Canon EOS R7 vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon EOS R7 and Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700. 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 R7 vs. Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.04 cm 6.9 cm
Width 13.2 cm 12.2 cm
Depth 9.17 cm 7.51 cm
Weight 530 g 409 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 530 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 612 g
Camera body only: 410 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 493 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy, high-strength engineering plastic -
Protection Dust-resistant, water-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 2x
SENSOR Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Sensor Resolution 32.5 Megapixel 26.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS Exmor R CMOS
Total Pixels 34,400,000 pixels 27,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 32,500,000 pixels 26,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (22.3 x 14.8 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 EOS Integrated Cleaning System Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Image Processor DIGIC X BIONZ XR
LENS Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Lens Mounting Type Canon RF Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
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 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 - Yes
VIEWFINDER Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,360,000 pixels 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.15x 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +2 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.6 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Native ISO 100-12800 100-32000
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-12800, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 16000-25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-32000
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 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, fluorescent light (white) -
Shutter Type Electronic, mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, 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 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
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 Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, H.264, HEVC, H.265, MP4 MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HD, H.265, 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
MEMORY Canon EOS R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
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
6192 x 4128
4384 x 2920
3104 x 2064
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
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 R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
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 - 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 R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Interface HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 2, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 HDMI, USB 3.2, 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
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge 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 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 R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec -
Continuous Shooting Speed 15 frames per second 11 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, 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 R7 Sony Alpha6700 ILCE-6700
Included Accessories Battery charger, neck strap, EF-EOS R lens adapter Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, hot shoe cap
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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