Canon 70D vs Sony A6300

Sony A6300 advantages over Canon 70D

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Less expensive
  $848 vs $999
  Save money for lenses or accessories
• Shoot 4K video
  4K (UHD) vs 1080p
  Make sure you have a fast computer
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• 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.

  A6300 test data on DxO Mark 70D test data on DxO Mark
  1,437 vs 926 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• 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.

  A6300 test data on DxO Mark 70D test data on DxO Mark
  13.7 vs 11.6 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• Thinner
  48 mm vs 78 mm
  Thinner
• Lighter weight
  520g vs 1233g
  Lighter weight
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.70x vs 0.59x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  24.2 vs 20.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 29 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  11.1 fps vs 6.7 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  11.1 fps vs 6.7 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  22 vs 14 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Higher extended ISO
  51200 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility