Canon EOS R6 Mark II vs Sony Alpha 7S

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS R6 Mark II and the Sony Alpha 7S, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II was introduced in November 2022 and Sony Alpha 7S was introduced in April 2014. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS R6 Mark II over Sony Alpha 7S.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony Alpha 7S over Canon EOS R6 Mark II.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Canon EOS R6 Mark II and Sony Alpha 7S have 3.0" screens with 1,620k dot and 1,230k dot resolutions respectively. Canon EOS R6 Mark II has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Sony Alpha 7S has a Tilting screen which makes it very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Canon EOS R6 Mark II also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Viewfinder

Canon EOS R6 Mark II has a built-in 0.5" Electronic (OLED) viewfinder with 3,690k dot resolution and Sony Alpha 7S has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 2,359k dot resolution. They both have 100% coverage.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II features a 24.2 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.9 x 23.9 mm and a total area of 858 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 102,400 and expands to 50 - 204,800 in boosted mode. Sony Alpha 7S features a 12.2 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.8 x 23.9 mm and a total area of 571.2 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 409,600.

Here is a sensor size comparison chart where you can see how different sensors compare with each other:

Sensor size chart

	Sensor	Dimensions	Area	Aspect Ratio	Crop Factor
	Medium Format	44 x 33 mm	1452 mm2	4:3	0.79x
	Full Frame	36 x 24 mm	864 mm2	3:2	1x
	APS-H	27 x 18 mm	486 mm2	3:2	1.3x
	APS-C	23.6 x 15.6 mm	368.2 mm2	3:2	1.5x
	APS-C (Canon)	22.3 x 14.9 mm	332.3 mm2	3:2	1.6x
	Micro Four Thirds	17.4 x 13 mm	226.2 mm2	4:3	2x
	1-inch	13.2 x 8.8 mm	116.2 mm2	3:2	2.7x
	1/1.7-inch	7.44 x 5.58 mm	41.5 mm2	4:3	4.7x
	1/2.3-inch	6.17 x 4.55 mm	28.1 mm2	4:3	5.6x

Canon EOS R6 Mark II is equipped with DIGIC X processor and can take pictures up to 6000 x 4000 resolution. Sony Alpha 7S is equipped with BIONZ X processor and can take pictures up to 4240 x 2832 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4240 x 2384, 2768 x 1848, 2768 x 1560, 2128 x 1416, 2128 x 1200, 1376 x 920, 1376 x 776 with 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Lens Mount

Canon EOS R6 Mark II has Canon RF lens mount and Sony Alpha 7S has Sony E lens mount. Due to their Full Frame sensor their crop factor (also called lens multiplier) is equal to 1x. This means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length.

In-Body Image Stabilization on Canon EOS R6 Mark II

Canon EOS R6 Mark II has a built-in 5-Axis Sensor Shift in-body image stabilization (IBIS) with 8 stops of compensation. This means that you are still getting vibration reduction when camera is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in Wi-Fi

Cameras have built-in Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac/b/g/n 2.4/5 GHz on Canon EOS R6 Mark II) which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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Bluetooth on Canon EOS R6 Mark II

Canon EOS R6 Mark II has a built-in Bluetooth (version 5) which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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NFC on Sony Alpha 7S

Sony Alpha 7S has Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which simplifies the process of pairing it with other NFC-enabled devices like smartphones or tablets. It allows to quickly transfer photos and videos or remotely control the camera from compatible device. NFC can also be used for authentication and security purposes. It can verify your identity before accessing certain features or transferring sensitive data. It can be used with NFC-enabled accessories as well, such as lenses, flashes and GPS devices.

USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB inputs for data transfer. Canon EOS R6 Mark II has a Micro HDMI and Sony Alpha 7S has a Micro HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS R6 Mark II comes with LP-E6NH battery pack with battery life of 580 shots and Sony Alpha 7S comes with NP-FW50 battery pack with battery life of 360 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS R6 Mark II has Dual SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-II) card slots. Sony Alpha 7S has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo Hybrid (UHS-I) card slot.

Shutter

Canon EOS R6 Mark II has Electronic shutter and Mechanical Focal Plane shutter. Sony Alpha 7S has Electronically controlled Vertical-traverse Focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/16000 sec with electronic shutter and up to 1/8000 sec with mechanical shutter on Canon EOS R6 Mark II, and up to 1/8000 sec on Sony Alpha 7S. Canon EOS R6 Mark II can shoot continuously up to 40.0 fps with electronic shutter and up to 12.0 fps with mechanical shutter. Sony Alpha 7S can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS R6 Mark II has Dual Pixel CMOS AF II system with 4897 (1053 cross-type) focusing points and Sony Alpha 7S has Contrast-detection AF system with 25 focusing points. Canon EOS R6 Mark II has detection range from -6.5 to +21 EV and Sony Alpha 7S has detection range from -4 to +20 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Canon EOS R6 Mark II and Sony Alpha 7S range from -3 to +20 EV and +3 to +20 EV respectively and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±3 EV range on Canon EOS R6 Mark II and ±5 EV range on Sony Alpha 7S. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Canon EOS R6 Mark II and exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Sony Alpha 7S.

Flash

Cameras have no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected to both of them via Intelligent Hot Shoe to Canon EOS R6 Mark II and via Hot Shoe or Proprietary to Sony Alpha 7S. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on both cameras.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II body has dimensions of 138 x 98 x 88 mm (5.43 x 3.86 x 3.46") and Sony Alpha 7S body has dimensions of 127 x 94 x 48 mm (5 x 3.7 x 1.89"). Canon EOS R6 Mark II weighs 670 g (1.48 lb / 23.63 oz) and Sony Alpha 7S weighs 489 g (1.08 lb / 17.25 oz).

Canon EOS R6 Mark II

Sony Alpha 7S

138 mm

98 mm

127 mm

94 mm

98 mm

94 mm

88 mm

48 mm