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Sony a1 IIvsCanon EOS R8vsSony a6700vsSony RX100 VII
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- MOST WINS×
Sony15of 26 specs better - ×
Canon4of 26 specs better - ×
Sony4of 26 specs better - ×
Sony5of 26 specs better
Biggest differences
Viewfinder resolution
Sony a1 II leads
4×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II9.44 M dots
- Canon EOS R82.36 M dots
- Sony a67002.36 M dots
- Sony RX100 VII2.36 M dots
Continuous shooting (electronic)
Canon EOS R8 leads
3.64×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II30 fps
- Canon EOS R840 fps
- Sony a670011 fps
- Sony RX100 VII20 fps
Effective pixels
Sony a1 II leads
2.49×
higher is better
- Sony a1 II50.1 MP
- Canon EOS R824.2 MP
- Sony a670026 MP
- Sony RX100 VII20.1 MP
Weight
Sony RX100 VII leads
2.46×
lower is better
- Sony a1 II743 g
- Canon EOS R8461 g
- Sony a6700493 g
- Sony RX100 VII302 g
Features not all of them have
High resolution pixel-shift modeonly Sony a1 II
- ✓
- ✕
- ✕
- ?
Where each one wins
Sony a1 II
- High resolution pixel-shift mode
- Effective pixels
- Sensor format
- In-body image stabilization
- Max mechanical shutter speed
- Pre-burst capture duration
- Max video resolution
- Raw video recording
- Viewfinder resolution
- Viewfinder magnification
- Screen size
- Screen articulation
- Rear screen resolution
- Memory card slots
- HDMI port type
Canon EOS R8
- Sensor format
- Native ISO maximum
- Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
Sony a6700
- Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 4K max frame rate
- 4K max frame rate (full width)
- Battery life
Sony RX100 VII
- Sensor type
- Weight
- Width
- Height
- Depth
What all 4 have
- Log profile support✓
- USB charging & power delivery✓
- Minimum operating temperature0 °C
Every spec
Red marks the better value in each row.
Overview
Sensor & Image
Effective pixels
- 50.1 MP
- 24.2 MP
- 26 MP
- 20.1 MP
Sensor format
- Full-frame
- Full-frame
- APS-C
- 1-inch
Native ISO maximum
- 32,000 ISO
- 102,400 ISO
- 32,000 ISO
- 12,800 ISO
Sensor readout speed
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
- Not published
Sensor type
- —
- CMOS
- CMOS
- Stacked CMOS
Aspect ratios
- 3:2
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9
- Not published
- 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 16:95
Lens & Autofocus
Continuous shooting (mechanical)
- 10 fps
- 6 fps
- 11 fps
- 10 fps6
Continuous shooting (electronic)
- 30 fps
- 40 fps
- 11 fps
- 20 fps7
Max mechanical shutter speed
- 8,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 4,000 1/s
- 2,000 1/s
Pre-burst capture duration
- 1 s8
- 0.5 s
- Not published
- Not published
AF subject detection
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal, bird, car, train, airplane, motorcycle
- Human, animal, bird, insect, car, train, airplane
- Human, animal9
Video
Viewfinder & Screen
Viewfinder resolution
- 9.44 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
- 2.36 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
- 0.9 x
- 0.7 x
- 0.7 x
- 0.59 x
Screen size
- 3.2 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
- 3 in
Screen articulation
- Multi-angle
- Fully articulated
- Fully articulated
- Tilting17
Rear screen resolution
- 2.1 M dots
- 1.62 M dots
- 1.04 M dots
- 0.92 M dots
Handling & Power
Memory card slots
- 2 slots
- 1 slots
- 1 slots
- Not published
Weather sealing
- Dust and drip resistant20
- Dust and drip resistant
- Not published
- Not published
Weight
- 743 g
- 461 g
- 493 g
- 302 g
Width
- 136.1 mm
- 132.5 mm
- 122 mm
- 101.6 mm
Height
- 96.9 mm
- 86.1 mm
- 69 mm
- 58.1 mm
Depth
- 82.9 mm21
- 70 mm
- 75.1 mm
- 42.8 mm
USB charging & power delivery
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes22
Minimum operating temperature
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
- 0 °C
Headphone port
- Yes
- Yes
- Yes
- Not published
HDMI port type
- Full-size
- Micro
- Micro
- Micro
Notes on 22 values — test conditions and caveats
- 1Sony a1 II, Release date: Announced 19 November 2024; first retail availability was December 2024.
- 2Sony a1 II, High resolution pixel-shift mode: 4- or 16-shot pixel shift composites are merged with Sony's Imaging Edge Desktop PC software.
- 3Sony a1 II, In-body image stabilization: 8.5 stops is the CIPA centre rating; 7.0 stops at the periphery.
- 4Sony RX100 VII, In-body image stabilization: Sony rates the optical (lens-shift) SteadyShot at 4.0 stops at the 200 mm telephoto end, not a body-only CIPA figure.
- 5Sony RX100 VII, Aspect ratios: 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 sizes are in-camera crop modes over the native 3:2 sensor area.
- 6Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (mechanical): The 'Hi' burst setting is electronic-shutter only; 10 fps ('Mid') is the fastest mechanical-shutter continuous rate.
- 7Sony RX100 VII, Continuous shooting (electronic): Blackout-free 20 fps continuous includes AF/AE tracking; the separate 'Single Burst' mode takes 7 shots at up to 90 fps.
- 8Sony a1 II, Pre-burst capture duration: Pre-capture buffers between 0.03 s and 1 s of frames before full shutter press.
- 9Sony RX100 VII, AF subject detection: Maker names only human and animal recognition (Eye AF / Real-time Tracking); no bird or vehicle categories are listed.
- 10Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate: 4K 100p/120p recording uses a 1.1x crop.
- 11Sony RX100 VII, Video codecs: Both XAVC S and AVCHD recording use MPEG-4 AVC/H.264; there is no HEVC/H.265 option.
- 12Sony a1 II, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 59.94p; 4K 100/120p requires a 1.1x crop.
- 13Sony a6700, 4K max frame rate (full width): Full-width 4K tops out at 60p; 120p 4K uses a crop.
- 14Sony a1 II, Raw video recording: 16-bit RAW video can only be output over HDMI to an external recorder; no internal RAW recording.
- 15Sony RX100 VII, Raw video recording: Sony's movie-format list contains only XAVC S (H.264) and AVCHD; no raw video output is offered.
- 16Sony RX100 VII, Log profile support: S-Log2, S-Log3 and HLG log gammas are selectable via Picture Profile presets PP1–PP10.
- 17Sony RX100 VII, Screen articulation: Screen tilts up about 180° for selfies and down about 90°; it does not swing outward like a fully articulated display.
- 18Sony a1 II, Battery life: CIPA rating is 520 shots per charge on the rear LCD; 420 shots with the viewfinder.
- 19Sony RX100 VII, Battery life: 260 shots assume default monitor settings; Sony also lists 310 shots when 'Auto Monitor Off' is set to 2 s.
- 20Sony a1 II, Weather sealing: Sony specifies dust- and moisture-resistant sealing; no formal IP rating is published.
- 21Sony a1 II, Depth: Sony also lists 72.8 mm depth measured from grip to monitor, excluding the grip protrusion.
- 22Sony RX100 VII, USB charging & power delivery: In-body USB charging and power supply work over the Multi/Micro-USB (USB 2.0) terminal — not USB-C.
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