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Sony Alpha 1 II Compared to the Canon EOS R5 Mark II
| Specifications | Sony Alpha 1 II | Canon EOS R5 Mark II |
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| Year Introduced | 2024 | 2024 |
| Megapixels | 80.1 | 45.0 |
| Total Pixels | 50.5 | 50.3 |
| Sensor Size | 35.9 x 24.0mm | 36.0 x 24.0mm |
| Pixel Dimensions | 8640 x 5760 | 8192 x 5464 |
| Pixel Size | 4.16µm | 4.39µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Aperture | f/6.7 | f/7.1 |
| Sensor Readout Speed (ms) | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| Sensor Stabilization | Y | Y |
| Lens Mount | Sony E mount | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R) |
| FOVCF | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Image Processor | BIONZ XR | DIGIC X |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | Fast Hybrid AF(phase-detection AF/contrast-detection AF) | Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF) |
| Points | Still images: Max. 759 points (phase-detection AF) Movies: Max. 759 points (phase-detection AF) | 1,053 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, 4850 individually selectable AF points with 90% horizontal and 100% vertical coverage |
| Working Range | EV -4 – 20 (ISO 100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) | EV -7.5 to 21 (f/1.2, at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100, One-Shot AF, Center AF Point) |
| Point Selection | Wide / Zone / Center / Flexible Spot / Expanded Flexible Spot / Tracking | Spot AF (AF can be selected from all 4897 available positions for stills, 4067 for Movies), 1-point AF, AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right), AF point Expansion surrounding (all surrounding points), Flexible Zone AF 1-3, Whole Area AF (entire focusing area with 1053 maximum focusing zones), and Whole area tracking OFF (Spot AF, 1-point AF, Expand AF area: Above/below/left/right, Expand AF area: Around) |
| Microadjustment | ||
| Touch & Drag AF | Y | |
| Eye Detection AF | Y | Y |
| Focus Bracketing/Stacking | ||
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering Modes | 1200-zone evaluative metering | Real-time with image sensor, 6144-zone (96x64) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) Partial metering (approx. 10% of the area at the center of the screen) Spot metering (approx. 5% of the area at the center of the screen) Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | EV -3 – 20 (at ISO100 equivalent with F2.0 lens attached) | EV -3 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) |
| Exposure Comp | +/- 5.0 EV (1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps selectable) | +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| AEB | Bracket: Continuous or Single, 2/3/5/7/9 frames selectable, up to 3 EV | +/- 3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Light Flicker Mode | Y | Y |
| Intervalometer | Y | |
| ISO Sensitivity | Still images: ISO 100 - 32000 (expandable to ISO 50 - 102400), AUTO (ISO 100 - 12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit) Movies: ISO 100 - 32000 equivalent, AUTO (ISO 100 - 12800, selectable lower limit and upper limit) | Auto, 100-51200 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to L: 50, H1: 102400 |
| Shutter Speed | Still images (Electronic shutter): 1/32000 to 30 s Still images (Mechanical shutter): 1/8000 to 30 s, Bulb Movies: 1/8000 to 1 s | Electronic: 30-1/32000 sec., 1st Curtain Electronic: 30-1/8000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), and Bulb |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | 0.64" (1.6 cm) electronic, OLED, 9.44 million dots | 0.5" (12.7mm) OLED color EVF, 5.76 Million dots |
| Coverage | Approx. 100% | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.90x | Approx. 0.76x |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 25mm | Approx. 24mm |
