challenger A
Canon
EOS R6
2020
VS
challenger B
Sony
α7 III
2018
ReviewsSony α7 III
Canon EOS R6 vs Sony α7 III — full comparison
Visual summary
— Reads in 5 seconds
8,0/ 10
PhotoExcellent
6,0/ 10
VideoBon
Canon
EOS R6
7,6/ 10
PhotoTrès bon
5,0/ 10
VideoCorrect
Sony
α7 III
Canon EOS R6Sony α7 III
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EOS R6 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only)
1 679,99 GBP · Scan Computers
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1 120 GBP · Back Market UK
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Standout strengths
— Where each camera shines
Canon
EOS R6
Top advantages
- 102 400Native ISO max2× vs Sony α7 III
- 20 fpsMechanical burst2× vs Sony α7 III
- 120 fpsMax video fps4× vs Sony α7 III
- 1053AF points1,5× vs Sony α7 III
Sony
α7 III
Top advantages
- 24.2 MPMegapixels+21 % vs Canon EOS R6
- OuiLog profileAbsent sur Canon EOS R6
- 710 clichésBattery life (CIPA)2× vs Canon EOS R6
- 11.6 EVDynamic range (EV)+4 % vs Canon EOS R6
Detailed spec-by-spec
— Round by round, the eight categories
Round 1
Sensor
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
Sensor format
Full Frame
Full Frame
Sensor type
CMOS
BSI-CMOS
Megapixels
20 MP
24.2 MP
Sensor size
36 × 24 mm
35.8 × 23.8 mm
Native ISO min
100
100
Native ISO max
102 400
51 200
Extended ISO max
204 800
204 800
Dynamic range (EV)
11.2 EV
11.6 EV
Round 2
Autofocus
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
AF points
1053
693
AF coverage
100 %
93 %
Eye AF (human)
Oui
Oui
Eye AF (animal)
Oui
Oui
AF low light (EV)
-6.5 EV
-3 EV
Round 3
Speed & burst
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
Mechanical burst
20 fps
10 fps
Electronic burst
20 fps
10 fps
RAW buffer
240
89
Max shutter speed
1/8000
1/8000
Round 4
Video
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
Max video resolution
4K
4K
Max video fps
120 fps
30 fps
Max bitrate
470 Mb/s
100 Mb/s
Video codecs
H.264, H.265
XAVC S, AVCHD, H.264
Recording modes
All-I, IPB
Long-GOP
Chroma subsampling
4:2:0
4:2:0
Bit depth
10-bit
8-bit
Log profile
Non
Oui
Log profiles
HLG, PQ
S-Log3, S-Log2, HLG
Internal RAW
Non
Non
External RAW
Ninja V RAW
—
4K crop
1×
1×
Oversampling
Oui
Oui
Open Gate
Non
Non
Anamorphic desqueeze
—
—
LUT support
in-camera LUT preview
—
Monitoring tools
waveform, histogram, zebras
zebras, histogram
Active cooling
Non
Non
Recording limit
30 min
30 min
Unlimited recording
Oui
Non
Dual Native ISO
Non
Non
Proxy recording
Non
Non
XLR input
Non
Non
32-bit float audio
Non
Non
Genlock + Time Code
Non
Non
Round 5
Stabilisation
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
In-body stabilisation
Oui
Oui
IBIS rating
8 stops
5 stops
Round 6
Build
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
Weather sealing
Oui
Oui
Dual card slots
Oui
Oui
Card types
SD UHS-II
SD UHS-II, SD UHS-I
Round 7
Ergonomics & screen
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
Weight
680 g
650 g
Dimensions
138 × 98 × 88 mm
126.9 x 95.6 x 73.7
Viewfinder type
OLED EVF
EVF
Viewfinder resolution
3.69 M dots
2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
0.76×
0.78×
Screen size
3″
3″
Screen resolution
1.62 M dots
921 600
Screen articulation
fully articulated
tilt
Touchscreen
Oui
Oui
Round 8
Connectivity & battery
SpecCanon EOS R6Sony α7 III
Battery life (CIPA)
360 clichés
710 clichés
USB type
USB 3.2 Gen 2(10 GBit/sec)
USB-C 3.1 Gen1 + Micro USB
HDMI type
Micro HDMI
Micro (Type D)
Wi-Fi
Oui
Oui
Bluetooth
Oui
Oui