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Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500

Portability
57 Imaging
82 Features
89 Overall
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Canon EOS R5 C front
 
Sony Alpha a3500 front
Portability
69 Imaging
63 Features
54 Overall
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Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 Key Specs

Canon R5 C
(Full Review)
  • 45MP - Full frame Sensor
  • 3.20" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 51200 (Raise to 102400)
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 8192 x 4320 video
  • Canon RF Mount
  • 770g - 142 x 101 x 111mm
  • Revealed January 2022
Sony a3500
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 16000
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony E Mount
  • 411g - 128 x 91 x 85mm
  • Launched March 2014
  • Previous Model is Sony A3000
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Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Canon R5 C and Sony a3500, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the R5 C (45MP) and a3500 (20MP) and the R5 C (Full frame) and a3500 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor size.

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The R5 C was launched 7 years after the a3500 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the R5 C matches up against the a3500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon R5 C over the Sony a3500

		

		

			
 R5 C a3500 
LaunchedJanuary 2022March 2014Newer by 96 months
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display size3.20"3"Larger display (+0.2")
Display resolution2100k230kClearer display (+1870k dot)
Selfie screen  Take selfies
Touch display  Easily navigate
		

	

	
	

		

		
Reasons to pick Sony a3500 over the Canon R5 C

		

		

			
 a3500 R5 C 
		

	

	
	

		

		
Common features in the Canon R5 C and Sony a3500

		

		

			
 R5 C a3500 
Focus manually  Dial accurate focusing
		

	

	

	
	
	
	

	

		

		
Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 Physical Comparison

		

		

			
If you're looking to travel with your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon R5 C comes with exterior measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") accompanied by a weight of 770 grams (1.70 lbs) and the Sony a3500 has measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).
Check the Canon R5 C and Sony a3500 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the R5 C against the a3500.
Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 size comparison
Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the R5 C and a3500 is 57 and 69 respectively.
Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 top view buttons comparison		

	

	
	

		

		
Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 Sensor Comparison

		

		

			
Quite often, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions simply by going over specifications. The picture underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the R5 C and a3500.
Plainly, both of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The R5 C due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Canon R5 C will offer you greater detail utilizing its extra 25MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The newer R5 C is going to have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.
	
			Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 sensor size comparison			
		

	

	
	

		

		
Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 Screen and ViewFinder

		

		

					

		Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 Screen and Viewfinder comparison	

	
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Photography Type Scores

		

	

	
Portrait Comparison
Portrait photography with Canon R5 C
Portrait photography with Sony a3500
89
 manual focus
 great sensor resolution (45 megapixels)
 large sensor size (Full frame)
 includes face detection focus
 delivers RAW formats
77
 focusing manually
 megapixel count decent (20 megapixels)
 nice sensor size (APS-C)
 features face detect autofocus
 saves RAW files
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Street Comparison
Canon R5 C Street photography info
Sony a3500 Street photography info
72
 fully articulated screen
 large sensor size (Full frame)
 delivers RAW formats
 has focus by touch
 environment sealing
 good high ISO (51,200)
 no image stabilization
57
 nice sensor size (APS-C)
 saves RAW files
 fixed screen
 does not have image stabilization
 more heavy than others (411 grams)
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Sports Comparison
Sports photography with Canon R5 C
Sports photography with Sony a3500
79
 max shutter speed is good (1/8,000 seconds)
 silent shooting (1/8,000 seconds)
 great sensor resolution (45 megapixels)
 large sensor size (Full frame)
 includes tracking autofocus
 environment sealing
 has phase detect auto focus
 no image stabilization
 low battery life (320 per charge)
60
 megapixel count decent (20MP)
 nice sensor size (APS-C)
 features tracking focus
 great battery (470 CIPA)
 slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames per second)
 does not have image stabilization
 has no phase detect autofocus
Photography Glossary
Travel Comparison
Canon R5 C Travel photography advice
Sony a3500 Travel photography advice
72
 environment sealing
 connects via bluetooth
 has focus by touch
 great sensor resolution (45MP)
 screen is selfie friendly
 low battery life (320 per charge)
60
 great battery (470 per charge)
 megapixel count decent (20MP)
 flash built-in
 lack of Timelapse recording
 more heavy than others (411 grams)
 screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison
Landscape photography with Canon R5 C
Landscape photography with Sony a3500
79
 manual focus
 change lenses (Canon RF mount)
 screen is a decent size (3.20 inches)
 great sensor resolution (45MP)
 large sensor size (Full frame)
 good high ISO (51,200)
 delivers RAW formats
 environment sealing
 has dual storage slots
 no image stabilization
 low battery life (320 per charge)
70
 focusing manually
 change lenses (Sony E mount)
 screen is a decent size (3")
 megapixel count decent (20MP)
 nice sensor size (APS-C)
 saves RAW files
 great battery (470 shots)
 does not have image stabilization
 lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison
 Canon R5 C as a Vlogging camera
 Sony a3500 as a Vlogging camera
72
 screen is selfie friendly
 built-in touchscreen
 includes face detection focus
 high quality video (8192 x 4320 resolution)
 has external microphone jack
 no image stabilization
26
 features face detect autofocus
 video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
 screen isn't selfie friendly
 does not have image stabilization
 lack of microphone socket
 more heavy than others (411 grams)
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Canon R5 C vs Sony a3500 Specifications