| Information | Viewfinder sensor: provided Vertical display for Stills only. Exposure Simulation Customizable and toggle via [INFO] Button (1) Liveview image with exposure info (2) Liveview image with basic info (3) Liveview image with full info Customizable settings: Grid overlay (x3 formats), Histogram (Brightness/ RGB) Viewfinder Brightness: Manually adjustable | |
| DOF Preview | Yes (via Setting Effect) | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button. |
| LCD | ||
| Type | 3.2" (8.0cm) TFT, 4-Axis Multi-Angle Touch Screen, approx 2,095,104 dots. | Vari-angle touch screen 2.95" (7.50cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 2.1 million dots |
| Coating | Anti-smudge | |
| Brightness Adj | Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels | |
| Display Options | (1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen (6) Display off | |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in GN | N/A (ISO 100, meters) | N/A (ISO 100, meters) |
| Built-in Coverage | N/A | N/A |
| Built-in Recycle Time | N/A | N/A |
| Modes | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual | |
| X-Sync | 1/400 s (Mechanical Shutter), 1/500 s (APS-C) | 1/200 sec mechanical, 1/250 sec electronic 1st curtain, 1/180 sec Electronic |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 3.0 EV (switchable between 1/3 and 1/2 EV steps) | +/- 3 EV in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Hot Shoe/PC Terminal | Yes / Yes | Yes / Yes |
| External Flash Comp | Sony α System Flash compatible with Multi Interface Shoe, adaptor | Canon Multi-function accessory shoe . Canon AD-E1 adapter required for EX Speedlites |
| Shooting | ||
| Shooting Modes | AUTO(iAuto), Programmed AE (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter-speed priority (S), Manual (M), Movie (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M) / Flexible Exp. Mode), Slow & Quick Motion (Programmed AE (P) / Aperture priority (A) / Shutter-speed priority (S) / Manual (M) / Flexible Exp. Mode) | Stills; Flexible priority AE, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Bulb and Custom (x3) Movie: Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, and Custom (x3) |
| Picture Styles | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) | |
| Image Processing | Peripheral Shading, Chromatic Aberration, Distortion, Breathing (Movie) | Resize to M, S1, S2 Cropping: JPEG images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) Cropping of images - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Image straightening - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing Multiple exposure HDR HEIF to Jpeg conversion |
| Abberration Corrections | Peripheral Illumination, Distortion, Chromatic Aberration, and Diffraction along with DLO (Digital Lens Optimizer) | |
| Drive Modes | Single, Continuous High +, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Silent Single, Self timer (2s+remote, 10s+remote) | |
| Continuous Shooting | AUTO/Electronic Shutter: Hi+: 30fps, Hi: 20fps, Mid: 15fps, Lo: 5fps Mechanical Shutter: Hi+: 10fps, Hi: 8fps, Mid: 6fps, Lo: 3fps JPEG Extra fine L: 182 frames, JPEG Fine L: 400 frames, JPEG Standard L: 400 frames, RAW: 238 frames, RAW & JPG: 192 frames, RAW (Lossless Compression): 96 frames, RAW (Lossless Compression) & JPG: 83 frames, RAW (Uncompressed): 82 frames, RAW (Uncompressed) & JPG: 78 frames | 30 fps with electronic shutter speed maintained for 200 JPEG or 93/86 (CFexpress/SD card) RAW images or 12 fps with mechanical shutter/1st curtain electronic speed maintained for 760 JPEG or 230/95 (CFexpress/SD card) RAW images. Electronic shutter selectable fps options 30 / 20 / 15 / 12 / 10 / 7.5 / 5 / 3 / 2 / 1 depending on the drive mode. Pre-Continuous shooting is possible from 15 shots before the shutter button is fully pressed when the AF is on for 15 shots or more. |
