Canon 5D Mark II vs Sony A6000

Sony A6000 advantages over Canon 5D Mark II

• Less expensive
  $648 vs $2999
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  A6000 test data on DxO Mark 5D Mark II test data on DxO Mark
  13.1 vs 11.9 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Internal flash
  Internal flash vs None
  Useful in a pinch for fill flash
• Thinner
  45 mm vs 75 mm
  Thinner
• Newer
  11 years vs 16 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Lighter weight
  468g vs 1588g
  Lighter weight
• More pixels
  24.3 vs 21.1 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.1 fps vs 3.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  11.1 fps vs 3.9 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  22 vs 11 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  51200 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility