Sony A33 vs Canon EOS M5

Canon EOS M5 advantages over Sony A33

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• NFC
  Yes vs No
  Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones
• Built-in Bluetooth
  Yes vs No
  Always-on wireless connectivity
• 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.

  EOS M5 test data on DxO Mark A33 test data on DxO Mark
  1,262 vs 591 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Thinner
  60 mm vs 84 mm
  Thinner
• Newer
  8 years vs 14 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Lighter weight
  557g vs 725g
  Lighter weight
• More dots on screen
  1620k vs 922k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.14 vs 0.21 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  24.2 vs 14.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  9.2 fps vs 7.1 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  27 vs 13 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)