Canon 1DX vs Sony A77 II

Canon 1DX advantages over Sony A77 II

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Good
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Larger sensor
  35mm vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 6.94 vs 3.92 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.50 vs 0.8 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  1120 vs 480 shots
  Capture more photos
• More cross-type AF points
  41 vs 15
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  56 vs 26 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  204800 vs 51200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility