challenger A
Canon
EOS R5 Mark II
2024
VS
challenger B
Sony
α9 III
2023
Canon EOS R5 Mark II vs Sony α9 III — full comparison
Visual summary
— Reads in 5 seconds
8,9/ 10
PhotoExcellent
9,1/ 10
VideoExceptionnel
Canon
EOS R5 Mark II
7,5/ 10
PhotoTrès bon
7,1/ 10
VideoTrès bon
Sony
α9 III
Canon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
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Standout strengths
— Where each camera shines
Canon
EOS R5 Mark II
Top advantages
- 51 200Native ISO max2× vs Sony α9 III
- 102 400Extended ISO max2× vs Sony α9 III
- 45 MPMegapixels1,8× vs Sony α9 III
- 1053AF points+39 % vs Sony α9 III
Sony
α9 III
Top advantages
- 120 fpsElectronic burst4× vs Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- 120 fpsMax video fps2× vs Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- 9.44 M dotsViewfinder resolution1,6× vs Canon EOS R5 Mark II
- 0.9×Viewfinder magnification+18 % vs Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Detailed spec-by-spec
— Round by round, the eight categories
Round 1
Sensor
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
Sensor format
Full Frame
Full Frame
Sensor type
Stacked CMOS
Stacked CMOS
Megapixels
45 MP
24.6 MP
Sensor size
36 × 24 mm
36 × 24 mm
Native ISO min
100
250
Native ISO max
51 200
25 600
Extended ISO max
102 400
51 200
Dynamic range (EV)
11.5 EV
10 EV
Round 2
Autofocus
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
AF points
1053
759
AF coverage
100 %
92 %
Eye AF (human)
Oui
Oui
Eye AF (animal)
Oui
Oui
AF low light (EV)
-6.5 EV
-5 EV
Round 3
Speed & burst
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
Mechanical burst
12 fps
—
Electronic burst
30 fps
120 fps
RAW buffer
93
82
Max shutter speed
1/32000
1/80000
Round 4
Video
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
Max video resolution
8K
4K
Max video fps
60 fps
120 fps
Max bitrate
2600 Mb/s
600 Mb/s
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, ProRes, ProRes RAW, RAW
XAVC HS, XAVC S, XAVC S-I, H.265, H.264
Recording modes
All-I, Long-GOP
All-I, Long-GOP
Chroma subsampling
4:2:0, 4:2:2
4:2:0, 4:2:2
Bit depth
12-bit
10-bit
Log profile
Oui
Oui
Log profiles
C-Log2, C-Log3, HLG
S-Log3, S-Cinetone, HLG
Internal RAW
Oui
Non
External RAW
ProRes RAW
ProRes RAW, Blackmagic RAW
Rolling shutter
—
0 ms
4K crop
1×
1×
Oversampling
Oui
Oui
Open Gate
Oui
Non
Anamorphic desqueeze
1.8x, 2.0x
1.3x, 1.5x, 2.0x
LUT support
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
Monitoring tools
waveform, vectorscope, false color, histogram, zebras
waveform, histogram, zebras
Active cooling
Non
Non
Unlimited recording
Oui
Oui
Dual Native ISO
Non
Non
Proxy recording
Oui
Oui
XLR input
Non
Non
32-bit float audio
Non
Non
Genlock + Time Code
Oui
Non
Round 5
Stabilisation
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
In-body stabilisation
Oui
Oui
IBIS rating
8.5 stops
8 stops
Round 6
Build
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
Weather sealing
Oui
Oui
Dual card slots
Oui
Oui
Card types
CFexpress Type B, SD UHS-II
CFexpress Type A, SD UHS-II
Round 7
Ergonomics & screen
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
Weight
746 g
702 g
Dimensions
138.5 x 101.2 x 93.5
136.1 x 96.9 x 82.9
Viewfinder type
OLED EVF
EVF
Viewfinder resolution
5.76 M dots
9.44 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
0.76×
0.9×
Screen size
3.2″
3.2″
Screen resolution
2.10 M dots
2.10 M dots
Screen articulation
fully articulated
vari-angle
Touchscreen
Oui
Oui
Round 8
Connectivity & battery
SpecCanon EOS R5 Mark IISony α9 III
Battery life (CIPA)
630 clichés
530 clichés
USB type
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps)
HDMI type
Full HDMI
Full (Type A)
Wi-Fi
Oui
Oui
Bluetooth
Oui
Oui