Canon EOS R3 vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS

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In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS R3 and Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm 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 R3 vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Product Type Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only E 18-135mm OSS lens
Height 14.26 cm 6.9 cm
Width 15 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 8.72 cm 7.51 cm
Weight 822 g 410 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 822 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.015 kg
Camera body only: 410 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 493 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate -
Protection Dust-resistant, slash-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 2x
Optical Zoom - 3x
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver -
SENSOR Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Sensor Resolution 24.1 Megapixel 26.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 24,100,000 pixels 27,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 26,700,000 pixels 26,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (36 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 119.88 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Image Processor DIGIC X BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Type - Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 16 - 50 mm - f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 24 - 75mm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance - 25 cm
Max View Angle - 83 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment - Manual (by ring), motorised drive
Lens Construction - 8 groups / 9 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Sony E-mount
Features - ED glass, aspherical lens, Lens Barrel Retraction Function
FOCUSING Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 1053 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF, Vehicle-tracking AF Touch AF, Animal detection AF, AF Track Sens, AF Subject Shift Sensivity, AF Transition Speed, AF Area Regist, AF Assist, Focus Map, Circle of Focus Point, Switch V/H AF Area, Bird detection AF, Human detection AF, Insect detection AF, Car detection AF, Train detection AF, Airplane detection AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 5,760,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.76x 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.0 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
ISO (Max) 204800 102400
Native ISO 100-102400 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 102400
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%) -
Exposure Metering Zones 384 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, flexible-priority AE -
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing Focus bracketing
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Soft Skin, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white) -
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/64000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 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 -
X-sync Speed 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Type 3.2" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 4,150,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Digital Video Format MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD, H.265, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 6000 x 3164 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Memory Card Slot SD card, CFexpress SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress 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
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
3984 x 2656
2976 x 1984
2400 x 1600
3744 x 2496
2400 x 1600
5328 x 4000
3552 x 2664
2656 x 1992
2112 x 1600
6000 x 3368
3984 x 2240
2976 x 1680
2400 x 1344
4000 x 4000
2656 x 2656
1984 x 1984
1600 x 1600
6192 x 4128
4384 x 2920
3104 x 2064
Video Capture RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 150Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 75Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 45Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 30Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 119.88 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 280Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 200Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 140Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 25Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps - 50Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 600Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps - 222Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 500Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps - 185Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 300Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps - 111Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 250Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 93Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 240Mbps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps - 89Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Battery Type Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 620 shots (Power Save LVF Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 860 shots (Power Save LCD Shooting mode)
Photo shooting - 440 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 760 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 550 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Interface HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 HDMI, USB 3.2, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features 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 Remote control via mobile devices
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support -
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 3.2 Gen 2 (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)
Network (RJ-45)
USB 3.2 (24 pin USB-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Remote control
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second 11 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, high-speed recording, silent shooting, slow motion recording, multiple exposure capture, anti-flicker, double slot recording, Flickering Reduction function, firmware upgradable, assignable buttons, HEIF to Jpeg conversion, voice memo recording Built-in speaker, built-in LED illuminator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Time-Lapse recording, Clear Image Zoom, distortion correction function, slow motion recording, auto-framing, anti-flicker, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, webcam function, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, proxy recording, AI-powered, quick motion
OTHERS Canon EOS R3 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700L + E 18-135mm OSS
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable Eyepiece cover, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, hot shoe cap
Software Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4.15, Canon EOS Utility 3, WFT Utility, EOS Lens Registration Tool, EOS Web Service Registration Tool, Canon Camera connect app, Mobile File Transfer app -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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