| Shutter Lag | 20ms | |
| Viewfinder Blackout | N/A | 0ms |
| Live View | ||
| FrameRate | STD 60 fps / HI 120 fps / HIGHER 240 fps | 119.98 fps (smooth) / 59.94 fps (power saving) |
| Focusing | ||
| Metering | ||
| Display Options | ||
| File Information | ||
| Still ImageType | JPEG (DCF Ver. 2.0, Exif Ver. 2.32, MPF Baseline compliant), HEIF (MPEG-A MIAF compliant), RAW (Sony ARW 5.0 format compliant) | JPEG (.JPG), HEIF (.HIF), RAW, C-RAW (.CR3) |
| Image Size | 35mm full frame L: 8640 x 5760 (50 M), M: 5616 x 3744 (21 M), S: 4320 x 2880 (12 M) | RAW / C-RAW: 3:2 ratio 8192x5464, 1.6x (crop) 5088x3392 JPEG / HEIF: 3:2 ratio (L, RAW, C-RAW) 8192x5464, (M) 6000x4000, (S1) 4176x2784, (S2) 2400x1600 1.6x (crop) (L) 5088x3392, (S2) 2400x1600 4:3 ratio (L) 7280x5464, (M) 5328x4000, (S1) 3712x2784, (S2) 2112x1600 16:9 ratio (L) 8192x4608, (M) 6000x3368, (S1) 4176x2344, (S2) 2400x1344 1:1 ratio (L) 5456x5456, (M) 4000x4000, (S1) 2784x2784, (S2) 1600x1600 In-camera Neural Network Upscaling up to 16384x10928 (179MP) |
| Movie Type | XAVC S: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 XAVC HS: MPEG-H HEVC/H.265 | RAW/SRAW Video: 8K DCI(17:9) / 4K DCI(17:9)11 MP4 Video: 8K DCI/UHD (17:9/16:9) 4K DCI/UHD (17:9/16:9), 2K/Full HD (17:9/16:9) 8K/4K/2K/Full HD: XF-HEVC S/H.265, Audio: Linear PCM / AAC 4K/2K/Full HD: MPEG-4 AVC S/H.264, Audio: Linear PCM / AAC 8K RAW 4K RAW: 12bit CRM Audio: Linear PCM / AAC 8K/4K/FullHD Time-lapse movie mode |
| Movie Size | Movie Recording Format (XAVC HS 4K) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (200 Mbps) 100p (200 Mbps) 59.94p (150 Mbps / 75 Mbps / 45 Mbps) 50p (150 Mbps / 75 Mbps / 45 Mbps) 23.98p (100 Mbps / 50 Mbps / 30 Mbps) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (280 Mbps) 100p (280 Mbps) 59.94p (200 Mbps / 100 Mbps) 50p (200 Mbps / 100 Mbps) 23.98p (100 Mbps / 50 Mbps) Movie recording format (XAVC HS 8K) 7680 x 4320 (4:2:0, 10bit) (Approx.) 29.97p (400 Mbps / 200 Mbps) 25p (400 Mbps / 200 Mbps) 23.98p (400 Mbps / 200 Mbps) 7680 x 4320 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 29.97p (520 Mbps / 260 Mbps) 25p (520 Mbps / 260 Mbps) 23.98p (520 Mbps / 260 Mbps) Movie Recording Format (XAVC S 4K) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (200 Mbps) 100p (200 Mbps) 59.94p (150 Mbps) 50p (150 Mbps) 29.97p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps) 25p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps) 23.98p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (280 Mbps) 100p (280 Mbps) 59.94p (200 Mbps) 50p (200 Mbps) 29.97p (140 Mbps) 25p (140 Mbps) 23.98p (100 Mbps) Movie Recording Format (XAVC S HD) 1920 x 1080 (4:2:0, 8bit) (Approx.) 119.88p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps) 100p (100 Mbps / 60 Mbps) 59.94p (50 Mbps / 25 Mbps) 50p (50 Mbps / 25 Mbps) 29.97p (50 Mbps / 16 Mbps) 25p (50 Mbps / 16 Mbps) 23.98p (50 Mbps) 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 59.94p (50 Mbps) 50p (50 Mbps) 29.97p (50 Mbps) 25p (50 Mbps) 23.98p (50 Mbps) Movie Recording Format (XAVC S-I 4K) 3840 x 2160 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 59.94p (600 Mbps) 50p (500 Mbps) 29.97p (300 Mbps) 25p (250 Mbps) 23.98p (240 Mbps) Movie Recording Format (XAVC S-I HD) 1920 x 1080 (4:2:2, 10bit) (Approx.) 