Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS vs. Canon EOS R3

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS and Canon EOS R3. 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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Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS vs. Canon EOS R3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included FE 28-70mm OSS lens Body only
Height 9.64 cm 14.26 cm
Width 13.13 cm 15 cm
Depth 7.98 cm 8.72 cm
Weight 658 g 822 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 658 g Camera body only: 822 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 1.015 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy Magnesium alloy, fibreglass-reinforced polycarbonate
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant Dust-resistant, slash-resistant
Digital Zoom 4x -
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Sensor Resolution 33.0 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 34,100,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 33,000,000 pixels 26,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 23.9 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 60 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with 5-axis Intelligent Active Mode) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Image Processor BIONZ XR DIGIC X
LENS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Type Zoom lens 28 - 70 mm - f/3.5-5.6 FE OSS - zoom -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 30 cm -
Max View Angle 75 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements -
Filter Size 55 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon RF
Features Internal focusing system, full-time manual focusing, ED glass, splashproof, aspherical lens, dustproof -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 759 1053
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Predictive Focus Control -
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Zone AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF, Wide-area AF, Expanded area AF, animal eye detection, bird eye detection, right/left eye select Eye Control, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Zone AF, Animal-tracking AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function Eye Detect AF, Face Detection AF/AE
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 3,686,400 pixels 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.78x 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
ISO (Max) 204800 204800
Native ISO 100-51200 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) 204800 204800
Extended ISO (Min) 50 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-51200 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, average, highlight spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, flexible-priority AE
Bracketing Modes Dynamic Range Bracketing, white balance bracketing Focus bracketing
Special Effects Soft Skin, Creative Look presets Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/64000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3, 5 or 9 steps 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,036,000 pixels 4,150,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Digital Video Format MPEG-4, H.264, XAVC S, H.265, XAVC HS MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, HEIF, RAW + HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 6000 x 3164
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction -
MEMORY Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Memory Card Slot SD card, CFexpress / SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards 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 SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included - No
Image Storage 7008 x 4672
4608 x 3072
3504 x 2336
4608 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3504 x 2336 - APS-C mode
6224 x 4672
4096 x 3072
3120 x 2336
4096 x 3072 - APS-C mode
3120 x 2336 - APS-C mode
7008 x 3944
4608 x 2592
3504 x 1968
4608 x 2592 - APS-C mode
3504 x 1968 - APS-C mode
4672 x 4672
3072 x 3072
2336 x 2336
3072 x 3072 - APS-C mode
2336 x 2336 - APS-C mode
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
Video Capture XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 50 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 - 50 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FZ100 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 2280 mAh (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 520 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 580 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Video recording - 100 minutes (EVF on)
Video recording - 110 minutes (LCD Monitor on)
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)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Interface USB 2.0, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 HDMI, USB-C, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to FTP server, PC Remote functions via Wi-Fi 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
Print Standard Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB Type-C)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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)
FEATURES Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 6 frames per second 30 frames per second, 12 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, camera orientation detection, histogram display, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, BRAVIA Sync function, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, anti-flicker, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, simultaneous streaming & recording mode, focus breathing compensation, USB streaming, 14-bit RAW 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
OTHERS Sony Alpha7 IV ILCE-7M4K + FE 28-70mm OSS Canon EOS R3
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, USB-C to USB-A cable Battery charger, body cap, neck strap, eyecup, cable protector, hot shoe cover, USB-C cable
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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