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Canon EOS RP vs Sony a7 III

The Canon EOS RP and the Sony a7 III side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Canon EOS RP if you want a lighter body (485 g against 650 g). Pick the Sony a7 III if you want stabilisation in the body, which steadies every lens and more lenses made for it in this guide (278 against 99). 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.
Spec	Canon EOS RP	Sony a7 III
Maker	Canon	Sony
Mount	Canon RF	Sony E
Sensor	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor	1×	1×
Resolution	26.2 MPmore detail	24.2 MP
Stabilisation	none	in the bodystabilised
Announced	2019	2018
Type	mirrorless camera	mirrorless camera
Weight	485 glighter	650 g
Lenses in this guide	99 for its sensor, 45 more with a crop	278 for its sensor, 125 more with a cropmore lenses

Sensor size

Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Canon EOS RP 1×, Sony a7 III 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.

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 RP: 99 Canon RF lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Sony a7 III: 278 Sony E lenses in this guide cover its sensor.