Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R vs. Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000

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Side by side comparison and review of Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R and Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000. 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

Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R vs. Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - mirrorless system Digital camera - mirrorless system
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 9.44 cm 6.7 cm
Width 12.69 cm 12 cm
Depth 4.82 cm 4.5 cm
Weight 407 g 285 g
Body Material Magnesium alloy -
Enclosure Colour Black Black | Silver
Protection Splashproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
SENSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Sensor Resolution 36.4 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 36,800,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 36,400,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.9 x 24 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Image Processor BIONZ X BIONZ X
LENS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Sony E-mount
FOCUSING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 179
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF Eye detection AF, Predictive AI Servo AF
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Smile Shutter Eye Detect AF, Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Viewfinder Type Electronic - OLED Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.39"
Viewfinder Resolution 2,359,296 pixels 1,440,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% -
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.71x 1.07x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.5
Features Viewfinder brightness control -
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
ISO (Max) 25600 25600
Native ISO 100-51200 100-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO auto (100-6400), ISO 100-25600 ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, anti-motion blur
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 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
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) Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type Mechanical electronically-controlled Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 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 3 or 5 steps 3 or 5 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/160 sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV 0-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 921,600 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Camera Flash - Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) - 6
Flash Modes - Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo
Image Storage 7360 x 4912
7360 x 4144
4800 x 3200
4800 x 2704
3680 x 2456
3680 x 2072
2400 x 1600
6000 x 4000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2832
4240 x 2400
3008 x 2000
3008 x 1688
Video Capture 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
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
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
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots Photo shooting - 310 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN, NFC (Near Field Communication) HDMI, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
Microphone
Headphones
USB 2.0
HDMI output
FEATURES Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 1.5 frames per second 2.5 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 11 frames per second
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, sharpness control, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Lens Distortion Compensation (LDC), no anti-aliasing filter, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 24p Cinema Mode, peripheral illumination correction, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC), Anti-motion Blur Mode, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, noise reduction over long exposures, Lens Distortion Correction, PlayMemories Camera Apps support, BRAVIA Sync function, PhotoTV HD
OTHERS Sony Alpha7R ILCE-7R Sony Alpha6000 ILCE-6000
Included Accessories Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable Body cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, eyecup, micro-USB cable
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year
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