Sony A37 vs Canon 6D Mark II

Canon 6D Mark II advantages over Sony A37

• 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.
• Tilt-swivel screen
  Tilt-swivel vs tilt-only
  Tilt and swivel the screen for maximum shooting flexibility
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 5.67 vs 4.82 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Fast startup
  ~0.50 vs 0.9 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• 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.

  6D Mark II test data on DxO Mark A37 test data on DxO Mark
  2,862 vs 799 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• 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

  1200 vs 450 shots
  Capture more photos
• More telephoto lens reach
  105 mm vs 83 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
• More cross-type AF points
  45 vs 3
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Newer
  7 years vs 12 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Higher-res screen
  347k vs 77k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More pixels
  26.2 vs 16.1 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• More AF points
  45 vs 15
  More AF points improve autofocus
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 27 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Faster JPEG shooting
  6.5 fps vs 5.5 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  98 vs 10 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  102400 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility