Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 vs. Canon EOS R5 C

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 and Canon EOS R5 C. 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 Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 vs. Canon EOS R5 C Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 8K - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.57 cm 10.1 cm
Width 12.69 cm 14.2 cm
Depth 6.03 cm 11.1 cm
Weight 582 g 680 g
Weight Details - Camera body only: 680 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 770 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black -
Protection Dust-resistant, moisture-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Sensor Resolution 42.4 Megapixel 45 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS CMOS
Total Pixels 43,600,000 pixels 47,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 42,400,000 pixels 45,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) Full Frame (36 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 Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (5-axis Steady Shot) Electronic (5-axis)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Image Processor BIONZ X DIGIC X
LENS Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon RF
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 399 1053
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Flex Focus Point, Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Zone AF, Head Detection AF, Animal detection AF, Vehicle-tracking AF
Face Detection Face Recognition Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 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
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
ISO (Max) 102400 102400
Native ISO 100-51200 100-51200
Extended ISO (Max) - 102400
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO 50, ISO 102400, ISO 100-51200, ISO auto (100-25600), ISO auto (200-51200)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Evaluative, centre-weighted, partial (5.8%), spot (2.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 384
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, E-TTL II program flash
Bracketing Modes Flash Exposure Bracketing Focus bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur -
Special Effects 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 Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, 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), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white) Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2000K - 15000K (100K steps), fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/8000 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 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes -
X-sync Speed 1/250sec 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Type 3" LCD display 3.15" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,228,800 pixels 2,100,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Rotating
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264, XAVC S XF-AVC, Cinema RAW Light, MP4
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 8192 x 4320
Audio Signal Format - Linear PCM, AAC LC
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card SD card, CFexpress
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-II Memory Card, SDXC UHS-II Memory Card, CFexpress
Memory Card Included No No
Image Storage 7952 x 5304
7952 x 4472
5168 x 3448
5168 x 2912
3984 x 2656
3984 x 2240
2592 x 1728
2592 x 1456
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
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 30 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 24 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 24 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 120 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 100Mbps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 - 25 fps - 60Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 50Mbps
XAVC S - 1280 x 720 - 100 fps - 50Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 6Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 16Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 25 fps - 6Mbps
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BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Canon LP-E6NH Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Canon LP-E6NH Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Canon LP-E6N Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Canon LP-E6 Li-ion rechargeable battery (optional)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 290 shots (EVF on)
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CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, USB 3.1, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer, wireless video upload to cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support
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)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
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
Timecode in/out
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Features - SMPTE Colour Bars, zebra pattern, waveform monitor
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 3.9 frames per second, 6.8 frames per second, 9.2 frames per second, 5.1 frames per second, 4.9 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, contrast control, Dynamic Range Optimizer, USB charging, built-in help guide, peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), x.v.Colour technology, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), High ISO NR, Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), no anti-aliasing filter, Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD, Auto Object Framing Sharpness control, histogram display, colour control, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, Dust Delete Data system, Pre-Rec function, built-in cooling fan, USB charging, in-camera RAW processing, peripheral illumination correction, HDR image enhancement technology, Bayer mosaic RGB filter, Noise Reduction control, fast motion recording, silent shooting, distortion correction function, simultaneous multi-format recording, Optical Low Pass Filter (OLFP), diffraction correction, slow motion recording, chromatic aberration correction, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, tally light, 12-bit RAW, Canon Log 3, Perceptual Quantisation (PQ) recording, Black Gamma control
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R II ILCE-7RM2 Canon EOS R5 C
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, shoe cap, micro-USB cable, cable protector Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, cable protector
Software Sony PlayMemories Home -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year Limited warranty - 2 years
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