Canon EOS R7 vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Canon EOS R7 and Sony Alpha ZV-E1. Compare design, sensors, zoom functions, batteries and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect digital camera. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the camera that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon EOS R7 vs. Sony Alpha ZV-E1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.04 cm 7.19 cm
Width 13.2 cm 12.1 cm
Depth 9.17 cm 5.43 cm
Weight 530 g 399 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 530 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 612 g
Camera body only: 399 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 485 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy, high-strength engineering plastic SORPLAS
Enclosure Colour - Black
Protection Dust-resistant, water-resistant Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant
Digital Zoom - 2x
SENSOR Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Sensor Resolution 32.5 Megapixel 12.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 34,400,000 pixels -
Effective Sensor Resolution 32,500,000 pixels 12,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 mm) Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 59.94 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes -
Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System -
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Image Processor DIGIC X BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Auto Focus Dual Pixel CMOS AF II TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 651 759
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Body detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF -
Face Detection - Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED -
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.15x -
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
ISO (Max) 25600 409600
Native ISO 100-12800 -
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 409600
Extended ISO (Min) - 40
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 16000-25600 ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%) -
Exposure Metering Zones 384 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash -
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing, white balance bracketing -
Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail Soft Skin, Background defocus, Time Lapse, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Automatic
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) 2500K - 9900K
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/16000 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 -
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec, 1/320 sec 1/60sec, 1/30 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,620,000 pixels 1,036,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control, display colour control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, H.265, MP4 H.264, XAVC S, HEVC, H.265, MPEG-4 AVC, XAVC HS
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, C-RAW, HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC Linear PCM
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo (3-Capsule directional)
MEMORY Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Memory Card Slot Dual SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II 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
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6960 x 4640
4800 x 3200
3472 x 2320
2400 x 1600
6160 x 4640
4256 x 3200
3072 x 2320
2112 x 1600
6960 x 3904
4800 x 2688
3472 x 1952
2400 x 1344
4640 x 4640
3200 x 3200
2320 x 2320
1600 x 1600
4240 x 2832
2768 x 1848
2128 x 1416
Video Capture 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 119.9 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 119.88 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC HS - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 23.98 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 23.98 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Battery Type Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion
Details Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 770 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 570 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 95 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Interface HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 3.2, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Live streaming, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing Remote control via mobile devices, Live streaming, remote control via Bluetooth
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Exif Print support
Flash Terminal - Hot shoe
Connector Type USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (USB Type-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)
USB-C 3.2 (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)
FEATURES Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 15 frames per second 10 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, highlight point display, Auto Lighting Optimizer, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Scene Intelligent Auto technology, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, firmware upgradable, Canon Log 3 Built-in speaker, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), slow motion recording, auto-framing, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Lens Shading Correction, Picture Profile Preset, focus breathing compensation, 14-bit RAW, proxy recording, Framing Stabilizer, Product Showcase Setting, Multiple Face Recognition, quick motion
OTHERS Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha ZV-E1
Included Accessories Battery charger, neck strap, EF-EOS R lens adapter Body cap, wind screen, shoulder strap, shoe cap, wind screen adapter
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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