Canon R7 vs Sony A6600

Here, we are comparing the Canon R7 and Sony A6600, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the R7 (33MP) and A6600 (24MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The R7 was manufactured 2 years later than the A6600 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon R7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A6600 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the R7 matches up versus the A6600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS R7 and Sony Alpha a6600. The entire galleries are provided at Canon R7 Gallery and Sony A6600 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon R7 enjoys external dimensions of 132mm x 90mm x 92mm (5.2" x 3.5" x 3.6") having a weight of 612 grams (1.35 lbs) and the Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") with a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the R7 versus the A6600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the R7 and A6600 is 64 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements simply by going through a spec sheet. The visual below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the R7 and A6600.

As you can see, each of the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Canon R7 to provide greater detail due to its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more recent R7 should have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.