MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH Canon’s EOS R6 III will face Sony’s new A7 V in the latest battle of the mass- market mirrorless cameras
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highest overall resolution. Canon covers nearly 100% of the frame with AF points while Sony hits around 90%. Where Sony once crushed the competition in video, it now appears content with no open gate recording or internal Raw video. Canon’s R6 III offers more video formats such as internal Raw, but Nikon is even more aggressive with its new ZR and Panasonic’s latest partially stacked S1 II is king of the hybrids we’ve tested so far. The irony is that Sony now protects its higher-end lines by kneecapping its prosumer camera – exactly what Canon did for years. In terms of ergonomics, Sony’s new tilt-flip screen is good but its rear controls are cramped and its lens release placement is borderline booby-trapped. Canon gets the basics right in balance and simplicity – but where Sony does still annihilate its rivals is battery life. But the uncomfortable truth neither brand’s diehards want to admit is that the gap between them has never been smaller. The punchline is none of this should make anyone switch systems – not over these cameras, at least. With amazing and affordable full-frame hybrids from Sony, Canon, Nikon and Panasonic, you can’t really go wrong.
For years, Sony has strutted around the mirrorless market like a monarch. Each new full-frame Alpha release reset expectations and sent Canon, Nikon and Panasonic scurrying back to their R&D labs. Now the Sony A7 V has landed, the energy has changed. Canon, Nikon and Panasonic aren’t chasing any more – and Sony isn’t the obvious leader. The new A7 V is a great camera, and it sits in the crucial mirrorless mid-market where sales will be huge. It’s fast, clever, capable and polished. But it’s also the most conservative Alpha in years. Canon’s EOS R6 Mark III, meanwhile, isn’t just competitive but feels like what Sony would’ve released back when it was pushing the envelope every way it could. Sony’s big sensor pitch this time is ‘partially stacked’, a term that’s hazy at best. Nikon invented the phrase and didn’t explain it. Sony, who invented the phrase and technology of the fully ‘stacked’ sensor in 2017, has inherited the new moniker. What matters is a faster- reading sensor that boosts AF and frame rates and offers blackout-free viewing. The truth about these partially stacked sensors is nuanced. Canon says its sensor reads out faster while Sony’s gives more dynamic range at 14-bit and has the
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