59.94p (222 Mbps) 50p (185 Mbps) 29.97p (111 Mbps) 25p (93 Mbps) 23.98p (89 Mbps) | RAW (Light) (17:9) 8192 x 4320 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) RAW (Standard) (17:9) 8192 x 4320 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) SRAW (Standard, Light) (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) 8K DCI (17:9) 8192 x 4320 (29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) 2-3 type of intra or Long GOP 8K UHD (16:9) 7680 x 4320 (29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) 2-3 type of intra or Long GOP 4K DCI (17:9) 4096 x 2160 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) 3 type of intra or Long GOP 4K UHD (16:9) 3840 x 2160 (119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) 3 type of intra or Long GOP 2K DCI (17:9) 2048 x 1080 (239.76, 200, 119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps) Intra frame or Long GOP Full HD (16:9) 1920 x 1080 (239.76, 200, 119.9, 100, 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 23.98 fps) Intra frame or Long GOP HDR movie recording at up to 59.94p in Normal modes of 4K DCI/UHD, 2K DCI/UHD, Full HD HDR movie recording at up to 29.97p in Fine modes of 4K DCI/UHD, 2K DCI/UHD, Full HD |
| Movie Length | Max duration 6 hours. (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4 GB file limit with exFAT formatted card. | |
| Other Information | ||
| Wireless Features | Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0 (2.4 GHz) | 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E and 6 (6, 5, and 2.5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | Can be synchronized with connected mobile device | N |
| Custom Functions | ||
| LCD Panel / Illumination | No / No | Yes / Yes |
| Water & Dust Resistance | Yes | Yes |
| Sound Memo | Yes | Yes |
| Interface | ||
| Computer Interface | USB Type-C SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps (USB 3.2) compatible | SuperSpeed Plus USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB Type-C connector also used for computer communication / smartphone communication / USB power. |
| Other Interface | HDMI Type-A (full size), External Microphone In / Line In (Stereo mini jack), Headphone socket (Stereo mini jack), multi-terminal USB (Micro), Ethernet (2.5Gbps) | HDMI out (Type A, HDMI-CEC not supported) External Microphone In (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) Headphone socket (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) RS-60E3-type terminal (remote control terminal) |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | Dual Multi slot for SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I/II)/CFexpress Type A | Dual, CFexpress Type B and SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-II Supported |
| Batteries & Power | ||
| Battery | Rechargeable Battery Pack NP-FZ100 | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6P (LP-E6NH and LP-E6N with limitations) |
| Battery Life | Approx. (Still Images) Approx. 420 shots (Viewfinder) / approx. 520 shots (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard) BATTERY LIFE (MOVIE, ACTUAL RECORDING) Approx. 85 min. (Viewfinder) / Approx. 90 min. (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard) (MOVIE, CONTINUOUS RECORDING) Approx. 140 min. (Viewfinder) / Approx. 150 min. (LCD monitor) (CIPA standard) | Approx. With LCD Approx. 630 shots (at 23°C) With Viewfinder Approx. 340 shots (at 23°C) |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | AC-UUD12 AC Adapter, BC-ZD1 (Dual) and BC-QZ1 Battery Chargers, USB Power Delivery-compatible | Battery charger LC-E6E (supplied), AC Adapter AC-E6N and DC Coupler DR-E6, AC Adapter Kit ACK-E6N/ACK-E6, Car Battery Charger CBC-E6, PD-E1 USB power adapter |
| Physical Specs | ||
| Body Materials | Magnesium Alloy body covers | Magnesium Alloy |
| Shutter Durability Rating | ||
| Operating Environment | 32–104°F / 0–40°C | 32–104°F / 0–40°C |
| Dimensions Inches | 5.38 x 3.88 x 3.38" (136.1 x 96.9 x 82.9mm) | 5.45 x 3.87 x 3.48" (138.4 x 98.4 x 88.4mm) |
| CIPA Weight | 26.2 oz (743g) | 23.6 oz (670g) |
| Accessories | ||
| Viewfinder | ||
| Wireless File Transmitter | Built-in | Built-in |
| Compatible Lenses | Sony E mount | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter) |
| Battery Grip | VG-C5 Buy ► | BG-R20, more Buy ► |
| Remote | Remote control with N3 type socket | |
| Other | ||
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