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Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III

Portability
57 Imaging
82 Features
89 Overall
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Canon EOS R5 C front
 
Sony Alpha A7 III front
Portability
63 Imaging
74 Features
92 Overall
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Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III Key Specs

Canon R5 C
(Full Review)
  • 45MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.20" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51200 (Boost to 102400)
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 8192 x 4320 video
  • Canon RF Mount
  • 770g - 142 x 101 x 111mm
  • Introduced January 2022
Sony A7 III
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51200 (Bump to 204800)
  • Sensor based 5-axis Image Stabilization
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 650g - 127 x 96 x 74mm
  • Announced February 2018
  • Previous Model is Sony A7 II
  • Later Model is Sony A7 IV
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Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Canon R5 C and Sony A7 III, both Pro Mirrorless cameras by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the R5 C (45MP) and A7 III (24MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizing (Full frame).

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The R5 C was introduced 3 years after the A7 III which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the R5 C grades vs the A7 III in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon R5 C over the Sony A7 III

		

		

			
 R5 C A7 III 
AnnouncedJanuary 2022February 2018Newer by 48 months
Screen typeFully ArticulatedTiltingFully Articulating screen
Screen size3.20"3"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution2100k922kSharper screen (+1178k dot)
Selfie screen  Take selfies
		

	

	
	

		

		
Reasons to pick Sony A7 III over the Canon R5 C

		

		

			
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Common features in the Canon R5 C and Sony A7 III

		

		

			
 R5 C A7 III 
Manual focus  More exact focus
Touch screen  Quickly navigate
		

	

	

	
	
	
	

	

		

		
Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III Physical Comparison

		

		

			
For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon R5 C has external measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") having a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) and the Sony A7 III has measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).
Look at the Canon R5 C and Sony A7 III in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at that time. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the R5 C versus the A7 III.
Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III size comparison
Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the R5 C and A7 III is 57 and 63 respectively.
Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III top view buttons comparison		

	

	
	

		

		
Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III Sensor Comparison

		

		

			
Quite often, it is difficult to envision the difference in sensor dimensions simply by seeing technical specs. The image underneath should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the R5 C and A7 III.
As you can tell, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Canon R5 C to provide more detail using its extra 21 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more recent R5 C will have an edge in sensor innovation.
	
			Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III sensor size comparison			
		

	

	
	

		

		
Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III Screen and ViewFinder

		

		

					

		Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III Screen and Viewfinder comparison	

	
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Photography Type Scores

		

	

	
Portrait Comparison
 Canon R5 C as a Portrait photography camera
 Sony A7 III as a Portrait photography camera
89
 has manual focus
 amazing megapixels (45MP)
 sensor size is great (Full frame)
 supports face detect autofocus
 supports RAW files
84
 you can focus manually
 sensor resolution is decent (24 megapixels)
 sensor size is large (Full frame)
 provides face detect autofocus
 exports RAW formats
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Street Comparison
Canon R5 C Street photography advice
Sony A7 III Street photography advice
72
 screen can move to multiple angles
 sensor size is great (Full frame)
 supports RAW files
 comes with touch to focus
 environment proof
 good high ISO (51,200)
 no image stabilization
78
 has a tilting screen
 has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 sensor size is large (Full frame)
 exports RAW formats
 has touch focus
 weather proof
 above average high ISO (51,200)
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Sports Comparison
 Canon R5 C as a Sports photography camera
 Sony A7 III as a Sports photography camera
79
 high shutter speed (1/8,000s)
 quiet shooting (1/8,000s)
 amazing megapixels (45 megapixels)
 sensor size is great (Full frame)
 supports tracking focus
 environment proof
 comes with phase detect autofocus
 no image stabilization
 terrible battery pack (320 CIPA)
87
 max shutter speed is good (1/8,000s)
 has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 sensor resolution is decent (24MP)
 sensor size is large (Full frame)
 provides tracking focus
 weather proof
 great battery power (610 shots)
 has phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison
Canon R5 C Travel photography advice
Sony A7 III Travel photography advice
72
 environment proof
 has bluetooth
 comes with touch to focus
 amazing megapixels (45 megapixels)
 screen is selfie friendly
 terrible battery pack (320 CIPA)
73
 great battery power (610 CIPA)
 weather proof
 connects via bluetooth
 has touch focus
 sensor resolution is decent (24MP)
 screen is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison
Landscape photography with Canon R5 C
Landscape photography with Sony A7 III
79
 has manual focus
 switch lenses (Canon RF mount)
 nice screen size (3.20 inch)
 amazing megapixels (45 megapixels)
 sensor size is great (Full frame)
 good high ISO (51,200)
 supports RAW files
 environment proof
 has dual storage slots
 no image stabilization
 terrible battery pack (320 per charge)
85
 you can focus manually
 swap lenses (Sony E mount)
 screen size is decent (3")
 has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 sensor resolution is decent (24MP)
 sensor size is large (Full frame)
 above average high ISO (51,200)
 exports RAW formats
 weather proof
 great battery power (610 per charge)
 two card slots
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Vlogging Comparison
Vlogging with Canon R5 C
Vlogging with Sony A7 III
72
 screen is selfie friendly
 has touchscreen
 supports face detect autofocus
 video resolution high (8192 x 4320 pxls)
 does have mic jack
 no image stabilization
36
 touchscreen
 has image stabilization (Sensor based 5-axis)
 provides face detect autofocus
 video res high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
 has mic socket
 screen is not selfie friendly
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Canon R5 C vs Sony A7 III Specifications

