Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 vs. Canon EOS R3

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In depth comparison and review of Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 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.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 vs. Canon EOS R3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - mirrorless system Digital camera - 6K - mirrorless system with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only Body only
Height 7.78 cm 14.26 cm
Width 12.97 cm 15 cm
Depth 8.45 cm 8.72 cm
Weight 640 g 822 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 640 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 715 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 Weatherproof Dust-resistant, slash-resistant
Navigation - GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver
SENSOR Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Sensor Resolution 12.1 Megapixel 24.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor R CMOS BSI-CMOS
Total Pixels 12,900,000 pixels 24,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels 26,700,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Full Frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm) Full Frame (36 x 24 mm)
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 120 fps 60 fps
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration) Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot with Active Mode) Optical (5-axis image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Image Processor BIONZ XR DIGIC X
LENS Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount Canon RF
FOCUSING Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 759 1053
AE/AF Control Eye detection AF, Real-time Eye AF, Real-time Tracking AF 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 Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Viewfinder Type - Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 5,760,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.76x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range - -4 to +2
Field of View Crop Factor - 1.0
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
ISO (Max) 409600 204800
Native ISO - 100-102400
Extended ISO (Max) - 204800
Extended ISO (Min) - 50
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (80-12800), ISO 409600, ISO 80-102400, ISO 40 ISO 50, ISO auto, ISO 204800, ISO 100-102400
Exposure Metering - Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot (2.9%), partial (5.9%)
Exposure Metering Zones - 384
Exposure Modes Programme, 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 - Neutral, Faithful, monochrome, landscape, portrait, Standard, Fine Detail
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, Underwater, 2500K - 9900K Cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 10000K, fluorescent light (white)
Shutter Type Mechanical, electronic Mechanical, electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec 1/64000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation - ±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 1/125sec 1/200sec, 1/180 sec, 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV -3-20 (ISO 100) EV -3-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Type 3" LCD display 3.2" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes -
Display Format 1,440,000 pixels 4,150,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating Rotating
Display Features - Display brightness control, anti-smudge coating
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Digital Video Format H.264, XAVC S, XAVC HS, XAVC S-I MOV, RAW, IPB, ALL-I
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, HEIF JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, C-RAW, HEIF, RAW + HEIF
Max Video Resolution - 6000 x 3164
Audio Signal Format Linear PCM, AAC LC -
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Mono
MEMORY Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Memory Card Slot Dual 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 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 - 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 S-I - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S-I - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC S - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 - 60 fps
XAVC HS - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 - 120 fps
RAW - 6000 x 3164 p
4096 x 2160 p
3840 x 2160 p
1920 x 1080 p
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Battery Type Sony NP-FZ100 Canon LP-E19 Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FZ100 (included) Canon LP-E19 Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Video recording - 135 minutes
Photo shooting - 600 shots (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 Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Interface HDMI, USB-C, NFC (Near Field Communication), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0 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 cloud server, wireless image upload to cloud server, wireless image printing
Print Standard Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Tripod Mount Connection Point 1/4"-20 screw -
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type HDMI output (19 pin HDMI Type A)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Headphones (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
Audio input (XLR / phone stereo 6.3 mm x 2)
USB-C 3.2 (USB Type-C)
USB (micro-USB)
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 Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Self-Timer Delay - 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, relay recording, fast motion recording, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, silent shooting, distortion correction function, S-Log2 gamma setting, slow motion recording, peripheral shading correction, chromatic aberration correction, double slot recording, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, 4:2:2 10-bit internal rercording, Flickering Reduction function, assignable buttons, 16-bit RAW data output 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 Cinema Line ILME-FX3 Canon EOS R3
Included Accessories Body cap, accessory shoe kit, USB-C cable, handle 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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