Canon 6D vs Sony A5000

Canon 6D advantages over Sony A5000

• 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.
• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 6.54 vs 4.25 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.50 vs 2.0 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  6D test data on DxO Mark A5000 test data on DxO Mark
  2,340 vs 1,089 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  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

  1090 vs 420 shots
  Capture more photos
• More telephoto lens reach
  105 mm vs 75 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• Higher-res screen
  348k vs 154k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Faster JPEG shooting
  4.4 fps vs 3.3 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  1250 vs 15 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  4.4 fps vs 2.5 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  17 vs 9 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  102400 vs 16000 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility