Sony finally released the A7 IV and that seems like a very similar camera to the Canon EOS R6. If you are one of those who is thinking of buying either one of those cameras I made this comparison between the Sony A7 IV vs Canon R6 to help you decide which one is the right one for you to buy.
those cameras are extremely similar to each other so there is not much difference and it’s really hard to tell you which one would be the better camera.
Sensor Resolution
So the Canon EOS R6 has a 20.1-megapixel full-frame sensor whereas the Sony A7 IV has a 33-megapixel full-frame sensor so this is one of the biggest differences between the R6 and the A7 IV.
The A7 IV has more megapixels it means 50 more than the R6 when it comes to burst rates the R6 shoots 12 frames per second mechanical and 20 frames per second in electronic mode and the A7 IV shoots only10 frames per second.
Sony A7 IV
- 33 Megapixels
- No Record Limit
- No Overheating
- Better Dynamic Range over R6
- Better in Low Light over R6
- Dual SD Cards in Video
- White Balance in Video
- Priority in Video Modes
- Lens Selection
- Full Size HDMI
- IBIS 8 Stops
Canon R6
- 20 Megapixels
- 30 Min Limit
- Quiet Shutter
- 4K 60 Crop
- IBIS 5.5 stops
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|---|---|---|
| Release Date | 21 October 2021 | 9 July 2020 |
| Body Type | SLR Style Mirrorless | SLR Style Mirrorless |
| Sensor type | Exmor R CMOS Back Iluminated | Full Frame CMOS |
| Sensor size | 35.9 x 23.9 mm | 35.9 x 23.9 mm |
| Sensor resolution | 6424 x 5136 | 5472 x 3648 |
| Sensor pixels | 33 | 20.1 |
| Processor | Bionz XR | Digic X |
| ISO | 100 to 51200 Expanded to 50-204800 | 100 to 51200 Expanded to 50-204800 |
| Image stabilization | 5 axis 5.5 stops | 5 axis 8.0 stops |
| Focal length multiplier | 1x | 1x |
| Focus type | Fast Hybrid AF | Dual pixel CMOS AF II |
| Focus points | 759 | 1053 |
| Manual focus | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder type | Electronic Oled | Electronic Oled |
| Viewfinder resolution | 3.68 milion dots | 3.68 milion dots |
| Viewfinder Magnification | ||
| Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Screen Type | Fully Articulated touch LCD | Fully Articulated touch LCD |
| Screen Size | 3.0″ | |
| Screen Resolution | 7008 x 4672 | |
| Continuous drive | 10fps | 20fps |
| Shutter type | Mechanical & Electronic | Electronically controlled focal plane |
| Shutter speed | Min 30 sec Max 1/8000 | Min 30 sec Max 1/8000 |
| Build in flash | NO | NO |
| External flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash sync speed | 1/250 | 1/200 |
| Silent shooting | Yes | Yes |
| Battery type | NP-FZ100 | LP-E6NH |
| Battery Life | 580 shoots | 500 shoots |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5 at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps | +/-3 at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV Steps |
| Image format | JPEG,RAW,HEIF JPEG & Raw Lossless Compressed JPEG, RAW, HEIF Uncompressed | JPEG, C RAW, HEIF, RAW + JPEG, RAW + HEIF |
| Bit Rate | 14 bit | 14 bit |
| Video format | HAVC S, HAVC HS, | MP4 VIDEO |
| Video compression | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 | H.264, H.265 |
| Video resolution | 4K 60p, 4K 30p, 24p, FHD-120p, 60p, 30p, 24p, 4:2:2, 10 bit internal recording | 4K 59.94p/29.97p/25.00p/23.98p FHD 119.88p/59.94p/29.94p/25p/23.93p/ 4K Full HD 4:2:0 8 bit or 4:2:2 10 bit |
| Log Profile | S Log3 15+ stops Latitude | Canon Log 1, Canon Log3 |
| Audio format | LPCM 2ch 16 bit 48 kHz | LPCM 2ch 48 kHz / 16 bit |
| Dynamic range | 15 stops | 12.7 stops |
| Media slots | 2 slots | 2 slots |
| Storage type | SD UHS I/II CF express Type A | 2 x SD/SDHC/SDXC & UHS II |
| Connectivity | USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C |
| Ports | Microphone Headphone | Microphone Headphone |
| Build in Blutooth | Yes | Yes |
| Build in Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Dust resistance | Yes | Yes |
| Weight | 658g | 680g |
| Dimensions | 131.3 x 96.4 x 79.8 mm | 138.4 x 97.5 x 88.4 mm |
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