Canon EOS M100 vs. Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS M100 and Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS M100 vs. Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only FE 28-70mm OSS lens
Height 6.71 cm 9.56 cm
Width 10.82 cm 12.69 cm
Depth 3.51 cm 7.37 cm
Weight 266 g 650 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 266 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 302 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 650 g
Body Material Polycarbonate -
Enclosure Colour Grey | White | Black Black
Protection - Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 4x
SENSOR Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 24.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 25,800,000 pixels 25,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 24,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 30 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Image Processor DIGIC 7 BIONZ X
LENS Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + 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-M Sony E-mount
Features - Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof
FOCUSING Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 49 693
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Smooth Zone AF Face-priority AF, Touch Area AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.78x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
Features - Viewfinder brightness control, colour temperature control
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
ISO (Max) 25600 204800
Native ISO 100-25600 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot, partial Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones - 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Flash Exposure Bracketing, white balance bracketing
Shooting Programs - Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset
Special Effects Neutral, fisheye, soft focus, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, miniature, Toy camera, Art Bold, Grainy B&W, Water painting, Standard, Smooth skin, Fine Detail 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, Posterisation (B/W)
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, 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 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 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
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed 1/200sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 5 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Digital Video Format H.264 AVCHD, XAVC S
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, sensitivity control -
MEMORY Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Memory Card Slot SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card 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, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage RAW 6000 x 4000
RAW 5328 x 4000
RAW 6000 x 3368
RAW 4000 x 4000
JPEG 6000 x 4000
JPEG 3984 x 2656
JPEG 2976 x 1984
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5328 x 4000
JPEG 3552 x 2664
JPEG 2656 x 1992
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6000 x 3368
JPEG 3984 x 2240
JPEG 2976 x 1680
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4000 x 4000
JPEG 2656 x 2656
JPEG 1984 x 1984
JPEG 1600 x 1600
6000 x 4000
3936 x 2624
3008 x 2000
1968 x 1312
6000 x 3376
3936 x 2216
3008 x 1688
1968 x 1112
Video Capture H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 35Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps - 3Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 25Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Battery Type Canon LP-E12 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E12 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 295 shots (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 410 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 1.33 hours (at 23 °C)
Photo shooting - 710 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 610 shots (EVF on)
Video recording - 2.08 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Voice recording - 1.92 hours (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (mini-USB Type B)
HDMI (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 3.1 (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)
FEATURES Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 6.1 frames per second 8 frames per second, 10 frames per second
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight tone priority, brightness control, contrast control, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, primary colour filter, Lateral Chromatic Aberration Correction, diffraction correction Built-in speaker, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, shadow point display, highlight point display, takes photos while film recording, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, S-Log2 gamma setting, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting
OTHERS Canon EOS M100 Sony Alpha7 III ILCE-7M3K + FE 28-70mm OSS
Included Accessories Battery charger, neck strap, USB cable Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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