Display brightness control |
| FLASH | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Camera Flash | - | Pop-up flash |
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| Guide Number (m / ISO 100) | - | 6 |
| Flash Modes | - | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync, slow sync |
| Red-Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| Features | - | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264, MOV, AVC | MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Surround Sound | - | Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Memory Card Slot | CompactFlash Card | Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | CompactFlash | SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card |
| Memory Card | 64 GB CFast 2.0 | - |
| Memory Card Included | Yes | No |
| Image Storage | JPEG 5472 x 3648 JPEG 4368 x 2912 JPEG 3648 x 2432 JPEG 2736 x 1824 RAW 5472 x 3648 RAW 4104 x 2736 RAW 2736 x 1824 |
6000 x 4000 4240 x 2832 3008 x 2000 6000 x 3376 4240 x 2400 3008 x 1688 |
| Video Capture | H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 59.94 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 50 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 29.97 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 25 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 24 fps H.264 - 4096 x 2160 - 23.98 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 119.9 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 100 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 59.94 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 29.97 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 23.98 fps |
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps 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 - 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 - 120 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps 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 MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps MPEG-4 - 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 - 50 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps 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 MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | - | Photo shooting - 350 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on) Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 3.0 | HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) |
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| Connectivity Features | - | Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view |
| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support | DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe, PC terminal | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 3.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C) Microphone |
USB 2.0 HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 4 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 13 frames per second, 16 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 | Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, GPS ready, LCD live view mode, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, face detection, mirror lock, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), NR Slow Shutter, distortion control, High ISO NR, Quad Active Mirror Stopper, touch pad control | Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS 1D X Mark II | Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, interface cable, cable protector | Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap |
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| Software | EOS Digital Solution | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 45 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | 0 °C |
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