		

		

					

		
		

			Detailed spec comparison table for Canon R5 C and Sony A7 III
 Canon EOS R5 CSony Alpha A7 III
General Information
Make Canon Sony
Model type Canon EOS R5 C Sony Alpha A7 III
Class Pro Mirrorless Pro Mirrorless
Introduced 2022-01-19 2018-02-27
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size Full frame Full frame
Sensor dimensions 36 x 24mm 35.8 x 23.8mm
Sensor surface area 864.0mm² 852.0mm²
Sensor resolution 45 megapixel 24 megapixel
Anti alias filter    
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9 3:2 and  16:9
Full resolution 8192 x 5464 6000 x 4000
Max native ISO 51200 51200
Max boosted ISO 102400 204800
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW support    
Minimum boosted ISO 50 50
Autofocusing
Manual focusing    
Touch focus    
Continuous autofocus    
Single autofocus    
Autofocus tracking    
Autofocus selectice    
Center weighted autofocus    
Autofocus multi area    
Live view autofocus    
Face detection autofocus    
Contract detection autofocus    
Phase detection autofocus    
Total focus points 1053 693
Lens
Lens mount type Canon RF Sony E
Total lenses 30 121
Crop factor 1 1
Screen
Type of screen Fully Articulated Tilting
Screen diagonal 3.20 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 2,100k dots 922k dots
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch capability    
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 5,760k dots 2,359k dots
Viewfinder coverage 100 percent 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification 0.76x 0.78x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/8000 secs
Highest silent shutter speed 1/8000 secs -
Continuous shooting rate 12.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Manually set exposure    
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance    
Image stabilization    
Inbuilt flash    
Flash distance no built-in flash no built-in flash
Flash settings no built-in flash no built-in flash
Hot shoe    
AEB    
White balance bracketing    
Exposure
Multisegment exposure    
Average exposure    
Spot exposure    
Partial exposure    
AF area exposure    
Center weighted exposure    
Video features
Supported video resolutions 8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM8192 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 540 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 30p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 24p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM7680 x 4320 @ 23.98p / 400 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 810 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 260 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 410 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 160 Mbps, XF-AVC, MXF, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM4096 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 225 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 170 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 135 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.265, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 150 Mbps, MP4, H.264, Linear PCM 3840 x 2160 (30p, 24p) 1920 x 1080 (120p, 60p, 60i, 24p), 1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 8192x4320 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, XF-AVC, H.264, H.265 MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S, H.264
Mic port    
Headphone port    
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth    
NFC    
HDMI    
USB USB USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing    
Water proofing    
Dust proofing    
Shock proofing    
Crush proofing    
Freeze proofing    
Weight 770g (1.70 pounds) 650g (1.43 pounds)
Physical dimensions 142 x 101 x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") 127 x 96 x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested 96
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 25.0
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 14.7
DXO Low light rating not tested 3730
Other
Battery life 320 images 610 images
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID LP-E6NH NP-FZ100
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec; continuous (3 or 5 exposures))
Time lapse shooting    
Storage type CFexpress B and SD (UHS-II) slots SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots 2 2
Price at launch $4,499 $1,998