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Canon EOS R6 Mark II vs Sony a7 IV

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II and the Sony a7 IV side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sony a7 IV if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (33 against 24.2 MP) and more lenses made for it in this guide (278 against 99). On these specs the Canon EOS R6 Mark II has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it. If you already own Canon RF or Sony E lenses, the camera on that mount saves you buying them again.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecCanon EOS R6 Mark IISony a7 IV
MakerCanonSony
MountCanon RFSony E
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24 mmFull frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor1×1×
Resolution24.2 MP33 MPmore detail
Stabilisationin the bodyin the body
Announced20222021
Typemirrorless cameramirrorless camera
Weight670 g659 g
Lenses in this guide99 for its sensor, 45 more with a crop278 for its sensor, 125 more with a cropmore lenses

Sensor size

Both camerasFull frame36 × 24 mmCrop factor 1×
Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Canon EOS R6 Mark II 1×, Sony a7 IV 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 50mm on full frame.

50mm on either · 40°
Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Different mounts (Canon RF and Sony E): a lens for one does not fit the other without an adapter. 51 lens designs in this guide are made in both mounts, mostly from third-party makers.

The Canon EOS R6 Mark II: 99 Canon RF lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Sony a7 IV: 278 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor.

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