		

		

					

		
		

			Detailed spec comparison table for Canon R5 C and Sony a3500
 Canon EOS R5 CSony Alpha a3500
General Information
Brand Canon Sony
Model Canon EOS R5 C Sony Alpha a3500
Type Pro Mirrorless Entry-Level Mirrorless
Revealed 2022-01-19 2014-03-21
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless SLR-style mirrorless
Sensor Information
Processor - BIONZ image
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size Full frame APS-C
Sensor measurements 36 x 24mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 864.0mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 45 megapixel 20 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter    
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9 3:2 and  16:9
Highest resolution 8192 x 5464 5456 x 3632
Highest native ISO 51200 16000
Highest boosted ISO 102400 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW format    
Min boosted ISO 50 -
Autofocusing
Focus manually    
AF touch    
AF continuous    
Single AF    
AF tracking    
AF selectice    
Center weighted AF    
Multi area AF    
Live view AF    
Face detection AF    
Contract detection AF    
Phase detection AF    
Number of focus points 1053 25
Lens
Lens mount Canon RF Sony E
Available lenses 30 121
Focal length multiplier 1 1.5
Screen
Type of screen Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen size 3.20 inch 3 inch
Screen resolution 2,100 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch screen    
Screen tech - TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution 5,760 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.76x 0.47x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30s 30s
Maximum shutter speed 1/8000s 1/4000s
Maximum silent shutter speed 1/8000s -
Continuous shooting rate 12.0 frames/s 4.0 frames/s
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Expose Manually    
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB    
Image stabilization    
Inbuilt flash    
Flash range no built-in flash 6.00 m (at ISO200 / 4m at ISO100)
Flash settings no built-in flash Flash off, Auto flash, Fill-flash, Slow Sync., Rear Sync.
Hot shoe    
Auto exposure bracketing    
WB bracketing    
Maximum flash synchronize - 1/160s
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 1920 x 1080
Highest video resolution 8192x4320 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4, XF-AVC, H.264, H.265 AVCHD, H.264
Microphone port    
Headphone port    
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth    
NFC    
HDMI    
USB USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing    
Water proof    
Dust proof    
Shock proof    
Crush proof    
Freeze proof    
Weight 770g (1.70 lbs) 411g (0.91 lbs)
Physical dimensions 142 x 101 x 111mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 4.4") 128 x 91 x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 320 images 470 images
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model LP-E6NH NP-FW50
Self timer Yes Yes (2-sec. or 10-sec. delay)
Time lapse recording    
Storage type CFexpress B and SD (UHS-II) slots -
Card slots Dual 1
Launch cost $4,499 $398