Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 and Canon EOS 6D Mark II. 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

Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 vs. Canon EOS 6D Mark II Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 1080p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 6.69 cm 11.05 cm
Width 12 cm 14.4 cm
Depth 4.88 cm 7.48 cm
Weight 361 g 685 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 685 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 765 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy Aluminium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate resin
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Weatherproof, dust-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Navigation - GPS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Sensor Resolution 24.2 Megapixel 26.2 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 25,000,000 pixels 27,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 24,200,000 pixels 26,200,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Electronic (5-axis)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
Sensors - Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC 7
LENS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon EF
FOCUSING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF / TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 425 -
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF FlexiZone, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, Face Recognition Yes
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour -
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.39" -
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels -
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 98%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.07x 0.71x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information - Battery status, AF status, AF point, grid, electronic level, flicker detection, area AF frame, aspect ratio line, shooting mode, drive mode, metering mode, warning symbol
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
ISO (Max) 51200 102400
Native ISO 100-6400 200-25600
Extended ISO (Max) 25600 51200 (H1), 102400 (H2)
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 51200, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 51200, ISO 100-40000, ISO auto (100-40000)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, partial (6.5%), centre-weighted, spot (3.2%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 63
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, Flash Exposure Bracketing -
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, close-up, night portrait, food, panning, sports mode, candle, kids, backlight correction HDR, handheld night scene, group photo
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene, Standard Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 9 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed 1/160 sec 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV -2-20 (ISO 100) EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 921,600 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6 -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, high-speed sync, slow sync -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S H.264, MOV
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
RAW 6240 x 4160
RAW 4680 x 3120
RAW 3120 x 2080
JPEG 6240 x 4160
JPEG 4160 x 2768
JPEG 3120 x 2080
JPEG 2400 x 1600
JPEG 5536 x 4160
JPEG 3680 x 2768
JPEG 2768 x 2080
JPEG 2112 x 1600
JPEG 6240 x 3504
JPEG 4160 x 2336
JPEG 3120 x 1752
JPEG 2400 x 1344
JPEG 4160 x 4160
JPEG 2768 x 2768
JPEG 2080 x 2080
JPEG 1600 x 1600
Video Capture XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 16Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 6Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps - 60Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 17Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 16Mbps
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 6Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 50 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6N Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 350 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 400 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 1.17 hours (EVF on)
Video recording - 1.25 hours (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 1200 shots (at 23 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
Photo shooting - 1100 shots (at 0 °C (AE 50%, FE 50%))
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view -
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
USB 2.0
HDMI output (19 pin mini HDMI Type C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second 6.5 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, silent shooting Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Auto Lighting Optimizer, peripheral illumination correction, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, distortion correction function, diffraction correction, chromatic aberration correction, Digital 5-axis Movie IS, 4K time-lapse movie recording
OTHERS Sony Alpha6300 ILCE-6300 Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, body cap, shoulder strap, micro-USB cable, hot shoe cap Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup
Software - Drivers & Utilities, Canon Digital Photo Professional 4
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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