In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS R5 and Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3. 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 R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording | Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system |
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| Lens Included | Body only | Body only |
| Height | 9.75 cm | 9.69 cm |
| Width | 13.58 cm | 12.89 cm |
| Depth | 8.8 cm | 8.08 cm |
| Weight | 650 g | 699 g |
| Weight Details | Camera body only: 650 g Camera with battery and memory card: 738 g |
Camera with battery and memory card: 699 g |
| Body Material | Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin | Magnesium alloy |
| Protection | Dust-resistant, water-resistant | Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| SENSOR | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 45 Megapixel | 12.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS | Exmor R CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 47,100,000 pixels | 12,900,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 45,000,000 pixels | 12,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) | Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) |
| Frame Rate (Max Resolution) | 30 fps | 120 fps |
| Sensor Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Sensor Features | EOS Integrated Cleaning System | Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism) | Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Digital level metre | Digital level metre |
| PROCESSOR | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC X | BIONZ XR |
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| LENS | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Lens Mounting Type | Canon RF | Sony E-mount |
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| FOCUSING | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Auto Focus | Dual Pixel CMOS AF II | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty | 5940 | 759 |
| Auto Focus Features | Focus Peaking function | Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control |
| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF | Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF |
| Face Detection | Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE | Face Recognition, face-priority AF function |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Viewfinder Type | Electronic - OLED | Built-in - electronic |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | Colour |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.5" | 0.64" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 5,760,000 pixels | 9,437,184 pixels |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Optical Viewfinder Magnification | 0.76x | 0.9x |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -4 to +2 | -4 to +3 |
| Viewfinder Information | Shutter speed, exposure compensation, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, high-speed sync indicator, frames-remaining counter, highlight tone priority, ISO sensitivity, AF lock, electronic level, maximum burst, flicker detection, drive mode, metering mode | - |
| Field of View Crop Factor | 1.0 | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| ISO (Max) | 102400 | 409600 |
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| Native ISO | 100-51200 | - |
| Extended ISO (Max) | 102400 | 409600 |
| Extended ISO (Min) | 50 | 40 |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-51200) | ISO 204800, ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40 |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) | Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Metering Zones | 384 | 1200 |
| Exposure Modes | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash | Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Bracketing Modes | White balance bracketing | Dynamic Range Bracketing |
| Special Effects | Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail | - |
| 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 | Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled | Mechanical electronically-controlled |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/8000 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 | 3, 5 or 9 steps |
| White Balance Bracketing | Yes | - |
| X-sync Speed | 1/250sec | 1/250sec |
| Exposure Range | - | EV -3-20 (ISO 100) |
| DISPLAY | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Type | 3.15" LCD display | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| Display Format | 2,100,000 pixels | 1,440,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating | Folding |
| Display Features | Display brightness control, display colour control, anti-smudge coating | Display brightness control |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Digital Video Format | H.265 | H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF | JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 8192 x 4320 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Audio Signal Format | Linear PCM | AAC |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono | Stereo |
| MEMORY | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card, CFexpress | Dual SD card, dual CFexpress |
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| 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, CFexpress |
| Memory Card Included | No | No |
| Image Storage | 8192 x 5464 5808 x 3872 4176 x 2784 2400 x 1600 5088 x 3392 7280 x 5464 5152 x 3872 3712 x 2784 2112 x 1600 8192 x 4608 5808 x 3264 4176 x 2344 2400 x 1344 5456 x 5456 3872 x 3872 2784 x 2784 1600 x 1600 3648 x 3648 2432 x 2432 1824 x 1824 |
JPEG 4240 x 2832 JPEG 2768 x 1848 JPEG 2128 x 1416 JPEG 1376 x 920 JPEG 3776 x 2832 JPEG 2464 x 1848 JPEG 1888 x 1416 JPEG 1232 x 920 JPEG 4240 x 2348 JPEG 2768 x 1550 JPEG 2128 x 1200 JPEG 1376 x 776 JPEG 2832 x 2832 JPEG 1840 x 1840 JPEG 1408 x 1408 JPEG 912 x 912 |
| Video Capture | H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 25 fps H.265 - 8192 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 25 fps H.265 - 7680 x 4320 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 100 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 50 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.265 - 4096 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 119.9 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps H.265 - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps H.265 - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps |
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 100 fps - 200Mbps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 120 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 - 100 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Battery Type | Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion | Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) | Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) |
| Battery Life | Photo shooting - 320 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 490 shots (LCD Monitor on) |
Photo shooting - 510 shots (EVF on) Photo shooting - 600 shots (LCD Monitor on) Video recording - 80 minutes (EVF on) Video recording - 135 minutes (LCD Monitor on) |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Interface | HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 | HDMI, USB-C, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 5.0 |
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| 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, Wireless Image Transfer, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi |
| Print Standard | DPOF support, Exif Print support | Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Computer Connectivity | Mac, Windows | - |
| Flash Terminal | Hot shoe | Hot shoe |
| Connector Type | USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D) Audio line-in / microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Remote control |
USB (USB Type-C) HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A) Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm) |
| FEATURES | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second | 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second |
| Additional Features | RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight tone priority, highlight point display, USB charging, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, Touch Shutter technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, multiple exposure capture, Dual Pixel RAW, Digital Lens Optimizer, 4K time-lapse movie recording, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable | Built-in speaker, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), HDR image enhancement technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, GPS via mobile, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording |
| OTHERS | Canon EOS R5 | Sony Alpha7s III ILCE-7SM3 |
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| Included Accessories | Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, cable protector, USB-C cable | - |
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| Software | Canon Picture Style Editor, Canon EOS Utility, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, Canon Digital Photo Professional Express | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 1 °C | 0 °C |
| Service & Support | Limited warranty - 1 year | - |
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