| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 22.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | No |
| general |
| Brand | Sony | Canon |
| Model | Alpha a7 24.3MP Digital Camera | EOS 5D Mark III 22.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Alpha A7 | EOS 5D Mark III |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 24.3 MP | 22.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 126.9 x 94.4 x 54.8 mm | 116.4 x 152 x 76.4 mm |
| Weight | 474 GM | 950 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | Yes |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | EOS 5D Mark III |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | Mini HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 35.8 x 23.9 mm | 22.3 x 14.9 mm |
| Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | 12800 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | Exmor CMOS sensor | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 12800 |
| lens features |
| Lens Mount | E-mount | Canon EF Mount |
| Compatible Lens | Sony E-mount lenses | - |
| Dust Reduction | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| Other Lens Features | - | Canon EF Compatible Lenses, Depth-of-field Preview |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | XGA OLED, 1.3 cm 0.5 type electronic viewfinder colour | Eye-level Pentaprism |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | - |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 0.71 x with 50 mm lens at infinity, -1 m-1 | - |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 to +3.0 m -1 | - |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 27 mm | - |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Fast Hybrid AFphase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF | - |
| Focus Range | EV 0 to EV 20 ISO100 equivalent with F2.8 lens attached | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Focus Points | 35 mm full frame 117 points phase-detection AF, APS-C 99 points phase-detection AF / 25 points conotrast-detection AF | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot | Evaluative Metering with the Image Sensor |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, Fluorescent Warm White / Cool White / Day White / Daylight, Flash, Color Temperature 2500 to 9900K & Color Filter G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps, Custom / Underwater | Auto, Preset Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom, Color Temperature Setting, White Balance Correction, and White Balance Bracketing, Flash Color Temperature Information Transmission Enabled |
| Panorama Type | Sweep Panorama | - |
| Other Focus Features | Lock-on AF, Eye AF, Predictive control, Focus lock, Eye-start AF and AF micro adjustment both only available with optional LA-EA2 or LA-EA4 attached, AF illuminator built-in, LED type, range approx. 0.30-3 m, AF ON | Manual focusing 5x, 10x Magnification, Closest Focusing Distance 0.45m, Zoom Magnification 1.5x - 10x |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | AUTO iAUTO, Superior Auto, Programmed AE P, Aperture priority A, Shutter-speed priority S, Manual M, Scene Selection, Sweep Panorama, Movie | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 5.0EV1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable with exposure compensation dial +/- 3EV 1/3 EV steps | 3 EV in Increments of 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Exposure Control Autoexposure, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Type | Electronically controlled, vertical-traverse, focal-plane type | - |
| Shutter Speed | Still images1/8000 to 30 sec, Bulb, Movies 1/8000 to 1/4 1/3 steps, NTSC up to 1/60 in AUTO mode up to 1/30 in Auto slow shutter mode, PAL up to 1/50 in AUTO mode up to 1/25 in Auto Slow Shutter mode | 1/8000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | 5fps in Speed Priority Continuous Shooting mode | Yes, 6 fps High Speed, 3 fps Low Speed, 3 fps Silent Mode |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Flash off, Autoflash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync., Red-eye reduction on/off selectable, Hi-speed sync.*1, Wireless control*1 | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual |
| Flash Compensation | 3.0 EV switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps | - |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| Other Flash Features | - | Compatible Speedlites EX-series Speedlites, External Speedlite Control, PC Terminal, |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.3, MPF baseline compliant, RAW Sony ARW 2.3 format | JPEG, RAW, RAW JPEG, DCF |
| Maximum Resolution | 6000 x 4000 | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 35 mm full-frame L 6000 x 4000 24M M 3936 x 2624 10M S 3008 x 2000 6.0M, APS-C L 3936 x 2624 10M, M 3008 x 2000 6.0M, S 1968 x 1312 2.6M | - |
| Image Processor | BIONZ X | - |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Display Resolution | 921,600 dots | - |
| LCD Display | TFT | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 921600 dots | - |
| Other Display Features | Graphic Display, Display All Info., No Disp. Info., Histogram, Digital Level Gauge, Shooting information for viewfinder mode | Movie Playback, Image Rotate Playback, Slide Show, Image Protect, Copying Images, Maximum Magnification 0.23x |
| Touch Screen | - | No |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo Memory Stick XC-HG Duo SD memory card, SDHC memory card UHS-I compliant, SDXC memory card UHS-I compliant | - |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | AAA Battery | Lithium ion |
| Battery Life | Approx. 270 shots viewfinder / Approx. 340 shots LCD screen CIPA standard*11 | - |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Built-in stereo microphone or ECM-CG50/XLR-K1M sold separately | - |
| Speaker | Built-in, monaural | - |
| Audio Features | AVCHD Dolby Digital AC-3 2ch, MP4 MPEG-4 AAC-LC 2ch | - |
| Video Format | AVCHD format Ver. 2.0 compliant / MP4 | MOV, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| modes and functions features |
| Drive Modes | Single shooting, Continuous shooting, Speed Priority Continuous shooting, Self-timer 10/2 sec.. delay selectable, Self-timer Cont. 10 sec.. delay, 3/5 exposures selectable, Bracketing Cont., Single, White Balance, DRO | - |
| Scene Modes | Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports Action, Sunset, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Hand-held Twilight, Anti Motion Blur | - |
| Macro Mode | G7 to M7 15 steps, A7 to B7 15 steps | - |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto, Program AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual, Custom x3, HDR Shooting, Live Mode, Face Detection Live Mode Contrast Detection, Quick Mode Phase-difference Detection, Shooting Modes Ratio 32, 43, 169, 11 |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | - | No |