Canon EOS 7D Mark II vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS. 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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Canon EOS 7D Mark II vs. Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only FE 28-70mm OSS lens
Height 11.24 cm 9.64 cm
Width 14.86 cm 13.13 cm
Depth 7.82 cm 7.98 cm
Weight 910 g 658 g
Weight Details - Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy
Protection Weatherproof, dust-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
Navigation GPS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 20.2 Megapixel 33.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 20,900,000 pixels 34,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,200,000 pixels 33,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.4 x 15.0 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 59.94 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser - Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital compass Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Image Processor Dual DIGIC 6 BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type - Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 30 cm
Max View Angle - 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 55 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon EF/EF-S Sony E-mount
Features - Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof
FOCUSING Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 65 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Movie Servo AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF, Wide-area AF, Expanded area AF, animal eye detection, bird eye detection, right/left eye select
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 3,686,400 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.0x 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1 -4 to +3
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
ISO (Max) 51200 204800
Native ISO 100-16000 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO 25600, ISO 100-16000, ISO auto (100-16000) ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (6%), spot (1.8%) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot
Exposure Metering Zones 252 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled 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 ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 2, 3, 5, 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2 EV steps 3, 5 or 9 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 1,036,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11 -
Flash Modes Rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC Linear PCM, AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Sensitivity control Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card SD card, CFexpress / SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No -
Image Storage JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 5472 x 3072
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3248 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2432 x 2432
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 2736 x 1536
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 1920 x 1280
JPEG 1696 x 1280
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 1280 x 1280
JPEG 720 x 480
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 720 x 408
JPEG 480 x 480
RAW 5472 x 3648
RAW 4104 x 2736
RAW 2736 x 1824
7008 x 4672
4608 x 3072
3504 x 2336
4608 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3504 x 2336 - APS-C mode
6224 x 4672
4096 x 3072
3120 x 2336
4096 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3120 x 2336 - APS-C mode
7008 x 3944
4608 x 2592
3504 x 1968
4608 x 2592 - APS-C mode
3504 x 1968 - APS-C mode
4672 x 4672
3072 x 3072
2336 x 2336
3072 x 3072 - APS-C mode
2336 x 2336 - APS-C mode
Video Capture 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
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 50 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 24 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 23.98 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Battery Type Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 670 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 640 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 520 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 580 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 110 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Interface HDMI, USB 3.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe, PC terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, 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, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, Light Source detection AF, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, automatic display brightness adjustment, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Correction, Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology, slow motion recording, Flicker detection Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, simultaneous streaming & recording mode, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, 14-bit RAW
OTHERS Canon EOS 7D Mark II Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, USB cable, eyecup, cable protector Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon Digital Photo Professional, Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon ImageBrowser EX -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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